Whoops, scratch that one--that's one that AP already did back in November. Back to the drawing board!

1. I was born in 1902 in NYC.
2. I was the first person to win an EGOT--an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award
3. What the heck: throw in the Pulitzer Prize as well.

4. My daughter, and two of my grandsons also ended up in the same line of work.

Walt Disney?

Not Walt.

5. If you go to 46th Street in New York City, you'll find a theater named after me.

Richard Rodgers. (I lived on 52nd and 8th in NYC.

Ha! There you go.
His musicals won 37 Tonys, 15 Academy Awards, two Grammys, two Emmys, and two Pulitzers.
His daughter Mary Rodgers, and grandsons Adam Guettel and Peter Melnick, are all musical theater composers.
He was ready to call show biz quits and enter the child's underwear business.
Fortunately for the world, in 1925, he and Lorenz Hart had a hit with the song "Manhattan" and he figured he'd stick it out.

I'm also a huge fan of the Great American Songbook.

Will pass the baton to someone else ... whoever wants to jump in ...

OK, since no one is volunteering, here’s a quickie:


1. I was born in Missouri in 1873.

2. My four sons were all "more or less illiterate”.

3. From 1928 to 1931, I lived in miserable poverty in a dirt-floor shack, while all my sons were in jail.

4. During this time I became "loose" with several men.

5. People have written books, composed songs, and made movies about me.

Calamity Jane?

6. At one time my criminal family operated under the protection of a police chief.

Ma Barker?

Landmark does it again! The answer is Kate Barker (née Clark), better known as Ma Barker.

7. J. Edgar Hoover described me as having a vicious, dangerous, and resourceful criminal brain.

8. I was killed in a shootout with the FBI.

9. I had a reputation as a ruthless and controlling matriarch.

Your turn, Landmark!

She'll always be Shelly Winters to me. I'm going to pass this one to whoever wants it.

1. Born and raised in Michigan, I moved to New York City with only $35 in my pocket.

2. I served food at Dunkin' Donuts while taking dance classes at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

3. I pushed the boundaries of artistic expression in popular culture.

Madonna?

That was easy! Madonna is correct.

4. My works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and religious themes, have generated both critical acclaim and controversy.

5. I am often often cited as an influence by other artists.

6. After performing as a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist in rock bands, I started writing my own songs.

7. I am noted for my continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual presentation.

8. My popularity was further enhanced by my roles in movies.

9. Some of my ventures include fashion brands, children's books, health clubs, and filmmaking.

10. My look and style of dressing became one of the fashion trends of the 1980s.

11. I am the highest-grossing solo touring artist of all time, accumulating $1.4 billion from concert tickets.

12. Some of my romantic involvements include DJ John "Jellybean" Benitez and actor Sean Penn.

You’re up, Foolsnobody!

And, lets not forget that she does not use her real name. When asked in interviews about it, she claims her mother named her Madonna. Her first movie role, an NYU student film, opens with the credit, "Starring... `Her real name'." By the way, that film is horrible. Really the bet thing about it was her costars acting. She sued to have the film censured, but lost. Not because of her name, but due to a disturbing rape scene in it.