jazz saxophonist, composerBorn: 9/23/1926Birthplace: Hamlet, North Carolina Jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer who was a leader of the New Wave jazz movement. Coltrane began his…
(Sean Aloysius O'Feeney)directorBorn: 2/1/1895Birthplace: Cape Elizabeth, Maine Academy Award-winning director known for his visually striking, well-acted movies, notably Westerns, that capture…
novelistBorn: 2/8/1955Birthplace: Jonesboro, Arkansas Author and attorney whose fast-paced, suspenseful courtroom dramas have sold millions and topped international bestseller lists. Many of…
playwrightBorn: 2/5/1938Birthplace: New York City Playwright known for his comic, satirical works, which have found critical success Off Broadway. His plays include The House of Blue Leaves (1971…
director, writer, actorBorn: 8/5/1906Birthplace: Nevada, Missouri Film director, writer and actor who directed The Maltese Falcon (1941) and The African Queen (1951) and appeared in Chinatown (…
actorBorn: 11/25/1947Birthplace: New Orleans Emmy Award-winning actor who portrayed womanizing Asst. D.A. Dan Fielding on Night Court (1984–92). He played John Hemingway, a reformed alcholic who…
singer, guitarist, songwriterBorn: 10/9/1940Birthplace: Liverpool, England British singer, guitarist and harmonica player for The Beatles. After The Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon launched a…
actorBorn: 10/19/1945Birthplace: Rochester, New York Tony Award-winning stage, television and film actor known for his dry humor. His films include The World According to Garp (1982) and A Civil…
directorBorn: 2/16/1926Birthplace: London, England Academy Award-winning film and television director whose Midnight Cowboy (1970) is the only X-rated film to win a best-picture Oscar. His other…
actorBorn: 2/18/1954Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey Film and television actor first known for his role on television's Welcome Back Kotter (1975–79) and as disco king Tony Manero in the 1977…
