Taruni Sachdev (1998 - 2012)

Actress. A well-liked Indian child performer, she shall be remembered as “the RaSna girl” for her television commercials publicizing a popular soft drink of that name. The child of well-off parents she lived in Bombay and made her silver screen debut in the 2003 “Koi Mil Gaya”. Taruni appeared in the Malayalam language features “Vellinakshatram” […]

Tasso Kavadia (1921 - 2010)

Actress. A specialist in villainess roles, she was a regular in Greek films, television, and theatre for over half a century. Born Anastasia Kavadia in the city of Patras, she studied piano, acting, and writing in Athens and Paris before making her silver screen bow as Liza in 1954’s “Windfall in Athens”. Though she had […]

Tatiana Samoilova (1934 - 2014)

Actress. A dark-haired beauty, she is remembered as the star of a Soviet cinematic classic. The child of an actor, she was raised in Moscow from an young age, took to show business early, and studied music and ballet at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich Music Theatre. Offered a chance to join the Bolshoi, she chose […]

Tato Bores (1927 - 1996)

Actor, Humorist. Born Mauricio Borensztein, he became one of Argentina’s best loved political comedians. (bio by: 380W)

Tatsukichi Minobe (1873 - 1948)

Scholar of constitutional law. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Tatsuo Kishimoto (1970 - 1970)

Educator. Served as the founder and president of Meiji University. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)

Tatzumbie DuPea (1849 - 1970)

Native American Actress. Born a full-blooded Piute Indian, in Lone Pine, California, she was a spokesperson/advocate for the Indian culture her entire life. She began appearing in films during the silent era and was most noted for her role in “Buffalo Bill” (1944). During the 1950s, she was in TV broadcasts of the series “Death […]

Taylor Duncan (1877 - 1957)

Motion picture actor during the silent era (1910s-20s). He was also on the Columbia Studios police force. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Taylor Holmes (1878 - 1959)

Taylor Holmes was born on May 16, 1878, in Newark, New Jersey. Holmes began his stage career in vaudeville and made his first professional appearance at Keith’s Theatre in Boston in 1899. In 1900, Holmes appeared George Bernard Shaw’s Candida in Chicago, the first production in the United States. Noted British theater critic William Archer saw […]

Taylor Negron (1957 - 2015)

Negron was born in Glendale, California, the son of Lucy (née Rosario) and Conrad Negron, Sr. He was born of two parents of Puerto Rican descent. Often Taylor joked that he was of Jewish, Iranian, or other nationalities, but those were loving light-hearted jokes. Negron grew up in La Cañada Flintridge, California, and was an […]

Teala Loring (1922 - 2007)

Teala Loring (October 6, 1922 – January 28, 2007) was an American actress who appeared in over thirty films during the 1940s.  A pretty brunette, she is remembered from numerous cinematic features of the 1940s. Born Marcia Eloise Griffin in Denver, Colorado, she was the sister of actors Debra Paget, Lisa Gaye, and Reull Shayne. […]

Ted Adams (1890 - 1973)

Actor. Born in a theatre dressing room, his parents were vaudeville performers and he performed on the stage before coming to films in his mid 30s. He made his screen debut in “Road Agent” (1926) and went on to be a featured character in mostly western films. In addition to being a regular in “Hop-Along […]

Ted Allen (1955 - 2010)

Professional Wrestler, Trainer. He was born in Cartersville, Georgia, and lived there all his life. Allen became a fan of pro-wrestling as a child and by age 14 was doing ring announcing for the Sports Palace in his hometown. He attended Cass High School and Shorter Collage in Rome, Georgia before making his wrestling debut […]

Ted Bennett (1872 - 1941)

Actor.

Ted Berkman (1914 - 2006)

Screenwriter, Author. Berkman wrote the story for the film “Bedtime for Bonzo”, (1951) starring Ronald Reagan. Born Edward Oscar Berkman in Brookyln, NY. he was author of the book “Cast a Giant Shadow”, which was made into a film starring Kirk Douglas. Berkman’s other screenplays included “Fear Strikes Out”, (1957) about real-life ballplayer Jimmy Piersall, […]

Ted Bessell (1935 - 1996)

Born in Flushing, New York, Bessell grew up in Manhasset on Long Island, New York. He was originally gearing up for a career as a classical musician. As a 12-year-old child prodigy, he performed a piano recital at Carnegie Hall. Bessell played lacrosse in high school with future football star and actor Jim Brown. However, after […]

Ted Bundy (1946 - 1989)

Bundy was born Theodore Robert Cowell at the Elizabeth Lund Home For Unwed Mothers (now the Lund Family Center) in Burlington, Vermont on November 24, 1946 to Eleanor Louise Cowell (known for most of her life as Louise). His father’s identity has never been determined with certainty. His birth certificate assigns paternity to a salesman […]

Ted Cassidy (1932 - 1979)

Actor. He is best remembered for playing the part of ‘Lurch’, the butler on the ABC sitcom television series “The Addams Family” that ran from September 1964 to April 1966. Born Theodore Crawford Cassidy, he was raised in Philippi, West Virginia, graduating from Philippi High School where he played the center position on the basketball […]

Ted De Corsia (1903 - 1973)

Actor. His career spanned radio, films, and television for 30 years and is best remembered for his role as a gangster turned state’s evidence in the 1951 film, “The Enforcer.” Born Edward Gildea De Corsia in Brooklyn, New York, he started his career in the 1940s doing voiced roles on radio shows, including “The March […]

Ted DeGrazia (1909 - 1982)

Noted Artist. Known for his paintings of various Southwest Native American children. In 1965, he opened the Gallery in the Sun in Tucson, Arizona. In 1982 the DeGrazia Foundation was established to insure the continued operation of the Gallery. He is buried on the grounds of the Gallery, which include his studio, his house, and […]

Ted Demme (1963 - 2002)

Demme was born in New York City, the son of Gail (Kern) and Frederick Rogers Demme. He grew up in Rockville Centre on Long Island, New York and attended South Side Senior High School. He graduated from SUNY-Cortland in 1985. His media career likely began with a radio show at WSUC-FM (SUNY-Cortland) in Cortland, New […]

Ted Edwards (1883 - 1945)

Actor. Born Maurice Burell in Sheffield, England, he was a veteran of 36 films and one of the original cast members in the Keystone Cops series. His credits include “The Rounders” (1914), “A Dog’s Life” (1918), “Fires of Youth” (1924), “Maniac” (1932) and “Polygamy” (1936). He died at age 61 in Los Angeles, California. (bio […]

Ted Harrison (1926 - 2015)

Artist, Illustrator and Author. Born Edward Hardy Harrison, Ted Harrison was known around the globe for his brightly colored and whimsical depictions of the Canadian North. His parents recognized his artistic talent as a child and sent him to the West Hartlepool School of Art in England. After serving in World War II, he went […]

Ted Hinton (1904 - 1977)

Ted Hinton, then twenty-nine, was assigned to accompany Deputy Sheriff Bob Alcorn on the premise that Hinton knew Clyde Barrow and could identify him. Hinton and Alcorn were assigned by Dallas County Sheriff Richard A. “Smoot” Schmid to assist Frank Hamer and his assistant Benjamin Gault in a shoot-to-kill order against Bonnie and Clyde that […]

Ted Kennedy (1932 - 2009)

Ted Kennedy A member of the prominent Kennedy and Fitzgerald families, he attended Harvard University before being expelled for cheating on an exam. After serving in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953, he was readmitted to Harvard, graduating in 1956. He then studied at The Hague’s International Law School, and received his law […]

Ted Key (1912 - 2008)

Cartoonist, Writer. He is best known for creating the character “Hazel”, which was regularly featured in the Saturday Evening Post and became a popular television series during the 1960s starring Shirley Booth. Born in Fresno, he attended the University of California at Berkeley and later began his career writing for such publications as “Cosmopolitan”, “Ladies’ […]

Ted Knight (1923 - 1986)

Ted Knight Born to a Polish American family in Terryville, Connecticut. Some sources list his real name as Tadeus Wladyslaw Konopka, however, his gravestone reads, Theodore C. Konopka. He dropped out of high school to join the military during World War II. He received five battle stars during his Army service in World War II. […]

Ted Lewis (1893 - 1970)

Ted Lewis World Welterweight Champion in 1915 and 1916 and from 1917 to 1919, Ted “Kid” Lewis was nicknamed the “Aldgate Sphinx.” He fought in six different divisions, at weights from 116 to 166 pounds, during his 20-year career. Ted Lewis became England’s youngest boxing champion in October 1913, when he won the British Featherweight […]

Ted Oliver (1892 - 1957)

Actor. Born Virgil Oliver in Henderson Kentucky, he was veteran in some 90 movies from 1925 to 1943. His films included “Daring Days” (1925), “The Lone Ranger” (1927), “Before Dawn” (1933), “Car 99” (1935), “Klondike Annie” (1936), “Ambush” (1939), “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940) and “Batman” (1943). He died in Los Angeles, California.

Ted Ross (1934 - 2002)

Theodore “Ted” Ross Roberts (June 30, 1934 – September 3, 2002) was an American actor who was probably best known for his role as the Lion in The Wiz, an all-African American reinterpretation of The Wizard of Oz. He won a Tony Award for the original 1975 Broadway production, and went on to recreate the […]