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Ian Fleming: Creator of James Bond (and Whimsical Flying Antique Cars)	May 28 marks a birthday of a man whose life was almost as interesting as the immortal character he created: Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond novels. If you’re only familiar with the...	0	21-05-2013	05-21-2013	No	jwalsh	Read More..	Login to comment	Books	Library	007, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, CIA, Cold War, Daniel Craig, Dick Van Dyke, espionage, Ian Fleming, James Bond, movies, Pierce Brosnan, Reuters, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Soviet Union, spies, Timothy Dalton, World War II	Jeremy Walsh	0	Blog entry
Happy Birthday to a Legendary Percussionist	January 15 marks the birthday of one of the greatest drummers of all time: Gene Krupa. Born in Chicago in 1909, Krupa had been groomed for the priesthood by his parents, but decided to go his...	1	08-01-2013	01-02-2013	No	jwalsh	Read More..	Login to comment	Music	Library	Benny Goodman, big band, drummers, Gene Krupa, jazz, KISS, Martin Scorsese, Neal Peart, Peter Criss, Rush, Taxi Driver, World War II	jwalsh	20	Blog entry
"Casablanca" at 70: That Piano, That Song (And That Songwriter!)	2012 marked the 70th anniversary of the classic 1942 film Casablanca. We hope you made it out to one of Queens Library’s free screenings of the movie. You may know that recently, Sotheby...	0	04-02-2013	12-12-2012	No	jwalsh	Read More..	Login to comment	Music	Library	As Time Goes By, Broadway, Casablanca, Dooley Wilson, Herbert Hupfield, Humphrey Bogart, Ingmar Bergman, jazz standards, piano, songwriting, World War II, WWII	Jeremy Walsh	0	Blog entry