The ❝October Birthdayz❞ Blogathon 2018, finally comes to an End!
So the month of Halloween comes to an end, as does this Blogathon. As promised on 1st October, Year 2018; even though the Blogathon was allocated from 20th to 22nd October 2018; due to time constrains and various other reasons, as some bloggers might not be able to contribute a post, within those dates; I am doing a special post today (Halloween night) for the Latecomers.
So here are the contributions from the Fashionably Late 🙂 :-
- On Catherine Deneuve (Born on 22nd October 1943)
Diana of dbmoviesblog, does a psychoanalytical character study of an introvert lone woman’s decent into madness, in Roman Polanski’s British classic, Repulsion (1965); the said woman played by my all time favourite French actress, Catherine Deneuve, in The “October Birthdayz” Blogathon: Repulsion (1965)
NSFS - On John Lennon (9th October 1940 – 8th December 1980)
Alex of Alex Raphael, pays a quick tribute to my favourite “Beatle“, musician, singer, humanist, peace activist, modern day saint, John Lennon (who also starred in a few movies, mostly playing himself) through Lennon’s most memorable quotes, in Reviews and Other Features: “October Birthdayz” Blogathon
NSFS - On Leo McCarey (3rd October 1898 – 5th July 1969)
Ruth of Silver Screenings has fun with the quintessential 30’s screwball comedy, with director Leo McCarey’s much loved, The Awful Truth (1937), lead by Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, in The Awful Truth about Director Leo McCarey
NSFS - On Paul Hogan (Born on 8th October 1939)
Paul at Return to the 80s, goes all Oz, delving deep down under, into a movie and character, synonymous with his namesake actor, Paul Hogan; the movie of course is, a “Fair Dinkum” Aussie favourite, none other than, Crocodile Dundee (1986). Paul speaks about this film, and more, in Return to the 80s Movies: Crocodile Dundee
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Battling my own stress and depression, withdrawal symptoms (of getting off and re-getting on stress medication), going through a heavy headed flu (practically this whole month), adverse effects of diabetic meds making things worse (don’t get me started on people here, testing my patience to the limit, the root cause of my psychological distress, in turn resulting in additional physical ailments); this month of October hasn’t been very nice to me (nor has this year really, but this month feels extra worse), anyway this country has never been good to me; so am extra grateful to my fellow Bloggers, for helping me make this Blogathon a success.
A Very Big THANK YOU, to all of you, my dear Blog-pals. Despite going through a lot of pitfalls, being able to get this Blogathon done, thanks to your help, brings me some sort of contentment. Without your lovely contributions, this wouldn’t have worked. If possible, I’d like to make The ❝October Birthdayz❞ Blogathon an annual event (hopefully in a better environment in the future), on No Nonsense with Nuwan Sen.
As I couldn’t contribute a Blog-post for my own Blogathon, I thought I’d share some links, of my past posts, related to October Births :-
- On Joan Fontaine (22nd October 1917 – 15th December 2013)
HAPPY 96TH BIRTHDAY: Joan Fontaine: Fontaine, was still alive when I did this post, wishing her well for her 96th Birthday. She passed away, less than two months later (October 2013)
NSFS - On Kate Winslet (Born on 5th October 1975)
Kate Winslet turns 38: News Item (October 2013) & Sophisticated Brit turns 40: A longer write-up, on my favourite actress, from this century, on her 40th Birthday; written as part of a series of posts I did on people turning 40 in 2015 (an exclusive), the same year I turned 40, myself (October 2015)
NSFS - On John Lennon (9th October 1940 – 8th December 1980) & Sean Lennon (Born on 9th October 1975)
Beatle News # 22 : John Lennon Birth Anniversary: News Item (October 2013) & John Lennon’s 75th Birth Anniversary (& Sean Lennon’s fab 4 ‘O’): A feature length tribute to both father and son, born on the same day, 35 years apart (October 2015)
NSFS - On Madame Ré (Born on 10th October 1954)
Rekha 60!!!!: This timeless Bollywood beauty has never aged a day. She is 64 now, but doesn’t look more than 40 (October 2014)
NSFS - On the Birth of Cinema, as we know it, until and unless and older moving picture is discovered (14th October 1888)
Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) – A Two Second Documentary (October 2014)
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Once again, Thank You guys n’ gals !!
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P.S. Also see other participants with their contributions, for Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3, from The ❝October Birthdayz❞ Blogathon (DAY 1), The ❝October Birthdayz❞ Blogathon (DAY 2) and The ❝October Birthdayz❞ Blogathon (Day 3), respectively.
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IMAGINE!!! A world without John Lennon, The Beatles and Lennon & Ono’s Peace Activism and Pacifism. Impossible! I can’t!! The world wouldn’t be what it is today; the open minded, free spirited, sphere, with comparatively lesser wars than the epical carnages that history chronicles. He brought Peace through his music, his lyrics and the famous Bed-In’s. People are more understanding (or should be) than ever before. Not that the world is full of empathicalists today (far from it, especially in this island, that I live in), but the world is slowly improving for the better to some extent (see 
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