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Dame Ruth Elizabeth Warrick (June 29, 1916 January 15, 2005), DM, was a long-time American singer, Hollywood Golden-Age actress and political activist, best known for her role as Phoebe Tyler on All My Children, which she played regularly from 1970 until her death in 2005.She celebrated her 80th birthday by attending a special screening of Citizen ... ... ( read more! ) Bobby Driscoll was an American child and young-adult actor whose substantial career included work on the screen, television, stage, and radio. The 1949 films So Dear to My Heart and The Window earned him an Academy Award as the years outstanding juvenile actor. His career and life eventually gradually went into decline. In late 1961, addicted to dr ... ... ( read more! ) James Franklin Baskett (February 16, 1904 July 9, 1948) was an American actor who portrayed Uncle Remus, singing the song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the 1946 Disney feature film Song of the South.In recognition of his portrayal of Remus, he was given an Honorary Academy Award in 1948, making him the first Black male performer to receive an Oscar. ... ... ( read more! ) Luana Patten (July 6, 1938 May 1, 1996) was an American actress who appeared in films produced by Walt Disney Pictures, such as Song of the South (1946), Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Melody Time (1948). Later in life, she played roles in television.One of the first two contract players for Walt Disney Studios, she made her debut in Song of the S ... ... ( read more! ) Canadian born Lucile Watson was a stage, screen, and television actress in America. ... ... ( read more! ) Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 - October 26, 1952) was an American actress whose portrayal of Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939) won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first black person to win an Academy Award.After working as early as the 1910s as a band vocalist, Hattie McDaniel debuted as a maid in The Golden West (1932). ... ... ( read more! ) ... Mary Field (June 10, 1909 June 12, 1996) was an American film actress who primarily appeared in supporting roles. She was born in New York City. As a child she never knew her biological parents. During her infancy she was left outside the doors of a church with a note pinned to her saying that her name was "Olivia Rockefeller". She would later be ... ... ( read more! ) Anita Louise Brown works as a (key) set costumer for film and television productions. ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... ... John Dotson Lee Jr. (July 4, 1898 December 12, 1965) was an American singer, dancer, and actor known for voicing the role of Brer Rabbit in Disneys Song of the South (1946) and as the clownish, cringing, tremulous-voiced shyster pseudo-lawyer Algonquin J. Calhoun in the CBS Amos n Andy TV and radio comedy series in the early 1950s. His comedic por ... ... ( read more! ) ...