Melodious Birthdays

This week celebrates the birthday of a few stars from some of the best musical films ever made. If you haven't seen each one of these classics you're missing out!

Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 - May 16, 1985)

Margaret Hamilton stars as one of the best played villains in cinematic history. She will always be known as the woman who immortalized "I'll get you my pretty... and your little dog too!" You really cannot call yourself an American if you've never seen the Wizard of Oz (1939), from "the greatest year in cinematic history".

Frank Sinatra (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1988)

One of the best voices ever known, Frank Sinatra's pipes can be heard on the soundtrack of over 250 films (to date). A few of those starred the man himself in several beloved musicals. Guys and Dolls (1955) is my personal favorite of his films. Whether you'll enjoy this movie or not is an easy gamble when you've got Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Marlon Brando in one motion picture!

Dick Van Dyke (December 13, 1925 - present)

Mary Poppins (and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) wouldn't be the same without the lovable Dick Van Dyke. Mary Poppins (1964) is one my "go to" movies when I want to relive my childhood. It's not a coincidence that this story is such a beloved film, book, and broadway success!

Christopher Plummer (December 13, 1929 - present)

How interesting that two of Julie Andrews' most famous leading men share a birthday?! Simply put, The Sound of Music (1965) is easily one of the best films in cinematic history. Rodgers and Hammerstein really know how it's done. Nothing brings me to tears faster than Christopher Plummer singing Edelweiss. He's starred in 197 films (to date), yet to me he will always be Captain Von Trapp.