Archive for April 9th, 2010

Results: Proposal of the Week Contest (Week 10)

By Tia Ayers

Congratulations goes out to Evelyn & Omar, who won this week’s Proposal of the Week Contest for the second straight week! Will they win a third week? Come back next week to find out?

Evelyn Protano & Omar Abdelhamid
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: February 13, 2010

Evelyn & Omar

Evelyn writes:
Omar and I got engaged the night before Valentine’s Day. For this story to make sense, you need to know that Omar and I have a thing with penguins, which started when he bought me a giant stuffed penguin when I was having a rough time at work. It’s been a running joke ever since.

Anyway, Omar said he didn’t want to wait to exchange gifts on Valentine’s Day, and suggested that we exchange gifts right then. Omar gave me three bags, one small, one medium, and one large. I opened the small bag, and it contained a set of penguin nesting dolls! In the middle of the first set of nesting dolls was a note that said, open bag number 2.

In the second bag, was another set of penguin nesting dolls! At the middle of this set, was a note that said open bag number 3. I opened the third and largest bag, and it contained two giant penguin nesting dolls! Inside the second nesting doll, was a black box with a beautiful ring. He proposed, and I said yes. :-)

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TIWH: April 9th

By Shannon Ayers

April 9th 1954

John Cassevetes & Gena Rowlands

On this day in wedding history, two struggling, young actors, John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands, were married. They remained together until Cassavetes death in 1989 at the age of 59.

During their 35 years together, this remarkable Hollywood couple raised three children while establishing impressive careers — Cassavetes as a writer/director and Rowlands as an award-winning actress of stage, TV and film.

Cassavetes and Rowlands, may have, at first, seemed an unlikely couple. Cassavetes was the son of Greek immigrants and didn’t speak English until age 7 when his family returned to New York City from Greece. Rowlands, on the other hand, was a beautiful, popular Midwest girl whose father was a US diplomat and mother was a painter and housewife.

Though they had decidedly different backgrounds, Cassavetes and Rowland had one thing in common — a passion for the theatre. During their marriage, they not only achieved individual success but they collaborated on ten films, two of which resulted in Academy Award nominated performances.

Since his death, Cassavetes’ legacy continues through Rowlands and their children, Nick, Alexandra, and Zoe, who have all followed in their talented parents’ footsteps.

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