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Jimmy Stewart is one of the most famous actors of classic film, having starred in such pictures as “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Big Sleep”. He was also an Alfred Hitchcock favorite starring in “Rear Window”, “Vertigo”, “Rope”, and “The Man Who Knew Too Much”. He is remembered alongside greats such as Gregory Peck, Paul [...]
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American songwriter, electric guitarist, and record producer. He played with the band the Mothers of Invention before going on to a solo career that earned him cult status. He eventually got into filmmaking as well.
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, although he had other passions as well - being an entrepreneur, directing film, and racing cars. The films for which Newman was probably most known for include: Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The COlor of Money, The Sting, Exodus, Cat on a Hot [...]
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor best known for his performance in the classic film Casablanca. He won one academy award for The African Queen, and was married to actress Laruen Bacall with who he starred in Key Largo. Other notable films that starred “Bogie”, are The Big Sleep, and The Maltese Falcon. Bogart has [...]
Roy Kelton Orbison was a singer/songwriter and guitarist. Some of his most popular songs include: “Only the Lonely”, “Ooby Dooby”, “In Dreams”, “Oh, Pretty Woman”, and “You Got It”. He was considered a pioneer of rock and roll music, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. In ‘89 after his [...]
Page was an actress and one of the few surviving people who acted as an adult in silent films. She was also the last known living attendee of the very first Academy Awards in 1929. She was the leading lady to Lon Chaney, Buster Keaton, Robert Montgomery, and Clark Gable (among others).
Ossie Davis was a film actor, director, and writer. He was married to actress Ruby Dee. Mostly known for his acting, he appeared in such notable films as Doctor Doolittle, I’m Not Rappaport, Grumpy Old Men, Jungle Fever, Joe Versus the Volcano, and Bubba Ho-Tep in which he played JFK. Davis was also a political activist [...]
Janis Joplin was a singer/songwriter from Texas who sang for the band Big Brother and the Holding Company before going on the solo route. Her biggest hits were “Piece of My Heart” (with Big Brother and the Holding Company) and “Me and Bobby McGee” (a cover of a Kris Kristofferson song).
Gregory Hines had a variety of talents. He was probably best known as an actor, but he was also a singer, a tap dancer, and a choreographer. He even displayed his tap dancing talent in the film Tap, in which he acted. Other films that he is remembered for are Running Scared, Eve of Destruction, A Rage [...]
William “Engineer Bill” Stulla was a children’s television host in the 50s and 60s who hosted “Cartoon Express with Engineer Bill”. He also spent time in the army, even earning a Bronze star as a World War II Veteran. Later on, he became a stockbroker after leaving television.
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall was an English actor with a huge filmography in movies and television. He starred in many notable films such as the original Planet of the Apes movies, The Poseidon Adventure, The Legend of Hell House, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, That Darn Cat!, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry, Overboard, Fright Night [...]
Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay (more commonly known as Raul Julia) was a Puerto Rican Actor who appeared in a number of American films. Notable films included Tequila Sunrise, Presumed Innocent, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Mack the Knife, the Adams Family, and Addams Family values. His last film before the aforementioned Down Came the Blackbird, was [...]
There is no question that Roy Richard Scheider was most famous for his role as Martin Brody in the mega-hit Steven Spielberg film Jaws. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in All That Jazz, and his other most famous role was Captain Nathan Bridger on the Emmy-Winning TV Show SeaQuest DSV, which [...]
Gibb was a teen idol the youngest brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice…more commonly known as the Bee Gees. Gibb became the first male solo artist to have three consecutive number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The first of his hits was the song “I Just Want to Be Your Everything”. The pressures of the [...]
Mervyn Edward “Merv” Griffin, Jr. is probably best known for his talk show, The Merv Griffin Show that ran for 21 years winning 11 Emmy awards. Griffin was also a singer in his younger days, and even appeared on broadway and in movies. He had his share of business ventures as well investing in real estate, hotels, [...]
John Ritter was an American actor and comedian most famous for his role as Jack Tripper on the sitcom Three’s Company. He had also appeared in a number of movies such as Sling Blade, Stay Tuned, Problem Child, Bride of Chucky, and the TV Movie of Stephen King’s IT (which also featured the late Jonathan Brandis) [...]
Wilton Norman Chamberlain was a professional basketball player who played for the Warriors, the 76ers, the Lakers, and even the Harlem Globetrotters. At 7 foot 1 inch, many consider him to be one of the best basketball players in history. After basketball, he became sort of a jack-of-all-trades. He played Volleyball and was even a board member [...]
Fred McFeely Rogers will forever be known as the beloved sweater-wearing, shoe-changing Mr. Rogers from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. He dazzled children for decades with his land of make believe - a kingdom of talking puppets that you were transported to via a small red trolley. The show ran new episodes from 1968 to 2001, and it is [...]
Gregory Peck was an American actor and won an Academy Award in 1962 for his portrayal of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, which was based on the book by Harper Lee. He was also honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an award that had once been won by E.B. White. Other notable films [...]
Maila Nurmi is best known as Vampira, the TV horror movie host from the 1950s. She has been imitated over the years, most notably by “Elvira - Mistress of the Dark”, and perhaps even the cryptkeeper from Tales from the Crypt, because Vampira was known for her “witty” graveyard humor and puns. Aside from her hosting, she [...]
Béla Lugosi was a Hungarian actor who starred in a variety of old horror films, some classic, some not so classic. In his prime, he of course played the legendary Count Dracula (a character based on a combination of Vlad the Impaler and the Countess Elizabeth Bathory from a book by Bram Stoker) and though the [...]
Harold Lloyd Jenkins (aka: Conway Twitty) was a hugely successful country music singer. He had 32 Number 1 hits and 15 that reached the top 5. Some of his most recognizable songs include: Hello Darlin’, That’s My Job, and Tight Fittin’ Jeans. He didn’t feel that his real name was marketable, so he came up with his [...]
Burgess Meredith was an actor from Cleveland who not only appeared in the Rocky movies with Sylvester Stallone, but like Cesar Romero, was a villain to Adam West’s Batman. He was the Penguin, and although his performance was perhaps not as critically acclaimed as that of Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight, he is remembered [...]
Christopher Michael Benoit was a Canadian wrestler whose career was greatly celebrated by wresting fans, but whose reputation took a sharp u-turn over the course of a weekend once he murdered his family and killed himself. He wrestled from 1985 to 2007 in the WCW, the WWF/WWE, and ECW sometimes using names like The Rabid Wolverine, [...]
Cass was a well-known singer and member of the pop quartet “The Mamas & the Papas”. After the group broke up, she went on to have a successful singing career. Though she is simply known as Mama Cass, her real name was Ellen Naomi Cohen. She adopted the name “Cass” in high school… borrowing it from [...]
Hayes was a multi-talented funk and soul musician, record producer, composer, arranger, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his theme song for the film Shaft and the voice actor for the character Chef on South Park. Hayes was raised in Covington, Tennessee by his grandparents. He started singing at the age of five at [...]
Ritchie Valens (born Richard Steven Valenzuela) is considered to have pioneered the Chicano rock movement, and Spanish speaking rock n roll. He had a short career due to his untimely death, but he managed to have a few hits within that time. Those included of course La Bamba, which was the title of the movie about [...]
Keith Moon was the drummer for the band The Who from 1964 to 1978 - the time of his demise. The Who is of course famous for a plethora of hit songs such as My Generation, Who Are You, Pinball Wizard, Magic Bus, Squeeze Box, and Baba O’Riley to name a few. Moon was known for his [...]
Buddy Holly was a rock n roll singer and guitarist in the 1950’s when rock n roll was making a name for itself. His work was an influence on both the Beatles and The Rolling Stones among many others. His most popular hit was probably Peggy Sue Got Married.
Aaron Spelling was not only the father to famous Beverly Hills 90210 actress Tori Spelling, but he was the most prolific television producer of all time counting 218 producer (including executive producer) credits on his resume. Among the shows he is responsible for are: Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, Charmed, 7th Heaven, Melrose Place, Starsky and Hutch, [...]