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No Doubt

rock group No Doubt received a Grammy nomination for best new band in 1996 after its album Tragic Kingdom captured Billboard's No. 1 slot. Hits on that album include, “Just a Girl” and “Spiderwebs…

Carol Channing

comedienne, singerBorn: 1/31/1921Birthplace: Seattle, Washington Comic actress best known for her roles in popular Broadway musicals, including Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1949) and Hello, Dolly (…

Sir Rex Harrison

actorBorn: 3/5/1908Birthplace: Huyton, England Academy and Tony Award-winning film and stage actor known for his suave, nonchalant style. He appeared in the stage (1956–58) and film (1964)…

James Earl Jones

actorBorn: 1/17/1931Birthplace: Arkabutla, Mississippi Tony and Grammy Award-winning film and stage actor known for his authoritative voice. His stage appearances include Fences (1985) and The…

Arthur Miller

playwrightBorn: 10/17/1915Birthplace: New York City Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright whose works deal with familial turmoil and moral and political issues. His plays include Death…

Phil Silvers

actorBorn: 5/11/1912Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Emmy and Tony Award-winning television and stage actor remembered for creating Sgt. Ernie Bilko, the fast-talking but endearing con man in The…

Julie Walters

actressBorn: 2/22/1950Birthplace: Birmingham, England Walters left nursing to pursue an acting career. She got her start singing, dancing, and acting in several British stage productions. She won a…

Ray Walston

Herman WalstonactorBorn: 12/2/1914Birthplace: Laurel, Mississippi versatile, eccentric actor who won a Tony Award for his role as the Devil in Broadway's Damn Yankees. He may have in fact sold his…

Tom O’Horgan Biography

theater directorDied: January 11, 2009 (Florida, USA) Best Known as: director of "Hair" Tom O'Horgan, an innovative stage and screen director, introduced the…

Hepburn, Audrey

(Encyclopedia) Hepburn, Audrey, 1929–93, British film actress, b. Brussels as Audrey Kathleen Ruston. The daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness, she and her mother lived in the…