Frances Farmer (1913 - 1970) Biography from Katz's Film Encyclopedia Occupation: Actress Born: September 19, 1913, Seattle, WA Died: 1970 A lawyer's daughter, she excelled as a high school student and during her studies at the University of Washington won a trip to the Soviet Union as first prize for an essay she submitted in competition to a radical magazine. She made her screen debut in 1936 and the following year began a concurrent stage career with the Group Theatre in New York, p...
Claudette Colbert (1905 - 1996) Biography from Baseline's Encyclopedia of Film Occupation: Actress Birth Name: Claudette Lily Chauchoin Born: September 13, 1905, Paris, France Education: Art Students League, New York Moved to New York City in 1910 and appeared on Broadway in 1925 before making her film debut in Frank Capra's FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE (1927). Ingenuous, beautiful and with a natural aptitude for both drama and sophisticated comedy, Colbert was one of Hollywood's brightest ...
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The actor who played Scotty on the original Star Trek died yesterday of Alzheimer's at the age of 85. The actor, who died Wednesday at age 85, had told relatives he wanted his ashes blasted into outer space, as was done for "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry. Houston-based Space Services Inc., which specializes in space memorials, plans to send a few grams of Doohan's ashes aboard a rocket later this year. The remains, which will be sealed in an aluminum capsule, will eventually bur...
Jul 13, 2005 — BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict believes the Harry Potter books subtly seduce young readers and "distort Christianity in the soul" before it can develop properly, according to comments attributed to him by a German writer. Gabriele Kuby, who has written a book called "Harry Potter - Good or Evil," which attacks J.K. Rowling's best selling series about the boy wizard, published extracts from two letters written to her by Benedict in 2003, when he was a cardinal. Kuby,...
This is like.....SO not what I expected. You scored as 104 . You act..um....... TO OLD. 104 88% 11-13 63% 50% 14 38% 16 25% 3-10 25% 22 0% What age do you act? created with QuizFarm.com
More than just a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer, and accomplished songwriter, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. The release of Souls Alike, her eighteenth album, marks yet another brave, exhilarating step in a legendary body of work. Born to a musical family, the nine-time Grammy winner is the daughter of celebrated Broadway singer John Raitt (Carousel, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game) and accomplished pianist/singer Marge Goddard. She was ra...
Last night on Fox News' Heartland , John Kasich interviewed Senator Hank Erwin ( R -Al.), starting with this written statement: "New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast have always been known for gambling, sin and wickedness...it is the kind of behavior that ultimately brings the judgement of God." - Weekly Newspaper Column 9/30/05. Kasich: "Don't you think you're driving people away from religion? I know you're not trying to do that, but don't you think it has the opposite effect?"...
It was yesterday. Oops. My bad. Janis Lyn Joplin was born January 19, 1943 and died October 4, 1970. In between she led a triumphant and tumultuous life blessed by an innate talent to convey powerful emotion through heart-stomping rock-and-roll singing. Born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas, a small Southern petroleum industry town, she gravitated to artistic interests cultivated by parents Seth and Dorothy Joplin. Janis broke with local social traditions during the tense days of racia...
The funniest story about Chapman I've heard is one that John Cleese has told. When Monty Python went to Germany, they were invited to tour Dachau. When they got there, it was closed so they couldn't go in. Chapman said, "Tell them we're Jewish." Cleese didn't say if it worked. If anyone thinks Benny Hill was funnier than Python.....maybe your brain hurts.
Agent 86 died of a lung infection at the age of 82. "Would you believe" and "Sorry about that, Chief" became catch phrases. He was also the voice of cartoon character Tennessee Tuxedo.
Describing the style of John Bonham's drumming instantly conjurs up visions of the thunderous power he created. His contributions to rock music were revolutionary, and his talent unmatched and irreplaceable. You can only imagine Jimmy Page's reaction to first seeing him in 1968, ending his search for a new drummer to form a new band, the New Yardbirds (later renamed Led Zeppelin.) A childhood friend of Robert Plant, they played together in the 'Band of Joy', resulting in local gigs and a...
His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. Yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 76, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion. Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other than to make him more popular, more cherished, more relevant than ever. Don't look for him in some kind of semi-retirement; look for him out on the road, playing for people, popping up in a myriad of T.V. commercials, or layin...
Born: August 23, 1946, Willesden, England Died: September 7, 1978, London, England Age: 31 years Cause of death: Drug Overdose Keith Moon said he never had a drum lesson, though he did. He said he drove a Lincoln into a Holiday Inn swimming pool for his 21st birthday; contrary to popular belief, he didn't. He even successfully shaved a year off his life by telling everyone he was born in 1947 when it was in fact 1946. Keith Moon could sure spin a yarn and was the best public relati...
Gracie Allen (1902 - 1964) Biography from Katz's Film Encyclopedia Occupation: Comedienne Birth Name: Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen Born: July 26, 1902, San Francisco, CA Died: August 27, 1964 The daughter of vaudevillians, she began performing as a child. In 1922 she met George Burns and together they formed the comedy team of Burns and Allen, of which she was the scatterbrained half. They married in 1926 and became popular in vaudeville and films and on radio and TV. Of some 20 ...