Feathers, fur, fouff and faff

Claire Trevor (8th March 1910 - 8th April 2000)

Zarah Leander (15th March 1907 – 23rd June 1981)

Liza Minnelli (born 12th March 1946)

Clare Boothe Luce (10th March 1903 – 9th October 1987)

Nina Hagen (born 11th March 1955)

Jessie Matthews (11th March 1907 – 19th August 1981)

Dorothy Gish (11th March 1898 – 4th June 1968)

Googie Withers (12th March 1917 – 15th July 2011)

Clare Grogan (60 on 17th March)

Eleanor Bron (born 14th March 1938)

Keely Smith (9th March 1928 – 16th December 2017)

I think today should be...

...a "Say Something Hat" Day! Don't you..?


Catharina "Nina" Hagen (born 11th March 1955)


Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (born 13th March 1940)


Sharon Vonne Stone (born 10th March 1958)


Dana Elaine Owens aka Queen Latifah (born 18th March 1970)


Jessie Margaret Matthews OBE (11th March 1907 – 19th August 1981)


Liza May Minnelli (born 12th March 1946)

Dear Jessie

"When I first began, the technicians, camera and make-up men made me feel so self-conscious that I began to have the biggest inferiority complex about my looks."

"I dreaded doing close-ups."

"Victor Saville used to say to me, Darling, you look beautiful. With his magic and the lighting there was no doubt about it, I looked beautiful."

"So, over my shoulder goes one care
Over my shoulder go two cares
Why should I cry, it's blue above
I'm free at last and I'm in love
Over my shoulder go three cares
Over my shoulder go four cares
Bye bye to trouble, it's gone beyond recall
Over my shoulder goes it all."

Jessie Matthews - Over My Shoulder

Jessie Margaret Matthews, OBE (11th March 1907 – 19th August 1981)