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1. Diana Barrymore

Actress | Between Us Girls

"Too Much, Too Soon" was the story of Diana's life, and the title of her autobiography. Her father was stage and screen legend John Barrymore and her mother was Blanche Oelrichs (who wrote under the masculine pseudonym Michael Strange), who had just divorced Mr. Thomas and had 2 children (Leonard ...

2. James Auchincloss

Actor | Is There Sex After Death?

James Auchincloss is known for Is There Sex After Death? (1971).

3. Billy Bang

Self | Rising Tones Cross

Billy Bang was born on September 20, 1947 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He died on April 11, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

4. John Murray Anderson

Director | King of Jazz

Director, producer, songwriter and author, educated at Edinburgh Academy in Scotland and Lausanne University in Switzerland. He studied drama with Herbert Beerbohm Tree. In World War I he served in the American Bureau of Information. On Broadway, he directed and wrote the scores for "Greenwich ...

5. Nora Bayes

Soundtrack | BioShock Infinite

Nora Bayes was born on October 3, 1880 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was married to Benjamin L Friedland, Arthur Gordini, Harry Clark, Jack Norworth and Otto Anselm Gressing. She died on March 19, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

6. Digby Bell

Actor | Father and the Boys

Digby Bell, a 5' 5" singing comedian, starred in many Gilbert & Sullivan comic operas. He introduced the song, "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo", while playing the Charles Dana Gibson character, Mr. Pipp. Bell was a fervent golfer and New York Giant baseball fan, as was his best friend ...

7. Irving Berlin

Soundtrack | Alexander's Ragtime Band

Irving Berlin was born Israel Isidor Baline on May 11, 1888 in Mogilev, Belarus, Russian Empire. Towering composer, songwriter, ("God Bless America", "Always", "Blue Skies", "White Christmas") author and publisher, he came to the United States at age 5 and was educated in New York's public schools....

8. Cornelius Bliss

Self | Republican National Committee of 1900

Cornelius Bliss was born on January 26, 1833 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He died on October 9, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA.

9. Nellie Bly Baker

Actress | The Goldfish

Nellie Bly Baker was born on September 7, 1893 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for The Goldfish (1924), That Model from Paris (1926) and Breakfast at Sunrise (1927). She was married to J.H. O'Brien. She died on October 12, 1984 in Lone Pine, California, USA.

10. Herbert Brenon

Director | Beau Geste

Herbert Brenon was born on January 13, 1880 in Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was a director and writer, known for Beau Geste (1926), Ivanhoe (1913) and Sorrell and Son (1927). He was married to Mrs. Herbert Brenon. He died on June 21, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

11. Ralph Bunche

Self | One More River

Ralph Bunche was born on April 7, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was married to Ruth Harris. He died on December 9, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.

12. Harry Carey

Actor | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York Law School, where his law school classmates included future ...

13. Ernest Carter

The Body Bag

Ernest Carter is known for The Body Bag (2012), The Mummy's Kiss (2003) and Blood Scarab (2008).

14. Irene Castle

Actress | Patria

Irene Castle and her husband Vernon Castle (born Vernon Blyth) were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th C. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clubs and studios in the NYC area, toured the country dancing, and were able to charge as much as a thousand dollars an hour for ...

15. Vernon Castle

Actor | The Whirl of Life

Vernon Castle and his wife Irene Castle were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th Century. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clubs and studios in the New York City area, toured the country dancing, and were able to charge as much as a thousand dollars an hour for lessons.

From ...

16. Bobby Clark

Actor | Kraft Television Theatre

Famed vaudeville comedian Bobby Clark was born in Springfield, Ohio on June 16, 1888. When he was 12 years old, Bobby and his classmate Paul McCullough created a tumbling act that they took on the road. The duo toured with a traveling minstrel troupe before joining a circus as clowns. The clown act...

17. George M. Cohan

Soundtrack | The Phantom President

American composer, librettist, actor, dancer, author, director, and producer on the stage. Started his career in his family vaudeville shows, came to Broadway at the beginning of the 20th century. Was the composer of the American battle hymn of World War 1, 'Over There' Received the Congressional ...

18. Helen Cohan

Actress | Lightnin'

Helen Cohan was born on September 13, 1910 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Lightnin' (1930), Kiss and Make-Up (1934) and The Penal Code (1932). She died on September 14, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

19. Jerry Cohan

Father of George M. Cohan.

20. Ricardo Cortez

Actor | The Maltese Falcon

Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob Krantz in New York City, New York, the son of Sarah (Lefkowitz) and Moses/Morris Krantz, Austrian Jewish immigrants who moved to New York just before he was born. His brother was cinematographer Stanley Cortez, who also changed his surname. Cortez worked a number of ...

21. Celia Cruz

Soundtrack | Carlito's Way

Celia Cruz was born on October 21, 1925 in Havana, Cuba. She was a music artist and actress, known for Carlito's Way (1993), Amores Perros (2000) and Tower Heist (2011). She was married to Pedro Knight. She died on July 16, 2003 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.

22. Charles Dale

Actor | Animal Farm

Charles Dale was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire in 1963. His father ran a record shop in Tenby and both his parents were keen amateur actors. After leaving school in 1979, he became an assistant stage manager (through a Youth Opportunity Scheme) at the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven, where he stayed ...

23. Arnold Daly

Actor | My Own United States

Arnold Daly was born on October 4, 1875 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for My Own United States (1918), The Exploits of Elaine (1914) and The New Exploits of Elaine (1915). He was married to Mary Blythe (remarried) and Mary Blythe (actress). He died on January 13, ...

24. Miles Davis

Soundtrack | Adrift

Miles Davis, famous jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, was born 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois. He moved to New York in 1944 and studied at Juilliard. He left school and entered the jazz society of New York, meeting such famous musicians as Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus. ...

25. Clarence Day

Writer | Life with Father

American author Clarence Day was born in New York City in 1874. He came from a wealthy family (his father had his own brokerage firm on Wall Street and was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, and his grandfather founded the "New York Sun" newspaper), and he graduated from Yale University--...

26. Alexander de Seversky

Writer | Victory Through Air Power

Alexander de Seversky was born on June 7, 1894 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a writer, known for Victory Through Air Power (1943), The Mike Wallace Interview (1957) and We, the People (1948). He died on August 24, 1974.

27. Reginald De Koven

Soundtrack | Father Goose

Composer ("Oh, Promise Me") and author, educated at St. John's College in Oxford, England. He also studied with Lebert, Pruckner, Vannucini, von Suppe, Genee, and Delibes. He earned an honorary Mus. D. at Racine College. He first worked in a brokerage firm, and also owned a dry-cleaning business in...

28. Clarence Derwent

Actor | Uncle Vanya

Clarence Derwent was born on March 23, 1884 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Uncle Vanya (1957), Kraft Theatre (1947) and Henry VIII (1911). He died on August 6, 1959 in New York City, New York, USA.

29. William C. Durant

William C. Durant was born on December 8, 1861 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He died on March 18, 1947 in New York City, New York, United States.

30. Gertrude Ederle

Self | Swim Girl, Swim

Champion swimmer Gertrude Ederle was born in New York City in 1906. "Trudy", as she was known to her friends, became an avid swimmer and in the four-year period between 1921-25 she held 29 different national and international swimming records; in one afternoon alone in 1922, at a competition in ...

31. Gus Edwards

Soundtrack | The Producers

Composer, songwriter ("School Days", "Tammany", "In My Merry Oldsmobile") and producer, a charter member of ASCAP (1914) and brother of Leo Edwards, and the uncle of Joan and Jack Edwards. He was a vaudeville singer, and later had his own vaudeville company. He discovered Walter Winchell, Elsie ...

32. Duke Ellington

Composer | Anatomy of a Murder

Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", "Solitude", "In a Mellotone", "Satin Doll"), pianist and conductor, holder of an honorary music degree from Wilberforce University and an LHD from Milton College, Duke Ellington led his own orchestra ...

33. Albert Ellis

Self | Psychotherapy - The Counselor

Albert Ellis was born on September 27, 1913 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Debbie Joffe, Rhoda Winter and Karyl Corper. He died on July 24, 2007 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

34. Eva Evdokimova

Actress | The Lively Arts

Eva Evdokimova was born on December 1, 1948 in Geneva, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for The Lively Arts (1969), Innocence Unknown (1988) and The Nutcracker (1976). She was married to Michael S. Gregori. She died on April 3, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

35. Clyde Fitch

Writer | The City

Born into an upper-class family in Elmira, NY, the son of an army officer and an indulging socialite, Clyde Fitch would become the first major American playwright, ending European-sourced dominance of the American stage (somewhat ironic, seeing that many of his plays were set abroad). His career ...

36. Geraldine Fitzgerald

Actress | Dark Victory

Geraldine Fitzgerald was the only actress to appear as both Laurence Olivier's wife and Rodney Dangerfield's mother-in-law, which surely qualifies her as running the gamut (if not the gauntlet, in the latter case) of A to Z for co-starring with cinema immortals. The Irish lass appeared in many ...

37. James Montgomery Flagg

Writer | Beresford and the Baboons

James Montgomery Flagg created the original Uncle Sam "I WANT YOU". Although most researches will refer to JMF as the model of the original Uncle Sam, nothing could be farther from the truth.

In 1916, JMF reluctantly accepted a 4th of July project by Leslie Magazine, and eventually found his Uncle ...

38. Frankie Frisch

Self | The Perry Como Show

Frankie Frisch was born on September 9, 1898 in Bronx, New York, USA. He died on March 12, 1973 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

39. Lindley M. Garrison

Actor | The Million Dollar Mystery

Lindley M. Garrison was born on November 28, 1864 in Camden, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Million Dollar Mystery (1914), Mutual Weekly, No. 21 (1913) and Pathé's Weekly, No. 26 (1913). He died on October 19, 1932 in Sea Bright, New Jersey, USA.

40. Clemente Giglio

Producer | O Festino o la legge

Clemente Giglio was born on February 4, 1886 in Italy. Clemente was a producer, known for O Festino o la legge (1932). Clemente died on July 14, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

41. Charles Gilpin

Actor | Ten Nights in a Bar Room

Charles Gilpin was born on November 20, 1878 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926) and Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913). He was married to Florence Howard and Alice Bynum (actress). He died on May 6, 1930 in Eldredge Park, New Jersey, USA.

42. Lawrence Grossmith

Actor | Gaslight

Lawrence Grossmith was born on March 29, 1877 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gaslight (1944), The Brass Bottle (1914) and Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). He was married to Coralie Maud Blythe (stage actress). He died on February 21, 1944 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, ...

43. James K. Hackett

Actor | The Prisoner of Zenda

Handsome classical stage and screen actor James K. Hackett born James Keteltas Hackett in Ontario, Canada in 1869. Son of the celebrated Shakespearian actor James Henry Hackett. Like his father he studied law at the College of the City of New York, his outstanding acting talent soon became evident ...

44. Arthur Hammerstein

Soundtrack | Wonder Wheel

Arthur Hammerstein was born on December 21, 1872 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Wonder Wheel (2017), The Lottery Bride (1930) and Rose-Marie (1936). He was married to Dorothy Dalton, Claire Nagle, Grace Weir Hoagland and Jean Kent Allison. He died on October 12, 1955 ...

45. Oscar Hammerstein

Actor | The Universal Boy

Oscar Hammerstein was born on May 8, 1847 in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia [now Szczecin, Poland]. He was an actor, known for The Universal Boy (1914). He was married to Mary Emma Miller Swift, Melvina Jacobi and Rose Blau. He died on August 1, 1919 in New York, New York, USA.

46. Lionel Hampton

Soundtrack | Allied

Lionel Hampton is an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader.

Hampton was born in Louisville, Kentucky and was raised by his grandmother. In the 1920s, he took xylophone lessons and began playing drums and later flute and percussion at Holy Rosary Academy near Chicago. ...

47. W.C. Handy

Soundtrack | Scarface

W.C. Handy was born on November 16, 1873 in Florence, Alabama, USA. He was a composer and producer, known for Scarface (1932), The Thirteenth Floor (1999) and The Great Gatsby (2013). He was married to Irma Louise Logan and Elizabeth Virginia Price. He died on March 29, 1958 in New York City, New ...

48. Edward J. Harrigan

Actor | Puzzlehead

Edward J. Harrigan is known for Puzzlehead (2005).

49. Harrigan and Hart

Comedy double act, consisting of Edward Harrigan (1845-1911) and Tony Hart (1855-1891)

50. Sam Harris

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Sam Harris was born on January 11, 1877 in Sydney, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), Safari (1940) and I Cover the War! (1937). He was married to Constance M.K. Harris . He died on October 22, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

51. Coleman Hawkins

Soundtrack | On the Road

Coleman Hawkins was called "The father of the tenor sax". He was a pioneer in this instrument, starting his career with the blues singer Mamie Smith in 1921. In 1923 he played with Fletcher Henderson until 1934. In this orchestra he was a partner of Louis Armstrong in 1924. In the mid-thirties he ...

52. Hilda Haynes

Actress | Time After Time

Hilda Haynes was born on May 21, 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Time After Time (1979), Across 110th Street (1972) and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976). She died on March 4, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.

53. Victor Herbert

Soundtrack | Duck Soup

Every professional recording artist today owes their livelihood to some degree to Victor Herbert. Working closely with John Philip Sousa, Irving Berlin and others, he was the driving force in founding the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) on February 13, 1914. He became...

54. Jimmy Hines

Actor | Stupa-Man

Jimmy Hines is known for Stupa-Man (2008), Mr. Shaw and His Saw (2011) and Don't Hook Now (1943).

55. Madeline Hurlock

Actress | Don Juan's 3 Nights

Sophisticated, dark-haired star of silent screen comedy. Of English and Italian ancestry, Madeline was the daughter of engineer John W. Hurlock and his Italian wife Sallie. She was educated in Philadelphia and first appeared on stage there with the Little Theatre. Moving on to New York, Madeline ...

56. Barbara Hutton

Her maternal grandfather, Frank W. Woolworth, founded the department store chain of the same name in New York at the turn of the century, with which he soon made a considerable fortune all over the world. Barbara Hutton therefore grew up in sheltered and wealthy circumstances. Her father died when ...

57. Henry Hyde

Self | The Long Island Project

Sworn into the House of Representatives in 1975, Henry Hyde is regarded as a strong and respected leader by members of both sides of the aisle. During his tenure, he has worked hard to improve the lives of seniors, veterans, children, working families and small business owners -- the people who ...

58. Milt Jackson

Soundtrack | Wild

Milt Jackson was born on January 1, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was married to Sandy. He died on October 9, 1999 in New York City, New York, USA.

59. Illinois Jacquet

Soundtrack | High Fidelity

Jacquet's mother was a Sioux Indian and his father was a French-Creole railroad worker and part-time musician. Jacquet was one of six children, and began performing at age 3, tap dancing to the sounds of his father's band. He took the nickname Illinois from the Indian word "Illiniwek," meaning ...

60. Fritz Kreisler

Soundtrack | Testament of Youth

Violinist, composer and arranger, educated at the Vienna Conservatory (which he entered at age seven and won a Gold Medal at ten) with Auber and Hellmesberger, and at the Paris Conservatory with Massart and Delibes, where he graduated at age twelve with the Grand Prix. In 1888, at age thirteen, he ...

61. Fiorello LaGuardia

Self | Die Stimme Österreichs

Fiorello LaGuardia was born on December 11, 1882 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Marie Fisher and Thea Almerigotti. He died on September 20, 1947 in Bronx, New York, USA.

62. Sam Laws

Actor | Truck Turner

Sam Laws was born on January 26, 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Truck Turner (1974), Darktown Strutters (1975) and Project X (1987). He died on March 16, 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.

63. Canada Lee

Actor | Lifeboat

Lee played Danny (opposite of Hilda Simms, who played Anna) in Anna Lucasta on Broadway in 1944. Anna Lucasta was the first non-black written play performed by an all black cast on Broadway. He became an actor after careers as a jockey, boxer and musician. Lee was a civil rights activist, following...

64. Sam Lewis

Soundtrack | King Kong

Songwriter and author Samuel L. Lewis was a charter member of the American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1914, and a charter member of The Friars. After a public-school education, he began singing in cafes. His chief lyrics-collaborator was Joe Young, and his main composer ...

65. Harold Lockwood

Actor | The Promise

A former salesman and vaudeville and stage actor, Harold Lockwood was one of the earliest romantic stars of American films. He was paired with Mary Pickford, Kathlyn Williams and Dorothy Davenport, among others, but his most popular films had him as the lover of May Allison, and they became one of ...

66. Frank Belknap Long

Writer | Monsters

Frank Belknap Long was born on April 27, 1901 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Monsters (1988), Out There (1951) and Cineficción Radio (2019). He was married to Lyda Arco. He died on January 3, 1994 in New York City, New York, USA.

67. George Platt Lynes

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

George Platt Lynes is known for Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007), Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (1996) and Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (2006).

68. Bernarr Macfadden

Director | Zongar

Bernarr Macfadden was born on August 16, 1868 in Mill Springs, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Zongar (1918), The Men Women Love (1926) and The Virgin Wife (1926). He was married to Mary Williamson. He died on October 12, 1955 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.

69. J. Hartley Manners

Writer | Happiness

British-born playwright J. Hartley Manners, of Irish extraction, spent many years in the United States. In his twenties, in Australia, he began a relatively successful acting career and made his debut in London's West End in 1898. Joining the company of famed actor-manager Sir Johnston ...

70. Martha Mansfield

Actress | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Stunning silent screen actress Martha Mansfield was a musical comedy star in New York City by the time she entered films in 1916 for Max Linder. Before long she advanced to second leads in features, including the role of Millicent Carew in the John Barrymore starrer Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), ...

71. Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Actor | Junction 88

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham was born on April 18, 1904 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Junction 88 (1947), Mr. Smith Goes Ghost (1940) and House-Rent Party (1946). He was married to Bernice Penn, Marita L. Greene and Cecilia. He died on December 13, 1981 in New ...

72. Johnny Marks

Soundtrack | Escape Room

You may not know his name, at least not right away, but you've surely heard at least one of Johnny Marks's songs at Christmastime. The brother-in-law of Robert L. May, who wrote the original story of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," it was he who set the story to music. After failing to sell the ...

73. Louis Marx

Producer | A Brother's Kiss

Louis Marx is known for A Brother's Kiss (1997) and Cry for Me (2016).

74. William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson

Born in Illinois in 1855, William Barclay Masterson, nicknamed "Bat", drifted westward as a teenager and tried his hand at such professions as buffalo hunter, army scout and gunfighter. While visiting his brother Jim in Dodge City, Kansas, in 1876, he was offered a job as deputy city marshal by the...

75. Jackie McLean

Soundtrack | The Forger

Jackie McLean was born on May 17, 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Forger (2012), A Matter of Degrees (1990) and The Connection (1961). He was married to Dollie. He died on March 31, 2006 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

76. George McManus

Writer | Jiggs and Maggie Out West

George McManus was born on January 23, 1884 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950), Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) and Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949). He was married to Florence Bergere. He died on October 22, 1954 in Santa ...

77. Sammy J

Writer | Sammy J

Sammy J (aka Sam Jonathan McMillan) is an award-winning comedian, writer and composer based in Melbourne, Australia.

As a solo act, Sammy J won the Best Newcomer award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He has since performed in Edinburgh, Montreal, and every major Australian comedy ...

78. Herman Melville

Writer | The Enigma of Benito Cereno

Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his ...

79. Marilyn Miller

Actress | Her Majesty, Love

"Look for the Silver Lining" became the appropriate signature song for one of Broadways's most popular musical stage stars of the 1920s, Marilyn Miller, for she embodied a vibrant, child-like optimism in her very best "happily ever after" showcases. Such happiness, however, did not extend into her ...

80. Florence Mills

Actress | The Record Deal

Florence Mills is known for The Record Deal (2005).

81. Toshia Mori

Actress | The Secrets of Wu Sin

Toshia Mori was born on January 1, 1912 in Kyoto, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932), The Man Without a Face (1928) and Roar of the Dragon (1932). She was married to Allen Jung. She died on November 26, 1995 in The Bronx, New York, USA.

82. Harold Morris

Writer | Unshackled

Harold Morris is known for Unshackled (2000).

83. Bob Moses

Self | Freedom on My Mind

Bob Moses was born on January 23, 1935 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He was an executive. He was married to Janet Jemmott and Dona Richards. He died on July 25, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.

84. LeRoy Neiman

Actor | Rocky IV

LeRoy Neiman was born on June 8, 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Rocky IV (1985), Rocky III (1982) and Rocky Balboa (2006). He was married to Janet Byrne. He died on June 20, 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

85. Harold Nicholas

Actor | Tap

Harold Nicholas, the younger half of the world famous Nicholas Brothers dance team, is known as one of the world's greatest dancers. He and his brother Fayard Nicholas were established superstars at Twentieth Century Fox with their astounding dance numbers in the studios musicals features. Harold ...

86. Chauncey Olcott

Soundtrack | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Chauncey Olcott was born on July 21, 1860 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), Crimson Peak (2015) and The Departed (2006). He was married to Margaret O'Donovan and Cora E. James. He died on March 18, 1932 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

87. Felix Pappalardi

Soundtrack | Snowpiercer

Felix Pappalardi was born on October 3, 1938 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Snowpiercer (2013), Vanishing Point (1971) and Next (2007). He was married to Gail Collins. He died on April 17, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA.

88. Beverly Peer

Actor | Hannah and Her Sisters

Beverly Peer was born on October 7, 1912. He was an actor, known for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and For Love or Money (1993). He died on January 16, 1997.

89. Otto Preminger

Actor | Stalag 17

Otto Ludwig Preminger was born in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary. His father was a prosecutor, and Otto originally intended to follow his father into a law career; however, he fell in love with the theater in his 20's and became one of the most imaginative stage producers and directors. He was ...

90. Grantland Rice

Producer | Amphibious Fighters

Grantland Rice was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.

Rice attended Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where he was a member of the football team ...

91. Vincent Richards

Self | Tennis Topnotchers

92. Max Roach

Soundtrack | Shining Girls

Max Roach was born on January 10, 1924 in Newland, North Carolina, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Shining Girls (2022), Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969) and Black Sun (1964). He was married to Janus Adams, Abbey Lincoln and Mildred. He died on August 15, 2007 in New York City, New York...

93. Bricktop

Actress | Zelig

Bricktop was born on August 14, 1894 in Alderson, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Zelig (1983), Honeybaby, Honeybaby (1974) and Gypsy (1965). She was married to Peter DuConge. She died on January 30, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.

94. Joe Smith

Actor | The Heart of New York

Joe Smith was born on February 16, 1884 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Heart of New York (1932), Manhattan Parade (1931) and Jamboree! (1957). He was married to Mabel Miller and Sara C. Raynor. He died on February 22, 1981 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.

95. Stella Joseph

Self | The First Time

96. Margot Stevenson

Actress | Calling Philo Vance

Margot Stevenson was born on February 8, 1912 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Calling Philo Vance (1940), Granny Get Your Gun (1940) and Flight Angels (1940). She was married to Val Avery and Robert Russell. She died on January 2, 2011 in New York, New York...

97. Blanche Oelrichs

Writer | Clair de lune

Blanche Oelrichs (pen name: Michael Strange), was born Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs on October 1, 1890, in New York, N.Y., to a socially prominent family. Blanche was the reigning débutante of Newport society. In 1910, she married Leonard M. Thomas, a rising young diplomat. She soon became a ...

98. Isidor Straus

Self | Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

Isidor Straus was born on February 6, 1845 in Otterberg, Palatinate, Kingdom of Bavaria [now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany]. He was married to Rosalie Ida Straus. He died on April 15, 1912 in North Atlantic Ocean.

99. Karl Struss

Cinematographer | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Oscar-winning cinematographer Karl Struss was born on November 30, 1886, in New York City. He became a professional photographer after studying photography with Clarence H. White and became part of the group associated with the great photographer Alfred Stieglitz. His photographs, which he ...

100. Mary Stuart

Actress | Search for Tomorrow

She reigned on Search for Tomorrow (1951) for nearly four decades and became one of TV's most popular daytime ladies. As the ever-noble Joanne Gardner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur, Mary Stuart remained on board for its entire run, and when that four-times-married role was in the can, she was ready...