Today in 1923 the great Sarah Bernhardt took her exit. having her leg amputated as a result of a fall in Tosca, she had a wooden one fitted and continued to act all sorts of roles, male and female. she appeared on more Art Nouveau posters than you've had hot dinners and slept in a coffin.
They don't make them like her any more.
In other news ...
Leonard Nimoy was born today in 1931. yes, he was often the baddie in various TV westerns but rose to fame as Mr Spock, the Vulcan baby expert in Star Trek. It must have been very difficult to hide those pointy ears before this role called for it; hence, I suppose, the westerns. A stetson covers little deformities like that.
May he live long and prosper.
