🎉 Happy Heavenly Birthday To A Wonderful Actor 🎭 And Fellow Leo🦁; William Powell Born On This

🇺🇸 Remembering actress and patriot Carole Lombard who along with 21 other persons; including her mother, were killed in a plane crash 80 years ago today on Potosi Mountain, Nevada while returning home from a war bond drive🕯.

🌾 Gordons Pond at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware 🚲.

TCM's Summer Under the Stars continues today; Friday August 30th, with the beautiful and multi talented Ginger Rogers. Starting off with "Rafter Romance" (1933) at 6:00 AM and concluding with "Storm Warning" (1951) tomorrow morning at 4:00 AM.

Scrapple, egg and cheese on a Kaiser roll with a coffee from Wilson's General Store. Two staples of life here in Sussex County, Delaware.

🎂 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday to William (Horatio) Powell; born on July 29th, 1892 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Best remembered for portraying private detective 'Nick Charles' in the six films of "The Thin Man Series (1934 -1947). He also appeared in the films: "Libeled Lady", "My Man Godfrey" (both from 1936) and "Life With Father" (1947). 🍸 🎭

🎉 Happy Heavenly Birthday to Violet Mary Klotz (aka Mae Clarke) born on this date; August 16th, 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A talented actress who should be remembered for more than just a grapefruit to the face🎭.

🎉 Happy 'Heavenly' Birthday 🎂 to American actress 🎭 Ruth (Carol) Hussey born on this date; October 30th, 1911 in Providence, Rhode Island. Best remembered today for her Academy Award-nominated performance in "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) and for her role in "The Uninvited" (1944) 💐.

🕯 Betty Marion White Ludden; January 17th, 1922 - December 31st, 2021. R.I.P. ⚘.

🇺🇲 The U.S.S. New York (BB-34) enters Casablanca Harbor in Morocco sometime in early 1943 ⚓.

Happy Whiskey Wednesday 🥃