Logo dei Sex Pistols, 1977.

(Jamie Reid, grafico e artista; Croydon, 16 gennaio 1947 – Liverpool, 8 Agosto 2023)

 

"I had never read comics before I [was hired for Batman (1966)]. My agent rang up and said, "I think you are going to play on Batman." I said, "What is Batman?" He said, "Don't you read the comics?" I said, "No, never." He said, "I think you are going to be Batman's butler." I said, "How do I know I want to be Batman's butler?" It was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard of. He said, "It may be worth over $100,000." So I said, "I was Batman's butler."."

 (Alan Napier, nato Alan W. Napier-Clavering, attore; Kings Norton, 7 gennaio 1903 – Santa Monica, 8 agosto 1988)

 

Barbara Bennett, all'anagrafe Barbara Jane Bennett (Palisades Park, 13 agosto 1906 – Montréal, 8 agosto 1958), la seconda delle tre sorelle attrici. Ebbe una carriera di scarso successo e grossi problemi di depressione e alcolismo. Si suicidò dopo aver perso la causa per la custodia dei suoi cinque figli.

 

"I'm not a country singer per se. I'm a country boy who sings."

 (Glen Campbell, cantante, musicista, attore; Billstown, 22 aprile 1936 – Nashville, 8 agosto 2017)

 

"I was considered the ideas man. Like, I had a bass line for [the Four Tops' song] I Can't Help Myself. That phrase "Sugar pie, honey bunch" was something my grandfather used to say when I was a kid, and it just stayed with me and went in the song. Lots of childhood memories came back to me and I started using them as song titles."

 (Lamont Dozier, conosciuto anche come Lamont Anthony, cantautore e produttore discografico; Detroit, 16 giugno 1941 – Scottsdale, 8 agosto 2022)

 

"There's a rumor going around that I'm Miss Goody-two-shoes from Australia. Well, that's a laugh. I'm really Miss Goody-two-shoes from England!"

 (Olivia Newton-John, cantante e attrice; Cambridge, 26 settembre 1948 – Santa Ynez, 8 agosto 2022)

Perso nei pensieri, olio su tela, 69,5x151,5 cm., collezione privata.

(Plinio Nomellini; Livorno, 6 agosto 1866 – Firenze, 8 agosto 1943)

"Frequently my life has been likened to a Greek tragedy, and the actress in me cannot deny that comparison."
(Patricia Neal, attrice; Packard, 20 gennaio 1926 – Edgartown, 8 agosto 2010)

"My God, there aren't any more movie stars, which is terrific with me, it's very healthy. A lot of love now occurs in the business, people helping each other to do good work, getting high on each other's success. Isn't that great?"
(Karen Black, nome d'arte di Karen Blanche Ziegler; Park Ridge, 1º luglio 1939 – Los Angeles, 8 agosto 2013)

"I sometimes wonder if whoever invented the boomerang also invented the credit card."
(Barbara Bel Geddes, attrice; New York, 31 ottobre 1922 – Northeast Harbor, 8 agosto 2005)

"Every time I'm in New York, I say a little prayer when passing the Empire State Building. A good friend of mine died up there."
(Fay Wray, nata Vina Fay Wray, amica di King Kong; Cardston, 15 settembre 1907 – Manhattan, 8 agosto 2004)

"I learned how to act by watching Martha Graham dance and I learned how to dance by watching Charles Chaplin act."
(Louise Brooks, nata Mary Louise Brooks; Cherryvale, 14 novembre 1906 – Rochester, 8 agosto 1985)