MILESTONES: August 22, birthdays for James Corden, Dua Lipa, Giada De Laurentiis
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE, who was born in 1967; musician, singer and songwriter TORIS AMOS, who was born in 1963; actor TY BURRELL, who was born in 1967; former astronaut GERALD PAUL CARR, who was born in 1932; talk show host and actor JAMES CORDEN, who was born in 1978; chef, cookbook author and TV personality GIADA DE LAURENTIIS, who was born in 1970; U.S. Sen. CORY GARDNER, who was born in 1974; actress VALERIE HARPER, who was born in 1941; TV journalist STEVE KROFT, who was born in 1945; Hall of Fame baseball player PAUL MOLITOR, who was born in 1956; former football coach BILL PARCELLS, who was born in 1941; author E. ANNIE PROULX, who was born in 1935; actress and comedian KRISTIN WIIG, who was born in 1973; actress CINDY WILLIAMS, who was born in 1948; and Hall of Fame baseball player CARL YASTRZEMSKI, who was born in 1939.
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DOROTHY PARKER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1893. The acclaimed poet, critic and author was known as the “wittiest woman in America.” During her career, Parker wrote for Vanity Fair, The New Yorker (for whom she was an original contributor) and other top periodicals, and was one of the founding members of the elite literary group the Algonquin Round Table. Strong, albeit subtle, critiques of sexism were prevailing themes in her works, along with critiques of all other forms of social inequality. Parker was found dead in her New York City residential hotel in 1967.