For here, am I sitting in a tin can
Far, above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do
David Bowie was born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London, England, into a working-class family whose modest circumstances belied the creative intensity that would define his life. His father, Haywood Stenton Jones, worked in promotions for a children’s charity, while his mother, Margaret Mary Burns,
More to report on here in early 2026.
These guys were a mosaic artist based in Philadelphia who completed more than 200 murals; a songwriter that composed for Madonna, Bangles, Cyndi Lauper, etc; an actor in movies like Revenge of the Nerds series, The Tommyknockers, Escape from L.A, and TV like Kung Fu, Bonanza, etc; and a hairdresser, disco musician and performer.
Two actors, a director and a musician pass away in early 2025.
These men had comedic roles in shows like Parks and Recreation and Cheers, voiced video games, directed The Waltons, 7th Heaven, Matlock, and Scarecrow and Mrs. King, were in TV series like Cop Shop, Vietnam, and movies including The Man from Snowy River II, and played piano, organ, accordion, and saxophone for The Band.
Her first break came in the 1950s, when she signed a contract with 20th Century Fox.
Mitzi Gaynor was born as Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber on September 4, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, to Hungarian and Swiss parents. Her early years were steeped in the world of entertainment, as her mother was a dancer and her father a violinist. This artistic environment fostered Gaynor’s early interest in dance and performance.
