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Helen Morgan (née Riggins; August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage.A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s.
Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor and baritone singer who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs.
Geoffrey Beevers (born 1941) Mike Berry (born 1942) Martine Beswick (born 1941) (born in Port Antonio, Jamaica) Christopher Biggins (born 1948) John Bindon (1943–1993) Jane Birkin (1946–2023) Jacqueline Bisset (born 1944) Cilla Black (1943–2015) Brenda Blethyn (born 1946) David Bowie (1947–2016) David Bradley (born 1942) Nick Brimble ...
Neil Diamond [38] (born 1941) – singer; Lou DiBella – boxing promoter and television/film producer. Sally Maria Diggs (died 1928) – enslaved African-American girl whose freedom was famously bought by Henry Ward Beecher; Mary E. Dillon (1886–1983) – engineer and president of Brooklyn Borough Gas Company
Dame Gracie Fields (born Grace Stansfield; 9 January 1898 – 27 September 1979) was a British actress, singer and comedian.A star of cinema and music hall, [2] [3] she was one of the top ten film stars in Britain during the 1930s and was considered the highest paid film star in the world in 1937. [4]
The following is a list of crooners and includes artists who have been described as a crooner at some point in their career. Crooners are singers who sing in a soft, intimate style made possible by the introduction of microphones and amplification .
Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian.Renowned for her powerful contralto voice, emotional depth, and versatility, Garland rose to international fame as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939), a role that cemented her status as a Hollywood legend.
Actress and singer Born, raised, and died in Chicago Walt Disney: Dec 5, 1901: Dec 15, 1966: Founder of The Walt Disney Company: Born on the second floor of the house at 2156 Tripp Avenue, in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago [117] Matt Doherty: Jun 22, 1978: Actor Jimmy Dore: July 26, 1965 Stand-up comedian and political commentator: Born in ...