Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

female, deceased (1996)
Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996), also known as "Lady Ella" and the "First Lady of Song", is considered one of the most...
Johnny Green

Johnny Green

male, deceased (1989)
Johnny Green was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, and conductor. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger.

Edward Heyman

male
Lyricist Edward Heyman is most remembered for his song hits of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Chicago on March 14, 1907, Heyman grew up there as...
Robert Sour

Robert Sour

male
Robert Sour was a lyricist and composer, and the president of Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). In 1940 Sour worked for Broadcast Music as its...
Oscar Micheaux

Oscar Micheaux

male, deceased (1951)
Oscar Micheaux (January 2, 1893 - March 25, 1951) was a pioneering African American author and is widely recognized as being the first...
Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

female, deceased (1986)
Lilli Palmer, born Lillie Marie Peiser was a German actress. Palmer, who took her surname from an English actress she admired, was one of three...
Abraham Polonsky

Abraham Polonsky

male, deceased (1999)
Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 - October 26, 1999) was an American screenwriter and former Communist blacklisted by Hollywood movie...
Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

male, deceased (2005)
Frank Conroy (January 15, 1936 - April 6, 2005) was an American author, born in New York, New York. He published five books, including the highly...
Joseph Pevney

Joseph Pevney

male, 98 years old
Joseph Pevney (born September 15, 1911, New York City) made his debut in Vaudeville as a boy soprano in 1924. Although he hated Vaudeville, he...

Michael Taylor

male
Michael Taylor (born February 15, year unknown) is best known for his work as a a writer for both "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" and "Star Trek:...