The words “legend” and “icon” are thrown around so effortlessly these days at anyone who’s accomplished what any ordinary person could achieve in a couple of New York minutes that I sometimes want to ask my legendary doorman if the iconic UPS man has arrived yet.
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And yet, there are some luminaries that do deserve the terms because of the impact they’ve had and the unique and charismatic way they went about creating that.
I can think of five unimpeachable arts and entertainment legends for sure:
Stephen Sondheim
Liz Taylor
Norman Mailer
Angela Lansbury
and Dakota Fanning.
Kidding about that last one. So I can actually think of four genuine legends. But who else can we safely add to the list? Is there anyone else in the biz that you’d honestly call a legend without spitting up your iconic glass of cheap sangria?