Divamensch

The winner for Best Actress in a Play for 1959 was Gertrude Berg in A Majority of One. I never heard of her but wow, the other four nominees were major divas, major mensches! Diva: Claudette Colbert, Lynn Fontanne Mensch: Kim Stanley, Maureen Stapleton

My brother Howard alerted me to the death of two people. First, electronic composer Éliane Radigue, who died at the age of 84. As of this writing the internet hasn't learned for her death but Howard heard from a friend of hers. Never heard of her but Howard calls her an "amazing electronic composer." It takes one to know one. I read up a bit on her on (yes, what else) Wikipedia. She started doing electronic music in 1955! My mom was still in high school! Here's an hour-long t