Naming February -- Creativity Month

 

Although February is the birthday month of such great Americans as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and my son, most people tend to think of Valentine’s Day when you mention February. And of course, Valentine’s Day makes one think of LOVE. So just for fun, I looked up people whose last name was LOVE. Here are a few interesting ones.

Augustus Edward Hough Love, (1863 – 1940), often known as A. E. H. Love, was a mathematician famous for his work on the mathematical theory of elasticity. He also won the Adams prize in 1911 for developing a mathematical model of surface waves known as Love waves. Love also contributed to the theory of tidal locking and introduced the parameters known as Love numbers, which are widely used today in problems related to the tidal deformation of the Earth due to the gravitational attraction of the Moon and Sun. He authored the two volume classic, A Treatise on the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity.

Harry Montagu Love (1877 --1943) was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor. Educated in Great Britain, Love began his career as an artist, with his first important job as an illustrator for The Illustrated Daily News in London. Love's acting debut came with an American company in a production in the Isle of Wight. He honed basic stage talents in London. He was typically cast in heartless villain roles. Love was one of the more successful villains in silent films.

 

Kermit Ernest Hollingshead Love (1916 – 2008) was an American puppet maker, puppeteer, costume designer, and actor in children's television and on Broadway. He was best known as a designer and builder with the Muppets, in particular those on Sesame Street. Love built Oscar the Grouch and then Big Bird after a drawing was designed by Henson. Love also helped create Cookie Monster. Later, he designed Mr. Snuffleupagus.

Geoffrey Love (4 September 1917 – 8 July 1991), known as Geoff Love, was a prolific British arranger and composer of easy listening and pop versions of film themes. He became famous in the late 1950s. After leaving school at 15, Love worked as a car mechanic and played trombone at dance halls in the evening. Having turned professional at 17, Love joined Freddie Platt's band. Later, in 1936, he joined Jan Ralfini's band playing in London and learned to play jazz. With the outbreak of the Second World War, Love was called up and joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps. While in the armed forces, Love spent time learning orchestration by questioning musicians how best to write for their individual instruments.

 

Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Her career has spanned four decades. In 2020, NME named her "one of the most influential singers in alternative culture of the last 30 years." Love has also been active as a writer; she co-created and co-wrote three volumes of a manga, Princess Ai, between 2004 and 2006, and wrote a memoir, Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love (2006).

The interesting thing I noticed about these people was they were all very creative and left their marks on the arts, including music and writing. Even the mathematician wrote books. As a writer myself, I love the idea of making February creativity month, especially for those of us who write romance--the story of relationships and love.

Not all of my romance novels have the word “love” in the title, but as I look them over, I found three different subgenres that did. “A Game of Love” is a contemporary set in Boston with a little mystery, a lot of passion and even a ghost. “Love in Disguise” is an historical full of hidden identities, murder and intrigue and a very feminist heroine even though it’s set in 1876. One of my most recent, “Loving Charlie Forever” is a great time travel set in an old west town in South Dakota; again with mystery and a great deal of romance and love.

All the love and romance you could want is available in these and other books of mine available through Books We Love at https://www.bookswelove.net.

My love to you this February and throughout the year.

Barb Baldwin

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