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July 30Died 1906 - French poet and Symbolist novelist JEAN LORRAIN died on this date (b. 1855) Born Paul Duval, Lorrain was a dedicated disciple of dandyism, and (for the times) openly homosexual. Lorrain wrote a number of collections of verse, including La forêt bleue (1887) and L'ombre ardente, (1892). He is also remembered for his decadent novels and short stories, such as Monsieur de Phocas (1901) and Histoires des masques (1900), as well as for one of his best novels, Sonyeuse, which he links to portraits exhibited by Antonio de La Gandara in 1893.  1996 - CLAUDETTE COLBERT, French-American actress died (b. 1903) Famously said to have been one of Marlene Dietrich’s lovers (well really…who wasn’t?) when she died most of Colbert's estate, estimated at $3.5 million and including her Manhattan apartment and villa in Barbados, was left to Helen O'Hagan (1931— ), a retired director of corporate relations at Saks Fifth Avenue, whom Colbert had met in 1961 on the set of the actress's last film, Parrish, with Troy Donahue. The villa was later purchased by David Geffen. Noteworthy 1954 - Elvis Presley makes his debut as a public performer. Sex and rock and roll are married forever. 1956 - A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizing “In God We Trust” as the U.S. National Motto, placing the camel’s nose firmly under the tent of separation of church and state. 1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid, which Republicans have sought to undermine, sabotage and eventually undo ever since. | ||||
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