Lawrence County Resources. St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery booklet containing information about dates of birth, parents and other relatives' names, causes of death, epitaphs, etc.
At times, while directing Robin Williams and Nathan Lane in The Birdcage, Mike Nichols found himself laughing so hard that he had to work from beneath a soundproof blanket in order not to ruin the takes. Can you blame him? Twenty years after its release on March 8, 1996, The Birdcage remains a hilarious landmark. Besides being a smash hit, the film made a movie star out of Lane, gave Calista Flockhart her big break, and provided probably the only opportunity in film history to see Gene Hackman in a platinum blonde wig and a gown.
Birdcage was already the seventh incarnation of the story, which started out as the French play La Cage aux Folles in 1973. It became a celebrated international film hit in 1978, spawned two movie sequels, a failed American TV pilot (called Adam and Yves), and then a hit Broadway musical in 1983.