Entertainment

Daily Almanac for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 28, 2024

By Penny Bancroft FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Scarlett Noel Pomers (born November 28, 1988) is a former American actress and singer. Her most recognizable roles are Naomi Wildman on Star Trek: Voyager (1998–2001) and Kyra Hart on the television series Reba (2001–2007). Her debut EP, titled Insane, was released January 7, 2010. Scarlett Pomers made her acting […]

Daily Almanac for Wednesday November 27, 2024

By Penny Bancroft FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Michael Vartan is a French-American actor, known for his role as Michael Vaughn on the ABC television action drama Alias, his role on the TNT medical drama Hawthorne, and his role on the E! drama The Arrangement as Terence Anderson. His film roles include The Pallbearer, Never Been Kissed, The Next Best Thing, One Hour Photo, Monster-in-Law, Rogue, Colombiana, […]

Daily Almanac for Saturday November 23, 2024

By Penny Bancroft   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions. Hornsby has won three Grammy Awards: a 1987 Grammy Award for Best New Artist with Bruce Hornsby and […]

Daily Almanac for Thursday November 22, 2024

By Penny Bancroft FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (/dʒoʊˈhænsən/; born November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer. The world’s highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, she has been featured multiple times on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. Johansson’s films have […]

Daily Almanac for Wednesday November 13, 2024

By Penny Bancroft FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (/ˈwʊpi/), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of few people to receive an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award, collectively known as the EGOT. […]

“The First Lady of the Children’s Folk Song” Ella Jenkins, dies at 100

By Cynthia Charlene Greason   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ella Louise Jenkins (August 6, 1924 – November 9, 2024) was an American singer-songwriter. Called “The First Lady of the Children’s Folk Song”, she was a leading performer of folk and children’s music. Her album, Multicultural Children’s Songs (1995), has long been the most […]