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“Hate is baggage. Life’s too short to be pissed off all the time. It’s just not worth it.” American History X (1998)
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Happy Birthday to John Banner (1910-1973) best known as Sgt. Schutlz on HOGAN’S HEROES. Banner was a Austrain-Jew who emigrated to the United States after Hitler annexed Austria–and served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII. He became an actor with over 40 films to his credit and hundreds of TV appearances.
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Jane Darwell was semi-retired from acting, other than a rare television guest appearance. She had recently moved into the Motion Picture Country Home because of her advanced age and feebleness. When Disney offered her the role of the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (1964), Darwell declined the role. Walt Disney, still insistent, personally drove to the retirement home to plead with her and she agreed to take the part. It was her last acting role. In this pivotal scene in the movie, the Bird Woman at the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral Square sells bags of bread crumbs to passers-by to feed the pigeons. The “poignant” song “Feed the Birds” was sung by Julie Andrews, as a hymn-like lullaby.
November 4, 2024