Various Artists gather in an MTV special in Haiti
MTV has organized the special event “Hope for Haiti Now” (Hope for Haiti now) with performances from Los Angeles, New York and London to raise funds. Read the rest of this entry »
Jackie Gleason
Herbert Walton Gleason, Jr. , baptized as John Herbert “Jackie” Gleason, (February 26, 1916–June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on the sitcom The Honeymooners. His most noted film role was Minnesota Fats in The Hustler. Read the rest of this entry »
Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould (born Elliot Goldstein; August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He became known during the 1970s, having starred in many Hollywood films, and has since continued appearing in supporting roles.
Early life
Gould was born in Brooklyn, New York, the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. His mother, Lucille sold artificial flowers to beauty [...]
Fred Gwynne
Frederick Hubbard “Fred” Gwynne (10 July 1926 – 2 July 1993) was an American actor. Gwynne is best known for his roles as Francis Muldoon and Herman Munster in the 1960s sitcoms Car 54, Where Are You? and The Munsters, respectively, and as Jud Crandall in “Pet Semetary.”
Biography: Early life:
Gwynne was born in New York [...]
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim. He is perhaps best known for his long conducting relationship with the New York Philharmonic, which included the Young People’s Concerts series, and also [...]
Jack Haley
John Joseph “Jack” Haley, Jr. (August 10, 1898 – June 6, 1979) was an American stage, radio, and film actor best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. He also portrayed farmworker Hickory, who appeared in the Kansas sequences, in the film.
Biography
Career: Haley starred in vaudeville as a song-and-dance [...]
Paul Simon
I’m neurotically driven. . . . I lay off for awhile and then I get panicky. . . . I say to myself . . . , I can’t write anymore. It’s over.
— Paul Simon
FROM “The Sounds of Silence” to “The Obvious Child,” Paul Simon has proved to be one of the most talented songwriters [...]
Henry Silva
Henry Silva (born September 15, 1928) is an American actor who has played a wide variety of movie roles.
Silva was born in Brooklyn, New York of Sicilian and Spanish descent.He grew up in Harlem and quit school when he was 13 years old to attend drama classes, supporting himself as a dishwasher and waiter in [...]
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, a star of film and television, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence, and a favorite of directors such as Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra. After a short stint as [...]
Daryl Hannah
A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from afar–you pretend it’s not there.
— Daryl Hannah
DARYL HANNAH made waves long before she played the mermaid in Splash–as an acrobatic, semi-mute android in Blade Runner. But given the chance, she proved to be more than a beautiful blonde, turning in [...]
