One of a large family brought up in the Hell’s Kitchen area of New York, George Raft worked his way up from a hoofer in local...
English character actor Basil Radford was the archetypal eccentric Englishman. He teamed up with Naunton Wayne and as the comedy duo Charters and Caldicott – cricket-...
Irwin Allen was either the worst or the best producer of TV science fiction in the world, depending entirely upon your point of view. Irwin Allen produced...
William S. Hart was the strong, silent knight of the early Western. Middle-aged, dour, saddleworn. He generally rode a crooked trail until redeemed by the love...
Pint sized (5’1″) funny man Charlie Drake, like many early television personalities got his start first in radio and then in a series of programs for...
April 15th, 1933, in Los Angeles, California, an actress was born that would captivate the world. Her most memorable role was on a TV series Bewitched,...
Carole Lombard had a foul mouth and a generous heart, thus her nickname “The Profane Angel”. She could also easily be called the “Queen of Screwball...
Sterling Hayden ran away to sea at 15 and was a ship’s captain at 22. Very tall, blond, and ruggedly handsome, he signed with Paramount and...
At the age of 16 Rex Harrison joined the Liverpool Repertory Company and subsequently made his London debut at the Everyman Theatre in 1930. His success...
Everyone’s favorite wise-ass began his career as a weekend weathercaster at an Indianapolis TV station; he eventually lost his job after several on-air stunts (including congratulating...