Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 ? November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the “King of Country Music,” Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and “hoedown” format to the star singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful. Acuff began […]
Joseph Dunninger (April 28, 1892 – March 9, 1975), known as “The Amazing Dunninger“, was one of the most famous and proficient mentalists of all time. He was one of the pioneer performers of magic on radio and television. A debunker of fraudulent mediums, Dunninger claimed to replicate through trickery all spiritualist phenomena. Dunninger was born in New York City. He headlined throughout the Keith-Orpheum Circuit, and […]
Lina Romay (born Rosa María Almirall Martínez; 25 June 1954 – 15 February 2012) was a Spanish actress (born in Barcelona) who often appeared in films directed by her long-time companion (and later husband) Jesús Franco. Romay was born in Barcelona in 1954. Following graduation from high school, she studied the arts, married actor/photographer Ramon […]
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole acted in films and on television and performed on Broadway. […]
Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz (January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991), known professionally by his stage name Danny Thomas, was an American nightclub comedian, singer, actor, and producer, whose career spanned five decades. He created and starred in one of the most successful and long running situation comedies in the history of American network television. In addition to guest roles […]
John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Chester Morris is best remembered today for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the modestly budgeted Boston Blackie […]
Fulton Lewis, Jr. (April 30, 1903 in Washington D.C. – August 20, 1966 in Washington D. C.) was a prominent conservative American radio broadcaster from the 1930s to the 1960s. Lewis was born into influential circles in the nation’s capital. He remained close to the circles of power all his life (President Herbert Hoover and his wife attended […]
Born: September 17, 1890, New York City, New York, USA Died: March 30, 1972, Miami Beach, Florida, USA Gabriel Heatter (September 17, 1890, New York City – March 30, 1972, Miami, Florida) was an American radio commentator whose World War II-era sign-on (“There’s good news tonight”) became both his catchphrase and his caricature. He […]
Berry Kroeger (October 16, 1912 – January 4, 1991) was an American film, television and stage actor. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Kroeger got his acting start on radio as an announcer on Suspense and as an actor, playing for a time The Falcon in the radio series Kroeger was a regular as Sam Williams […]
Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy:BORN: Edgar John Berggren in Chicago, IL February 16, 1903DIED: September 30, 1978 in Las Vegas, NV (Kidney Failure)KNOWN AS: Radio’s Greatest Ventriloquist Edgar John (Berggren) Bergen was an American actor & radio performer, born to Swedish family, in Decatur, Michigan. He lived there until he was 16 (when his father […]