"It's gonna be a really big shoo..." Ed Sullivan was important for bringing diverse talent, especially African American artists and rock and roll pioneers, to a massive national audience through his influential television show, helping to shape American culture and music history. He was a trendsetter who launched the careers of major stars like Elvis Presley and The … [Read more...] about Ed Sullivan: “The King of Variety”
Irish of the Century
Jim Dwyer Storyteller
By Irish America staff A trio of New York journalists Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill and Jim Dwyer, profoundly changed the way newspaper columns are written. Where once columns were either think pieces or puffery of the rich and powerful, Breslin, Hamill and Dwyer pioneered a “man on the street on the side of the little guy” style that transformed modern journalism. To New … [Read more...] about Jim Dwyer Storyteller
Remembering Grace Kelly
"Because I am pessimistic, I always expect the worst. When it doesn't happen, I have a nice surprise."
She was known for her icy cool blond poise and her ladylike charm, and when she marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956, it was seen the world over as a fairytale match — the prince had found his beautiful princess.
Born in Philadelphia to Margaret and John Kelly on … [Read more...] about Remembering Grace Kelly