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1. Karen Carpenter

Soundtrack | Paul Williams: Still Alive

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Karen Carpenter moved with her family to Downey, California, in 1963. Karen's older brother, Richard Carpenter, decided to put together an instrumental trio with him on the piano, Karen on the drums and their friend Wes Jacobs on the bass and tuba. In a battle of the...

2. Rafael Campos

Actor | Agent for H.A.R.M.

Rafael Campos was born on May 13, 1936 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He was an actor, known for Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966), This Could Be the Night (1957) and Centennial (1978). He was married to Dinah Washington and Sally Boyd. He died on July 9, 1985 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, ...

3. Billy Consolo

Self | ESPN SportsCentury

Billy Consolo was born on August 18, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He died on March 27, 2008 in Westlake Village, California, USA.

4. Hoyt Curtin

Soundtrack | Zodiac

Hoyt Curtin was born in Downey, California, but grew up in San Bernadino. He began playing the piano when he was 5, and by ninth grade, he had his own orchestra. He graduated from the San Bernadino High School in 1940 and the University of Southern California in 1943. While at USC, he enrolled in ...

5. Cesare Danova

Actor | Mean Streets

Tall, dark, and handsome, Italian actor Cesare Danova (pronounced Chez-a-ray Da-NO-va) was a true Renaissance man. As a boy, it appeared he might become a professional athlete. But his family wanted him to become a doctor. Cesare, by his own account, studied medicine with such diligence that he ...

6. Jean De Briac

Actor | Half Past Midnight

Jean De Briac was born on August 15, 1891 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Half Past Midnight (1948), The Iron Man (1924) and The Duchess of Buffalo (1926). He died on October 18, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

7. Eddie Dean

Self | Desperate Man Blues

8. Don Dillaway

Actor | Pack Up Your Troubles

Don Dillaway was born on March 17, 1903 in Westfield, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Pack Up Your Troubles (1932), Platinum Blonde (1931) and Frontier Pony Express (1939). He was married to Vivian Josephine Nusser. He died on November 18, 1982 in West Lake, California, USA.

9. Josephine Dunn

Actress | Murder at Dawn

Convent-educated Mary Josephine Dunn got her start in the chorus line of 'Good Morning, Dearie' at the age of 15. She was briefly in the Ziegfeld Follies and, in 1924, had a walk-on in 'Dear Sir' on Broadway. Two years later, she was picked by a talent scout to join the Paramount acting school for ...

10. Ron Goldman

Self | Studs

Ronald Lyle Goldman was born to Sharon and Fred Goldman on July 2nd, 1968. He grew up in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. He had a younger sister named Kim Goldman. When Ron was six, his parents divorced, and his father was granted custody. This led to a very distant relationship between Ron and Kim, and ...

11. Bert Goodrich

Actor | Birch Street Gym

Bert Goodrich is known for Birch Street Gym (1991).

12. Don Grady

Music_department | My Three Sons

Born Don Agrati in San Diego, California, Don Grady became a Mousekeeter, along with 23 others, when that show debuted in 1955. In 1960, he joined My Three Sons (1960), which debuted in 1960 and ran for 12 years. As an enthusiast of music after "My Three Sons" ended, he continued in music as a ...

13. Joel Hirschhorn

Soundtrack | The Poseidon Adventure

Joel Hirschhorn shared two Academy Awards for theme songs in "The Poseidon Adventure" and "The Towering Inferno," with longtime collaborator Al Kasha. During his long career Hirschhorn's songs sold more than 90 million records, and were featured in more then 20 films and were recorded by various ...

14. Ruth Hussey

Actress | The Philadelphia Story

A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Drama, Ruth Hussey's first show-business job was as a fashion commentator on a local radio station. She journeyed to New York City, where she was signed as a model by the world-famous Powers agency. She obtained some stage roles with touring ...

15. Graham Jarvis

Actor | What's Up, Doc?

Born in Toronto, Canadian-American actor Graham Jarvis attended Williams College, before moving to New York to pursue a career in theatre. He studied acting at the American Theatre Wing and was an original member of the Lincoln Center Repertory Theater. He appeared in film and television for ...

16. Jack Kirby

Writer | Black Panther

Jack "The King" Kirby was an influential comic book writer and artist, particularly famous for creating or co-creating some of the most famous characters for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics.

In 1917, Kirby was born under the name "Jacob Kurtzberg" on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York ...

17. Mort Lindsey

Music_department | The Birdcage

NBC staff pianist (1948-1951), arranger, composer and conductor Mort Lindsey earned a BA degree from Columbia University and an MA from Columbia University Teachers College and arranged the Broadway score for "Bajour". Joining ASCAP in 1957, his chief musical collaborators were Alan and Marilyn ...

18. Virginia Mayo

Actress | White Heat

Virginia Clara Jones was born on November 30, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of a newspaper reporter and his wife. The family had a rich heritage in the St. Louis area: her great-great-great-grandfather served in the American Revolution and later founded the city of East Saint Louis, ...

19. Harry Nilsson

Soundtrack | Magnolia

Harry Nilsson was born on June 15, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002) and Contact (1997). He was married to Una Mary O'Keeffe, Diane Clatworthy and Sandra Lee McTaggart. He died on January 15, 1994 in ...

20. George O'Hanlon

Actor | Rocky

George O'Hanlon was born on November 23, 1912 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Rocky (1976), So You Want a Television Set (1953) and So Your Wife Wants to Work (1956). He was married to Nancy Owens, Martha Stewart and Inez Yvonne Witt. He died on ...

21. Michael O'Shea

Actor | Lady of Burlesque

His five brothers all became policemen, encouraged on by their father, but Hartford-born Irish-American Michael O'Shea defied family tradition and turned to acting. Born on March 17, 1906, Michael dropped out of school at age 12 and went the vaudeville route, touring with his boxing idol Jack ...

22. Marty Paich

Soundtrack | First Blood

Marty Paich was born on January 23, 1925 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a composer, known for First Blood (1982), Dune (1984) and The Fugitive (1993). He died on August 12, 1995 in Santa Ynez, California, USA.

23. Clete Roberts

Actor | Testament

Clete Roberts was born on February 1, 1912 in Portland, Oregon. He is known for his work on M*A*S*H (1983), Testament (1983), The Jerk (1979), Meteor (1979), and Time After Time (1979). He was a well-known and highly respected TV news anchor for KTLA in Los Angeles, California. He died on September...

24. Jerry Scoggins

Soundtrack | The Beverly Hillbillies

Jerry Scoggins was born on September 30, 1911 in Mount Pleasant, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) and Wagon Team (1952). He died on December 7, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

25. Ernest Severn

Actor | Pursued

Ernest Severn was born on May 3, 1933 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Pursued (1947). He died on November 27, 1987 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.

26. Artie Shaw

Soundtrack | The Rocketeer

Artie Shaw played ukulele at ten and began as an alto saxophonist at the age of twelve. While still in his teens he formed his first band, the Bellevue Ramblers which performed at local gigs. He took up the clarinet in 1926 and spent several years honing his talent playing for various local bands ...

27. Ernie Wallengren

Writer | Flipper

Ernie Wallengren was born on December 15, 1952 in Heber City, Utah, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Flipper (1995), Falcon Crest (1981) and The Waltons (1972). He was married to Cheryl Alexis. He died on May 27, 2003 in Calabasas, California, USA.

28. Peter Whitney

Actor | The Big Heat

Peter Whitney's over-powering frame, swarthy looks, bushy brows and maniacal look in his eye made him one of the most fearsome character actors to lump around in 1940s-60s film and TV.

Born on May 24, 1916 in New Jersey of German ancestry, Peter King Engle was educated at Exeter Academy. He ...

29. Terry Wilson

Actor | Westworld

Actor and stuntman Terry Wilson was born on September 3, 1923 in Huntington Park, California. A football star during his high school days, Wilson originally planned on becoming a veterinarian and attended California Polytechnic School on a football scholarship. Terry enlisted and served in the ...

30. Steve Forrest

Actor | Mommie Dearest

A ruggedly handsome action man of the 1960s and '70s, Steve Forrest was born William Forrest Andrews in Huntsville, Texas, the youngest of thirteen children of Annis (Speed) and Charles Forrest Andrews, a Baptist minister. His brother was actor Dana Andrews. Forrest began his screen career as a ...

31. William Phipps

Actor | The War of the Worlds

In the early days of 1950s science-fiction, one of the first people to become identified with the genre was actor William Phipps. Aside from furnishing the voice of Prince Charming in Disney's cartoon classic Cinderella (1950), Phipps also hid his boyish face beneath a beard as the star of Arch ...

32. Celeste Yarnall

Actress | Star Trek

Celeste Yarnall is an amazing woman of many talents who has been very successful in a diverse number of fields. There appears to be nothing she cannot do when she puts her mind to it. Apart from her initial career as model, spokesperson and actress, Celeste has also managed several talented ...

33. Kristoff St. John

Actor | The Young and the Restless

Kristoff made his television debut at age 8 in the sit-com series "That's My Mama." Now, 39 years later, he is one of the stars on CBS's "Young and The Restless," the number one rated drama for the past 25 years on daytime television, playing the popular character of Neil Winters. Is it just a ...

34. Eddie Money

Soundtrack | Over the Top

Eddie Money was born on March 21, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Over the Top (1987), The Iron Claw (2023) and Sideways (2004). He was married to Laurie Money and Margo Lee Walker. He died on September 13, 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

35. Dianne Foster

Actress | Night Passage

A curvaceous and comely lead and second lead actress of the 1950s and 1960s, Dianne Foster was born Olga Helen Laruska on October 31, 1928 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Of Ukrainian parentage, she began her stage career performing in high school plays and in local community theater productions. Her...

36. Lyle Waggoner

Actor | Wonder Woman

The television heartthrob from the 1960s and 1970s was the proverbial tall, dark and classically handsome actor. Completing the solid package was a great, muscular build, smooth charm, and an almost perfect set of teeth. Born in 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas, and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, he ...

37. Lelan Rogers

Producer | Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues

Lelan Rogers was born on June 9, 1928 in Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987), Coward of the County (1981) and Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983). He died on August 22, ...

38. Patricia Hitchcock

Actress | Strangers on a Train

Patricia Alma Hitchcock was the only child of Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville. Her upbringing was 'English' and strict. Two years of boarding school from the age of eight was followed by relocation to the U.S. a year later when Hitch was contracted by David O. Selznick to direct Rebecca ...

39. Gene Perret

Writer | The Carol Burnett Show

Gene Perret was born on April 3, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Carol Burnett Show (1967), Welcome Back, Kotter (1975) and NBC Investigates Bob Hope (1987). He was married to Joanne. He died on November 15, 2022 in Westlake Village, California, ...