(Encyclopedia) Hanks, Tom, 1956–, American film actor, b. Concord, Calif., as Thomas Jeffrey Hanks. In 1980 he acted in his first film, and in 1980–82 he co-starred in a television sitcom. Hanks…
(Encyclopedia) Roach, Max (Maxwell Lemuel Roach), 1924–2007, African-American jazz drummer, b. Newland, N.C. Raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was playing jazz in Harlem clubs by 1943. Roach had an…
actorBorn: 12/1/1929Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska A successful stage, film, and television actor, he is best remembered for playing the part of John Bosley on the TV series Charlie's Angels (1976–…
cartoonistBorn: 11/26/1922Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota Cartoonist who created “Peanuts,” the most commercially successful syndicated comic strip of all time. Charlie Brown, piano-playing…
actorBorn: 6/11/1978Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada After begging his casting-director mother to let him go on auditions, Joshua Jackson began his acting career in a 1987 television…
James Louis Johnsonjazz trombonistBorn: 1/22/1924Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN influential jazz musician and composer who is considered the greatest trombonist of all time. He played with such speed…
jazz musicianDied: Aug.16, 2007 (New York City) Best Known as: jazz drummer A founding father of bebop and a visionary bandleader, Roach brought percussion to…
actressBorn: 5/26/1966Birthplace: London, England British actress best known for her work in romantic Edwardian period dramas. Her films include A Room With a View (1986), Howard's End (1992), The…
(Edgar Bergren)ventriloquist, comedianBorn: 2/16/1903Birthplace: Chicago A vaudeville performer with a popular night-club act, Bergen, with his sidekick/dummy, Charlie McCarthy, became one of the…
(Mary Farrah Fawcett)actressBorn: 2/2/1947Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas Actress who enjoyed a burst of superstardom as the prettiest of television's original Charlie's Angels (1976–77), the…
