William Powell

William Powell

male, deceased (1984)
William Horatio Powell was a three-time Academy Award-nominated American actor, noted for his sophisticated, cynical roles. He is most widely known...
Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

female, deceased (1993)
Myrna Loy was an American motion picture actress. Perhaps her most famous role was as Nora Charles, wife of detective Nick Charles (William...
Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

male, deceased (1961)
Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894-January 10, 1961) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories. Among the enduring...
Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

male, deceased (1984)
Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7, 1923 - December 24, 1984) was a British-born Hollywood actor, member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," and...
Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

male, deceased (1967)
Nathaniel Greene Pendleton (August 9, 1895 - October 12, 1967) was an American Olympic wrestler and film actor.

Albert Hackett

male, deceased (1995)
Albert Hackett (February 16, 1900 - March 16, 1995) was an American dramatist and screenwriter. He almost always collaborated with his wife Frances...
Phyllis Kirk

Phyllis Kirk

female, deceased (2006)
Phyllis Kirk, born Phyllis Kirkegaard (September 18 1927 - October 19 2006) was an American actress. She had polio as a child and as a result had...
Woody van Dyke

Woody van Dyke

male, deceased (1943)
Woodbridge "Woody" Strong Van Dyke II (March 21, 1889 - February 5, 1943) was an American film director. Born in San Diego, California, Van Dyke...
Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton

female, deceased (1980)
Barbara Britton (September 26, 1919 - January 17, 1980) was a film and television actress. She was the first actress to play Laura Petrie on...