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Jean Simmons Biography

actressBorn: January 31, 1929Died: January 21, 2010 (Santa Monica, Calif.) Best Known as: English film actress Jean Simmons, a versatile British actress who…

Sidney Sheldon Biography

writer, novelist and screenwriterBorn: Feb. 11, 1917Birthplace: ChicagoDied: Jan. 30, 2007 (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) Playwright and novelist whose books were…

Javier Bardem

actorBirthplace: Gran Canaria, SpainBorn: 5/1/1969 Bardem was a major star in his native Spain long before he gained wide praise on these shores for his Oscar-nominated role as gay Cuban writer…

William Hanna

cartoonistBorn: 7/14/1910Birthplace: Melrose, New Mexico pioneering animator who, with his partner, Joseph Barbera, masterminded the cartoon characters Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, and Tom and Jerry.…

Kim Stanley

(Patricia Beth Reid)actressBorn: 2/11/1925Birthplace: Tularosa, N.M. versatile actress who bewitched Broadway audiences as a tomboy in Picnic, a spent chanteuse in Bus Stop, and a young single…

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Gail WolfsonactressBorn: 9/29/1942Birthplace: Boston film, theater, and television actress known for her childlike voice, ditsy persona, and razor-sharp wit. The Oscar-nominated actress…

Kim Hunter

Janet ColeactressBorn: November 12, 1922 Birthplace: Detroit, Mi. Hunter was a actress famous for her Oscar-winning role as Stella in the film and stage versions of Tennessee Williams's A…

Chuck Jones

animatorBorn: Sept. 21, 1912Birthplace: Spokane, Washington Jones was the animator of such classic cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. Jones spent 30 of his 70 years in…

Clint Eastwood

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…

James L. Brooks

director, producer, writerBorn: 5/9/1940Birthplace: North Bergen, New Jersey Director, producer, and writer of the Oscar-winning films Terms of Endearment (1983) and As Good As It Gets (1997), as…