Haiku: Christmas Magic - ©Theda Bara

🎄 Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

Another year is coming to an end

The magic of Christmas is spreading

Renewing our best wishes for happiness!

Adam Sandler - ©Theda Bara

The name I present to you in this post is that of the American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, musician and voice actor, of Jewish origin, Adam Sandler.

Adam Sandler has a star on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame, at 6262 Hollywood Boulevard, in the Motion Picture category.

Despite his vast filmography, the actor has never won an Oscar. His most important awards were 7 MTV Movie Awards: Best Fight, in 1996 for: “Happy Gilmore”, character: “Happy Gilmore”; Best Kiss, in 1998, for: “The Wedding Singer”, character: “Robbie Hart”; Best Couple in a Scene, in 2004 for: “50 First Dates”, character: “Henry Roth”; Best Comedian in 1999, 2000 and 2023 for: “Big Daddy” (1998), character: “Sonny Koufax”; “The Waterboy” (1999), character: “Robert Boucher Jr.” and "Watch Mystery in Paris” (2022), character: “Nick Spitz” and a lifetime achievement award in 2008.

Adam Richard Sandler, born on September 9, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, is now 58 years old.

Adam Sandler is one of the few Hollywood stars to have only one marriage. He has been married since 2003 to the American actress, model, and comedian known for her appearances in the films produced and written by her husband, Jacqueline Samantha “Jackie” Titone Sandler (1974-). The couple has two daughters, American actresses Sadie Sandler (2006-) and Sunny Madeline Sandler (2008-).

Haiku: Poetess - ©Theda Bara

🎄 Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

I am the poem of myself

I am verse and prose

I am the generous happiness of the poetess!

Totò - ©Theda Bara

The name I bring to you in this post is that of the renowned Italian comedian Totò, nicknamed “il principe della risata” (the prince of laughter), who was also a great screenwriter, playwright, poet, singer and lyricist.

Totò, having never acted in Hollywood, obviously does not have a star on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame, and has also never been nominated for an Oscar. However, the actor received awards for best actor from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists and the Silver Ribbon for Best Actor for his performances in Italian TV and cinema.

Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio, born on February 15, 1898, Rione Sanità, Naples, Italy, died on April 15, 1967, Rome, Italy, at the age of 69.

Three things that Totò always carried with him were his bowler hat, a cigarette case, and a mirror.

Totò was married only once, to Italian actress Diana Bandini Lucchesini Rogliani (1915–2006) from 1935 to 1939. The couple lived together for ten years, and when they married in 1935, the marriage lasted only four years, as Diana discovered her husband's multiple extramarital affairs. Antonio Griffo Focas and Diana Bandini had one daughter, the Roman actress and writer Liliana Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno de Curtis di Bisanzio Gagliardi (1933–2022). Totò had another son, the Neapolitan Massenzio De Curtis (1954–1954), who was born prematurely and died hours after birth. The child was the product of one of the actor’s extramarital relationships, the Italian writer and journalist Franca Faldini (1931–2016). The boy was buried in Naples, in the noble chapel of De Curtis. After his son's death, Totò fell into a severe depression, shutting himself away at home and stopping acting for more than a year.

Haiku: The Girl and the Kitten - ©Theda Bara

🎄 Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

The girl saw the kitten

The kitten saw the girl

The girl and the kitten saw each other and love was born!