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Hattie McDaniel Biography

Hattie McDanielsinger and actressBorn: 1895Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas McDaniel began her career as a teen, performing for traveling Black minstrel shows in the West, and later sang in theaters and…

Lesley Stahl Biography

Lesley StahlTV news reporterBorn: 12/16/1941Birthplace: Swampscott, Mass. Stahl graduated from Wheaton College in 1963. She has been a reporter for CBS News since the early 1970s, serving as…

Sheldon Leonard

Sheldon Leonard(Sheldon Leonard Bershad)actor, producer, directorBorn: 2/22/1907Birthplace: New York City As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing gangster characters in films such as…

Lesley Stahl

Lesley StahlTV news reporterBorn: 12/16/1941Birthplace: Swampscott, Mass. Stahl graduated from Wheaton College in 1963. She has been a reporter for CBS News since the early 1970s, serving as…

Daniel Day-Lewis Biography

Daniel Day-Lewis actorBorn: 4/29/1957Birthplace: London, England Gifted British actor, perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of the handicapped writer Christy Brown in My…

Sheldon Leonard Biography

Sheldon Leonard(Sheldon Leonard Bershad)actor, producer, directorBorn: 2/22/1907Birthplace: New York City As an actor, Leonard specialized in playing gangster characters in films such as…

Brown Meggs Biography

Brown Meggsmystery writerBorn: 10/20/1930Birthplace: Los Angeles A successful executive for Capitol Records, Meggs was also a talented mystery writer. He was nominated for the Edgar Allan…

Dennis Franz Biography

Dennis Franz(Dennis Schlachta)actorBorn: 10/28/1944Birthplace: Maywood, Illinois Barrel-chested, rough-hewn actor whose niche of portraying tough cops has found its best home in the highly…

Charles Bronson Biography

Charles Bronson(Charles Buchinsky)actorBorn: 11/3/1921Birthplace: Ehrenfield, Pennsylvania He is best-known for his portrayals of steely eyed, impassive tough guys, as the harmonica-playing…