Cole Porter wrote hit Broadway musicals and many 20th-century pop standards, including the songs "You're The Top," "Night and Day" and "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)." Porter was one of the…
Diego Maradona was the Babe Ruth of Argentinian soccer: a pudgy, charming and hard-partying star who dominated his country's favorite sport. Diego Maradona is best remembered for helping Argentina…
Ernest Shackleton was a British explorer of the South Pole who is best remembered for leading his crew to safety after the failed expedition of the Endurance (1914-16). Ernest Shackleton had been a…
actressBorn: 12/04/1964Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Tomei began her career on television, with roles on As the World Turns (1983–85) and A Different World (1987–88). She won an Academy Award for…
comedian; actress; singerBorn: 12/30/1959Birthplace: Slough, Berkshire, England From ballet in Berlin, to musicals in London's West End, to television in the U.K. and U.S., Tracey Ullman has…
actressBorn: 6/9/1981Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel As displayed in feature films such asThe Professional (1994) and Beautiful Girls (1996), Portman has already mastered the cute-yet-poised…
actressBorn: 9/17/1931Birthplace: New York City Academy- and Tony Award-winning film and stage actress best known for her portrayal of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher, in the stage (1960)…
actress Born: 2/5/1962Birthplace: Los Angeles Daughter of actor Vic Morrow and of actress/writer Barbara Turner, actress Leigh is often recognized for her lost, wistful air that allowed her success…
producer, director, actorBorn: 7/1/1934Birthplace: Lafayette, Indiana A director of TV series including Ben Casey (1961) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962), Pollack has risen to distinction as a…
Name at birth: Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna RosselliniActress, model, cosmetics spokeswoman and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini is probably best known for her role as Dorothy Vallens in the 1986…
