Barry White, Donna Summer, and Gloria Gaynor ruled the radio. After Vietnam, Watergate, and a deep, lingering recession, Americans, it seemed, just wanted to go out and boogie. In New York, where the financial situation was so bad that the city had defaulted on its bonds in 1975, the...
christopher polk for variety. julianne moore always goes for the bold choice in her films, especially when she did a nudity scene in the thriller chloe alongside amanda seyfried and again in gloria bell. but she said in an interview with people that sex on screen is not realistic, saying, ...
While “I Feel Love” radiated euphoria,Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”—the first (and only) winner of theBest Disco Recording GRAMMY—was a timeless anthem for hard times. Its message transcended the era and also spoke to the moment. "The problems that we shared during the day,...
30 – Leon Redbone, Singer-songwriter/actor – sang the theme to TV show “Mr. Belvedere”, released sixteen albums – age 69 JUNE Gloria Vanderbilt Sean Rich Max Wright 03 – Paul Darrow , Actor (UK) – played Kerr Avon in BBC TV series “Blake’s 7” (1978-’81) – age 78...
Who is the most famous musician that was born the same year as you? Science has the answer. Stacker identified musicians born every year from 1920 to 2003 and then selected the top three musicians in each year using page view analysis from Wikipedia while ignoring data spikes that may have ...
A pioneering Black feminist, child welfare advocate and lifelong community activist who toured the country speaking with Gloria Steinem in the 1970s and appears with her in one of the most iconic photos of the second-wave feminist movement. Dec. 1. Bob McGrath, 90. An actor, musician an...
Aretha Franklin sings during the finale of “Aretha Franklin: Duets,” an AIDS benefit concert in New York on April 28, 1993. Others onstage include Smokey Robinson, Gloria Estefan, Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt, Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. ...
Gloria DeHaven MGM A daughter of vaudeville stars, Gloria DeHaven (July 23, 1925-July 30,2016) carved out her own successful career as the bright-eyed, vivacious star of Hollywood musicals and comedies of the 1940s and ‘50s, including “Summer Holiday” (with Mickey Rooney, pictured), ...
Gloria DeHaven MGM A daughter of vaudeville stars, Gloria DeHaven (July 23, 1925-July 30,2016) carved out her own successful career as the bright-eyed, vivacious star of Hollywood musicals and comedies of the 1940s and ‘50s, including “Summer Holiday” (with Mickey Rooney, pictured), ...
As one half of McFadden & Whitehead, John Whitehead scored a big hit with the 1979 tune "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now.” However the R&B duo were even more successful as songwriters for other artists, penning tunes for Gloria Gaynor, the O’Jays and the Jacksons, among others. In 2004,...