Source: New York Times Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A. Plucked her eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was a she
She says, “Hey, babe Said, “Hey, honey
Lou Reed, “Walk on the Wild Side,” 1972
Holly Woodlawn’s storied beginnings as an actress and muse were immortalized in Lou Reed’s hit 1972 glam rock song “Walk on the Wild Side.” Born in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, in 1946, Woodlawn came out at age 15 when she was living in Miami Beach with her mother, Aminta Rodríguez, and stepfather, Joesph Ajzenberg. Her adopted name telegraphed her indomitable desire for superstardom: “Holly” referenced Audrey Hepburn’s iconic turn as Holly Golightly in
Billie Hayes, Memorable Witch on âH.R. Pufnstuf,â Dies at 96
Ms. Hayes had quite a cackle, and it served her well in a number of witchy roles, beginning in 1969 on a short-lived but much remembered TV series.
The actress Billie Hayes in her best-known role, as Witchiepoo on the 1969 children’s television series “H.R. Pufnstuf.”Credit.Everett Collection
May 13, 2021
Billie Hayes, who rode a memorable cackle to kiddie-TV fame, playing a witch named Witchiepoo in the short-lived but much remembered 1969 series âH.R. Pufnstuf,â died on April 29 in Los Angeles. She was 96.
News of her death was posted on her website.
Hyacinthe Kuller Baron was born with a gift.
At age 9 she was called an art prodigy and enrolled in classes for adults at New York’s prestigious Art Students League school on West 57th Street.
She went on to paint commissioned portraits for a who’s who of Hollywood celebrities Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Rock Hudson, Martha Raye and her artwork joined the collections of Huntington Hartford, “Hawaii Five-O” star Jack Lord, Rod McKuen, Malcolm Forbes and others.
Actress/comedienne Martha Raye, left, with a young Hyacinthe Kuller Baron in front of the artist’s portrait of Raye.
(Courtesy of Hyacinthe Baron and Holly Jane Sutor of Mind Crush Productions)
Martha Raye
The Special Forces soldiers called her “Col. Maggie.” At their request, she is buried along side them at Fort Bragg, the home of the Green Berets.
From: CaptRon. Down memory Lane with those who knew Martha Raye.
Everyone should know the story of Martha Raye…A true patriot….. Buried in my memory banks, I was at her USO show when on Stration in Phu Bai just South of the DMZ in another life. Some memories fade, but her dancing in an all white outfit is still very vivid. Another life, another time, but the memory remains….Kind of glad it does…..