Usefull Things

EGOT List:

1. Richard Rodgers (composer): Oscar (‘It Might as Well be Spring’ from ‘State Fair,’ 1945); Tony (‘South Pacific,’ 1950); Grammy (‘The Sound of Music,’ 1960); Emmy (‘Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years,’ 1962)

2. Helen Hayes (actress): Oscar (‘The Sin of Madelon Claudet,’ 1932); Tony (‘Addie,’ 1947); Emmy (Best Actress for roles including Harriet Beecher Stowe on ‘Medallion Theatre,’ 1953); Grammy (Best Spoken Word Recording for ‘Great American Documents,’ 1976).

3. Rita Moreno (actress): Oscar (‘West Side Story,’ 1961); Grammy (Best Recording for Children, ‘The Electric Company,’ 1972); Tony (‘The Ritz,’ 1975); Emmy (‘The Muppet Show,’ 1977)

4. John Gielgud (actor, director): Tony (‘Big Fish, Little Fish,’ 1961) ; Grammy ( Best Spoken Word for ‘Ages of Man,’ 1979); Oscar (‘Arthur,’ 1981); Emmy (‘Summer’s Lease,’ 1991)

5. Audrey Hepburn (actress): Oscar (‘Roman Holiday,’ 1953); Tony (‘Ondine,’ 1954); Emmy (‘Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn,’ 1993); Grammy (Best Spoken Word Children’s Album, ‘Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales,’ 1994)

6. Marvin Hamlisch (composer): Oscar (‘The Way We Were’ and ‘The Sting,’ 1973); Grammy (‘The Way We Were,’ 1974); Tony (1976); Emmy (‘Barbra Streisand: The Concert,’ 1995).

7. Jonathan Tunick (composer): Oscar (‘A Little Night Music,’ 1977); Emmy (‘Night of 100 Stars,’1982); Grammy (Best Musical Arrangement, ‘No One is Alone,’ 1988); Tony (Outstanding Orchestration for ‘Passion’ 1994)

8. Mel Brooks (writer, director): Oscar (Best Screenplay, ‘Bialystock and Bloom,’ 1968); Emmy (‘Mad About You,’ 1997); Grammy ( Best Spoken Comedy Album, ‘The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000,’ 1998); Tony (‘The Producers,’ 2001)

9. Mike Nichols (comedian, director, producer): Grammy (‘An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May,’ 1961); Tony (‘Barefoot in the Park,’ 1964); Oscar (Best Director, ‘The Graduate,’ 1967); Emmy (Director, ‘Wit,’ 2001)

10. Whoopi Goldberg (comedian, actress, host): Grammy (Best Comedy Recording, ‘Whoopi: Original Broadway Recording,’ 1985); Oscar (‘Ghost,’ 1990); Emmy (‘Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Live of Hattie McDaniel,’ 2002); Tony (Producer, ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie,’ 2002)

* 11. Barbra Streisand (actress, singer, director): Grammy (Album Of The Year, ‘The Barbra Streisand Album,’ 1963); Emmy (‘My Name Is Barbra,’ 1965); Oscar (Best Actress, ‘Funny Girl,’ 1968); Tony (Special Award, 1970)

* 12. Liza Minnelli (actress, singer): Tony (Best Leading Actress in a Musical, ‘Flora the Red Menace,’ 1965); Oscar (Best Actress, ‘Cabaret,’ 1972); Emmy (‘Liza with a ‘Z,’ 1973); Grammy (Grammy Legend Award, 1990)

13. Trey Parker & Matt Stone (writers, actors, directors, producers)

The UN theme for International Women's Day 2014 is "Equality for Women is Progress for All"

International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is marked on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political, and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended in the culture of many countries, primarily Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet bloc. In some regions, the day lost its political flavor, and became simply an occasion for men to express their love for women in a way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. In other regions, however, the political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner.

This is a day which some people celebrate by wearing purple ribbons.