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Christopher Plummer was born Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer on December 13, 1929. He is a Canadian theater, television, and film actor. His...

King Lear is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies. It's best known for the themes of kinship and human suffering. There are two ...

Thomas Hardy was born June 2, 1840. He was an English novelist, short story writer and poet. Hardy first trained as an architect under John ...

Charles Manson was born Charles Milles Manson on November 12, 1934. Charles Manson was convicted of commanding members of his "family...

A Spaghetti Western is a nickname for an old Western film. One of the best known Spaghetti Westerns is Sergio Leone's "Man With No ...

Bette Davis was born Ruth Elizabeth Davis on April 5, 1908. She was an American actress. She won 2 Academy Awards. Her Academy Awards were f...

Studio 54 was a legendary disco located in Manhattan, New York. The owner of Studio 54, Steve Rubell, was known for mixing celebrities with ...

Cole Porter was born Cole Albert Porter on June 9, 1891. Porter was an American composer and songwriter. His musical comedies include Kiss M...

Samuel Langhorne Clemens is more commonly known as Mark Twain. He was above all a distinguished writer. The most notable of his works are Ad...

Breakfast at Tiffany's is a film about a young woman, Holly Golightly, who has relationship problems with her neighbor, Paul Varjak. Au...

Charles Dickens was born Charles John Huffam Dickens on February 7, 1812. He was considered one of the best English writers. Among many some...

Jeanne d'Arc also known as Joan of Arc was born in 1412. Joan was born in a small French town called Domremy. Joan headed the French arm...

Clark Gable was born William Clark Gable on February 1, 1901. He was an American Academy Award winning actor. He won his Academy Award for h...

Mickey Rooney was born Joseph Yule, Jr. on September 23, 1920. He is a great American film actor who has many films to his name. Mickey star...

Gary Cooper was born Frank James Cooper on May 7, 1901. He was an American film actor. He won two Academy Awards for his work in Sergeant Yo...

The Sound of Music is a musical based on a book written by Maria Von Trapp. The book was made into a 1961 London Production, and a 1961 Aus...

Dick Van Dyke was born December 13, 1925. Of his many talents, he is best known for his work in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The D...

Norman Rockwell was born Norman Percevel Rockwell on February 3, 1894. Norman was a 20th Century painter. His best-known works are Rosie the...

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. It is the story of a distraught family where the wife, Maggie, escapes poverty and m...

A Streetcar Named Desire is a popular play written by Tennessee Williams in 1945. It was such a big hit it was later made into a film in 1...