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1. Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Actor, Kings Row Ronald Reagan is, arguably, the most successful actor in history, having catapulted from a career as a Warner Bros. contract player and television star, into serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild, the governorship of California (1967-1975), and lastly, two terms as President of the United States (1981-1989)...
2. Jeanette Nolan Jeanette Nolan Actress, The Fox and the Hound Jeanette Nolan began her acting career in the Pasadena Community Playhouse and, while a student at Los Angeles City College, made her radio debut in 1932 in "Omar Khayyam", the first transcontinental broadcast from station KHJ. Her film debut was probably also her best part, Lady Macbeth opposite director/actor Orson Welles's Macbeth...
3. Vito Scotti Vito Scotti Actor, The Godfather With his dark features and having spent much of his early years in Naples, Italy, Vito Scotti was understandably typecast as Italian waiters, government functionaries, policemen, maitre d's and barbers. When Vito was seven, the Scottis moved back to the U.S. where his mother became a diva in the Italian theatre in New York...
4. Richard Johnson Richard Johnson Actor, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Born in Upminster, Essex, England in 1927, Richard Johnson attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and then performed in John Gielgud's repertory company until joining the navy in 1945 until 1948. After the war, he appeared successfully in the West End and made his film debut in the early 1950s...
5. Katherine Woodville Katherine Woodville Actress, Days of Our Lives
6. Laurence Naismith Laurence Naismith Actor, Diamonds Are Forever The British charactor actor Laurence Naismith was a Merchant Marine seaman before becoming an actor. He made his London stage debut in 1927 in the chorus of the musical "Oh, Boy." Three years later, he joined the Bristol Repertory and remained with them until the outbreak of World War II. After serving nine years in the Royal Artillery (with the final rank of Acting Battery Commander)...
7. Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury Writer, Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury was an American science fiction writer whose works were translated in more than 40 languages and sold millions of copies around the world. Although he created a world of new technical and intellectual ideas, he never obtained a driver's license and had never driven a car. He was born Ray Douglas Bradbury on August 22...
8. Mel Tormé Mel Tormé Soundtrack, Gangster Squad A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow tenor voice. In the 1940s, he formed his own group, the Mel-Tones, one of the first jazz-influenced vocal groups...
9. Roland Young Roland Young Actor, The Philadelphia Story Best remembered for the many meek characters he played -- think Cosmo Topper, of the screwball classic ­­Topper -- this balding, short, yet distinguished actor was born in London, England, to an architect and his wife. Young was educated at Sherborne College and London University and trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art...
10. O. Henry O. Henry Writer, Ruthless People O. Henry was an American writer whose short stories are known for wit, wordplay and clever twist endings. He wrote nearly 600 stories about life in America. He was born William Sidney Porter on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. His father, Algernon Sidney Porter, was a medical doctor...
11. Manu Tupou Manu Tupou Actor, A Man Called Horse
12. Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Soundtrack, Little Miss Sunshine
13. Del Monroe Del Monroe Actor, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Del Monroe is probably best known as Seaman Kowalski in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the subsequent TV series based on the film, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, He was thrilled to play a seaman in the big-budget film, but one day on the set he noticed what he believed to be a silly-looking mistake. He pointed it out to producer Irwin Allen...
14. Virginia North Virginia North Actress, On Her Majesty's Secret Service The daughter of an American Army Officer and a British mother, Virginia Anne Northrop spent her childhood travelling and growing up in whatever country her father happened to be posted. By the age of twenty, she settled in London and became a fashion model with Europe's leading agency, Models 1. Despite having little or no acting experience...
15. Caroline John Caroline John Actress, Love Actually Of the many satellites that have orbited the eleven (to date) incarnations of 'the Doctor' between 1963 and the present, one of the brightest was Caroline John. Not only was she the most beautiful of the companions, but also stood out for her resourcefulness and intelligence. Having submitted a glamorous modelling shot of herself to the production office...
16. M.A. Bogue M.A. Bogue Actor, You'll Find Out Merwyn Bogue took the name Ish Kabibble from the lyrics of one of the comedic songs in his routine. Born in Erie, PA, Bogue started out studying law at West Virginia University. In his role as Ish Kabibble, Bogue entertained fans with his trumpet playing, his nonsensical quips and corny poems. He managed Kay Kyser's big band from 1931 to 1951...
17. Bernie Pock Bernie Pock Stunts, Back to the Future
18. Heinz Erhardt Heinz Erhardt Actor, Widower with 5 Daughters The multi-talented comedian, pianist, singer and home-spun poet Heinz Erhardt was born in Riga, the son of a successful bandmaster. After his parents split up, he had a somewhat unsettled upbringing, spent, alternately, with his mother in St. Petersburg, with his grandparents in Riga and with his father in Hannover...
19. Natacha Rambova Natacha Rambova Costume Designer, Salomé Famed costume designer Natacha Rambova was Born Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy in 1897 to a drunkard father and a determined mother in Salt Lake City, UT (years later during the Minervala Dance Tour when her hometown paper promoted her as "that pigtailed Shaughnessy girl", she locked herself in her room crying and refused to come out)...
20. Patricia Dane Patricia Dane Actress, Johnny Eager Resembling Hedy Lamarr with her brunet sultry looks, beautiful second-string actress Patricia Dane possessed a rough and rowdy exterior, which worked much better for her in front of the camera than off of it. Born Thelma Patricia Ann Pippen in Jacksonville, Florida, her father died shortly after her birth and the infant was placed in the care...
21. Colette Marchand Colette Marchand Actress, Moulin Rouge
22. Dee Dee Ramone Dee Dee Ramone Soundtrack, School of Rock Dee Dee Ramone(1951 - 2002) was born as Douglas Glenn Colvin on September 18, 1951 in Fort Lee, Virginia, USA. He was a German-American musician, best known as a founding member, songwriter and bassist for the influential punk rock band "Ramones". His father was a U.S. Master Sergeant (born 1911) and his mother a woman (born 1931) from Berlin...
23. Mike Morgan Mike Morgan Actor, The Horse's Mouth Morgan was in the spotlight for only about a year, making his film debut in "Barnacle Bill" in 1957 which starred Alec Guinness. From there, he got a more prominent role the following year as Nosey in another Guinness film, "The Horse's Mouth." He had the last line of the film. While it looked like his career would take off...
24. Michael Barrington Michael Barrington Actor, Beggars and Choosers
25. Max Terhune Max Terhune Actor, Santa Fe Stampede Four years after appearing with Gene Autry on a national radio show in 1932 he went to Hollywood. By that time he Max was a skilled vaudevillian (magician, juggler, whistler, impressionist, card tricks). His specialty was ventriloquism. On the Orpheum Circuit his dummy was named Skully Null; he became Elmer Sneezeweed in the movies...
26. Toshi Shioya Toshi Shioya Actor, Mr. Baseball
27. William Farnum William Farnum Actor, The Painted Desert William Farnum was born the son of G.D. Farnum and Adela Le Gros, actors who trained their William and his two brothers, Dustin Farnum and Marshall Farnum, in their profession. William made his stage debut at the age of 10 in Richmond, Virginia, in a production of "Julius Caesar" starring Edwin Booth...
28. Larry Kert Larry Kert Actor, Conspiracy of Fear
29. Olle Hellbom Olle Hellbom Director, The Brothers Lionheart
30. Povel Ramel Povel Ramel Soundtrack, My Life as a Dog Ramel grew up in the posh neighbourhood Östermalm in Stockholm. His father was a lawyer and his mother a homemaker. When they died in a traffic accident in 1938 he stayed with an aunt who saw his potential and he debuted in the Aftonbladet young talent show "Vi som vill opp" in 1939. He made his first record in 1942 and his first chart hit came in 1944 with "Johanssons boogie-woogie-vals"...
31. Joseph Vitale Joseph Vitale Actor, Road to Rio
32. Mildred J. Hill Mildred J. Hill Soundtrack, Batman Begins
33. Nils Brandt Nils Brandt Actor, Fanny and Alexander
34. Steven Reuther Steven Reuther Producer, Face/Off
35. Philo McCullough Philo McCullough Actor, Tarzan the Fearless
36. Rob Maxey Rob Maxey Actor, Road to Perdition
37. Jack Gregson Jack Gregson Actor, Auction-Aire
38. Bruce Purchase Bruce Purchase Actor, Richard III Bearded, heavy-set New Zealand-born character actor with a booming voice, who went to England to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After repertory experience, he had notable stage appearances with the National Theatre Company (of which he was a founder member) and the Mermaid Theatre, invariably in Shakespearean parts...
39. Russ Scott Russ Scott Actor, The Secret of Indian Gap
40. Harry R. Sherman Harry R. Sherman Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Lilies of the Field
41. Helen Verbit Helen Verbit Actress, Little Big Man
42. José Jaspe José Jaspe Actor, Horror Express
43. Gwen Plumb Gwen Plumb Actress, The Man in the Iron Mask Born in the inner-west Sydney suburb of Stanmore and raised in the eastern beach suburb of Coogee, Gwen Plumb did not plan on taking up acting as a career. A chance invitation from a member of the David Jones tailoring department, where she was working at the time, led to her accepting a role in a local Drama Club's play...
44. Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria von Weber Soundtrack, The Intouchables Learining all about music and instruments Von Weber moved around Germany changing his teachers once in a while. In 1813 he became "Kapellmeister" in Prague and in 1816 music director of the "Deutsche Oper" in Dresden. There he supported German operas instead of the Italian ones which were very popular at his time...
45. Ted Nobriga Ted Nobriga Actor, Hawaii
46. Derrick Brice Derrick Brice Actor, The Return of the Living Dead
47. Stephen Crane Stephen Crane Writer, The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane was the 14th child of parents who were both writers. Descended from a line of soldiers and clergymen (his father, Rev. Jonathan T. Crane, was a Methodist minister), Stephen inherited from his forebearers the obsessive subject of war, stoical compassion and, particularly in his poetry, a Biblical style...
48. Judith Arlen Judith Arlen Actress, Kiss and Make-Up
49. Virginia Lee Corbin Virginia Lee Corbin Actress, Hands Up!
50. Franco Rossi Franco Rossi Director, Turn the Other Cheek
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