(Madeleine Camp)authorBorn: 11/29/1918Birthplace: New York, New York An only child who was left out at school, Madeleine L'Engle began writing at age five, penning a story called Gurl, which she…
television producer, political activistBorn: 7/27/1922Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut Norman Lear was the most influential television producer of the 1970s, scoring a string of hits including…
impressionist, comedianBorn: 11/26/1938Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Perhaps the most impressive work Rich Little has done in movies is that about which most people are unaware. After David…
actorBorn: 1/3/1930Birthplace: New York, New York Saying of himself, “I'm a character actor in that I play many different roles, and I'm virtually unrecognizable from one role to another, so I…
(Barry Alan Pincus)singer, songwriterBorn: 6/17/1946Birthplace: New York City Often maligned by critics, Barry Manilow was one of the best-selling balladeers of the 1970s. Although he began his…
(William Somerset Maugham)novelist, playwright, and short story writerBorn: 1/25/1874Birthplace: Paris, France Although he was most well known as an author, W. Somerset Maugham had a varied…
model, actressBorn: 9/7/1969Birthplace: Akron, Ohio Supermodel who has branched out into acting, mostly with minor roles in mostly forgettable movies. Everhart's tall, redheaded good looks have…
historianBorn: 1/31/1924Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary Praised by critics as a historian who has the literary talents of a novelist, John Lukacs is the author of more than 20 books, including The…
actorBorn: 11/4/1961Birthplace: Huntington, New York Ralph Macchio began acting in television commercials at the age of 16, which led to his first film role in Up the Academy (1980). Macchio then…
(Charles Joseph McCarthy)novelistBorn: 7/20/1933Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island Although he had achieved a considerable amount of critical success (having received the Ingram-Merrill Award for…
