~ Haynes wrote two masterfully crafted memoirs: “The Lloyd Haynes Story, A Remarkable Journey to Stardom,” reviewed by the Tribune as “Superbly Written,” and “Bewitched, Secrets from Comedy Genius Sol Saks,” noted by LA Times as “First-Class.” She’s a member of the Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, Author’s Guild, and a widespread writing and poetry community. In addition, she attended the American Film Institute, CBS Workshops, and the Pasadena Playhouse and received an invitation to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. For many years, Carolyn assisted Saks with books, plays, theater, television productions, and university classes on writing. As wife to Samuel Lloyd Haynes, she also helped with his screenplays, short stories, and photography. “We anticipate more adventures with this author of addictive, engaging books.”
To the Moms who are struggling, to those filled with incandescent joy. To the Moms who are remembering children who have died, & pregnancies that miscarried, or remembering Moms no longer with us. To the Moms who decided other parents were the best choice for their babies, to the Moms who adopted those kids and loved them fierce. To those experiencing frustration or desperation in infertility. Today is a day to honor the unyielding love & care for others we call ‘Motherhood,’ wherever we have found it & in whatever ways we have found to cultivate it within ourselves. —Hannah Kardon 😃♥️
😃💕 5/6/61 George Timothy Clooney American actor & filmmaker. Nephew of, iconic actress/singer Rosemary Clooney. Awards: British Academy Film Award, 4 Golden Globes, 2 Academy Awards, 1 for acting & 1 as producer, Cecil B. DeMille, Honorary Cesar, AFI Life Achievement, & Kennedy Center Honors. An incredibly talented and kind man.
HAPPY HAPPY 64th BIRTHDAY TO YOU, DEAR ROMA DOWNEY 😃💕💕 OBE—is an Irish actress, producer & author. For nine seasons, Downey played Monica the angel in “Touched By An Angel.” She also played the leading role of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the Emmy award-winning miniseries, “A Woman Named Jackie.” In addition to her television work, Downey has performed on stage with the Abby Theater, The National Theatre of Ireland, and has appeared both on and off broadway.
😃💕 We observe and commemorate the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza.
The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman.
“Lord, we come before You with hearts united in faith, seeking Your guidance, protection and blessings upon America. Pour out Your love, shalom peace, and divine protection over every part of this great land. Bring healing, restoration, and wholeness to all those who are struggling, hurting, or in need. May Your presence be felt across the nation, touching lives and bringing about transformative encounters with Jesus. Amen.” —Joseph Prince 😃💕🙏🏼
HAPPY 66th BIRTHDAY TO YOU, DEAR MICHELLE PFEIFFER! 😃💕
MICHELLE PFEIFFER
Michelle Marie Pfeiffer is an American actress. One of Hollywood’s most bankable stars, during the 1980s & 1990s, earning her a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and nominated for 3 Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
A Few Films:
Grease 2, Scarface, The Witches of East Wick, Tequila, Sunrise, Married to the Mob, Fabulous Baker Boys, The Russian House, Frankie and Johnny, The Age of Innocence, Wolf, Murder on the Orient Express, etc.
🎥 Frankie and Johnny: Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino🎥 The age of innocence: Michelle Pfeiffer and Daniel Day-Lewis🎥 Grease 2: Michelle Pfeiffer and Max Caulfield🎥 The Russian House: Michelle Pfeiffer and Sean Connery🎥 Married to the Mob: Michelle Pfeiffer and Matthew Modine
HAPPY BELATED 55th BIRTHDAY TO YOU, DEAR Renée Zellweger 😃♥️
4/25/69
An American actress who’s received two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe awards. She was one of the world’s highest-paid actresses by 2007.
Best known for her roles in: The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacres, Jerry Maguire, One True Thing, Nurse Betty, Bridget Jones Diary, and Roxy Hart.
Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger in Jerry Maguire Left: Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth in Bridget Jones Diary Renée Zellweger in Roxy Hart
Spotlight on super talented, 5⭐️ author, Shehanne Moore!
📕@ShehanneMoore SHEHANNE MOORE is a Scottish born author who writes gritty, witty, more risky than risqué, historical romance, set wherever takes her fancy–stories that detail the best and worst of human behaviour, as opposed to pouts and flounces. For years she did various jobs while pursuing her dream of becoming a published writer, so she was thrilled to be offered a contract by Etopia Press for The Unraveling of Lady Fury, six days after subbing it. Shehanne still lives in Scotland with her husband Mr Shey. She has two daughters. When not writing intriguing, and of course, sizzling, historical romance, where goals and desires of sassy, unconventional heroines and ruthless men, mean worlds do collide, she fantasizes about cleaning the house, plays the odd musical instrument and loves what in any other country, would not be defined, as hill-walking. She can also be found at: 📕shehannemoore.wordpress.com/.wordpress.com/ 📕twitter.com/ShehanneMoore 📕pinterest.com/shehanne 📕shehannemooreweeblycom.weebly.com/books.html 📕You can also visit Lady Fury herself at furiousunravelings.wordpress.com
HAPPY HAPPY 82nd BIRTHDAY TO YOU, DEAR BARBRA STREISAND!
4/24/42
Barbara Joan Streisand, An American singer, actress, songwriter, and film director. Her career has spanned six decades and includes achievements on Broadway, in movies, and as a pop recording artist. She is the best-selling female recording artist of all time, and she is one of the few entertainers to win at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award.
Thank you for years of the finest in entertainment. 😀💕
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born. —Dale E Turner 😃💕
A HAPPY DAY OF NEW DREAMS & ADVENTURES, EVERYONE 🥰
The Lloyd Haynes Story, A Remarkable Journey to Stardom
“Who better to tell the story of an enchanted evening that evolved into a romantic marriage than the widow. Carolyn Haynes has collected memories of her Hollywood husband, Lloyd, star of “Room 222” and “General Hospital.” This beautifully written book chronicles Lloyd Haynes’ secrets, challenges, military service and his love for her.”
Edward Lee Mayor City of York SC. 2002-2020 Professor of history for 35 years. 5 Star–Amazon Review
“Help us to be ever faithful gardeners of our spirit, who know that without darkness nothing comes to birth, and without light nothing flowers.” —May Sarton 😃💕
“Nothing is ever beyond repair. We break, we bleed, and we begin again. Trust can be mended, love restored, new shoots can flourish among the broken stones.” —Call the Midwife 😃💕
♥️💕 4,17,72 An American actress, born in Houston, Texas. She made her screen debut in the television film adaptation of Danielle Steel’s romance novel Zoya in 1995. She had a starring role on the Fox teen drama series, Time of Your Life, 1999–2000, supporting role in the war drama film Pearl Harbor 2001, and the comedy drama film Catch Me if You Can in 2002.
‘Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.’ —John Steinbeck😃💕
John Ernst Steinbeck 2, 27, 1902 – 12, 20, 1968 was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception”. He has been called “a giant of American letters.
“Be very courageous about your instincts & ideas. Otherwise you’ll just knuckle under, & things that might have been memorable will be lost.” —Francis Ford Coppola 😃💕
Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for it, to work for it, & to fight discouragement for it. 😃💕💕
“Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” —E. L. Doctorow♥️
Editing my newest novel, and looking forward to its Publication Day! 😃♥️
😃♥️💕 An American film director, producer & screenwriter, considered one of the leading figures of the new Hollywood film movement of the 1960s & 1970s, & considered one of the greatest directors of all time.
Coppola is the recipient of 5 Academy Awards, 6 Golden Globe Awards, 2 Palmes d’ Or & a BAFTA. Directed: “The Rain People” (1969), Co wrote “Patton” (1970) earning him the Academy Award for best original screenplay.
Coppola directing “The Rain People“ 1969
Coppola’s reputation as a filmmaker was cemented with the release of ”The Godfather” (1972) winner of 3 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, & Best Adapted Screenplay (shared with Mario Puzo).
James Caan—Marlon Brando—Francis Ford Coppola—Al Pacino—Roman Coppola
The Godfather 11 (1974) became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Highly regarded by critics, the film earned Coppola 2 more Academy Awards, for Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Director, making him the second director (after Billy Wilder) to win these three coveted awards for the same film.
“When your dreams are bigger than the places you find yourself in, seek out your own reminders that there is always more waiting for you on the other side of fear.” —Elaine Welteroth
Within each language resides a multitude of words that bring to our minds, peace & beauty, pain & anguish. Hold fast to peace & beauty for words eventually bloom in our bodies, like flowers or, if not careful, weeds! 😃♥️
🎼 HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY, DEAR TONY ORLANDO! 🎶😃♥️ Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis is an American pop/rock singer, songwriter, actor, & music executive whose career spans over seven decades. He is best known for his work as part of Tony Orlando and Dawn.
Telma Hopkins, Tony Orlando and Joyce Vincent Wilson at the premiere of their television show, 1974
Notable songs: “Candida”, “Knock Three Times”, “Tie, a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree”, “Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet, Gypsy Rose”, and “He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You)”.
In 1993, he opened the Tony Orlando Yellow Ribbon Music Theatre in Branson, Missouri. He ended his act there in 2013 and has since continued to perform many live shows as a headliner, mostly in Las Vegas.
HAPPY BELATED 85th BIRTHDAY, DEAR ALI MACGRAW! 😃♥️ 4/1/39 Elizabeth Alice MacGraw an American actress gained attention with her role in the film “Goodbye Columbus” (1969) & won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She gained an international profile for “Love Story” (1970), & nominated for an Academy Award for best actress, & won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture. In 1972, MacGraw was voted the top female box office star in the world & honored with a hands and footprint ceremony at Grumman Chinese.
“The cross was but two pieces of dead wood; and an unresisting, much loved Son nailed to it; it was mightier than the world, and triumphed more than mere words can ever express!” ―Augustus William Hare 😃♥️🙏🏼
Lloyd Haynes and friend, Muhammad Ali on 20th Century lot after filming “The Greatest”
Reading This Book Will Make You Better —Jim Campbell
Being old enough to have seen “Room 222” on TV as a young boy, this book caught my attention because I’d remembered a character in the show named Pete Dixon who then seemed like he must’ve been the best teacher and nicest guy in the world all in one.
Turns out, the actor who played Pete Dixon, Lloyd Haynes, probably really was the greatest guy ever.
Lloyd Haynes with the Navy SEALS
This book is a lot more than a story about a TV program though.
Written not long ago by his wife Carolyn Haynes, after she found a trove of Lloyd’s keepsakes and personal writings following his passing, “The Lloyd Haynes Story” lays out much of his life for us and the values he lived by.
If you want to truly learn, understand and feel what it’s like to face and overcome adversity of the worst kinds (extreme poverty, KKK levels of racism and much more), somehow still come out of such strife with the most incredible personality, attitude, a deep sense of gratitude and a heart filled with love for others, it’s all in here.
It’s authored in such a way that it’s biographical and educational along with history lessons that unfold for us at the same time. You feel like you’re there living through it all with Lloyd.
Do read this book. You will grow from the experience and it will make you better… I know it did that for me.
Keira Christina Knightley, is a Golden Globe & Academy Award nominated English actress. She is best known for her first major movie role as Elizabeth Swan in The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and as Elizabeth, Bennett in Pride and Prejudice.
Elizabeth Swan in Pirates of the CaribbeanElizabeth, Bennett, in Pride and Prejudice
British singer, pianist and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967, John has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.
In 1998 Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his music and media presence.
William Shatner—Canadian actor. In a career spanning 7 decades, he is best known for Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek (with Lloyd Haynes) and TJ Hooker!
Recently, and most heroically, Shatner launched to the edge of space aboard a Blue Origin spacecraft, becoming the oldest person to do so at age 90.
William ShatnerWilliam Shatner and Lloyd HAYNESWilliam Shatner on Star TrekWilliam Shatner on TJ Hooker
BENEFITS OF READING Steven Spielberg—“Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers. Reading broadens the thinking-horizon of a person, improves vocabulary and cultivates a sensitivity towards people of different cultures. Reading encourages the muscles of the brain into a healthy condition, expands the imagination, and the concentration which results in the ability to look at the problem objectively and therefore gain the ability to make better decisions. Reading biographies of individuals help the reader to learn the art of living and avoiding sometimes costly pitfalls.” 😀 ❤
CAROLYN HAYNES-AUTHOR OF ADDICTIVE BOOKS 