Collis Potter Huntington (1821 - 1900)

19th Century American businessman and railroad magnate, best known as a founding partner of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was born Collis Potter Huntington, the son of a poor farmer, on April 16, 1821, in Harwinton, Connecticut. After he had worked as a farm hand long enough to save $175, he moved to New York […]

Colonel Sanders (1890 - 1980)

Sanders was born on September 9, 1890 in a four-room house located 3 miles (5 km) east of Henryville, Indiana. He was the oldest of three children born to Wilbur David and Margaret Ann (née Dunlevy) Sanders. The family attended the Advent Christian Church. The family were of mostly Irish and English ancestry.  His father […]

Colonel Tom Parker (1909 - 1997)

Colonel Tom Parker Not to get all Joseph Campbell-ish here, but as we look at the figures who populate postmodern American myth—that pantheon of movie stars, musicians, artists, and politicians we have consensually elevated to demi-godhood—we see a number of recurring motifs. The American myth-figure comes from a humble background, receives a stroke of extreme […]

Colton Greene (1833 - 1900)

Civil War Confederate Army Officer, Business Magnate. Confederate General who later organized State Savings Bank and the Tennessee Club. (bio by: Anonymous)  Inscription:First President The Tennessee Club 1875

Columba Domínguez (1929 - 2014)

Columba Domínguez Adalid born on March 4, 1929 in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, reaching very young with her family to the Mexico City. When she went to a party with one of her sisters, was discovered by the Mexican film director Emilio Fernández, who was amazed by her beauty with very marked Mexican features and gives […]

Columbus Marion “Dad” Joiner (1860 - 1947)

Oil Man.  He was a rogue wildcatter who at age 70 discovered the East Texas Oilfield,  the largest in the United States at that time.  Born near Center Star,  Alabama,  he studied law and in 1883 set up practice in Tennessee.  From 1889 to 1891 he served in the State Legislature.  Enticed by the bourgeoning […]

Comer Cottrell (1931 - 2014)

Entrepreneur. He was an American entrepreneur most notable for founding Pro-Line Corp., a business that created the Curly Kit, which brought the Jheri curl hairstyle to the masses and made it easy to achieve at home. He founded Pro-Line Corp. in 1970. It was originally based in Los Angeles. In 1979, he created the Curly […]

Commodore Perry Owens (1852 - 1919)

Folk Figure. C.P. Owens was the sheriff of Navajo County, Arizona on September 4, 1887 when he went to a house in Holbrook to arrest Andy Cooper. Cooper, whose real name was Blevins, was wanted in connection with the troubles associated with the Pleasant Valley War, a cattle range dispute sometimes called the Graham-Tewksbury feud. […]

Concha Piquer (1906 - 1990)

Singer, Actress. She debuted in New York at the age of 14 and worked with Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson and Fred and Adele Astaire. She returned to Spain and become one of the most important singers of the Copla (Spanish songs). Among her songs “Ojos verdes”, “Tu ropita con la mía”, “Novio”, “La niña de […]

Conchita Montenegro (1912 - 2007)

Actress. Born Concepción de Andrés Picado in San Sebastián, Pais Vasco, Montenegro was a star of the 1930s cinema. After working as a model and dancer, Montenegro turned to dramatic acting and became a star on Spain, France and Germany. Then, Montenegro came to Hollywood in 1930 with a contract at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and later with […]

Conchita Montes (1914 - 1994)

Spanish stage and screen actress. She is best remembered for her films “La Vida en un Hilo” (1945), “Nada” (1947), “El Baile” (1959), and “La Escopeta Nacional” (1978).  (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Connie Cezon (1925 - 2004)

Actress. She was best known for her appearances in several of the Three Stooges shorts including “Corny Casanovas” (where she gets engaged to all three Stooges) and “Up In Daisy’s Penthouse.” She also had a recurring role on “Perry Mason” as ‘Gertie,’ Mason’s receptionist. (bio by: Butterfly) Cause of death: Breast cancer

Connie Hines (1931 - 2009)

Hines was one of four children born in Dedham in Norfolk County in eastern Massachusetts to an actress mother and a Boston-based teacher/acting coach father. As a child, she appeared in many of her father’s stock-company plays. A member of the class of 1948 at Dedham High School, she was voted the most popular girl […]

Connie Jost (1951 - 1998)

Artist, Environmentalist. Best known for her witty visual puns, Connie Jost’s art pleaded the case for conservation with whimsical humor and the depiction of natural beauty. Born in rural South Jersey to an artist mother and a carpenter-fisherman father, she earned Art degrees at Montclair State College and Goddard University in Los Angeles in addition […]

Connie Jost (1951 - 1998)

Artist, Environmentalist. Best known for her witty visual puns, Connie Jost’s art pleaded the case for conservation with whimsical humor and the depiction of natural beauty. Born in rural South Jersey to an artist mother and a carpenter-fisherman father, she earned Art degrees at Montclair State College and Goddard University in Los Angeles in addition […]

Connie Marshall (1933 - 2001)

Actress. Child actress in the 1940s, she was nicknamed Queen of the Pigtails by Fox. She first appeared in the 1944 film “Sunday Dinner for a Soldier,” as Mary Osborne, and went on to make many pictures and television series over the next ten years. Many people consider “Dragonwyck” 1946 and “The Green Promise” (1949) […]

Conrad Aiken (1889 - 1973)

Author, Editor. His writings often deal with identity and changing perceptions, reflecting his profound interest in psychology. He won the 1930 Pulitzer Prize for his “Selected Poems” (1929) and the National Book Award for “Collected Poems” (1953). Conrad Potter Aiken was born in Savannah, Georgia. When he was 11 his father killed his mother and […]

Conrad Bain (1923 - 2013)

Conrad Bain was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, the son of Jean Agnes (née Young) and Stafford Harrison Bain, who was a wholesaler. He studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts before serving in the Canadian Army during World War II. He later studied in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating […]

Conrad Burns (1935 - 2016)

Conrad Burns faced an unexpectedly difficult reelection campaign in 2000. In February 1999, he announced that he would break his 1988 promise to hold office for only two terms, saying, “Circumstances have changed, and I have rethought my position.” Later that same month, while giving a speech about American dependence on foreign oil to the […]

Conrad Hall (1926 - 2003)

Born in Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Conrad Hall was the son of writer James Norman Hall and Sarah (Lala) Winchester Hall, who was part-Polynesian. Hall attended the University of Southern California, intending to study journalism, but drifted instead to the university’s cinema school, from which he graduated in 1949. He worked on documentaries, in television […]

Conrad Nagel (1897 - 1970)

Born in Keokuk, Iowa, into an upper-middle-class family, he was the son of a musician father, Frank, and a mother, Frances (née Murphy), who was a locally praised singer. Nagel’s mother died early in his life, and he always attributed his artistic inclination to growing up in a family environment that encouraged self-expression. His father, […]

Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Sr (1887 - 1979)

Businessman. He was born in New Mexico Territory to Augustus and Mary Hilton, who ran a small family inn. He purchased his first hotel in Cisco, Texas in 1919 after returning from service in World War I. He quickly acquired other hotels, and formed Hilton Corporation in 1946. His first luxury Hilton Hotel was built […]

Conrad Schumann (1942 - 1998)

Born in Zschochau, Saxony during the middle of World War II, Conrad Schumann enlisted in the East German Bereitschaftspolizei (state police) following his 18th birthday. After three months’ training in Dresden, he was posted to a non-commissioned officers’ college in Potsdam, after which he volunteered for service in Berlin. On 15 August 1961, the 19-year-old Schumann […]

Constance Adams DeMille (1874 - 1960)

Actress. Born Constance Adams in Orange, New Jersey, after graduating from school, she was performing on Broadway when she met and later married director-producer Cecil B. DeMille in August 1902. She only appeared in one film “Where The Trail Divides” (1914), but remained married to Cecil B. DeMille until his death in 1959. (bio by: […]

Constance Adams DeMille (1874 - 1960)

Actress. Born Constance Adams in Orange, New Jersey, after graduating from school, she was performing on Broadway when she met and later married director-producer Cecil B. DeMille in August 1902. She only appeared in one film “Where The Trail Divides” (1914), but remained married to Cecil B. DeMille until his death in 1959. (bio by: […]

Constance Baker Motley (1921 - 2005)

Constance Bennett (1904 - 1904)

Stage and Screen Actress. She was the daughter of silent film idol Richard Bennett, and the sister of actress Joan Bennett. She was born in New York City. Her movie career was launched by Samuel Goldwyn in 1924 in the silent film Cytherea. This would the the first of more than 50 films in which […]

Constance Beresford-Howe (1922 - 2016)

Author. Known for her penning of the classic novel “The Book of Eve” (1973). The story depicted a woman prepared for retirement who spontaneously leaves her boring husband to begin a new life. Raised in Montreal, her interest in reading was sparked during her youth and while attending school, her teacher encouraged her to pursue […]

Constance Collier (1878 - 1955)

Born Laura Constance Hardie, in Windsor, Berkshire to Cheetham Agaste Hardie and Eliza Collier, Constance Collier made her stage debut at the age of 3, when she played Fairy Peasblossom in A Midsummer’s Night Dream. In 1893, at the age of 15, she joined the Gaiety Girls, the famous dance troupe based at the Gaiety […]

Constance Cummings (1910 - 2005)

Actress. She was born in Seattle (Washington). She made her film debut in Howard Hawks’ classic “The Criminal Code.” She enjoyed successful stage and film careers on both sides of the Atlantic. She married noted British playwright Benn Wolf Levy (Hitchcock’s Blackmail) in 1933 and moved to the UK. There, her career continued to flourish […]