Famous Biographies

Born: Sosnitsa, Ukraine, Russia, 12 September 1894. Died: Moscow, Russia, 25 November 1956. Ukrainian Soviet director and writer. Trained as a teacher, Dovzhenko worked as a civil servant and diplomat, then studied painting in Munich and became a newspaper cartoonist. He began film work in Odes Continue reading the biography

The left handed Jeffrey S. Corwin was born in Norwell, Massachusetts 34 years ago. On July 11, 1967 the Corwins welcomed a cute little boy. Could they have ever imagined how crazy about animals little Jeff would become? Well, Jeff is not “crazy” about animals. He is, for sure, fascinated Continue reading the biography

Brion James was a character actor with a formidable presence both on-screen, and off. With his craggy, lived-in facial features, blonde hair and 6-foot, 3-inch frame, he was easily recognized by most genre cinema and television fans, usually as the villain in a number of westerns, science fiction an Continue reading the biography

Birth Name: Ruby Stevens Born on July 16, 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, US Died on January 20, 1990 in Santa Monica, California, US Barbara Stanwyck became a chorus girl at the age of 15 and danced in nightclubs and in touring companies before being picked to play the role of a cabaret dancer in the B Continue reading the biography

Birth Name: Maureen FitzSimons Born on August 17, 1920 in Dublin, Ireland. O’Hara was born in Ireland and acted from an early age. By the time she was 14, she was receiving awards in festivals and drama contests. She made her stage debut with the Abbey Players of Dublin and went to the London Continue reading the biography

Born on February 4, 1916 in London, England Died on August 3, 1995 in Burbank, California, US The Lupinos are one of England’s most celebrated theatrical families. The earliest traceable Lupino, who spelled his name “Luppino”, lived most probably in Italy, c. 1612, and billed himse Continue reading the biography

Birth Name: Jane Alice Peters Born on October 6, 1908 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. Died on January 16, 1942 near Las Vegas, Nevada Carole Lombard was an American actress and comedienne who starred in some of the most successful comedies of the 1930s. Her first screen role was as a 13-year-old tomboy Continue reading the biography

Birth Name: Vivian Mary Hartley Born on November 5, 1913 in Darjeeling, India Died on July 8, 1967 in London, England This English motion-picture star and stage actress was noted for her delicate beauty. Leigh made her first film in 1934, Things Are Looking Up, and her stage debut a year later in T Continue reading the biography

Birth Name: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler Born on September 11, 1913 in Vienna, Austria Hedwig Eva Kiesler was a student of the theatre director ‘Max Reinhardt’ in Berlin. Since 1930 she worked in Czechoslovakian and German cinema productions; her most famous movie was Extase (1932) which con Continue reading the biography

Also Known As: (from 1956) Princess Grace of Monaco Born on November 12, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died on September 14, 1982 in Monte Carlo, Monaco Grace Kelly was an American actress of films and television, known as a leading lady of stately beauty and reserve. She starred in elev Continue reading the biography