Emily Post died today – 47 years ago

U.S. etiquettist Emily Post was born as Emily Price on October 27, 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland. She said, “Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use." [That’s right.]... Ms. Post died in 1960 in New York City, New York.

U.S. actress Mary Astor was born on May 3, 1906 in Quincy, Illinois. She said, “A painter paints, a musician plays, a writer writes—but a movie actor waits." [And waits and waits and waits...]... Ms. Astor died in 1987 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.