Horror History: Happy Birthday to the One and Only, TIM CURRY!
Happy Birthday, Tim Curry from THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, LEGEND, CLUE, and HOME ALONE 2. Plus, Pennywise from Stephen King s IT. By Mike Sprague
On this day in horror history,
Tim Curry was born in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England in 1946. Curry is best known around here for his role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in director Tommy Lee Wallace’s two-part TV adaptation of Stephen King’s
IT.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Next up were two major roles. Darkness in Ridley Scott’s
Legend. And Wadsworth in Jonathan Lynn’s
Art Deco Entertainment Venues of the Post-Prohibition Years: A Postcard Pictorial
Join the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles on a virtual tour of five theater and entertainment complexes constructed in the 1930s, all of which display classic Art Deco and Streamline Moderne design. Diane Lapis and Anne Peck-Davis, authors of Cocktails Across America, illustrate their lecture with vintage postcards and ephemera. Three cocktail recipes will be sent in advance and will be prepared during the presentation so viewers can transport themselves to the post-Prohibition era. Beni Hoshi cherry blossoms are in full bloom at the Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge ( Courtesy Descanso Gardens)
John Waters sex appeal reputation? I kind of enjoyed it, he says
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“I don’t eat big lunches these days,” says John Waters, as he orders a dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan broccolini and cashew cream salad.
We’re tucked away at Glorietta, a new pizza restaurant in North Sydney, who graciously squeezed us in after a panicked 9am phone call that was the result of an even more panicked 1am jolt when I realised I had forgotten to book a table.
John Waters jokes that he would kill myself straight away if he ended up living in a retirement community.