Whitney Bourne (1914 - 1988)

Actress. Born to George Galt and Helen Whitney Bourne in New York. Known as Whitney Bourne and born into the lifestyle of a socialite, her parents divorced while she was still young. Whitney would make her Broadway debut in Firebird in 1932. Having a five year career, Whitney had a contract with MacArhur and Hecht, […]

Nina Borget (1909 - 1997)

Actress. Her films include “Marie Galante” (1934), “Till We Meet Again” (1944), “The Blue Dahlia” (1946), “That Forsythe Woman” (1949), “Funny Face” (1957).  Nina’s headstone reads: Countess Nina de Ravenne. Sister of actors Raymond and Charles De Ravenne and Arthur Dulac. (bio by: TLS)

Guy Clark (1941 - 2016)

Guy Clark was an accomplished luthier and often played his own guitars. He achieved success as a songwriter with Jerry Jeff Walker’s recordings of “L.A. Freeway” and “Desperados Waiting for a Train”. Artists such as Johnny Cash, David Allan Coe, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, Hayes Carll, Brad Paisley, John Denver, Alan Jackson, Rodney […]

Chili Bouchier (1909 - 1999)

Actress. Born Dorothy Irene Boucher into a close knit family in London, Chili Bouchier went to work at Harrods as a model at the age of 15. After being fired for being seduced by one of the store’s floorwalkers, she responded to a newspaper advertisement offering help getting into movies. Bouchier, started working in the […]

Denise Borino Borino-Quinn (1964 - 2010)

Actress. She portrayed overweight mob wife Ginny Sacramone in the hit HBO series “The Sopranos” from 2001 until its conclusion in 2007. A graduate of West Essex High School, she was a legal assistant in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who accompanied a childhood friend to an open casting call for the successful Mafia-themed show; to […]

Nina Borget (1909 - 1997)

Actress. Her films include “Marie Galante” (1934), “Till We Meet Again” (1944), “The Blue Dahlia” (1946), “That Forsythe Woman” (1949), “Funny Face” (1957).  Nina’s headstone reads: Countess Nina de Ravenne. Sister of actors Raymond and Charles De Ravenne and Arthur Dulac. (bio by: TLS)

Lyda Borelli (1884 - 1959)

Lyda Borelli (22 March 1884 – 2 June 1959) was an Italian actress of cinema and theatre. She was born in Genoa, and died in Rome. Her career in theatre started when she was a child, acting on stage with Paola Pezzaglia in the French drama I due derelitti.

Irene Bordoni (1895 - 1953)

Irene Bordoni made her Broadway debut in a Shubert brothers production of Broadway to Paris at the Winter Garden Theatre and was a successor to Anna Held as Broadway’s idea of French piquancy and Continental flavor. She was in Miss Information (1915) and successive productions of Hitchy-Koo (1917 and 1918). 1919 audiences saw Bordoni in […]

Roz Borden (1932 - 2003)

Marilyn and Rosalyn Borden were born in Hartford, Connecticut on May 29, 1932 to Harry (1906–1973) and Elizabeth Borden (1909–1995) and would be followed by a younger sister, Barbara, in 1945. Shortly after the birth of Barbara, Harry left the family. The Borden Twins got into acting with the encouragement of their parents and as children […]

Shirley Booth (1898 - 1992)

Actress. A prolific stage performer of the 20th Century, Shirley Booth is beloved by film audiences as the emotionally tortured but devoted wife, Lola Delaney in “Come Back Little Sheba” (1952),  and by television viewers as Hazel Burke, the headstrong yet lovable housekeeper in the 1960s sitcom “Hazel”. Born Marjory Ford in New York City, […]

Marion Agnes Land Rookes Booth (1843 - 1910)

Actress. Performing as Agnes Booth through most of her career during the late 19th century, she was one of the most renowned stage actresses of her time. She emigrated to the United States in 1858 and first performed in San Francisco at age 12 as a child dancer. At age 16, she married Harry Perry […]

Karin Booth (1916 - 2003)

Actress and Dancer. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota as June Hoffman to Francis T. and Ebba V. Hoffman. She signed with Paramount in 1941, where she was billed as Katherine Booth. She moved to MGM in 1942, and changed her screen name to Karin Booth. She began in The Unfinished Dance in 1947 and The Big […]

Jessie Bonstelle (1970 - 1932)

After the death of her parents in 1890, Jessie Bonstelle went to New York City, and in 1891 she joined the company of Fanny Janauschek, with whom she toured for a season. In 1892 she worked as an understudy and chorus member in Augustin Daly’s company, but the season left her exhausted. However, in 1893 […]

Priscilla Bonner (1899 - 1996)

Priscilla Bonner was born in Washington, D.C. on February 17, 1899. Her father, John S. Bonner, was in the Army and she spent much of her life in different places. She often play acted to amuse herself, playing all the parts and shifting the sets. While her father was stationed in Chicago, assigned to the […]

Bonnie Wright Bonnell (1905 - 1964)

Bonnie Bonnell (August 1, 1905 – March 14, 1964) was an actress who played “straight woman” in seven early short comedies, most of which featured the Three Stooges when they worked with Ted Healy between 1933 and 1934. According to Stooges biographers, she was also Healy’s offscreen girlfriend during that time. In the film Plane Nuts, […]

Symona Boniface (1894 - 1950)

Actress. Symona Boniface began her career in the theatre, where she produced and wrote plays in addition to acting. In the 1920s she entered film, where at first she had bit or uncredited parts, and occasionally a meatier supporting role. Her most important early role was in the 1931 feature ‘Dragnet Patrol.’ In 1934 she […]

Beulah Bondi (1889 - 1981)

Beulah Bondi was born as Beulah Bondy in Valparaiso, Indiana, the daughter of Eva Suzanna (née Marble), an author, and Abraham O. Bondy, who worked in real estate. Bondi began her acting career on the stage at age seven, playing Cedric Errol in the play Little Lord Fauntleroy in a production at the Memorial Opera […]

Sudie Bond (1928 - 1984)

Actress. She is probably best known for her role as Thelma Rice in the film “Silkwood” (1983). Starting out as a dancer and choreographer, she made her Broadway debut in 1952 and made numerous appearances in film and television. Her TV credits include regular roles in the soap opera “Guiding Light” and the sitcom, “Flo”, […]

Shannon Bolin (1917 - 2016)

Actress. Shannon Bolin will be remembered for originating the role of ‘Mrs. Meg Boyd’ in the successful Broadway production “Damn Yankees” (1955 to 1957). Born Ione Shannon Bolin, she studied at Wesleyan University and later the University of Maryland, prior to working as a teacher and at the US Department of Justice in Washington. After […]

May Boley (1881 - 1963)

American motion picture actress of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Appeared with John Barrymore in the 1930 drama “Moby Dick.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Mary Boland (1882 - 1965)

Born Marie Anne Boland in Girardville, Mary Boland was the daughter of repertory actor William Boland, and his wife Mary Cecilia Hatton. She had an older sister named Sara. The family later moved to Detroit. Mary Boland went to school in the classy Convent of the Sacred Heart in Detroit. By the age of fifteen she […]

Charlotte Boisjoli (1970 - 2001)

Actress. Boisjoli appeared in the films, “Zero Patience” (1993), “La Ligne De Chaleur” (1987), “It Can’t Be Winter, We Haven’t Had Summer Yet” (1980), “Monsieur Zero” (1977), “The Awakening” (1970), “Phedre” (1963), and as the narrator for, “Saint-Denys Garneau” (1960). Boisjoli also played in the television shows, “Sous Un Ciel Variable” in 1995, “Bonjour Docteur” […]

Alejandra Boero (1918 - 2006)

Stage director and actress. Also an actor´s teacher. Born Liria Ofelia Alejandra Digiamo Viera, she was one of the pioneers of the Argentine independent stage. She founded in 1950 the Nuevo Teatro group. During her last years, she managed the Theater “Andamio 90.” (bio by: 380W)

Virginia True Boardman (1889 - 1971)

Born Margaret Shields in Fort Davis, Texas, Virginia Boardman began her theatrical career in 1906 as Virginia Eames (using her mother’s surname) and went on to appear in 52 films between 1911 and 1936. Although her career started off strong, like many actresses of the silent film era she failed to make a successful transition […]

Betty Blythe (1893 - 1972)

Actress. One of Hollywood’s earliest sex symbols. Born Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter in Los Angeles, she studied at USC and appeared on Broadway and the London stage before making her film debut in 1918. Two years later she signed with Fox Films as a replacement for screen vamp Theda Bara and became a very popular matinee […]

Margaret “Maggie” Blye (1939 - 2016)

Magaret Blye (October 24, 1942 – March 24, 2016) was an American actress, also sometimes billed as Margaret Blye Blye was born October 24, 1939 in Houston, Texas. She appeared in a number of popular television series. Among her first roles was that of defendant Betty Kaster in the 1965 Perry Mason episode, “The Case of […]

Betty Blue (1931 - 2000)

Actress/Model. She was the Playboy Playmate for the month of November 1956. She appeared in the films “Not Tonight Henry” (1961), as ‘Betty,’ and “Andy Warhol’s Women In Revolt” (1972), as ‘Pocahontas.’

Lisa Blount (1957 - 2010)

Lisa Blount was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Glen Roscoe Blount and Margaret Louise Martin, and raised in Jacksonville, Arkansas. After graduating from Jacksonville High School and studying theatre at Valdosta State University in Georgia, she landed several small television roles. She played Lynette Pomeroy in An Officer and a Gentleman. Another memorable role was that […]

Clara Blore (1890 - 1973)

American actress appearing in films of the 1930s, and 40s. Married to character actor Eric Blore. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Joseph Chesterfield Mackin (1841 – 1914)  Clara Grace Niegelsen Mackin (1861 – 1946)  Spouse:  Eric Blore (1887 – 1959)* *Calculated relationship

Lucille Bliss (1916 - 2012)

Voice Actress. Born Lucille Theresa Bliss in New York City, Lucille Bliss became known for her voice. She became a recognized television pioneer when she was tapped to voice the character of Crusader Rabbit in the first made for television cartoon series. The initial episodes aired in 1949 and ran through 1951. She debuted in […]