February 24: Notable Births and Deaths, with Quotes
Let’s explore notable birth and death anniversaries for February 24.
Rupert Holmes, singer and songwriter (February 24, 1947–present)
“I had from the late sixties taught myself how to arrange, orchestrate and conduct, and could have earned a decent living as an arranger of other people’s records. Very few recording artists made albums with as much orchestration as I envisioned, and of those, only one or two successful artists did their own orchestral arrangements and conducted their own sessions.” —Rupert Holmes
Donovan, Charles. “Rupert Holmes Is So Much More Than the Pina Colada Man.” PopMatters, February 22, 2018, https://www.popmatters.com/rupert-holmes-is-so-much-more-than-the-pina-colada-man-2537601042.html.
“‘Escape’ was a number one record everywhere. I could be in a car and say, ‘I want to hear my record’ and push the six buttons on the car radio, and odds were I’d hear it. I’d walk into stores in strange cities and hear a friendly voice overhead, and it was me. It had taken me ten years and five albums to be an overnight success, and now it was happening.” —Rupert Holmes
Donovan, Charles. “Rupert Holmes Is So Much More Than the Pina Colada Man.” PopMatters, February 22, 2018, https://www.popmatters.com/rupert-holmes-is-so-much-more-than-the-pina-colada-man-2537601042.html.
Barry Bostwick, actor (February 24, 1945–present)
“I’m talking to grandchildren who talk about their grandmother taking them to ‘Rocky Horror.’ Not only is it a theatrical event that’s passed down, it’s a familial passage, where one generation introduces another generation to it. And if the younger generation doesn’t get it, they basically disown them. They kick them out of the family.” —Barry Bostwick
Kubersky, Seth. “Barry Bostwick knows that ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ will kick off his obituary.” Orlando Weekly, January 19, 2022, https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2022/01/19/barry-bostwick-knows-that-rocky-horror-picture-show-will-kick-off-his-obituary.
“My son goes to Cambridge, in England, and on Halloween, they were showing ‘Rocky Horror’ there at Darwin College. And he made sure to Facetime me with a bunch of his friends in front of the big TV where they were playing it, so I knew that was something that he was very proud of.” —Barry Bostwick
Kubersky, Seth. “Barry Bostwick knows that ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ will kick off his obituary.” Orlando Weekly, January 19, 2022, https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2022/01/19/barry-bostwick-knows-that-rocky-horror-picture-show-will-kick-off-his-obituary.
Henny Youngman, comedian (March 16, 1906–February 24, 1998)
“My wife is always complaining about the housework. So what did I do? I went out and bought an electric iron, an electric dishwasher, electric dryer. She complained, ‘too many gadgets around,’ she had no place to sit down. What did I do to make her happy? Went out and bought her an electric chair.” —Henny Youngman
Youngman, Henny. “Henny Youngman ‘Gambling, The Wife’ on the Ed Sullivan Show.” YouTube, June 27, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlHFBRmh6EQ.
“I said to my mother-in-law, ‘My house is your house.’ Last week, she sold it.” —Henny Youngman
Youngman, Henny. “Henny Youngman ‘Gambling, The Wife’ on the Ed Sullivan Show.” YouTube, June 27, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlHFBRmh6EQ.
Malcolm Forbes, entrepreneur and publisher (August 19, 1919–February 24, 1990)
“While I was active in politics I never announced my split tickets, but since emancipation from political ambition it’s easier to be candid. Yes, I have voted for Democratic candidates on occasion.” —Malcolm Forbes
Ball State University Libraries. “Malcolm Forbes interview, 1980.” YouTube, August 2, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTRA9HMHI-4.
“If you’re out of a job, for you it’s a depression.” —Malcolm Forbes
Ball State University Libraries. “Malcolm Forbes interview, 1980.” YouTube, August 2, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTRA9HMHI-4.
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