Archive for January, 2010

Grace’s Tip of the Day: Workplace Politics

By Social Grace
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At work don’t talk religion, politics or sports. You’ll avoid insulting your boss and co-workers.
We understand that you are an individual and everyone has the right to give their opinion, but there is a time and a place for all discussions. Your workplace isn’t the best place to get into a showdown about any personal issues. Friendly debates can be nice but inevitably one co-worker may not want to be involved and your strong feelings might become the center of work tension.

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This entry was posted on January 26th, 2010 under social grace, tip of the day.

TIWH: January 26th

By Tia Ayers
<i>Duncan Campbell & Julie Christie</i>

Duncan Campbell & Julie Christie

January 26, 2008
Julie Christie & Duncan Campbell

Some people are not interested in marriage. For years, Julie Christie was one of those people.

The Oscar-winning actress, who once defended her decision to stay single by saying, “Men don’t want any responsibility and neither do I,” changed her mind two years ago today.

Christie wed her longtime partner Duncan Campbell (a journalist) in a secret ceremony in India. It was, in fact, so secret that no one, including their families, knew about the wedding until two months after the date.

Although today is their second anniversary, they’ve been together for 30 years.

So, let Christie & Campbell’s union remind even the biggest opponents of marriage that if you meet the right person, it’s okay to change your mind.

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This entry was posted on January 26th, 2010 under today in wedding history.

TIWH: January 25th

By Tia Ayers
<i>The Cosbys in 2009</i>

The Cosbys in 2009

January 25, 1964
Bill Cosby & Camille Hanks

Before he was known as America’s favorite dad, Bill Cosby was a single man, touring the country as a standup comic.

While performing in Washington D.C. in the early 1960s, he met Camille Hanks, a student at the University of Maryland.

“It was right after they integrated the college, and man, they had a great social life for Negro girls. A friend introduced me to a girl on campus, so I went to see. She was beautiful, we met and I married her,” Cosby told a reporter in January of 1965.

Three months later, Mrs. Cosby gave birth to their first child and eventually had five children. Their home life became fodder for Cosby’s standup routine as well as the TV hit, The Cosby Show.

Although they’ve weathered plenty of scandals and heartache (their son Ennis was murdered in 1997), they’ve stood by each other through thick and thin, for better or for worse.

Happy 46th Anniversary, Mr. & Mrs. Cosby!

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This entry was posted on January 25th, 2010 under today in wedding history.

TIWH: January 24th

By Tia Ayers
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The Bennys

January 24, 1927
Jack Benny & Mary Livingstone

When Jack Benny first met Mary Livingstone, she was 14 years old and her name was Sadye Marks.

While performing in Vancouver, Benny was invited to her house for Passover by her cousin (Zeppo Marx of Marx Brothers fame). She was immediately smitten.

Years later, she met him again while working at a department store in Los Angeles and it was his turn to fall in love.

They married in 1927 and soon after, he began hosting a radio show for NBC called The Jack Benny Program. One day, an actress who had been hired to play the role of Benny’s biggest fan didn’t show up and Benny called his wife in to take her place.

The character she portrayed, named Mary Livingstone, became so popular to listeners, that she became a regular character on his show.

She was addressed as the character so often in public, that she legally changed her name to Mary Livingstone. It’s safe to say that being his wife made her his biggest fan anyway.

Their marriage lasted 47 years until his death in 1974. Livingstone never remarried.

She passed away in 1983.

 


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This entry was posted on January 24th, 2010 under today in wedding history.

TIWH: January 23rd

By Shannon Ayers
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The Stacks

January 23, 1956
Robert Stack & Rosemarie Stack

Though we might remember Robert Stack as the hilarious pilot in Airplane or in other comedies from the ’80s and ’90s, this trained actor is also known for his more serious roles; such as Elliot Ness on the TV series The Untouchables and as the host of Unsolved Mysteries.

He wife, Rosemarie Stack, is also an actress and though she put her career aside to be his wife and mother of their children she continued to perform in smaller roles throughout the years, often in her husband’s films.

Robert proposed on January 8, 1956 during production of the film Written on the Wind and they married two weeks later. The couple were married nearly fifty years until his death in 2003.

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This entry was posted on January 23rd, 2010 under today in wedding history.

TIWH: January 22nd

By Tia Ayers
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The Trumps

January 22, 2005
Donald Trump & Melania Knauss

Donald Trump’s best friend is money. Even the theme song to his reality show is The O’Jays “For the Love of Money.”

So, it comes as no surprise that his 2005 wedding to model Melania Knauss was hyped as the most expensive society wedding of the year.

They were married at  The Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida. A reception followed at Trump’s resort: Mar-A-Lago Estate (named after his second wife Marla Maples.). Melania wore a $200,000 Christian Dior gown and their cake weighed over 50 pounds.

Within a year, the couple announced that they were expecting a child and on March 20, 2006, Melania gave birth to their son, Barron.

For the fifth anniversary, the suggested gifts for the couple are either wood or silverware. Despite this, we’re pretty sure Donald would be happy if you just sent them money!

Congratulations to the Trumps on five years of wedded bliss!

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This entry was posted on January 22nd, 2010 under today in wedding history.

TIWH: January 21st

By Tia Ayers
<i>The newlywed Harrisons moments after tying the knot in 1966.</i>

The newlywed Harrisons moments after tying the knot in 1966.

January 21, 1966
George Harrison & Patti Boyd

A Beatle married a beauty on this day in 1966. George Harrison, known as the quiet Beatle, met model Patti Boyd when she was cast in the band’s movie “A Hard Day’s Night” in 1964.

Boyd had an uncredited role as a girl on a bus and Harrison was immediately smitten with her. She had a boyfriend at the time, but Harrison ultimately won her heart. They were married 18 months later in a ceremony in Epsom, Surrey. Paul McCartney was Harrison’s best man.

Although their marriage wasn’t forever, it did inspire one of the greatest love songs of modern times.

Harrison wrote the song “Something” for Boyd in 1968. They split up in 1977, but the song remains as a memory of their love.

Listen to “Something” below!

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This entry was posted on January 21st, 2010 under today in wedding history.

TIWH: January 20th

By Shannon Ayers

<i>Facinelli & Garth on their wedding day</i>

Facinelli & Garth on their wedding day

January 20, 2001
Jennie Garth & Peter Facinelli

On this day in Wedding History, Jennie & Peter were married at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Montecito, California, with her “90210″ co-stars as her bridesmaids.

Garth met the Twilight actor in 1995 on the set of their film An Unfinished Affair. After several years of dating and the birth of their daughter, the talented couple became engaged during a night swim in their pool.

“Marriages aren’t easy, and we’re just like any other couple. We have our roadblocks, but we get around them, and our family prevails. We are so happy we have a normal, grounded life to keep us centered.” Garth has said of their union.

Congratulations to this very structured couple on their 9 years of marriage!!!

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This entry was posted on January 20th, 2010 under today in wedding history.

TIWH: January 19th

By Tia Ayers

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Player

Mr. & Mrs. Player, march under an archway of golf clubs.

January 19, 1957
Gary Player & Vivienne Verway

Often when a woman gets married, she is in danger of becoming a golf widow.  Well, Vivienne Verway can tell you what that’s like.

Verway, a swimming champion and daughter of a professional golfer met Gary Player at a country club when they were both just 14 years old. Like Vivienne’s father and brother, Gary became a professional golfer.

When they married in 1957, they walked under an archway of golf clubs that groomsmen held like sabers. Soon after, they began their family, parenting six children.

In the beginning, the entire family, including a tutor would accompany Player on tournaments, but all the traveling became too taxing. After giving herself the title, “The World’s Number One Golf Widow” in 1964, they reached a compromise that he would only tour six months out of the year.

Fifty-three years after their nuptuals, the two are still deeply in love. On his website (garyplayer.com), Player described his wife by saying, “Behind every successful man is a woman, but behind every successful professional golfer is an exceptional woman.”

Well said, Mr. Player!

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This entry was posted on January 19th, 2010 under today in wedding history.

Marriage wins at Golden Globes

By Tia Ayers

Sandra Bullock and husband, Jesse James, walk the rainy, red carpet.

It’s not long, ruffled gowns and stormy weather that we’ll remember from this year’s Golden Globes.

No, if we were to name the most overwhelming fad that we can take away from the show, it’s that it’s trendy to have a supportive spouse by your side. Unlike awards shows from other years, these honorees not only remembered to thank their spouses, but showed their love and appreciation.

Being married to an artist has its share of ups and downs, but this is definitely one of the perks.

Here’s what Hollywood’s newest winners had to say about their spouses:

“To my wife, Susie, I love you.”
-Michael Haneke (director), Best foreign language film (White Ribbon)

“Jennifer, all my love and gratitude.”
-Michael C. Hall, Best actor in a TV series (Drama)

“I really don’t want to thank my wife because I could be bussing tables at The Daily Grill right now if not for her.”**
-Robert Downey, Jr., Best actor in a feature film (Comedy/Musical)
**sarcasm intended**

“And as for you, Professor Mary Yeager of UCLA and my wife of 28 years, I love you, baby. This one is yours.”
-John Lithgow, Best supporting actor in a TV series, mini-series or TV movie

“It’s time for acknowledging all the folks. I’m looking at you, sweetheart. Thirty-three years, my wife, my beautiful wife.”
-Jeff Bridges, Best actor in a feature film (Drama)

“And my beautiful, wonderful husband, the best thing I ever did was marry you.”
-Julianna Margulies, Best actress in a TV series (Drama)

“To my husband, there’s no surprise that my work got better when I met you because I never knew what it felt like for someone to have my back.”
-Sandra Bullock, Best actress in a feature film (Drama)

“When I look into the eyes of the man I stood next to at 14 years old, and I said to him, ‘One day, we’re gonna be stars,’ and he said, ‘You first.’ And we walked this red carpet together tonight. Sidney, I love you more than you will ever know, baby.”
-Mo’Nique, Best supporting actress in a feature film

“And I would just like to finally say thank you to the spouses who waited so patiently for four and a half years while we adventured on Pandora (planet from the film Avatar.) Now we’re back. And I would most especially like to say thank you for being so patient to my partner in life, Susan… She’s always got my back. And thank you, baby, because you make my dreams possible. Thank you.”
-James Cameron, Best director, feature film



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This entry was posted on January 18th, 2010 under columns.