Tag Archives: A Star Is Born

Broadway Birthday: Rupert Holmes

Happy Birthday to Tony-winning writer Rupert Holmes, born David Goldstein on Feb. 24, 1947, in Northwich, Cheshire, England. When Holmes was 6, his family moved to the New York City suburb of Nanuet, where he attended Nyack H.S. After graduating … Continue reading

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Essential Film Musicals: A Star Is Born

In 1950, MGM fired Judy Garland. A year later, Vicente Minnelli and she divorced. At a professional and personal nadir, her personal manager (and eventual third husband) Sid Luft engineered a comeback with concerts at the London Palladium and New … Continue reading

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