Born on this day: flamboyant bejewelled pianist, โMr. Showmanshipโ, flaming creature and perennial kitsch icon, Liberace (nรฉ Wลadziu Valentino Liberace, 16 May 1919 โ 4 February 1987). When I was in Palm Springs with friends in April 2025, we drove past Liberaceโs baroque former residence. Itโs still gloriously intact and didnโt disappoint! Pictured: Liberaceโs hands, photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Rolling Stone magazine in 1981.
















