(Marie Gouze)feminist, writerBorn: 1745?Birthplace: Montauban, Languedoc, France De Gouges was an ardent advocate of many human rights, especially equality for women, at a time when those beliefs…
actressBorn: 6/2/1978Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Actress best known for her role as sassy 16-year-old Tiffany Malloy on the TV show Unhappily Ever After (1995). Already aspiring to showbiz…
actor, director, producer, screenwriterBorn: 12/8/1930Birthplace: Vienna, Austria Schell made his U.S. screen debut in 1958 and won an Oscar in 1961 for his role as the defense attorney in Judgment…
actor, comedian, writer, directorBorn: 6/8/1958Birthplace: New York City Keenan Ivory Wayans directed one of the most critically acclaimed TV comedy skit shows, In Living Color (1990–92), often…
(Eileen Regina Twain)country singerBorn: 8/28/1965Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Part of the Canadian influx that is flooding Nashville, Twain has sold more albums than any other female…
entrepreneurBorn: 7/29/1797Birthplace: Carmel, N.Y. Having begun his career in the cattle-driving business, he was keenly aware of emerging opportunities and became successively (and successfully…
actor, director, screenwriter, producerBorn: 10/16/1958Birthplace: West Covina, California Extremely talented Academy Award nominated director who is adept in most phases of film making and is at…
(Harold Rowe Holbrook, Jr.)actorBorn: 2/17/1925Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Insightful actor active in stage, film, and television but best known for developing and touring with a one-man show of…
(Robert Brian Keith, Jr.)actorBorn: 11/14/1921Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey After appearing in silent films as a child actor and trying his hand at a stage career, Brian Keith made his film debut…
actorBorn: 6/1/1937Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee A movie industry veteran who has evolved from sturdy character actor to engaging leading man, he received Academy Award nominations for his roles…