Lily Tomlin

September 1, 1939
Mary Jean Tomlin, Academy Award nominated, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award winning actress, comedian, writer and producer was born on this date.

One of her first “professional” gigs was as a waitress in Howard Johnson’s on Broadway near Times Square. Her comments to customers and staff heard over the eatery’s microphone attracted her first big-city audience.

And so it goes

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