David Hollingsworth 🏳️🌈
@daveyh39.bsky.social
Ugly, but hopelessly devoted Film/Cinema lover, & reviewer who died from mental illness, sheer amateurism, and a very broken heart.
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Remembering and celebrating the brilliant and stripped-down documentarian Les Blank on his 90th birthday, famous for his wonderfully intimate portraits of the lives, culture, and music of the passionate people at the outskirts of American society.
#BOTD on 11/27/1935
#BOTD on 11/27/1935
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Remembering and celebrating the brilliant and stripped-down documentarian Les Blank on his 90th birthday, famous for his wonderfully intimate portraits of the lives, culture, and music of the passionate people at the outskirts of American society.
#BOTD on 11/27/1935
#BOTD on 11/27/1935
Happy Heavenly 100th Birthday to legendary and renowned French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, most famous for making the groundbreaking and still acclaimed 1985 landmark Holocaust documentary SHOAH, which remains one of the greatest and most devastatingly important films ever made.
#BOTD on 11/27/1925
#BOTD on 11/27/1925
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Happy Heavenly 100th Birthday to legendary and renowned French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, most famous for making the groundbreaking and still acclaimed 1985 landmark Holocaust documentary SHOAH, which remains one of the greatest and most devastatingly important films ever made.
#BOTD on 11/27/1925
#BOTD on 11/27/1925
"Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music."
Happy Heavenly 83rd Birthday to the one and only Jimi Hendrix, legendary, influential and powerful self-taught American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
#BOTD on 11/27/1942
Happy Heavenly 83rd Birthday to the one and only Jimi Hendrix, legendary, influential and powerful self-taught American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
#BOTD on 11/27/1942
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music."
Happy Heavenly 83rd Birthday to the one and only Jimi Hendrix, legendary, influential and powerful self-taught American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
#BOTD on 11/27/1942
Happy Heavenly 83rd Birthday to the one and only Jimi Hendrix, legendary, influential and powerful self-taught American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
#BOTD on 11/27/1942
Happy Heavenly 80th Birthday to the great James Avery (aka Uncle Phil, everyone's favorite TV uncle), Emmy-winning actor and poet, most famous for the iconic show THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR and so much more.
He made so many films, shows, and lent his voice to several video games too.
He made so many films, shows, and lent his voice to several video games too.
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Happy Heavenly 80th Birthday to the great James Avery (aka Uncle Phil, everyone's favorite TV uncle), Emmy-winning actor and poet, most famous for the iconic show THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR and so much more.
He made so many films, shows, and lent his voice to several video games too.
He made so many films, shows, and lent his voice to several video games too.
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
Remembering the legendary Bruce Lee, unforgettable Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, director, philosopher, and filmmaker on his 85th birthday.
#BOTD on 11/27/1940
Remembering the legendary Bruce Lee, unforgettable Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, director, philosopher, and filmmaker on his 85th birthday.
#BOTD on 11/27/1940
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."
Remembering the legendary Bruce Lee, unforgettable Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, director, philosopher, and filmmaker on his 85th birthday.
#BOTD on 11/27/1940
Remembering the legendary Bruce Lee, unforgettable Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, director, philosopher, and filmmaker on his 85th birthday.
#BOTD on 11/27/1940
"It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't."
Happy Birthday to the great Kathyrn Bigelow, Oscar/Emmy-winning renegade and trailblazing filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.
#BOTD in 11/27/1951
Happy Birthday to the great Kathyrn Bigelow, Oscar/Emmy-winning renegade and trailblazing filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.
#BOTD in 11/27/1951
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
"It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie; the important thing is that you either respond to it or you don't."
Happy Birthday to the great Kathyrn Bigelow, Oscar/Emmy-winning renegade and trailblazing filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.
#BOTD in 11/27/1951
Happy Birthday to the great Kathyrn Bigelow, Oscar/Emmy-winning renegade and trailblazing filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer.
#BOTD in 11/27/1951
The late Albert Maysles (left) #BOTD on 11/26/1926, renowned Emmy-winning & Oscar-nominated cinematographer and filmmaker, seen here with equally iconic brother, the late Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated David Maysles (right), during the filming of their groundbreaking 1969 documentary SALESMAN.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The late Albert Maysles (left) #BOTD on 11/26/1926, renowned Emmy-winning & Oscar-nominated cinematographer and filmmaker, seen here with equally iconic brother, the late Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated David Maysles (right), during the filming of their groundbreaking 1969 documentary SALESMAN.
"Be yourself. No one can say you're doing it wrong.”
Remembering and celebrating the legendary Charles M. Schulz, Emmy-winning cartoonist, writer, inker, Army veteran and acclaimed creator of the beloved PEANUTS comic strip on his 103rd birthday.
#BOTD on 11/26/1922
Remembering and celebrating the legendary Charles M. Schulz, Emmy-winning cartoonist, writer, inker, Army veteran and acclaimed creator of the beloved PEANUTS comic strip on his 103rd birthday.
#BOTD on 11/26/1922
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 AM
"Be yourself. No one can say you're doing it wrong.”
Remembering and celebrating the legendary Charles M. Schulz, Emmy-winning cartoonist, writer, inker, Army veteran and acclaimed creator of the beloved PEANUTS comic strip on his 103rd birthday.
#BOTD on 11/26/1922
Remembering and celebrating the legendary Charles M. Schulz, Emmy-winning cartoonist, writer, inker, Army veteran and acclaimed creator of the beloved PEANUTS comic strip on his 103rd birthday.
#BOTD on 11/26/1922
Remembering lovely classic film actress Francis Dee on her 116th birthday, seen here in her most famous role as Betsy Connell in producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur's sublimely atmospheric and dread-filled 1943 classic I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE.
#BOTD in 1909
#BOTD in 1909
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Remembering lovely classic film actress Francis Dee on her 116th birthday, seen here in her most famous role as Betsy Connell in producer Val Lewton and director Jacques Tourneur's sublimely atmospheric and dread-filled 1943 classic I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE.
#BOTD in 1909
#BOTD in 1909
"My legacy is that I stayed on course... from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me."
Remembering the one and only Tina Turner, legendary, showstopping, and timeless Grammy-winning & Tony-nominated singer, songwriter, actress, and author, on her 86th birthday. ❤️✨🎶
Remembering the one and only Tina Turner, legendary, showstopping, and timeless Grammy-winning & Tony-nominated singer, songwriter, actress, and author, on her 86th birthday. ❤️✨🎶
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 AM
"My legacy is that I stayed on course... from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me."
Remembering the one and only Tina Turner, legendary, showstopping, and timeless Grammy-winning & Tony-nominated singer, songwriter, actress, and author, on her 86th birthday. ❤️✨🎶
Remembering the one and only Tina Turner, legendary, showstopping, and timeless Grammy-winning & Tony-nominated singer, songwriter, actress, and author, on her 86th birthday. ❤️✨🎶
Remembering underappreciated filmmaker and producer Jonathan Kaplan on what should have been his 78th birthday.
Acclaimed for directing films/TV shows such as OVER THE EDGE, PROJECT X, THE ACCUSED, LOVE FIELD, BROKEDOWN PALACE, ER, CROSSING JORDAN, and BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
#BOTD on 11/25/1947
Acclaimed for directing films/TV shows such as OVER THE EDGE, PROJECT X, THE ACCUSED, LOVE FIELD, BROKEDOWN PALACE, ER, CROSSING JORDAN, and BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
#BOTD on 11/25/1947
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Remembering underappreciated filmmaker and producer Jonathan Kaplan on what should have been his 78th birthday.
Acclaimed for directing films/TV shows such as OVER THE EDGE, PROJECT X, THE ACCUSED, LOVE FIELD, BROKEDOWN PALACE, ER, CROSSING JORDAN, and BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
#BOTD on 11/25/1947
Acclaimed for directing films/TV shows such as OVER THE EDGE, PROJECT X, THE ACCUSED, LOVE FIELD, BROKEDOWN PALACE, ER, CROSSING JORDAN, and BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
#BOTD on 11/25/1947
Remembering the underrated but handsome, blue-eyed hunk Jeffrey Hunter, film/TV actor & producer, famous in films including A KISS BEFORE DYING, THE SEARCHERS, THE LAST HURRAH, KING OF KINGS, and THE LONGEST DAY, among others, and TV shows like STAR TREK and CLIMAX!, on his 99th birthday.
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Remembering the underrated but handsome, blue-eyed hunk Jeffrey Hunter, film/TV actor & producer, famous in films including A KISS BEFORE DYING, THE SEARCHERS, THE LAST HURRAH, KING OF KINGS, and THE LONGEST DAY, among others, and TV shows like STAR TREK and CLIMAX!, on his 99th birthday.
Happy Heavenly 105th Birthday to late, great, trailblazing and super magnetic Ricardo Montalban, Emmy-winning Mexican-American heartthrob who was popular in crime, drama, musicals and comedy. He was especially famous as the ruthless Kahn in the superior 1982 sequel STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KAHN.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Happy Heavenly 105th Birthday to late, great, trailblazing and super magnetic Ricardo Montalban, Emmy-winning Mexican-American heartthrob who was popular in crime, drama, musicals and comedy. He was especially famous as the ruthless Kahn in the superior 1982 sequel STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KAHN.
Remembering the highly underappreciated but very talented Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish Emmy-winning and Oscar/Tony-nominated stage, screen, radio, and television actress, famous her amazing performances in DARK VICTORY, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, THE PAWNBROKER, ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS, and much more.
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Remembering the highly underappreciated but very talented Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish Emmy-winning and Oscar/Tony-nominated stage, screen, radio, and television actress, famous her amazing performances in DARK VICTORY, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, THE PAWNBROKER, ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS, and much more.
The late, great, and highly fascinating Candy Darling, trailblazing and fearless trans actress and Andy Warhol superstar, famous and beloved for her performances in FLESH, BRAND X, KLUTE, SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE...., and WOMEN IN REVOLT, was #BOTD in 1944, and unfortunately passed away in 1974.
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The late, great, and highly fascinating Candy Darling, trailblazing and fearless trans actress and Andy Warhol superstar, famous and beloved for her performances in FLESH, BRAND X, KLUTE, SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE...., and WOMEN IN REVOLT, was #BOTD in 1944, and unfortunately passed away in 1974.
Happy Birthday to the lovely Amanda Wyss, underrated actress from horror, teen, and other genre classics such as A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, SILVERADO, TO DIE FOR, and SHAKMA, and TV shows including CHEERS, CSI, THE DREW CAREY SHOW, DEXTER, among others.
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Happy Birthday to the lovely Amanda Wyss, underrated actress from horror, teen, and other genre classics such as A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, SILVERADO, TO DIE FOR, and SHAKMA, and TV shows including CHEERS, CSI, THE DREW CAREY SHOW, DEXTER, among others.
"Good dialogue illuminates what people are not saying."
Remembering legendary, Oscar-winning screenwriter and filmmaker Robert Towne, on his 91st birthday.
#BOTD on 11/23/1934
📷 by Jim Cooper
Remembering legendary, Oscar-winning screenwriter and filmmaker Robert Towne, on his 91st birthday.
#BOTD on 11/23/1934
📷 by Jim Cooper
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"Good dialogue illuminates what people are not saying."
Remembering legendary, Oscar-winning screenwriter and filmmaker Robert Towne, on his 91st birthday.
#BOTD on 11/23/1934
📷 by Jim Cooper
Remembering legendary, Oscar-winning screenwriter and filmmaker Robert Towne, on his 91st birthday.
#BOTD on 11/23/1934
📷 by Jim Cooper
Happy Heavenly 83rd Birthday to the radiant Susan Anspach, beautiful and talented stage, screen, and television actress, unforgettable in films such as THE LANDFORD, FIVE EASY PIECES, PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM, BLUME IN LOVE, THE BIG FIX, and TV shows like THE PATTY DUKE SHOW and McMILLAN & WIFE.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Happy Heavenly 83rd Birthday to the radiant Susan Anspach, beautiful and talented stage, screen, and television actress, unforgettable in films such as THE LANDFORD, FIVE EASY PIECES, PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM, BLUME IN LOVE, THE BIG FIX, and TV shows like THE PATTY DUKE SHOW and McMILLAN & WIFE.
Remembering Dominique Dunne, underrated but talented film & TV actress, who had an unfortunately brief but promising career due to memorable performances in DIARY OF A TEENAGE HITCHIKER, LOU GRANT, FAME, BREAKING AWAY, HART TO HART, and especially the 1982 haunted house classic POLTERGEIST.
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Remembering Dominique Dunne, underrated but talented film & TV actress, who had an unfortunately brief but promising career due to memorable performances in DIARY OF A TEENAGE HITCHIKER, LOU GRANT, FAME, BREAKING AWAY, HART TO HART, and especially the 1982 haunted house classic POLTERGEIST.
Happy 84th Birthday to the great Franco Nero, blue-eyed, hypnotic Italian actor, producer, and filmmaker, famous for his iconic roles in films like I KNEW HER WELL, The DJANGO franchise, TRISTANA, THE FIFTH CORD, THE VISITOR, QUERELLE, DIE HARD 2, and JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2, among many others.
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Happy 84th Birthday to the great Franco Nero, blue-eyed, hypnotic Italian actor, producer, and filmmaker, famous for his iconic roles in films like I KNEW HER WELL, The DJANGO franchise, TRISTANA, THE FIFTH CORD, THE VISITOR, QUERELLE, DIE HARD 2, and JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2, among many others.
Happy Heavenly 138th Birthday to the legendary Boris Karloff, influential Grammy-winning British actor, who left his unforgettable mark in horror history with iconic portrayals of Frankenstein's monster in FRANKENSTEIN, Imhotep in THE MUMMY, Hjalmar Poelzig in THE BLACK CAT, and many more.
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Happy Heavenly 138th Birthday to the legendary Boris Karloff, influential Grammy-winning British actor, who left his unforgettable mark in horror history with iconic portrayals of Frankenstein's monster in FRANKENSTEIN, Imhotep in THE MUMMY, Hjalmar Poelzig in THE BLACK CAT, and many more.
The unforgettable and intensely magnetic Udo Kier has passed away. A highly fascinating, intimidating and unpredictable screen presence.
RIP to a true, otherworldly original. ❤️🕊️💔😔
RIP to a true, otherworldly original. ❤️🕊️💔😔
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The unforgettable and intensely magnetic Udo Kier has passed away. A highly fascinating, intimidating and unpredictable screen presence.
RIP to a true, otherworldly original. ❤️🕊️💔😔
RIP to a true, otherworldly original. ❤️🕊️💔😔
Lee Patrick, amazing character actress of stage, screen, and television, who co-starred in films including STRANGE CARGO, FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK, THE MALTESE FALCON, NOW, VOYAGER, MILDRED PIERCE, and CAGED & TV shows like WAGON TRAIN, and HAZEL, was #BOTD on 11/22/1901, and died in 1982.
November 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Lee Patrick, amazing character actress of stage, screen, and television, who co-starred in films including STRANGE CARGO, FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK, THE MALTESE FALCON, NOW, VOYAGER, MILDRED PIERCE, and CAGED & TV shows like WAGON TRAIN, and HAZEL, was #BOTD on 11/22/1901, and died in 1982.
The highly gifted Hoagy Carmichael, Oscar/Grammy-winning Pan Alley musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer, who appeared in films such as TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, JOHNNY ANGEL, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, and YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN, was #BOTD on 11/22/1899, and died in 1981.
November 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The highly gifted Hoagy Carmichael, Oscar/Grammy-winning Pan Alley musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer, who appeared in films such as TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, JOHNNY ANGEL, THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, and YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN, was #BOTD on 11/22/1899, and died in 1981.
"The main thing is the ability to control your instrument, which, in the actor, is yourself". - Geraldine Page
Remembering and celebrating the legendary Oscar/Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated powerhouse actress of theater, film, and television on her 101st birthday.
#BOTD on 11/22/1924
Remembering and celebrating the legendary Oscar/Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated powerhouse actress of theater, film, and television on her 101st birthday.
#BOTD on 11/22/1924
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
"The main thing is the ability to control your instrument, which, in the actor, is yourself". - Geraldine Page
Remembering and celebrating the legendary Oscar/Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated powerhouse actress of theater, film, and television on her 101st birthday.
#BOTD on 11/22/1924
Remembering and celebrating the legendary Oscar/Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated powerhouse actress of theater, film, and television on her 101st birthday.
#BOTD on 11/22/1924