Biographies
Biographies of move and TV actors
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Betty Garrett biography
Betty Garrett (born May 23, 1919, St. Joseph, Missouri) is an American actress, comedienne and dancer who belonged to the golden era of the movie musical, such as ‘On the Town’ and ‘Neptune’s Daughter’l. in her later career, she is best known for a pair of roles in two prominent 1970s sitcoms: Archie Bunker’s liberal next-door neighbor, Irene Lorenzo, in ‘All in the Family’ and Edna Babish in ‘Laverne and Shirley’.
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Bob Hope biography
Bob Hope KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an English-born entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, in radio, television, movies, and on numerous USO tours for U.S. military personnel.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Humphrey Bogart biography
Biography of Humphrey Bogart, best known for his roles in ‘Casablanca’, ‘The River Queen’, ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’
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Monday, December 03, 2007
Orson Welles biography
Biography of Orson Welles, writer, director, producer and actor—one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th Century
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Thelma Todd biography
Biography of Thelma Todd, a popular American actress of the late 1920s and early 1930s film. Appearing in over 40 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films like Marx Brothers’ Monkey Business and Horse Feathers. She also had roles in Laurel and Hardy’s Another Fine Mess, The Devil’s Brother (aka Fra Diavolo), Chickens Come Home, and a brief part in The Bohemian Girl’.
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
Judy Garland biography
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Biography of Esther Williams
Esther Jane Williams (born August 8, 1921) is a retired United States competitive swimmer and movie star, famous for her musical films that featured elaborate performances with swimming and diving.
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Biography of Ricardo Montalban
Biography of Ricardo Montalbán, famous TV and movie actor,
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Biography of Mel Blanc
biography of Mel Blanc, the ‘man of 1,000 voices’ best known for being the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Speedy Gonzales, as well as work on numerous TV and radio shows, as well as movie appearances
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Biography of Sidney Chaplin - son of Charlie Chaplin, Tony-winning Broadway star
A biography of Sidney Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin’s third son, and a very talented singer and actor in his own right, who made his mark on Broadway, and has the Tony awards to prove it!
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Ricardo Montalban - in memory
Memories of the actor who always personified class and style - the late, lamented Ricardo Montalban
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
Biography of Bert Lahr
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Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr
biography of Bert Lahr, best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion in ‘The Wizard of Oz’, written by his son, John
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