By Nicole Bernard
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Dame Lesley Lawson DBE (née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model during the swinging ’60s in London.
Twiggy was initially known for her thin build and the androgynous appearance considered to result from her big eyes, long eyelashes, and short hair. She was named “The Face of 1966” by the Daily Express and voted British Woman of the Year. By 1967, she had modelled in France, Japan, and the US, and had appeared on the covers of Vogue and The Tatler. Her fame had spread worldwide.
After modelling, Twiggy had a successful career as a screen, stage, and television actress. Her role in The Boy Friend (1971) earned her two Golden Globe Awards. In 1983, she made her Broadway debut in the musical My One and Only, for which she received a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She later hosted her own series, Twiggy’s People, in which she interviewed celebrities, and appeared as a judge on the reality show America’s Next Top Model. Her 1998 autobiography Twiggy in Black and White entered the best-seller lists. Since 2005, she has modelled for Marks and Spencer, appearing in television advertisements and print media. She has been credited for the company’s successful revival at that time.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
If you a sour fruit transpose, a very sweet one ‘twill disclose. (What word fits the first clue, but when rearranged, fits the second?)
Lemon – melon
Born
- Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (astronomer) –
- George Cadbury (chocolate manufacturer) –
- Arthur Rackham (artist) –
- Rachel Field (children’s author) –
- JB Rhine (psychologist) –
- Leon Jaworski (lawyer) –
- Ferdinand Porsche (Austrian auto-manufacturer) –
- William Golding (author) –
- Emil Zatopek (distance runner) –
- Adam West (actor) –
- Mike Royko (journalist) –
- Brian Epstein (manager of The Beatles) –
- Joe Morgan (baseball player) –
- Jeremy Irons (actor) –
- Leslie “Twiggy” Lawson (model) –
- Ernie Sabella (actor) –
- Joan Lunden (journalist) –
- Trisha Yearwood (singer) –
- Jimmy Fallon (actor) –
- Hermione Granger (character in Harry Potter series) –
- Danielle Panabaker (actress) –
Died
- James Garfield (20th U.S. president) –
- Jackie Collins (author) –
Events
- Bissell carpet sweeper patented–
- Bruno R. Hauptmann charged with kidnap-murder of Lindbergh baby–
- On a return trip from Canada, while in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have been abducted for two hours by a UFO. After going public with their story, the two gained worldwide notoriety. The incident is the first fully documented case of alien abduction.–
- Anti-AIDS drug AZT first became available, on a compassionate use basis–
- 7.1 earthquake occurred in Ayutla, Puebla, Mexico–
Weather
- New York City had a record high temperature of 92 degrees F, while snow fell in the West–
- 92 degrees Fahrenheit, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania–
- Frogs’ eggs fell from the sky in Berlin, Connecticut–
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