Pete Duel was an American actor, best known for his role in the television series, "Alias Smith and Jones".

Richard John Colangelo (April 14, 1957 - March 10 2007), better known by the stage name of Richard Jeni, was an American stand-up comedian and actor.

Romain Gary was a French novelist, film director, World War II pilot, and diplomat.

Karel Svoboda (19 December 1938 - 28 January 2007) was a Czech composer of popular music. He wrote music for many TV series in the 1970s.

Ernst Udet was the second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I. He was one of the youngest aces and was the highest scoring German ace to survive the war (at the age of only 22). His 62 victories were second only to Manfred von Richthofen, his commander in the Flying Circus.

Karl Dane (October 12, 1886 in Copenhagen - died April 15, 1934 in Los Angeles) was a comedian and actor of the silent film era, and a sad example of the fate that befell many silent movie stars who were unable to make the transition to talkies. Born Rasmus Karl Therkelsen Gottlieb in Copenhagen, Denmark to a theatrical family, Dane first appeared on stage at the age of 14. In January 1916, …

Donald Seaton Cammell was a Scottish film director who enjoys a cult reputation thanks to his debut film "Performance", which he co-directed with Nicolas Roeg. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Cammell was a prodigy as a society portrait painter and thanks to family connections became a central figure of the swinging London social scene of the 1960s, specifically of what became known as the 'Chelsea Set'. Cammell's father was biographer to Aleister Crowley, and Crowley, …

Alfredo Codona (7 October 1893 30 July 1937) was a Mexican trapeze artist Cordona was born in Sonora, Mexico to a circus trapeze family that became famous in the Ringling Brothers Circus. He began appearing in the circus at 7 1/2 months when his father, Edward, a flyer, balanced him on his hand for the opening act. In 1928 Cordona married aerialist Lillian Leitzel, who died in 1931. Codona later married another performer, Vera Bruce.

Cal Jammer (March 2, 1960 - January 25, 1995) was an adult film star of the early 1990s. Born Randy Layne Potes in Bethesda, Maryland, he is best known for his relationship and marriage to porn actress Jill Kelly in 1993. Potes suffered from severe depression and insecurities, and this led to his battle and heavy addiction to illegal drugs. Kelly became involved in a lesbian relationship with porn actress P.J. Sparxx during this time, …

Brenda Benet (August 14, 1945 - April 7, 1982) was an American actress.

American stuntman who, after more than thirty years in the business, moved into acting and became an acclaimed and respected character actor. A native of Los Angeles, Farnsworth grew up around horses and as a teenager was offered an opportunity to ride in films. He appeared in horse-racing scenes and cavalry charges Anonymously, first as a general equestrian and later as a stuntman. His riding and stunting skills gained him regular work doubling stars ranging from Roy Rogers to Gary...

Abandoned acting and turned to producing and directing after getting a taste of it assistant directing the film Leather Gloves (1948). He and wife Susan Peters adopted a baby boy, Timothy Richard Quine, a little more than a year after Susan's tragic hunting accident. They divorced two years later. On New Year's Day, 1945, Richard and Susan embarked on a duck hunting trip with Richard's cousin, Tom Quine, and his wife, in the Cuyamaca Mountains near San Diego. Susan accidentally...

First job was a radio commercial for a small home security company on a local radio station back in 1986. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Gained popularity for voicing most of the female characters on the TV show "South Park" (1997) (Stan's, Kenny's, & Cartman's Mothers, Wendy Testaburger, Mayor McDaniels, Ms. Crabtree, Principal Victoria, Stan's sister Shelly, & Nurse Gollum). Suffered from life long depression nobody knew of until after she committed...

Ernest Hemingway was born into the hands of his physician father. He was the second of six children to Doctor Clarence Hemingway and Grace Hemingway (daughter of an English immigrant). His father's interests in history and literature, as well as his outdoorsy hobbies - fishing and hunting, became a lifestyle for Hemingway. His mother was a domineering type. She dressed Ernest as a girl and called him Ernestine. She also had a habit of abusing his quiet father, who was suffering from...

The character of "Duke" in Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury" comic strip is based on him. Lived next to Don Johnson He wounded his assistant Deborah Fuller accidentally with a shotgun whilst trying to scare a bear from his property in Aspen, Colorado, USA. 3 August 2000 - cleared of criminal charges of trying to wound his assistant. [27 July 2000] Charged for possession of child pornography and sexually assulting former pornography star Gail Palmer. An eleven hour search of his home in Woody...

David Bowie's understudy in the Broadway play, "The Elephant Man." Was in the first graduating class of the Juilliard School's Drama Division, which included Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone. Long depressed since the death of his beloved mother from cancer in 2003, Hendrickson had been filming soap scenes on "As the World Turns" (1956) in which his TV daughter was dying. On July 1, 2006, he shot himself in the head at his Huntington home. His last appearance on ATWT was on July...

British actor David Rappaport earned more roles and respect than most guys his size (or any size for that matter) who attempted a professional acting career. Afflicted with dwarfism (he was 3' 11"), he was often typecast in bizarre, sometimes silly and demeaning roles; but, like others before him, including well-known actor 'Michael Dunn', he rose above it all and proved himself a talent to be reckoned with. He was born David Stephen Rappaport on November 23, 1951, in London and showed...

Disliked the industry in general, but expressed a preference for Joey Silvera as a costar. Despite being born in Southern California, she actually grew up in Minnesota. Was a cheerleader in high school in Minnesota. Has a song titled after her called Dancing With Shauna Grant. It's by Klaus Fluoride and is on his CD The Light Is Flickering from 1991.

Son of Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee Nephew of actor/bandleader Bob Crosby. Brother of actors Gary Crosby, Dennis Crosby and Phillip Crosby. Father of L. Chip Crosby Jr., from his marriage to Susan Marlin Crosby. Uncle of Denise Crosby Cousin of Cathy Crosby and Chris Crosby Half-brother of Harry Cr

Heinrich von Kleist was born on the 18th of October 1777 in Frankfurt/Oder (Germany) as the son of a priest. His father died when Heinrich was 11 so he had to earn some money early. He managed to go to the Upper School until 15, but was forced then to join the Preussian army on their war in the west. He climbed up the ranks until he was lieutenant, but quit then in 1799 and studied philosophy, physics, mathematics and political sciences in the town where he once was born. After stays at...

American occasional actor, son of Bing Crosby and 'Dixie Lee'. Born into show business as his father was becoming a superstar, Crosby and his three brothers grew up in wealth, but reportedly suffered at best inattention and unkindness, and possibly actual abuse at worst, from their father, at least according to a memoir written by Dennis's brother, 'Gary Crosby'. Drawn reluctantly into performing in a musical act with his brothers, "The Crosby Brothers," Dennis appeared with them in...

The tragically brief life of charming, boyishly handsome actor Ross Alexander, who seemed to have everything going for him, plays these days like a bad Hollywood movie. Alexander was a highly engaging young performer whose pleasant voice and breezy personality aided in his transition from Broadway teen player to young adult Warner Bros. film actor. His peers would include such Warner stalwarts as Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell and Errol Flynn. Off-camera, however, Ross, a closeted homosexual,...

Born Frederick Karl Pruetzel to a Puerto Rican mother (Maria) and a Hungarian Jewish father (Karl), Freddie grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City. As a chubby child, he was often bullied, but was quite creative and bright in his extracurricular activities (he was known to have handmade a ham radio, which he used regularly). Early on, he aspired to become famous, and, after enrolling at Fiorella LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, he obtained a job at the...

Born fourth of six children to Austrian customs officer Alois Hitler, who had been married twice before, and the former Klara Polzl, Adolf Hitler grew up in a small Austrian town in the late 19th century. He was a slow learner and did often poorly in school; partly as a result, his authoritarian father frequently beat him. Things got worse when Adolf's older brother, Alois, Jr., ran away from home. His mild-mannered mother occasionally tried to shield him, but was ineffectual. Adolf...

Committed suicide at the home of Anita Baldwin Although he posed as a native American, he was actually Sylvester Long, and his ancestry was mixed African American and Native American. He committed suicide on being exposed as a hoaxer.

US cult leader, David Koresh was born Vernon Howell in West Texas. His mother Bonnie Holdman was only 14 when he was born illegitimately. Koresh's childhood was disruptive. A dyslexic he dropped out of school in the 9th grade. He was kicked out of his SDA church for 'ranting and raving' and went to Hollywood to try and make it as a rock star. After failed attempts at obtaining his dreams he went to Mt. Carmel reiligious commune outside Waco, Texas in 1983. It was run by a splinter...

Father of Muriel Baumeister.

Was a renowned poet and professor who taught at such universities as Columbia University and Emerson College.

Was a member of the terror organization RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion) The court trial of him and the other members of the first generation of the RAF (Gudrun Ensslin, Jan-Carl Raspe and Ulrike Meinhof), which ultimately ended when the accused all committed suicide in their cells, was made into a movie: Stammheim (1986) Is portrayed by Ulrich Tukur in Stammheim (1986), Sebastian Koch in Todesspiel (1997) (TV) and Frank Giering in

Allende became the Socialist President of Chile--elected by popular vote--in 1970 who was replaced by the now notorious Augusto Pinochet. It has been reported that Allende committed suicide. But it has not been determined whether his death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound or by fire caused by invading troops in the military coup designed to oust him from office. In retrospect, many believe that his eventual downfall was the result of conflicts between the Chilean...

Former head of the Chicago FBI office who led teams that killed criminals John Dillinger and Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd in 1934.