actorBorn: 11/5/1905Birthplace: South Pasadena, California After working as a stunt man in films, Joel McCrea got his first starring role in 1930's The Silver Horde. By the time the 1930s had ended…
actressBorn: 11/21/1941Birthplace: London, England Best known for her portrayal of Phoebe Figalilly in the situation comedy The Nanny and the Professor (1970–71), Juliet Mills has never achieved…
Richard Patrick RussnovelistBorn: 1914Birthplace: Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire, England Fans of historical fiction are familiar with Patrick O'Brian's series of novels, centered on two…
flutistBorn: 12/8/1939Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland James Galway has achieved unparalleled success as a classical flutist, largely because of his frequent forays into popular music. Galway…
jazz musicianBorn: 11/29/1940Birthplace: Rochester, New York Trumpeter Chuck Mangione is best known for his 1977 easy listening pop instrumental “Feels So Good” (1977), which reached number two on…
writerBorn: 9/16/1943Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia James Alan McPherson appeared on the literary scene in 1968 when “Gold Coast,” taken from his first published volume of short fiction, Hue and Cry…
(Kathryn Murray)writer, political activist, artistBorn: 9/14/1934Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota Kate Millet's Columbia University Ph.D. dissertation, Sexual Politics (1970), placed her at the…
(Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Matalban y Merino)actorBorn: 11/25/1920Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico A Mexican native with an easygoing manner, dark-eyed intensity, and a lyrical Spanish accent, Ricardo…
singer, actressBorn: 10/29/1945Birthplace: New York, New York Melba Moore entered show business when she replaced Diane Keaton in the original Broadway production of Hair (1968), the first time an…
actor, writerBorn: 5/26/1908Birthplace: Semley, Wiltshire, England Robert Morley, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, first starred on stage, playing the title role of Oscar…
