Corwin Anthony Hawkins (1965 - 1994)

Actor, Comedian. A native of Houston, Texas, he is best remembered for playing the role of ‘Wayman’ in the 1994 film, “A Low Down Dirty Shame.” A 1982 graduate of the St. Peter’s Catholic High School in Houston, Texas, he later became a stand up comedian working at first in both Houston and Dallas, Texas. […]

Cory Monteith (1982 - 2013)

Cory Monteith Monteith was born in Calgary, Alberta, on May 11, 1982, the younger son of Ann McGregor, an interior decorator, and Joe Monteith, a military man who served in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He had an older brother named Shaun. Monteith’s parents divorced when he was seven years old, and he and […]

Cosmo Bellew (1885 - 1948)

Actor. British-born motion picture figure who appeared in films as early as 1902.  Son of H. Kyrle Bellew. (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Count Basie (1904 - 1984)

William James “Count” Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. His mother taught him to play the piano and he started performing in his teens. Dropping out of school, he learned to operate lights for vaudeville and to improvise accompaniment for silent films at a […]

Count Nikita Ivanovich Panin (1718 - 1783)

Statesman and tutor of Tsar Paul I.

Countee Cullen (1903 - 1946)

Poet, Author. Born Countee Porter, at age 15 Countee Cullen was unofficially adopted by the Reverend F.A. Cullen, minister of Salem Methodist Episcopal Church, one of Harlem, New York City, New York’s largest church congregations. Attending Harvard University, he earned his masters degree in 1926, and quickly became one of the major contributors to the […]

Courtlandt Sherrington Gross (1904 - 1982)

American Aviation Pioneer. For 25 years (1932 to 1967) he was a leading officer of Lockheed Corporation. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and received his primary education at the Fessendon School a private boarding school for boys in West Newton, Massachusetts and his high school education at Saint George’s School, a private coeducational boarding […]

Cousin Jody (1919 - 1975)

Cousin Jody Cousin Jody (real name Clell Summey, Dec. 11, 1919-Aug.17. 1975) was a virtuoso on dobro & lap steel, but is better remembered for his comedy and novelty material. He was in the music scene of Knoxville, TN in the 30`s where he got aquaintted with Roy Acuff becoming his first dobro player. They […]

Cowboy Copas (1913 - 1963)

Cowboy Copas On March 3, 1963, Copas, Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins and others performed at a benefit concert at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas for the family of disc jockey Cactus Jack Call, who had died the previous December in an automobile accident. On March 5, they left for Nashville […]

Coxsone Dodd (1932 - 2004)

Coxsone Dodd used to play records to the customers in his parents’ shop. During a spell in the American South he became familiar with the rhythm and blues music popular there at the time. In 1954, back in Jamaica, he set up the Downbeat Sound System, being the owner of an amplifier, a turntable, and […]

Coy Wayne Wesbrook (1958 - 2016)

According to his testimony, Coy Wayne Coy Wayne Wesbrook went to visit his ex-wife, Gloria Jean Coons, at her home in Channelview, Texas, in the Greater Houston area. He was invited to a party at Coons’ apartment along with other friends Diana Ruth Money, and three other males. Wesbrook had gone there with hopes of […]

Craig Stevens (1918 - 2000)

Born Gail Shikles, Jr., in Liberty, Missouri, his father was a high school teacher. Stevens studied dentistry at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, from which he received a bachelor’s degree in 1936. Acting with the university’s drama club prompted him to halt his studies and instead to audition in the Hollywood film industry. After first using […]

Craig Strickland (1986 - 1970)

Craig Strickland Country singer Craig Strickland is missing and feared dead after he and a friend went on a duck hunting trip in Kay County, Oklahoma, during a violent storm last weekend. Their boat was found capsized in Kaw Lake north of Tulsa just after midnight on Monday morning. The remains of Strickland’s friend, 22-year-old Chase […]

Cratinus (1970 - 1970)

Playwright. Died 423 BC. A master of Classical Greek Old Comedy, he did much to define the genre with its no-holds-barred satire, bawdiness and abuse. His late-career rivalry with Aristophanes resulted in his masterpiece, “Pytine” (“The Bottle”, 423 BC), which presented the comic archetype of the dissolute artist. Little is known of Cratinus’ life. He […]

Creighton Hale (1882 - 1965)

Screen Irish-born Actor. His original name was Patrick Fitzgerald. He began his career in 1914. He appeared in “Our Gang” serials as the older brother to Miss Crabtree. He also appeared in classic film “Casablanca” (1942) as the gambler inquiring about casino’s honesty. Often he was uncredited and played minor roles. Among his films: “The […]

Creighton Williams Abrams (1914 - 1974)

Creighton Williams Abrams Jr. graduated from West Point in 1936 (he stood 185th out of 276 in the class) and served with the 1st Cavalry Division from 1936 to 1940, being promoted to first lieutenant in 1939 and temporary captain in 1940.  Abrams became an armor officer early in the development of that branch and […]

Cristie Schoen (1976 - 2015)

Cristie Schoen (also known as Cristie Schoen Codd or Cristie Codd; 1976—March 12, 2015) was a Spanish-born chef. She came to prominence as a contestant in the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star. Schoen was born in Madrid, Spain. She grew up cooking primarily Cajun cuisine with her father. In 2012, it was […]

Cristina Lemercier (1951 - 1996)

Actress, T.V. hostess. Born Cristina Noemí Perone, she is best remembered for her main role in the soap opera “Señorita Maestra” (1983). (bio by: 380W) Cause of death: Suicide

Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 - 1972)

Fashion Designer. He was born in Getaria, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. In 1914, he opened the House of Balenciaga in San Sebastián, and he get a big success between the aristocratic clients. In the 30’s, he moved to Paris, where developed almost all his career. He is considered as designer’s designer, a master of haute […]

Cullen Montgomery Baker (1835 - 1869)

Western Outlaw. He was a deserter from Morgan’s Squadron, the Confederate cavalry unit shown on his grave marker. He also served with the 15th Texas Cavalry and was discharged on disability. Baker waged a one man war against Reconstruction in Arkansas and Texas following the Civil War. He murdered many freed slaves and whites whom […]

Curley Bradley (1910 - 1985)

Actor. Born in Coalgate, Oklahoma, he began his career as a stunt man in silent films in the mid 1920s. In 1933, he joined the NBC Radio Network cast as a voice actor in the lead role of Tom Mix in the western radio adventure program “Tom Mix”, which aired until 1950. Also at this, […]

Curly Putman (1930 - 2016)

Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. (November 20, 1930 – October 30, 2016) was an American songwriter, based in Nashville. Born in Princeton, Jackson County, Alabama, his biggest success was “Green, Green Grass of Home” (1964, sung by Porter Wagoner), which was covered by Roger Miller, Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Don Williams, Burl Ives, Johnny Darrell, Gram […]

Curt Bois (1901 - 1991)

Curt Bois (April 5, 1901 – December 25, 1991) was a German actor. He is best remembered for his performance as the Pickpocket in Casablanca (1942). Bois was born in Berlin and began acting in 1907, becoming one of the film world’s first child actors, with a role in the silent movie Bauernhaus und Grafenschloß. In […]

Curt Siodmak (1902 - 2000)

Curt Siodmak was born Kurt Siodmak in Dresden, Germany, the son of Rosa Philippine (née Blum) and Ignatz Siodmak. His parents were both from Jewish families in Leipzig. Siodmak acquired a degree in mathematics before beginning to write novels. He invested early royalties earned by his first books in the movie Menschen am Sonntag (1929) […]

Curtis Benton (1880 - 1938)

Actor, Screenwriter. Born Horatio Curtis Benton, he appeared in 12 films, among them “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” (1916), “A Stranger In His Own Home” (1916), and “Scorched Wings” (1916), to name a few. He also wrote screenplays for 18 films. (bio by: TLS)

Curtis Hanson (1945 - 2016)

Curtis Hanson was born in Reno, Nevada, and grew up in Los Angeles. He was the son of Beverly June (Curtis), a real estate agent, and Wilbur Hale “Bill” Hanson, a teacher. Hanson dropped out of high school, finding work as a freelance photographer and editor for Cinema magazine. Curtis Hanson began screenwriting in 1970, when […]

Curtis Kent Bishop (1912 - 1967)

Author. He was a widely recognized writer penning books about sports and life in the old west. Born in Bolivar, Tennessee he moved to Texas as a boy where at the age of sixteen he began his professional writing career working for an Austin newspaper. During World War II he worked for the Foreign Broadcast […]

Curtis Leroy “Curt” Carlson (1914 - 1999)

Businessman. He was the founder of Carlson Companies Incorporated and creator of Gold Bond Stamps, one of America’s biggest private firms. In 1938, he used a $55 loan to start his Gold Bond Stamps Company. Based on trading stamps to provide consumer incentive for grocery stores, gas stations and other businesses, the stamps could be […]

Curtis Mayfield (1942 - 1999)

Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. He first achieved success and recognition with the Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, and later worked as […]

Cy Endfield (1914 - 1995)

Cy Endfield was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He attended Yale University and began his career as a theatre director and drama coach, becoming a significant figure in New York’s progressive theatre scene. It was largely the shared interest of magic that led Orson Welles to become aware of Endfield and his recruitment as an apprentice […]