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1. Rue McClanahan Rue McClanahan Actress, Starship Troopers A New York stage actress in the 1950s, McClanahan was plucked from the stage by Norman Lear for roles on All in the Family and later Maude. For two years (1982 - 1984), she played "Aunt Fran" on Mama's Family until her character was killed off and she joined the cast of Golden Girls. She hit her comedic stride as a sharp tongued oversexed Southern belle on The Golden Girls.
2. David Carradine David Carradine Actor, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 David Carradine was the eldest son of legendary character actor John Carradine and he presided over an acting family that included brothers Keith Carradine, and Robert Carradine as well as his daughters Calista Carradine, Kansas Carradine and nieces Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton. He was born in Hollywood and educated at San Francisco State College...
3. Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn Actor, Lawrence of Arabia Anthony Quinn was born Antonio Rudolfo Oaxaca Quinn on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to an Irish-Mexican father and a Mexican mother. After starting life in extremely modest circumstances in Mexico, his family moved to Los Angeles, California, where he grew up in the Boyle Heights and the Echo Park neighborhoods...
4. James Arness James Arness Actor, The Thing from Another World American leading man famed as the star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke. Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness, had formerly been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness. His father was a traveling salesman of medical supplies and his mother later became a newspaper columnist...
5. Will Sampson Will Sampson Actor, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest A Native American actor of the Creek Nation, Sampson's "big break" came from his memorable role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest opposite Jack Nicholson. He was also starred opposite Clint Eastwood in the western The Outlaw Josey Wales. He had supporting roles in Orca, The White Buffalo and Fish Hawk. In 1986...
6. Roberto Rossellini Roberto Rossellini Writer, Rome, Open City The master filmmaker Roberto Rossellini, as one of the creators of neo-realism, is one of the most influential directors of all time. His neo-realist films influenced France's nouvelle vague movement in the 1950s and '60s that changed the face of international cinema. He also influenced American directors, including Martin Scorsese...
7. Robert Morley Robert Morley Actor, The African Queen English character actor Robert Morley was educated in England, Germany, France and Italy. His family planned for him to go into the diplomatic service but he liked the idea of acting more. After studying at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London he appeared on the London stage in 1929 and in 1938 he first appeared on Broadway as the lead in Ocsar Wilde...
8. Ozzie Nelson Ozzie Nelson Actor, David's 17th Birthday This preeminent sitcom dad of the 50s had already started things off studying law when he decided to put together a dance band in the 20s on the sly. The band was so successful that he never looked back -- his love for entertaining completely took over. The New Jersey-born performer made a living for a time playing hotels and casinos on the East coast...
9. Leon Askin Leon Askin Actor, One, Two, Three As a nine year-old boy, Leon Askin recited a 17-stanza eulogy for Emperor Franz Josef in front of the city hall in Vienna's 9th District. Little did the son of a salesman know then that he would one day be the student of Max Reinhardt and Louise Dumont, and discover Jura Soyfer while directing the political cabaret "ABC"...
10. Anna Neagle Anna Neagle Actress, Victoria the Great Dame Anna Neagle, the endearingly popular British star during WWII, was born Florence Marjorie Robertson and began dancing as a professional in chorus lines at age 14. She starred with actor Jack Buchanan in the musical "Stand Up and Sing" in the West End and earned her big break when producer/director Herbert Wilcox...
11. Miriam Karlin Miriam Karlin Actress, A Clockwork Orange
12. Michael Billington Michael Billington Actor, The Spy Who Loved Me
13. Franz Kafka Franz Kafka Writer, The Trial Franz Kafka was born into a German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, Austrian Empire, in 1883. His father, Hermann Kafka, was a business owner and a domestic tyrant, frequently abusing his son. Kafka later admitted to his father, "My writing was all about you...". He believed that his father broke his will and caused insecurity and guilt...
14. Kien Shih Kien Shih Actor, Enter the Dragon
15. Tom Brown Tom Brown Actor, General Hospital
16. Sam Whipple Sam Whipple Actor, The Rock
17. Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin Actor, The Bridge on the River Kwai
18. Lyn Edgington Lyn Edgington Actress, Dirty Harry
19. Jack Kevorkian Jack Kevorkian Self, Kevorkian Controversial pathologist, writer and inventor, Jack Kevorkian was the only son of Levon Kevorkian a former auto-factory worker who owned an excavating company and his homemaker wife. He had 2 sisters. Kevorkian's parents were Armenian refugees, whose relatives were among the 1.5 millon victims of Turkish atrocities in World War I...
20. Johann Strauß Johann Strauß Soundtrack, The Dark Knight Rises Johann Strauss (or Johann Strauss son), one of Austrian music's most famous names who studied music secretly against his father's will, later became the leader of his father's band and the indisputable "waltz king"; his waltz 'On the Beautiful Blue Danube', is the main theme in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey...
21. Andy Milligan Andy Milligan Director, The Ghastly Ones Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1929, Andy Milligan was an army brat. His father was a colonel in the U.S. Army and moved the family around the country a lot. He was also an abusive, alcoholic tyrant of the household while his wife, Marie Gladys, was overweight, neurotic and also an alcoholic, which served as the basis for scores of her son's characters when he began making films...
22. KoKo Taylor KoKo Taylor Soundtrack, While You Were Sleeping
23. Georges Bizet Georges Bizet Soundtrack, Trainspotting Georges Bizet was a child prodigy. Entering the Paris Conservatory at the age of nine, he counted among his teachers Antoine Marmontel, François Benoist and Jacques Halévy. At nineteen Bizet won a Prix de Rome. That same year he wrote his first opera, 'Le Docteur Miracle', a one-act comedy. After his studies in Italy he returned to Paris with the intention of writing music for the stage...
24. Peter Glenville Peter Glenville Director, Becket A talented actor and distinguished stage director, Peter Glenville was the son of Shaun Glenville, the British music hall artist and noted pantomime dame. Born in London Glenville was educated at the Jesuit's Stonyhurst College where he appeared in a production of Hamlet in the 1930s where he was singled out by critics for his matinee idol looks...
25. Fred Beir Fred Beir Actor, Another World
26. Harry Hickox Harry Hickox Actor, The Music Man
27. Lew Wasserman Lew Wasserman Self, Citizen Steve
28. Robert La Tourneaux Robert La Tourneaux Actor, The Boys in the Band
29. Paul Maxey Paul Maxey Actor, The Narrow Margin
30. Eva Le Gallienne Eva Le Gallienne Actress, Resurrection Legendary stage actress Eva Le Gallienne's life began just as grandly as the daughter of poet Richard Le Gallienne. Sarah Bernhardt was her idol growing up and, at age 18, was brought to New York by her mother. Making her London debut with "Monna Vanna" in 1914, she proved a star in every sense of the word...
31. Billy Burden Billy Burden Actor, Episode #1.5
32. Jean-Louis Richard Jean-Louis Richard Actor, The Last Metro
33. Sean Sullivan Sean Sullivan Actor, 2001: A Space Odyssey
34. Maryesther Denver Maryesther Denver Actress, The Fortune Cookie
35. Lucien Prival Lucien Prival Actor, The Bride of Frankenstein
36. Brian Mills Brian Mills Director, The Hound of the Baskervilles
37. Andrew Gold Andrew Gold Soundtrack, Boogie Nights
38. Gordon Gostelow Gordon Gostelow Actor, The Scarlet Pimpernel
39. Dennis James Dennis James Self, The Price Is Right
40. Carol Abrams Carol Abrams Producer, Second Honeymoon
41. Jean-Patrick Manchette Jean-Patrick Manchette Writer, The Nada Gang
42. George Lessey George Lessey Actor, The $1,000,000 Reward
43. Curt McDowell Curt McDowell Director, Loads
44. Poul Bundgaard Poul Bundgaard Actor, The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
45. Andrés Segovia Andrés Segovia Soundtrack, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
46. Ayatollah Khomeini Ayatollah Khomeini Self, Tehran Has No More Pomegrenates!
47. Iván Darvas Iván Darvas Actor, Love
48. Dusan Bulajic Dusan Bulajic Actor, Operacija Beograd
49. Wally Boag Wally Boag Actor, The AbsentMinded Professor A performer at Disneyland for many years. A big influence on a young Disneyland employee, Steve Martin, who was fascinated with Boag's zany comedy and balloon animals.
50. Britta Holmberg Britta Holmberg Actress, Hjälpsamma herrn Swedish actress and singer. Trained at Willy Koblanck's drama school in 1940s and worked at many of the private theatres in Stockholm in her career. During her marriage to actor and composer Stig Olin, she recorded many hits together with him in the 1950s, including "Resan till Paris" and "På söndag"...
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