Curated playlist
1950 births
- George W. BernardHistorian George W. Bernard used one poem to argue that Anne Boleyn was guilty of adultery in 1536.
- William HurtBefore William Hurt became an Oscar winner, he studied theology. He earned that degree at Tufts University in 1972.
- John CandyJohn Candy, the Canadian actor and comedian, once gave a young Harvard student a piece of advice that the student credited with starting his career. That student was Conan O'Brien. He met Candy while studying at Harvard University and…
- Peter GabrielOn the 19th of June 1971, Peter Gabriel took a running jump off a stage and expected the audience to catch him. They moved aside instead. He landed on the floor and broke his ankle, then performed the next several Genesis shows with a…
- Yoshifumi KondōYoshifumi Kondō directed only one film before he died at 47. Many at Studio Ghibli saw him as heir to Miyazaki.
- Grzegorz LatoGrzegorz Lato scored 7 goals at the 1974 World Cup, and no Polish player has matched it.
- Gary W. GallagherHistorian Gary W. Gallagher asks why Civil War soldiers fought and how Hollywood got it wrong.
- Larry HooverLarry Hoover Sr., born on the 30th of November 1950, is an American former gangster who founded the Gangster Disciples, a street gang from Chicago. On the 28th of May 2025, President Donald Trump commuted his federal prison sentences. Yet…
- David BrinAuthor David Brin won the Hugo Award for Best Novel twice with his Uplift Universe books.
- Keiko TakemiyaKeiko Takemiya's 1970 short story held the earliest known male-male kiss in shojo manga.
- Steven Van ZandtSteven Van Zandt answers to several names. Born Steven Lento, he is also known as Little Steven and as Miami Steve, and each name marks a different stretch of his working life. In Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band he plays guitar and…
- Joe HisaishiJoe Hisaishi took his stage name from Quincy Jones. "Joe" came directly from "Jones," a private homage.
- Ken DowdenWhat did Greek myths actually do for the people who told them? Classicist Ken Dowden has spent his career asking.
- Flavio BriatoreFlavio Briatore named his first restaurant Tribüla, which was also his own nickname. The word describes a restless character who will do almost anything to get what he wants. Briatore, an Italian businessman born on the 12th of April 1950,…
- Julius ErvingA judge ordered Julius Erving back to the Virginia Squires after he had signed with Atlanta.
- Lakshmi MittalLakshmi Mittal paid £67 million in 2004 for a London mansion at 18-19 Kensington Palace Gardens, which made it the world's most expensive house at the time. In dollars, the price came to about US$128 million. The marble inside came from…