Born on this day: T.M. Wright (1947-2015).

Here's Strange Seed with cover art by Danny Flynn.

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Neko Case (b. 8 Sep 1970), American singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian indie rock group the New Pornographers.

"Her body of work spans a range of traditions including country, folk, art rock, and indie rock, defying or avoiding easy generic classification."

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Bernie Sanders (b. 8 Sep 1941), American politician first elected to represent Vermont in U.S. Senate in 2006, taking office following year.

"Formally unaffiliated with any political party, he sought Democratic nomination in U.S. presidential elections of 2016 & 2020."

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Mimi Parent (8 Sep 1924 - 14 Jun 2005), Canadian surrealist artist.

"For many years she lived and worked in Paris. Her art is known for its symbolism, and the metaphorical use of existing objects, including human hair."

📷 Mimi Parent
💎 'Maîtresse'
🎨 'César'

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English-born artist Les Edwards (1949), whose lurid, garish, ghoulish cover art has graced hundreds of covers for *decades* (& even a very early Metallica single!)
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Sonny Rollins (b. 7 Sep 1930), American jazz musician.

"A tenor saxophonist who was among the finest improvisers on the instrument to appear since the mid-1950s."

📷 By Jimmy and Dena Katz, 2005.
📷 By John Abbott, 2005.
📷 By John Abbott, 2007.

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Born on this day in 1949: Les Edwards.

Here's his cover art for Guy N. Smith's The Wood.

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Raquel Welch (b. 5 Sep 1940), American actress.

She played many roles, including:

🎞️ Juliana in Ken Annakin's 'The Biggest Bundle of Them All,' 1968
🎞️ 'Priestess of the Whip' in 'The Magic Christian,' 1969
🎞️ Title role of Michael Sarne's 'Myra Breckinridge,' 1970

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Antonin Artaud (4 Sep 1896 - 4 Mar 1948), French dramatist, poet, actor.

"Attempted to replace 'bourgeois' classical theatre with his 'theatre of cruelty,' a primitive ceremonial experience intended to liberate the human subconscious and reveal man to himself."

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🎨 German artist and choreographer, born in Stuttgart, was 4 September 1888.

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Keanu Reeves (b. 2 Sep 1964), Canadian actor who found his greatest success in comedy, science-fiction, and action movies.

"In 1999 Reeves reached a new level of stardom with his portrayal of Neo in the sci-fi cult classic 'The Matrix'."

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🎨 Irish-Canadian painter, was 3 September 1810.

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Paul Bourget (2 Sep 1852 - 25 Dec 1935), French novelist and critic.

"A master of the psychological novel and a molder of opinion among French conservative intellectuals in the pre-World War I period."

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'The Cadence of Autumn' by Pre-Raphaelite painter Evelyn De Morgan, 1855. Telling myths + legends from a female perspective, her active heroines appear clothed(!) + connected to nature🍂

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🎨#JacquesLouisDavid, French Neoclassical painter, was 30 August 1748.

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The Long Goodbye (1973)

This poster has been months in the making, but little did I know that sharing it today would coincide with the birthday of the legendary Elliott Gould.

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🎨 German painter (Tangible Objects), was 29 August 1912.

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