actorBorn: 2/26/1928Birthplace: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Best-known for his work in New York and Canadian theater from the 1950s to the 1990s, he also occasionally appeared in feature films and…
actor, director, screenwriterBorn: 12/18/1917Birthplace: Cogdell, Georgia Originally a stage actor and writer, he later wrote the screenplay for and directed the film Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970…
(Marion Cecelia Douras)actressBorn: 1/3/1897Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Comic actress whose career bridged the silent era and the emergence of “ talkies,” and was continuously promoted by her…
(Ruth Elizabeth Davis)actressBorn: 5/5/1908Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Academy Award -winning film and television actress known for her distinctive appearance and voice, as well as for roles…
(Virginia Davis)actressBorn: 1/21/1956Birthplace: Wareham, Massachusetts
Versatile actress whose career has ranged from thoughtful roles in movies such as Thelma & Louise (1991) and A…
political activist, authorBorn: 1/26/1944Birthplace: Birmingham, Ala. A graduate student of political philosopher Herbert Marcuse at Brandeis University, Davis became a member of the Communist…
trumpet player, jazz composerBorn: 5/26/1926Birthplace: Alton, Illinois A prominent jazz trumpeter of the 1950s and '60s who pioneered new styles such as cool jazz, hard bop and fusion, Davis…
singer, songwriterBorn: 1/21/1942Birthplace: Lubbock, Texas Singer-songwriter who penned rock and country hits such as “In the Ghetto” and “I Believe in Music” for Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Glen…
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 5/14/2012
Governor Gen. Arthur FOULKES Prime Min. Perry CHRISTIE Dep. Prime Min. Philip DAVIS Min. of…
First LadyBorn: 7/6/1921Birthplace: New York, New York Nancy Reagan was born Anne Frances Robbins in New York City. When she was six, her mother, actress Edith Luckett, married Dr. Loyal Davis, a…
