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- Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
11: ...pite never having had the right to that title, as it would imply that she was a [[princess]] by [[birt...
13: ...rshadowed by a [[scandal]]-plagued marriage. Her bitter accusations of [[adultery]], [[mental cruelty]...
15: ...oman in the world, the pre-eminent female [[celebrity]] of her generation: a [[fashion]] [[icon]], an ...
22: ...[Earl Spencer]], and she acquired the [[courtesy title]] of ''The Lady Diana Spencer''. A year later, ...
24: ...e]], a [[finishing school]] in [[Rougemont]], [[Switzerland]]. Diana was a talented amateur [[pianist... - Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
3: ...he became one of the [[Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood]].
5: ...oduction of ''The Silver King'', as Baby Gladys Smith. She subsequently played in many melodramas and...
7: ...]] play, ''The Warrens of Virginia'', which was written by William C. DeMille, brother of [[Cecil B. D...
9: ...ies of disappointing roles and the public's inability to accept Pickford in roles that reflected her o...
11: ...ame secretly involved in a romantic relationship with [[Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939)|Douglas Fairbank... - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
9: place_of_death=[[New York City]], [[New York]]
11: ...as the ideal and made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
13: ...dividual has a right to exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing self to others nor others to self;...
19: ...present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
22: ...e United States. Her first literary success came with the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn]]'' in [... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
1: ...906]] - [[August 7]], [[1980]]) was a pioneer [[United States|American]] [[aviatrix]].
4: ...]]. There, she used her looks and driving personality to obtain a job at a prestigious salon in [[Sak...
6: ...ucation, Ms. Cochran had a quick mind and an affinity for business and the investment proved a lucrati...
8: ...g her products. Years later, her husband used his Hollywood connections to get [[Marilyn Monroe]] to endorse ...
10: ...about being adopted to avoid dealing with the reality of her estranged and impoverished family. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
1: [[Image:Ellafitzgerald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed by [[Carl Van Vechten]], 1940...
2: ...urity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her [[scat singing]].
4: She was born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]...
6: ...You Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Ti...
8: ...band continued touring under the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra." - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
9: ...eaking career at the age of 13 in this context, writing letters to the newspaper defending [[evolution...
13: ...September 17, after which she returned to the [[United States]].
15: ...er in this work. While so occupied in [[New York City|New York]], she met her second husband, Harold S...
23: ...ullhorn. On the road between sermons, she would sit in the back seat typing sermons and other religio...
25: ...filed for separation. His petition for divorce, citing abandonment, was granted in 1921. - Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
2: ...1911]] – [[April 26]], [[1989]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]], [[comedian...
4: ...r and grandparents. In [[1925]], after a romance with a local bad boy (Johnny), Ball decided to enroll...
5: ...e spinal cord, due to a .22 caliber rifle firing with Warner in the rifle's path. Her grandfather who ...
7: ..."the B-Movie queen", sharing the "royalty" honor with [[Macdonald Carey]], who was designated as her "...
9: ...nd performed in [[U.S.O.]] shows instead). They initially divorced in [[1945]], but remarried the same... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ..., [[1902]] - [[December 12]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and...
4: ...r of the House]] [[1936]]-[[1940]]), niece of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John H. Bankhead II]]...
6: ...ily to let her move to New York. She quickly won bit parts, first appearing in a non-speaking role in ...
8: ...e known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[Anita Loos]], another minor Roundtable member said: "S...
10: ... End]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities. - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
3: ...rmous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[Hollywood]]" had arrived.
5: ... a third consecutive nomination for Best Actress with her performance in ''[[The Bells of St. Mary's]]...
7: ...wood and with the public; Bergman was branded as "Hollywood's apostle of degradation." One of Rossellini's a...
9: ...nd made her final performance on the big screen. It is considered to be among her best performances.
11: ...English language|English]] and [[Italian language|Italian]] fluently, which caused fellow actor [[John... - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
1: ...adar.jpg|thumb|275px|'''Sarah Bernhardt''' (portrait by [[Nadar]])]]
4: ...t herself, she combined the career of an actress with that of a [[courtesan]] - at the time, the two w...
6: ...ation as a serious dramatic actress, earning the title, "The Divine Sarah"; arguably, she may have be...
8: ...the [[1880s]]. Multi-talented, she was involved with the [[visual art]]s as well as acting, painting ...
10: ...de Ligne, with whom she had her only child, the writer [[Maurice Bernhardt]], in [[1864]] (he married ... - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
3: ...te Davis''', was an [[Academy Award]] winning [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
7: ...and such was the outrage that she received many write-in votes from disgruntled Academy members.
9: ...me her own roles, with the exception of ''[[Gone With the Wind]]'' in [[1939]]. Davis was elected the...
11: ...onscreen in either of their careers, was a smash hit and a top-grosser that year.
13: ...ere reunited not as on-screen lovers, but rather with Henreid directing Davis in the [[camp]]y dual ro... - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
10: ...re, she met the [[Sweden|Swedish]] director [[Mauritz Stiller]]. He trained her in [[film|cinema]] [[a...
12: When Stiller went to the [[United States]] in [[1925]] to work for [[Metro-Goldwy...
16: ==Life in Hollywood==
17: ...on-and-off affair with the primarily homosexual British photographer [[Cecil Beaton]], to whom she was...
19: ...'' ([[1930 in film|1930]]), which was publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks." The movie was a huge s... - Ava Gardner (4142 bytes)
2: ...22]] – [[January 25]], [[1990]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]].
4: ...vinia Gardner was born in the small farming community of [[Grabtown, North Carolina|Grabtown]], [[John...
6: ...actresses in [[Hollywood]]. She also had affairs with the Spanish bullfighter [[Luis Miguel Dominguin]...
8: ...Miss Judith Fellowes, however, was nominated, albeit in the best supporting actress category.
10: ...n]] at [[Oxford University]] in November 1964. Neither was aware of the fame of the other. - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...ting career. In [[1999]], the [[American Film Institute]] ranked Hepburn the greatest actress of all t...
5: ...her unabashedly liberal family, who she credited with giving her a sense of adventure and independence...
7: ...ould later be recognized for her athletic physicality — she fearlessly performed her own pratfal...
8: ...ormation about her brother's apparent suicide and its great impact on Hepburn -->
10: ...year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ''[[Night Hostess]]''. - Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
3: ...eth Hunt''' (born [[15 June]] [[1963]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]]. She was b...
5: ...ul Reiser]] in the television [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Mad About You]]'', winning [[Emmy Award]...
7: ...'[[Cast Away]]'' and ''[[As Good As It Gets]]'' (with [[Jack Nicholson]]), for which she won an [[Acad...
13: ...ghter, Makena'lei Gordon Carnahan (b. [[2004]]), with [[Matthew Carnahan]].
21: *''[[Pay It Forward]]'' (2000) - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
3: ...Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ..., as Kidman concentrated on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery.
10: ...'[[Dead Calm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States.
13: ...mi Rogers]] at the time, he and Kidman became ?an item?. Cruise divorced Rogers and the couple married...
15: ...cientology]] caused the problems in her marriage with Tom Cruise, who is known to be an outspoken foll... - Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
3: ...e Sacred Heart in [[Roehampton]], England, along with fellow actress-to-be [[Maureen O'Sullivan]]. She...
7: ...tte Goddard]] was close to be cast as [[Margaret Mitchell]]'s Southern belle.
11: ... her left lung. Though she continued her career with such plays as [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[Skin of ...
13: ...h of him on her bedside table, even while living with her companion, actor [[Jack Merivale]].
17: ... a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 6773 Hollywood Blvd. - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
3: ...34]]) is considered to be the most famous [[Italy|Italian]] actress of all time and, at the age of 70,...
5: ...ani Scicolone''' in [[Rome]], [[Italy]], the illegitimate daughter of aspiring actress and piano teach...
7: ... Italian films, but she had an early brush with [[Hollywood]] in [[1951]] when she and her mother worked as e...
9: ...]]''), her acting career took off upon meeting [[Vittorio De Sica]] and [[Marcello Mastroianni]] in [[...
11: ...ilms at this time: ''[[Desire Under the Elms]]'' with [[Anthony Perkins]] (based upon the [[Eugene O'N... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...1926]] – [[August 5]], [[1962]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]] of the [[20...
6: ...''' in the charity ward of Los Angeles County Hospital. Her grandmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later ...
8: ...red adopting her, which they could not have done without Gladys's consent.
10: ...died; Gladys's father, Otis, died in a mental hospital near [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardin...
12: ...o think little of herself, yet also developed a gritty, opportunistic side and a super-human drive. Sh... - Isabella Rossellini (2696 bytes)
6: Other roles include ''[[Cousins]]'' a Hollywood remake of the French film <i>Cousin, Cousine</i>,...
10: ...rsese]], and later married to [[John Wiedemann]] with whom she has a daughter, Elettra. She was also r...
14: ...s ''Marie Claire'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', and ''Vanity Fair''.
18: ... exhibition of photographs of Rossellini, ''Portrait of a Woman'', was held in March [[1988]] at the [...
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