Today you need to embrace your love, ask out that crush, comfort your lovelorn friend, or play matchmaker yourself.
Why?
Because it’s Charles Coburn’s birthday. You know: the warm uncle/grandfather/parent type who plays the part of wing man, aiding couples in love. A Coburn character is the friend/relative you’ve always wanted, his cool common sense cutting through the neuroses, doubts, and faults that jeopardize a blooming love match or hinder an existing one. With such a friend, the couples always head to matrimony, or find new reasons to appreciate the spouses they have. So be a little kinder to those you love–or hope to love–today. In Coburn’s honor.
Charlie was my mom’s 2nd cousin and she would receive a Christmas card from him every year, the cover being a caricatured image of him, simply a monocle. I have always enjoyed, and encourage my kids to enjoy, the movies featuring Cousin Charlie.
Oh, how lucky!! That’s so funny! What a great story, and thank you so much for sharing it:)
I’m (very) late to the party, but here’s to Charles Coburn, that scene-stealing rascal. He’s one of my all-time faves.
Scene-stealing is right!!:) He’s all I want to watch when he’s onscreen. I have a lot of admiration for those few heroines who manage to stand their own w/him….
I always liked him in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”!
Yes! That’s right. He’s great in that too. Love him.