Andy Pafko (1921 - 2013)

Pafko grew up in Boyceville, Wisconsin. The small village did not have a baseball team. Pafko was signed as a 19-year-old by the Class D baseball team in nearby Eau Claire. Pafko learned about the interest from team manager Ivy Griffin while working on his father’s farm. “I still remember the day he pulled into […]

Andy Razaf (1895 - 1973)

Andy Razaf (December 16, 1895 – February 3, 1973) was an African-American poet, composer and lyricist of such well-known songs as “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Honeysuckle Rose”. Razaf was born in Washington, D.C. His birth name was Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo. He was the son of Henri Razafinkarefo, nephew of Queen Ranavalona III of Imerina kingdom in Madagascar, […]

Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987)

Andy Warhol Andy Warhol (né Andrej Varhola, Jr.) was born on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the fourth child of Andrej Varhola (Americanized as Andrew Warhola, Sr., 1889–1942) and Júlia (née Zavacká, 1892–1972), whose first child was born in their homeland and died before their move to the U.S. Andy had two older brothers, Paul (June 26, 1922 […]

Andy Whitfield (1971 - 2011)

Whitfield was born in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. He studied construction at Sheffield Hallam University in England. He moved to Australia from Britain in 1999 to work as an engineer in Lidcombe, before later settling in Sydney. He appeared in several Australian television series, such as Opening Up, All Saints, The Strip, Packed to the Rafters, […]

Andy Williams (1927 - 2012)

Andy Williams Williams was born in Wall Lake, Iowa, the son of Jay Emerson and Florence (née Finley) Williams. Williams attended Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio; he finished high school at University High School, in West Los Angeles, because of his family’s move to California. He had three older brothers—Bob, Don, and Dick […]

Aneta Corsaut (1933 - 1995)

Actress. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Corseaut made her feature film debut appearing opposite Steve McQueen in the cult favorite ‘The Blob’ in 1958. In 1964 she landed the recurring role of Helen Crump in ‘The Andy Griffith Show’. It is the role for which she is probably best remembered. Other television apperences included that of […]

Ángel de Andrés (1918 - 2006)

Actor. He was born in Madrid, Spain. He began his career at a young age, and became one of the most beloved Spanish comedic actors. In his long career, he appeared in more than 150 films and he played on stage, where he found his own company. Also he developed a prolific work on television. […]

Ángel Garasa (1905 - 1976)

Actor. He was born in Madrid, Spain. After the Spanish Civil War, he was forced to exile and he moved to Mexico, where developed a long career on stage, cinema and television. Among his works “¡Así es mi Tierra!” (1937), “Ay Jalisco, No te Rajes” (1941), “Los Tres Mosqueteros” (1942), “Caminito Alegre” (1943), “La Casa […]

Ángel Maturino Reséndiz (1959 - 2006)

By illegally jumping on and off trains both within and across Mexico, Canada and the United States, generally crossing borders illegally, Ángel Maturino Reséndiz was able to evade authorities for a considerable time. He also had no fixed address. US government records show that he had been deported to Mexico at least four times since […]

Angel Vargas (1904 - 1959)

Tango Singer. aka “El Ruiseñor de las Calles Porteñas” (The Nightingale of Buenos Aires Streets). Born José Angel Lomio he was a singer with an impressive personality, he was the paradigm of the “orchestra singer”. Sadly, he died young, and still without a decline as singer, he was one of the major artist of the […]

Angela Aames (1956 - 1988)

Angela Aames Angela Aames was born in Pierre, South Dakota. She acted in high school and attended the University of South Dakota before moving to Hollywood in 1978. She trained at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and Harvey Lembeck‘s Comedy Workshop. Angela Aames’s first film role was as Little Bo Peep in the adult film Fairy Tales (1979). The same year, she played Linda “Boom-Boom” […]

Angela Baddeley (1904 - 1976)

Actress. Born Madeline Angela Clinton-Baddeley. She was the younger sister of Hermione Baddeley. Angela was best remembered for her role as Mrs Bridges in the period drama “Upstairs, Downstairs”.(1971 to 1975) She had a long and distinguished career on stage that lasted for 63 years. In 1912 at the age of eight, she made her […]

Angela Browne (1938 - 2001)

Actress. Her motion picture and television credits include “Till We Meet Again,” “Chelworth,” “Brat Farrar,” “Tandoori Nights,” “Breakaway,” “Kizzy,””P. and O.,” “The Yellow Pill,” “Pere Goriot,” “Just Like a Woman,” “Court Martial,””Press for Time,” “The Dark Island,” “Dinner with the Family,” “Ghost Squad,” and “A Story of David. She made television guest appearances in “The […]

Angela Greene (1921 - 1978)

Actress. Gorgeous, Irish-born screen personality. In films from 1943, she usually played decorative leads in B pictures and aggressive party girls in A’s. Despite her looks and talent, Greene was too independent-minded for a starring career in Hollywood. She once turned down a Paramount contract because she objected to being called a “starlet”, claiming, “Girls […]

Angela McEwan (1934 - 2015)

American Actress. McEwan was an actress who was prominent in television and film, where her most famous role was of Peg Nagy in the 2013 film “Nebraska”. She worked as a criminal court Spanish interpreter before getting into acting.  McEwan started acting in short films after her gastroenterologist husband retired and soon got into television […]

Angela Morley (1924 - 2009)

Angela Morley was originally a composer of light music, best known for pieces such as the jaunty “Rotten Row” and “A Canadian in Mayfair”, a homage to Robert Farnon’s “Portrait of a Flirt”. Morley is also remembered for writing the theme tune and incidental music for Hancock’s Half Hour, and was the musical director for […]

Angelica Van Buren (1818 - 1877)

Sarah Angelica Singleton Van Buren, née Singleton (February 13, 1818 – December 29, 1877), was the daughter-in-law of the 8th United States President Martin Van Buren. She was married to the President’s son, Abraham Van Buren. She assumed the post of First Lady because the president’s wife, Hannah Van Buren had died 17 years earlier […]

Angelines Fernández (1922 - 1994)

Actress. She was born in Madrid, Spain. During Spanish Civil War, she was forced to exile with her family. In Mexico, she developed an important career on television and cinema. She is fondly remembered for her play as La Bruja del 71, Doña Clotilde in Tv Series “El Chavo del Ocho.” On television, she also […]

Angelique Pettyjohn (1943 - 1992)

Pettyjohn was born Dorothy Lee Perrins in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her first credited film appearances were in 1967 under the name Angelique. They include The Touch of Her Flesh and The Love Rebellion. Her big break came that same year in the Elvis Presley film, Clambake. Pettyjohn was […]

Angelo “The Gentle Don” Bruno (1910 - 1980)

Organized Crime Figure. He joined the Philadelphia Organized Crime Family in the 1930s and took control of the Family from Antonio Pollina in 1959. A revolt led by Antonio (Tony Bananas) Caponigro, the Bruno Family Consigliere, ended in the murder of Angelo Bruno. On the night of March 21, 1980, he was shotgunned to death […]

Angelo Bruno (1910 - 1980)

Angelo Bruno In 1959, Bruno succeeded Joseph Ida as boss of the Philadelphia family. Over the next 20 years, Bruno successfully avoided the intense media and law enforcement scrutiny and outbursts of violence that plagued other crime families. Bruno himself avoided lengthy prison terms despite several arrests; his longest term was two years for refusing […]

Angelo Buono, Jr (1934 - 2002)

Mass Murderer known as “The Hillside Strangler.” Beginning in 1977, with his cousin Kenneth Bianchi he kidnapped and tortured 9 young women between the ages of 12 and 28, eventually killing them. They taunted police by lining up the bodies in weeds along Los Angeles, California, highways. They would abduct their victims by flashing fake […]

Angelo Dundee (1921 - 2012)

Angelo Dundee Born in Philadelphia of Italian descent, Dundee went to New York and later to Miami where he learned many of the strategies of a boxer’s cornerman while acting as a “bucket man” to the great trainers of Stillman’s Gym. There, his mentors included Charlie Goldman, Ray Arcel and Chickie Ferrera. Later, his brother […]

Angelo F. Lanzini (1909 - 1998)

Artist and Architect. He came to this country from Venice, Italy, in 1927 after being educated at the “Royal Acadamie of Arts” in Europe. He served his country in the Army Air Corps in WWII where he was a topographical map maker. He designed and decorated hundreds of churches in his career, and, in 1961, […]

Angelo Genna (1970 - 1925)

Chicago Gangster. Killed by Vincent Drucci, Earl Weiss and Bugs Moran, of Chicago’s West Side Gang. Became head of Union Sicilian after Merlo’s death.

Angharad Rees (1944 - 2012)

Actress. Born in London to a father who was a well-respected Welsh psychiatrist, she moved with her family to their place of origin in Cardiff. After coming to the realization the she wished to pursue a career in entertainment, she joined the West Cliff Theatre in England and worked as a stage manager, in addition […]

Angus Scrimm (1926 - 2016)

Angus Scrimm Coscarelli was about to direct what would become the cult classic horror movie “Phantasm.” Up till then, he knew his lead actor chiefly as a kindly journalist who loved classical music and small, fuzzy dogs. But now he found a new, ominous Scrimm examining his makeup in the mirror. As Coscarelli watched from […]

Anicee Alvina (1953 - 2006)

Actress.  Real name Anicee Shahmanesh. Born in Boulogne-sur-Seine, France,  to an Iranian father and French mother, she appeared mainly in international films during the 1970s. She is best known for her co-starring roles in the 1971 movie “Friends” and its sequel “Paul and Michelle” (1974).  Alvina’s uninhibited nude scenes in these and other films gave […]

Anissa Jones (1958 - 1976)

Anissa Jones She is best remembered for her role of ‘Buffy’ on the television series “Family Affair”. Born in West Lafayette, Indiana, her parents moved to San Diego County, California, when she was a small girl, settling in Playa del Rey, where she grew up. In 1966 she was cast as ‘Elizabeth “Buffy” Patterson-Davis’ in […]

Anita Berber (1899 - 1928)

Dancer, Actress. She was the daughter of a classical violinist and a cabaret singer. She studied dance with Rita Sacchetto and founder of rhythmic gymnastics Emile Jacques-Dalcroze. She began dancing professionally in 1917. Between 1918 and 1925, she also appeared in more than 20 silent movies, including Richard Ostwald’s sex education films and his 1919 […]