Walt Disney, Frank Capra, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash and Alex Trebek are among the entertainment industry figures who have been added as proposed honorees in the National Garden of American Heroes monument project unveiled by President Donald Trump in July.
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
- 1/18/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Few people had as complicated a relationship with Mother’s Day as Anna Jarvis did with the holiday.
Despite her tireless campaign to get the holiday recognized by the United States government, Jarvis ended up denouncing the institution she created, bankrupting herself as she fought against its perceived commercialization. How did that happen?
The roots of Mother’s Day — at least Jarvis’s involvement — date back to the 1850s. Her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, organized work clubs of mothers in their home state of West Virginia for a variety of causes. When the Civil War broke out, Jarvis senior shifted...
Despite her tireless campaign to get the holiday recognized by the United States government, Jarvis ended up denouncing the institution she created, bankrupting herself as she fought against its perceived commercialization. How did that happen?
The roots of Mother’s Day — at least Jarvis’s involvement — date back to the 1850s. Her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, organized work clubs of mothers in their home state of West Virginia for a variety of causes. When the Civil War broke out, Jarvis senior shifted...
- 5/10/2017
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
For Mother's Day, and for the second consecutive year, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers-from child-care to pampering-to find out where moms have it best.
Sure, Mother's Day might be nothing more than an excuse to line the pockets of greeting-card company execs, but it's also not a bad time to genuinely thank Mom for all she's done, and to remember that the seed of Mother's Day wasn't planted inside some heartless board room, but began in 1870 with a simple proclamation by Julia Ward Howe protesting the horrors of the Civil War.
Related story on The Daily Beast: How Moms Make a Difference
Mother's Day, of course, has changed greatly since 1870 and, for the cynics out there, the holiday is nothing more than big business. After all, why should we celebrate mothers only one day a year? Why not every day? With that in mind, The Daily Beast for the...
Sure, Mother's Day might be nothing more than an excuse to line the pockets of greeting-card company execs, but it's also not a bad time to genuinely thank Mom for all she's done, and to remember that the seed of Mother's Day wasn't planted inside some heartless board room, but began in 1870 with a simple proclamation by Julia Ward Howe protesting the horrors of the Civil War.
Related story on The Daily Beast: How Moms Make a Difference
Mother's Day, of course, has changed greatly since 1870 and, for the cynics out there, the holiday is nothing more than big business. After all, why should we celebrate mothers only one day a year? Why not every day? With that in mind, The Daily Beast for the...
- 5/5/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
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