Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1921 - 2005)

Fahd bin Abdulaziz was born in Riyadh in 1921. He is the eighth son of Ibn Saud. His mother was Hassa Al Sudairi and he was the eldest member of the Sudairi Seven.  Fahd’s education took place at the Princes’ School in Riyadh, a school established by Ibn Saud specifically for the education of members […]

Faith Bacon (1910 - 1956)

Actress, Burlesque Dancer. A Broadway starlet of the late 1920s, she is remembered for her erotic dance routines at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. Born Frances Yvonne Bacon, little is recorded of her early years save that she at some point lived in the Northern California community of Placerville and along the way apparently received […]

Faith Baldwin (1893 - 1978)

Author. A native of New Rochelle, New York, she is considered one of the most successful writers of light fiction in the 20th century whose works targeted an audience of middle-class women. They include “Skyscraper,” “Alimony,” “No Private Heaven,” “American Family,” “Twenty-Four Hours A Day,” “White Collar Girl,” “Change Of Heart,” “The Office Wife,” “Adam’s […]

Faith Brook (1922 - 2012)

Actress. Born in the Northern region of York in England, she was the daughter of parents who made a name for themselves in the entertainment industry. Her father was actor Clive Brook, her mother Mildred Evelyn Brook appeared in a number of silent era pictures during the 1920s. Faith and her younger brother Lyndon Brook […]

Faith Domergue (1924 - 1999)

Born in New Orleans, Faith Domergue was adopted by Adabelle Wemet when she was six weeks old. When Faith was 18 months old (in 1926), Adabelle married Leo Domergue. The family moved to California in 1928 where Domergue attended Beverly Hills Catholic School and St. Monica’s Convent School. While still at University High School, she […]

Fanchon Frankel (1874 - 1937)

Actress. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she began her career performing on stage as a part of Orpheum circuit. Her film credits included “Sensation Seekers” (1927), “Jake the Plumber” (1927), “Desperate Courage” (1928) and “Pick ‘Em Young” (1930). She died in Hollywood, California and is buried in an unmarked grave at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, […]

Fania Mindell (1894 - 1969)

Fania Mindell was born in Minsk, Russia on December 15, 1894. She emigrated to Brooklyn, New York in 1906 with her parents and family, and became a US citizen in 1919. She was an accomplished artist, and became a set and costume designer for Broadway theaters in New York. She translated dramatic materials from Russian […]

Fanny Adams (1859 - 1867)

Murder Victim. She was a victim of one of the most infamous child murder cases in Great Britain. She and her friend Minnie Warner, both aged eight, along with Fanny’s sister Lizzie, aged seven, were out for a walk on August 24, 1867 when, at half past one in the afternoon, they were approached by […]

Fanny Brice (1891 - 1951)

Fanny Brice She was really Fannie Borach, daughter of a saloon-keeper on Forsythe Street in the crowded Lower East Side, where she was born in 1892. Her first appearance on any stage took place when she was 13 at Keeney’s Theatre in Brooklyn, where she won an amateur night contest singing, “When You Know You’re […]

Fanny Burney (1752 - 1840)

Novelist and diarist. Fanny Burney later (Madame D’Arblay) was born in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, to Esther Sleepe Burney and music historian of some distinction,  Dr. Charles Burney. In 1760, the family moved to Poland street in London where a brilliant social circle would frequent,  which included David Garrick, Samuel Johnson, James Boswell and Edmund Burke. […]

Fanny Cossar (1865 - 1956)

American motion picture actress of the 1920s, and 30s. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Children:  Raymond J Cossar (1900 – 1982)* *Calculated relationship

Fanny Cradock (1909 - 1994)

Television Figure, Author. Born Phyllis Nan Primrose-Pechey, she is considered the first ever celebrity television cook, appearing with her monocle clad, henpecked husband Major Johnnie Cradock from the 1950’s to the 1970’s. Known for her harsh and elaborate demeanour her T.V career began in 1955 with her first programme, ‘Fanny’s Kitchen’, which introduced her famous […]

Fanny Cradock (1909 - 1994)

Television Figure, Author. Born Phyllis Nan Primrose-Pechey, she is considered the first ever celebrity television cook, appearing with her monocle clad, henpecked husband Major Johnnie Cradock from the 1950’s to the 1970’s. Known for her harsh and elaborate demeanour her T.V career began in 1955 with her first programme, ‘Fanny’s Kitchen’, which introduced her famous […]

Fanny Davenport (1850 - 1898)

Stage Actress.  She was born in London, began acting at the age of 11, and made her made debut in in New York in 1862. She joined Augustin Daly’s theater company specializing in Shakespeare. She later played many roles first made famous by Sarah Bernhardt in Paris. She was the daughter of the Shakespearean actor […]

Fanny Kemble (1809 - 1893)

Actress.  Best known for her stage roles in “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Hunchback.” She came from a London theatrical family, and took to the stage without any training to save her family from financial ruin. On a tour of the US she met and married one of her chief admirers – Pierce Butler,  whose […]

Farley Granger (1925 - 2011)

Actor. Born Farley Earle Granger, II, the son of a successful automobile dealer, his father suffered financial ruin during the Depression and his family would be forced to move into a small apartment in North Hollywood. While performing in a theater production, he was spotted by a talent scout who brought him to the attention […]

Faron Young (1932 - 1996)

Faron Young Faron Young, a honky-tonk singer who became a pillar of Nashville country music, died yesterday at Columbia Summit Medical Center in Nashville, said Melanie Lamb, a hospital spokeswoman. He was 64. He died of a gunshot wound that apparently was self-inflicted, the police said; he was found wounded on Monday at his Nashville […]

Farrah Fawcett (1947 - 2009)

Farrah-Fawcett Farrah Fawcett, who starred in the 1970s television hit ” Charlie’s Angels” and became a generation’s favorite pinup after posing for a hot-selling swimsuit poster, has died. She was 62. Farrah Fawcett, who was diagnosed with a rare anal cancer in 2006, died at St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica at 9:28 a.m […]

Farzad Bazoft (1958 - 1990)

Journalist. Born in Iran, Bazoft moved to the United Kingdom and became a reporter for the British newspaper The Observer. While investigating an explosion at an arms factory in Baghdad, Iraq, he was arrested for spying. Despite promises of a fair trial by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Bazoft was given a one-day, behind-closed-doors trial. He […]

Faten Hamama (1931 - 2015)

Actress. A brunette beauty called “the First Lady of the Arab screen”, she is remembered for starring in roughly 100 Egyptian film features, in the process breaking stereotypes by portraying strong female characters. Raised in Cairo by a middle class family, she was to some extent pushed into show business by her father, who had […]

Fats Domino (1928 - 2017)

Fats Domino Fats Domino, who has died at age 89, sold astonishing quantities of records from the start of the 1950s until the early 60s. Domino was an original, one of the creators of rock’n’roll, and by far the biggest selling rhythm and blues artist of that time. He was crucial in breaking down the […]

Fats Waller (1904 - 1943)

Against the opposition of his father, a clergyman, Waller became a professional pianist at the age of 15, working in cabarets and theaters.[citation needed] In 1918 he won a talent contest playing Johnson’s “Carolina Shout”, a song he learned from watching a player piano play it. Fats Waller became one of the most popular performers of […]

Fausto Cleva (1902 - 1971)

Fausto Cleva (17 May 1902 – 6 August 1971) was an Italian-born American operatic conductor. Fausto Cleva was born in Trieste in 1902. After studies at the Conservatorio in his native city and Milan, Cleva made his debut conducting La traviata in Carcano, near Milan, before emigrating to the United States in 1920, becoming an American […]

Fawn McKay Brodie (1915 - 1981)

Author,  Historian. One of the founders of the genre of history known variously as “psychohistory” or “psychobiography”. Fawn McKay was born into a respected, though poor, Mormon family. She demonstrated academic prowess from an early age, attended Weber College for two years, and received her B.A. in English from the University of Utah in 1934. […]

Fay Babcock (1895 - 1970)

Motion Picture Set Decorator. Worked on numerous films from the 1940s to the 1960s.  Family links:  Parents:  Bulia Cavanaugh Babcock (1870 – 1948)

Fay Bainter (1893 - 1968)

Actress. A veteran performer whose career spanned six decades, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as ‘Aunt Belle Massey’ in the 1938 romantic drama film “Jezebel” with Bette Davis and Henry Fonda. Born Fay Okell Bainter in Los Angeles, California, she got her start on the stage in 1908 […]

Fay Helm (1909 - 2003)

Actress. Best remembered for her portrayal of Mrs. Fuddle in the “Blondie” movies. In 1938, she signed with Columbia Pictures and played the character in “Blondie”, “Blondie Brings up Baby”, “Blondie on a Budget” and “Blondie Has Servant Trouble”. She also starred in such movies as “Dark Victory”, “The Wolf Man” and “Phantom Lady” among […]

Fay Holden (1893 - 1973)

Actress. Born Dorothy Fay Hammerton in Birmingham, England, she was best remembered for the role of actor Mickey Rooney’s mother in MGM’s “Andy Hardy” film series. Prior to films, she worked with California’s Pasadena Playhouse and made her screen debut in “Exclusive” (1937). Among her many credits are “Souls at Sea” (1937), “Test Pilot” (1938), […]

Fay MacMurray Holderness (1881 - 1963)

Actress. American motion picture figure of the 1910s to the 1940s. Appeared in the 1940 W.C. Fields comedy “The Bank Dick.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Edmund Ayars Leeds (1892 – 1954)* *Calculated relationship

Fay Spain (1932 - 1983)

Actress. Usually playing B-movies bad girl, she appeared in such films as “Al Capone” with Rod Steiger, “Dragstrip Girl” with John Ashley, and “Teenage Doll.” (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Parents:  R C Spain (1906 – 1965)  Arminta Frances Cochran Grant (1910 – 2003)  Siblings:  Virginia Spain Petersen (1927 – 1997)*  Fay Spain (1932 – […]