uhm, was anyone else aware...

Oct 31, 2007 11:50

that my beloved carly simon is a quarter black!?

Simon's father was Richard L. Simon (co-founder of Simon & Schuster, Inc.), an accomplished pianist who often played Chopin and Beethoven at home. Her mother was Andrea Louise Simon (née Heinemann)[1], a biracial[2] (black and Jewish) civil rights activist and singer. Carly was raised in the RiverdaleRead more... )

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optgrime November 19 2007, 03:25:05 UTC
I have a question...

*ahem*...why did u wikipedia carly simon?! LOL

I heard somwhere that Lincoln was 1/16th black....so was Truman...and Beethoven was like 1/8th or something like that

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flaxendandelion July 7 2008, 13:47:22 UTC
The Beethoven one is a myth (damn!), and I'm pretty sure the Lincoln one is too. Carol Channing's part black though.

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