actressDied: Oct. 16, 2007 (Suffolk, England) Best Known as: actress in "From Here to Eternity" English actress known for her genteel, tea-sipping screen persona…
Children in England celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring on May 1 each year. The festivities center around a huge striped maypole that’s decorated with flowers and streamers.…
ethologist Born: 1934 Dr. Jane Goodall is the world's leading authority on chimpanzees. At the age of 23, determined to learn about African wildlife, she left her native England for East Africa,…
actressBorn: 10/16/1925Birthplace: London, England Tony Award-winning stage, film, and television actress best known for her role as crime solver Jessica Fletcher on television's Murder, She Wrote…
director, screenwriterBorn: 2/20/1943Birthplace: Salford, England As director and screenwriter, Leigh works improvisationally with actors in the early stages of developing a film concept. His…
actorBorn: 6/20/1940Birthplace: Manchester, England Mahoney left his job in medical journalism in his late thirties to embark on an acting career. He won a Tony Award for his performance in The…
actorBorn: 5/25/1939Birthplace: Burnley, England Knighted in 1990, McKellen is one of the century's finest Shakespearean actors. In addition to his prodigious stage career (including roles as…
(Ilynea Lydia Mironoff)actressBorn: 7/26/1945Birthplace: London, England An intelligent, versatile actress, Mirren performed on the British stage during the 1960s and 1970s, playing Ophelia,…
(Stephen William Bragg)singer, songwriterBorn: 12/20/1957Birthplace: Barking, Essex, England Also known as the “Bard of Barking,” this British musician is known for his politically motivated music…
actress, modelBorn: 6/10/1965Birthplace: Basingstoke, England Actress and model best known for her modeling contract with Estee Lauder and her relationship with actor Hugh Grant (1986–2000). She…