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The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: William Morris

Posted on November 17, 2017 by maedez

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NAME: WILLIAM MORRIS
D/O/B: 3/24/1834
MEMBER SINCE: 1870
STATUS: CHARTER MEMBER
IMPORTANT ROLE: CONSULTING DESIGNER
HOBBIES: POETRY; PAINTING; SOCIALISM

William Morris (circa 1887) by Frederick Hollyer

The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Walter Bagehot

Posted on February 3, 2017 by maedez

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Name: Walter Bagehot
D/O/B: 3 February 1826
Member Since: 1866
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Economics Adviser
Hobbies: Philosophy; Mathematics; staring wistfully into space

Walter Bagehot

The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Theodor Storm

Posted on September 27, 2016 by maedez

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Name: Theodor Storm
D/O/B: 14 September 1817
Member Since: 1862
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Legal Counsel
Hobbies: Law; exfoliating his cheeks; combing that wavy beard

Theodor Storm

Theodor Storm

The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Jules Vallès

Posted on March 10, 2016 by maedez

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Name: Jules Vallès
D/O/B: 10 June 1832
Member Since: 1872
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Community liaison
Hobbies: Agitating; engaging in politics; walking his talk

Portrait of Jules Vallès by Gustave Courbet, 19th century

Portrait of Jules Vallès by Gustave Courbet (19th century)

October Round-Up: Eleven Interesting Posts

Posted on November 2, 2015 by maedez

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The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Wilkie Collins

Posted on October 28, 2015 by maedez

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Name: Wilkie Collins
D/O/B: 8 January 1824
Member Since: 1871
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Director and star of the club’s amateur theatricals
Hobbies: Socializing with Charles Dickens; acting; painting

Wilkie Collins by Frederick Waddy, 1872

Wilkie Collins by Frederick Waddy, 1872.

The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Posted on October 8, 2014 by maedez

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Name: Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1st Baron Tennyson)
D/O/B: 8/6/1809
Member Since: 1862
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Coordinator of club poetry workshops
Hobbies: Carrying out duties as the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom; coining now-famous phrases; sitting for intense portraits

Alfred Lord Tennyson by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1869

Alfred, Lord Tennyson by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1869

The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Herman Melville

Posted on September 23, 2014 by maedez

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Name: Herman Melville
D/O/B: 8/1/1819
Member Since: 1860
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Chief teller of rousing sea-born tales, some of them even true
Hobbies: Whale-watching; dreaming of mystifying high-school students for generations to come; maintaining his luxurious head of model-worthy hair

Herman Melville, 1860

Herman Melville, 1860

The Splendiferously Bearded Writers Social Club: Henry David Thoreau

Posted on August 20, 2014 by maedez

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Name: Henry David Thoreau
D/O/B: 07/12/1817
Member Since: 1856
Status: Charter Member
Important Role: Chief lecturer and rabble-rouser at all meetings
Hobbies: Pondering; thinking; philosophizing; protesting; communing with nature; intensely staring at all and sundry

Henry David Thoreau, 1856

Henry David Thoreau, 1856

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!