Rosa Albach Retty (1874 - 1980)

Actress. She made her motion picture debut in “Money On the Street” in 1930, and in the following years she appeared in films such as “Hotel Sacher,” “Maria Ilona” and “Adventures in Vienna.” She was mother of actor Wolf Albach Retty and grandmother of actress Romy Schneider. (bio by: MC)  Family links:  Children:  Wolf Albach […]

Rosa Chacel (1898 - 1994)

Author. She lived Spain during Spanish Civil War fleeing from fascism. Among her books are “Memorias de Leticia Valle,” “La Sinrazón,” “La Confesión,” “Desde el Amanecer,” “Barrio de Maravillas,” and “Acrópolis.” (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)  Family links:  Spouse:  Timoteo Pérez Rubio (1896 – 1977)* *Calculated relationship

Rosa Cuthbert Guy (1922 - 2012)

Rosa Cuthbert was born in 1922 in Diego Martin, on the Caribbean island of Trinidad. She and her younger sister Ameze were left with relatives when their parents Audrey and Henry Cuthbert emigrated in 1927 to the United States. The children did not join their parents in Harlem until 1932. The following year their mother […]

Rosa Luxemburg (1871 - 1919)

Luxemburg was born to a Jewish family in Zamość on 5 March 1871, in Russian-controlled Congress Poland. She was the fifth child of timber trader Eliasz Luxemburg and Line Löwenstein. The family moved to Warsaw in 1873. After being bedridden with a hip ailment at the age of five, she was left with a permanent […]

Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005)

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an activist in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, whom the United States Congress called “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”. Her birthday, February 4, and the day she was arrested, December 1, have both become Rosa […]

Rosa Rey (1892 - 1969)

Actress and Singer. She was born in Madrid (Spain) and died in Woodland Hills (California). Her real name was Isabel Mercedes Tárrago. She was married with actor Martín Garralaga and moved to the United States where she began a stage career. From 1934 to 1955, she appeared in films such as “La Buenaventura” (1934), “El […]

Rosa Rosanova (1869 - 1944)

Actress. She appeared in the films, “Fighting Hero” (1934), “Pilgrimage” (1933), “Uptown New York” (1932), “The Younger Generation” (1929), “Lucky Boy” (1929), “Abie’s Irish Rose” (1929), “Sonia” (1928), “Jake The Plumber” (1927), “Pleasure Before Business” (1927), “The Shamrock And The Rose” (1927), “God Gave Me Twenty Cents” (1926), “Cobra” (1925), “His People” (1925), “A Woman’s […]

Rosa Rosen (1917 - 2004)

Actress. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At young age, she began her career on stage in the company of Angelina Pagano. She made her debut in the Pirandello’s play “El Gorro de Cascabeles.” On stage, she worked with actors such as Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Paulina Singerman, Tita Merello or Pepita Serrador. On stage, […]

Rosa Turich (1903 - 1998)

Actress, Comedian. Born in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband Felipe F. Turich, they were the comic Spanish language act “Felipin Y Rosita” in the 1940s. As a performer, she appeared in films to include “Prairie “Pioneers” (1941), “Bowery Buckaroos” (1947), “The Kid from Texas” (1950), “Tripoli” (1951), “Havana Rose” (1951) and “Gun Fury” (1953). Her […]

Rosalía Mera (1944 - 2013)

Rosalia Mera was born in A Coruña, Galiza, Spain in 1944. She dropped out of school at age eleven to work as a sales assistant in a clothing shop.  Mera began designing gowns and lingerie in her home with her then-husband, Amancio Ortega Gaona. The couple opened the first Zara store in 1975 in A […]

Rosalie Crutchley (1920 - 1997)

Rosalie Crutchley (4 January 1920 – 28 July 1997) was an English actress. Trained at the Royal Academy of Music, Crutchley was known for her television performances, but had a long and successful career in theatre and films, making her stage début at least as early as 1932 and her screen début in 1947. She […]

Rosalie Rayner (1898 - 1935)

Rosalie Rayner was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 25, 1898. Her father and grandfather, Albert William Rayner and William Solomon Rayner, respectively, were successful businessmen. Her mother, Rebecca Selner Rayner, and father had one other daughter, Evelyn. Albert William Rayner made a living dealing with railroads, mining, and shipbuilding. The Rayner family also supported […]

Rosalind Cash (1938 - 1995)

Actress. Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Cash graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1956. She made her Broadway debut in “The Wayward Stork” in 1966. In the late 1960s, she co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company. Her film career began when she was tapped by Charlton Heston to co-star in “The Omega Man” with […]

Rosalind Cash (1938 - 1995)

Actress. Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Cash graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1956. She made her Broadway debut in “The Wayward Stork” in 1966. In the late 1960s, she co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company. Her film career began when she was tapped by Charlton Heston to co-star in “The Omega Man” with […]

Rosalind Franklin (1920 - 1958)

Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer who made contributions to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), viruses, coal, and graphite. Although her works on coal and viruses were appreciated in her lifetime, her contributions to the discovery […]

Rosalind Russell (1907 - 1976)

Rosalind Russell started her career as a fashion model and was in many Broadway shows. Against parental objections, she took a job at a stock company for seven months at Saranac Lake and then Hartford, Connecticut. Afterwards, she moved to Boston, where she acted for a year at a theater group for Edward E. Clive. […]

Rosalind Russell (1907 - 1976)

Actress. Born One of seven childen to Clara and James Edward Russell in Waterbury, Connecticut. She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and made her Broadway debut in 1930 in “Garrick Gaieties” which ran for about two weeks in October 1930.Within four years she was under contract to MGM and made her film debut […]

Rosalinde Fuller (1892 - 1982)

Actress. A figure on British theatres and in motion pictures, she appeared in several early films including “Contraband Love”(1931), “Perfect Understanding”(1933)and “Escape Me Never”(1935). (bio by: Kieran Smith)

Rosanna Huffman (1938 - 2016)

Actress. She initially studied to become a teacher, but followed her dream to pursue a career in entertainment. After moving to New York, she made her professional debut on the Broadway stage in the production “Half a Sixpence” (1965 to 1966). This led to her more than thirty-year association with television beginning with an episode […]

Rosanna Schiaffino (1939 - 2009)

Actress,  Model. While gracing numerous magazine covers, she had a roughly 20-year career in European and British films. After winning the beauty contest title of Miss Liguria in her native Italy at age 14, she broke into movies with the 1956 “Roland the Mighty”. Her first notable success came with “The Minotaur” (1961) which was […]

Rosario Castellanos (1925 - 1974)

Author, Educator. Born in México, Distrito Federal, México, she was raised on her family’s ranch in Comitan, Chiapas. She returned to México, Distrito Federal at the age of 16 to study at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México where she earned her Masters Degree in Philosophy in 1952. After traveling to Europe and to the […]

Roscoe Arbuckle (1887 - 1933)

Legendary Comic-actor. Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle was born on March 24, 1887 in Smith Center, Kansas. His family was poor, constantly struggling and on the move. When he was just a year old, he and his family moved to California. Roscoe grew into an overweight child and local children gave him the nickname of “Fatty” which […]

Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (1887 - 1933)

Actor. Born in Smith Center, Kansas, his family was poor, constantly struggling and on the move. When he was just a year old, he and his family moved to California. Roscoe grew into an overweight child and local children gave him the nickname of “Fatty” which stuck with him for all his life. In his […]

Roscoe Arbuckle (1887 - 1933)

Roscoe Conkling “Fatty” Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Starting at the Selig Polyscope Company he eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. Arbuckle was […]

Roscoe Ates (1895 - 1962)

Actor. Born in Grange, Mississippi, for over three decades he was a popular figure in films and television. His first film role was at the age of 34 in “South Sea Rose” (1929), followed by “Billy the Kid” (1930). He is most remembered for his role as Soapy Jones appearing in fifteen western films such […]

Roscoe Brumbaugh (1928 - 2006)

Roscoe Brumbaugh During an era of inequality, regional wrestling favorite Sputnik Monroe refused to perform unless black patrons were allowed to sit in any seat at the Ellis Auditorium. At the time, African-Americans were forced to sit in a separate section far away from the Caucasian patrons until Sputnik Monroe made a stand, refusing to […]

Roscoe Lee Browne (1922 - 2007)

Browne was the fourth son of a Baptist minister, Sylvanus S. Browne, and his wife Lovie (née Lovie Lee Usher). Born in Woodbury, New Jersey, Browne first attended historically black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he became a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1946. During World War II, […]

Rose Allen (1885 - 1977)

Actress. Born in Missouri, she was most noted for role in the popular “Gang Busters” serial series of the 1930s. She also appeared in the films “The Dark Hour” (1936), “Birth Of The Blues” (1941), “My Favorite Blonde” (1942), “Ladies’ Man” (1947), “East of Eden” (1955) and “Miracle In The Eden” (1956). (bio by: John […]

Rose Bampton (1907 - 2007)

Opera Singer. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Bampton was a leading singer at the Metropolitan Opera House. Bampton debuted in 1929 and only three years later, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Laura in “La Gioconda.” She switched from mezzo-soprano to soprano, playing among many others in “Il Trovatore,” “Don Giovanni,” “Die Walküre,” “Lohengrin” and […]

Rose Fortune (1774 - 1864)

Police Officer and Business Woman. Born into slavery in Virginia.  She and her family escaped to New York City then the Nova Scotia (Canada) town of Annapolis Royal in 1783 when she was ten years old. In 1825, she started her own business, carting luggage with a wheelbarrow between the ferry docks and nearby homes […]