Lauren Bacall in "The Mirror Has Two Faces" (1996). Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, in The Bronx, New York, the only child of Natalie ("née" Weinstein; 1901–1977), a secretary who later legally changed her surname to Bacal, and William Perske (1889–1982), who worked in sales. Both her parents were Jewish. According to Bacall, her mother emigrated from Iași, the Kingdom of Romania, through Ellis Island, and her father was born in New Jersey to parents who were born in Valozhyn, a significant center of Jewish life, in present-day Belarus, then in the Russian Empire. Soon after her
Joan of Arc (album) Joan of Arc (album) Joan of Arc is a 2006 album by mimimalist composer Tony Conrad. The piece, which lasts unbroken for over an hour, was originally written by Conrad as a soundtrack to accompany Piero Heliczer's short film of the same name. "Joan of Arc" is something of a stylistic departure for Conrad, who is best known for his work with minimalist violin, exemplified by his most famous album "Outside the Dream Syndicate". "Joan of Arc" instead showcases Conrad's improvisational technique on the pump organ. The album is one of a series of lost-and-found minimalist recordings released by the