Erica Jong

Aug 13, 2024 | waterstones.com | Henry James |Erica Jong |Hans Christian Andersen |Donna Leon

Henry James called it ‘an orange gem resting on a blue glass plate’ when seen from above. Erica Jong described it as ‘the city of mirages.’ It is a place so loved that, according to Peggy Guggenheim, it leaves ‘nothing in the heart for anyone else.’ For hundreds of years Venice was the most powerful, prosperous place on earth. And yet it is also a place of ghosts, of plagues, a land ‘at once solid and liquid,’ ‘a fragile labyrinth at the edge of the sea’.

Mar 26, 2024 | vancouverisawesome.com | Erica Jong

Celebrity Birthdays for March 26: U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is 84. Biologist and author Richard Dawkins is 83. Author Erica Jong is 82. Journalist Bob Woodward is 81. Singer Diana Ross is 80. Singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is 76. Musician Richard Tandy (Electric Light Orchestra) is 76. Singer-actress Vicki Lawrence is 75. Actor Ernest Lee Thomas (``Everybody Hates Chris,'' ''What's Happening``) is 75. Bass guitarist Fran Sheehan (Boston) is 75. Comedian-actor Martin Short is 74.

Mar 22, 2024 | coastreporter.net | Erica Jong

Celebrity Birthdays for March 26: U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is 84. Biologist and author Richard Dawkins is 83. Author Erica Jong is 82. Journalist Bob Woodward is 81. Singer Diana Ross is 80. Singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is 76. Musician Richard Tandy (Electric Light Orchestra) is 76. Singer-actress Vicki Lawrence is 75. Actor Ernest Lee Thomas (``Everybody Hates Chris,'' ''What's Happening``) is 75. Bass guitarist Fran Sheehan (Boston) is 75. Comedian-actor Martin Short is 74.

Mar 14, 2024 | waterstones.com | Suzie Miller |Erica Jong

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Mar 24, 2023 | thedailystar.com | Erica Jong

Saturday, March 25, is the 84th day of 2023. There are 281 days left in the year. Saturday’s Highlight in History: In 1634, English colonists sent by Lord Baltimore arrived in present-day Maryland. Saturday's Birthday: Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 89. Sunday, March 26, is the 85th day of 2023. There are 280 days left in the year. Sunday’s Highlight in History: In 1973, the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” premiered on CBS-TV. Sunday's Birthday: Author Erica Jong is 81.