Tag: Born on this Day

Throwback Thursday: The Fellowship Begins

Irish singer-songwriter and producer, Enya, was born on this day in 1961. Enya’s song May It Be, composed with Roma Ryan for the 2001 film, played while the credits rolled for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. A self-confessed Tolkien geek since high school days, I love the books and I …

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At mid-week: Holding things up

How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders? The man can’t even trust his own pants. Henry Fonda (as Frank) in Once Upon a Time in the West American actor, Henry Fonda, was born on this day in 1905 (died 1982). Perhaps Fonda’s greatest role was that of Norman Thayer …

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