singer and actressBorn: 1895Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas McDaniel began her career as a teen, performing for traveling black minstrel shows in the West, and later sang in theaters and clubs. She…
publicist, writerBorn: 5/7/1932Birthplace: Liverpool, England Taylor was the Beatles' press agent for a number of years. He traveled with the group on their 1964 world tour, ghostwrote the…
The Question: From where does Canada get its name? The Answer: Canada borrows its name from the Huron-Iroquois Indian word, "kanata," which means village…
discus throwerDied: October 1, 2007 (Fort Myers Beach, Florida) Best Known as: gold medalist in four consecutive Olympic Games Former Olympic discus thrower who…
(Leslie Howard Steiner)actorBorn: 4/3/1893Birthplace: London, England Though he received two Oscar nominations for leading roles in Pygmalion (1938) and Berkeley Square (1933), he is best…
(Constance Frances Marie Ockelman)actressBorn: 11/14/1919Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Film actress mostly known for the films she made while with Paramount during World War II. Petite and blond,…
actor, singer, writerBorn: 6/14/1909Birthplace: Hunt City Township, Illinois The beloved folk singer of such children's classics as “I Know an Old Lady (Who Swallowed A Fly),” Burl Ives spent the…
actressBorn: 6/8/1966Birthplace: Spring Valley, New York Film and Emmy Award winning television actress best known for her role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on the hospital drama ER (1994–2000),…
television news reporter, producer, writerBorn: 9/10/1934Birthplace: Wilmington, North Carolina The recipient of thirteen Emmy Awards, Charles Kuralt began his illustrious career as a journalist…
