actorBorn: 6/4/1971Birthplace: Hollywood, California While a high school student, Wyle participated in a theater-arts program at Northwestern University, an experience which later led him to eschew…
director, actor, screenwriter, producerBorn: 12/9/1929Birthplace: New York City As an actor he starred in a number of successful movies including The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Rosemary's Baby (1968…
(Anthony Dominick Benedetto)Born: 8/3/1926jazz singerBirthplace: Queens, New York Grammy Award-winning singer of classic jazz-inflected music who was popular in the late 1950s and 1960s and…
(Ruth Elizabeth Davis)actressBorn: 5/5/1908Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Academy Award -winning film and television actress known for her distinctive appearance and voice, as well as for roles…
actorBorn: 1/29/1945Birthplace: Detroit Emmy Award-winning telelvision and film actor best known for his role as the suave, mustachioed private investigator Thomas Magnum on Magnum, P.I. (1980–88…
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Born: June 17, 1965Speed skater 1993 world record-holder in 500m; fell in 500m and 1,000m in 1988 Olympics at Calgary after learning of death of sister Jane; placed 4th in 500m and didn't attempt 1…
actorBorn: 1912?Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut Petrie (who sometimes used his middle initial, and sometimes not) began his career as a stage actor in the 1930s and became a familiar presence on…
actor, directorBorn: 5/31/1930Birthplace: San Francisco Academy Award-winning director and actor known for portrayal of anti-heroes, especially in Westerns. His films include The Good the Bad and…
