writerDied: Oct. 2, 2007 (Manhattan, New York) Best Known as: architecture critic for the New York Times Well-known architecture critic and writer for the New…
rock musicianBorn: 9/29/1935Birthplace: Ferriday, Louisiana Rock musician, often presented as the dark, wild side of Elvis Presley, known for his flamboyant, slamming piano playing and…
(Philip Andre Rourke, Jr.)actorBorn: 9/16/1956Birthplace: Schenectady, New York The poor Miami neighborhood where Rourke was raised helped craft his tough looks and demeanor. His intensity was…
director, producer, screenwriterBorn: 2/22/1944Birthplace: Baldwin, New York Having entered into feature-film making in the early 1970s, he is noted for the fast-paced, edgy style of some of his…
poetBorn: 4/22/1943Birthplace: New York City Glück tackles her subjects with an insightful, often disturbing honesty. In Ararat (1990), she powerfully and unflinchingly examines family, love, and…
actor, comedian, playwrightBorn: 8/14/1945Birthplace: Waco, Texas Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actor, comedian and playwright known for his broad physical comedy and nice-guy screen appeal. The…
Born in Philadelphia in 1958, Bacon enrolled in New York's prestigious Circle in the Square Theater School at age 17, becoming one the youngest actors ever to gain admission. His first movie…
(Marvin John Nance)actorBorn: 12/21/1943Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts Nance acted in several films directed by David Lynch, most memorably in the lead role of Eraserhead (1976); he also…
