actor, theatre producerBorn: 12/16/1900Birthplace: Manhattan major figure in off-Broadway theater who was involved in producing about 500 plays. The former actress devoted her life to helping…
singer, songwriter, musicianBorn: 12/9/1969 The youngest child of legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan, he attended art school before putting together his band, The Wallflowers, in the early 1990s…
(Lee Yuen Kam)martial-arts actorBorn: 11/27/1940Birthplace: San Francisco American star of Hong Kong martial-arts films who was a martial-arts instructor to celebrities before beginning his…
Troubled singer who revitalized the British music scene and paved the way for others dies.
by Jennie Wood Amy Winehouse in June 2007 Photo Credit: Rama…
Born: November 18, 1985Birthplace: Annapolis, MarylandBest Known as: the “FIERCE” designer and winner of Project Runway Season 4Christian Sirano has been designing costumes for competitions…
modelBorn: 1/2/1969Birthplace: San Francisco At the age of 16, Turlington became a Ford model, going on to grace the cover of Italian Vogue and to attain supermodel status. Contracts with Calvin…
nightclub ownerDied: Aug. 28, 2007 (New York City) Best Known as: founder of CBGB Kristal founded CBGB, the famous nightclub in Manhattanâs Lower East Side…
poetBorn: 1941Birthplace: New York City Collins was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States in 2001. His accessible poems, often about ordinary people and situations, have made him one of the…
musicianBorn: Oct. 4, 1927Birthplace: New York City A pianist during the bebop era, he played and recorded with many jazz greats, including Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, Oscar Pettiford, and Miles…
playwrightBorn: 3/5/1939Birthplace: Philadelphia Fuller co-founded the Afro-American Arts Theatre in Philadelphia, his hometown, in 1967. The Perfect Party (1969) was the first of Fuller's plays to…
