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Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer.Martin was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in ... ... ( read more! ) Rachel Claire WardAM(born 12 September 1957) is an English-Australian actress, film and television director,screenwriter, and former model who has primarily pursued her career in Australia.During her modelling career, she was featured on the covers ofVogue,Harpers and Queen, andCosmopolitanmagazines. After moving to the United States in 1977, she a ... ... ( read more! ) Alan Walbridge Laddwas an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly inWesternsandfilm noirswhere he was often paired withVeronica Lake, as she was one of the few Hollywood actresses shorter than he. His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in ... ... ( read more! ) Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesars Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. ... ... ( read more! ) Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 January 20, 1990) was an American actress. A film and television star, she was known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence and was a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra. After a short stint as a stage actress, she m ... ... ( read more! ) Ray Milland (born Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones or Alfred Reginald Jones 3 January 1907 10 March 1986) was a Welsh actor and director. He is best remembered for his Academy Awardwinning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend (1945), as well as for his performances in Dial M for Murder (1954) and Love Story (1970). ... ... ( read more! ) Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 January 25, 1990) was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers (1946). She became one of Hollywoods leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day. She was nominate ... ... ( read more! ) Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). Later he took roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. In the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image and came to be regarded as one of the ... ... ( read more! ) Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest male star of classic American cinema.Bogart began acting in Broadway shows, beginning his caree ... ... ( read more! ) Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach January 18, 1904 November 29, 1986) was an English-born American actor, known as one of classic Hollywoods definitive leading men. He was known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing.Grant was born in Horfield, Bristol. He became attracted t ... ... ( read more! ) Ingrid Bergman (August 29, 1915 August 29, 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays. With a career spanning five decades, she is often regarded as one of the most influential screen figures in cinematic history.According to the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, upon ... ... ( read more! ) Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922 July 7, 1973) was an American film actress and pin-up model. She received both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivans Travels and her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, and was well-known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. Her success did not last she had a str ... ... ( read more! ) Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies, though he ... ... ( read more! ) Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM at the age of sixteen, Turner first attracted attention in They Wont Forget (1937). She played featured roles, often as the ingenue, in such films as Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938). During the early 1940s she established herself as ... ... ( read more! ) Edward Arnold was born as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider in 1890, on the Lower East Side of New York City, the son of German immigrants, Elizabeth (Ohse) and Carl Schneider. Arnold began his acting career on the New York stage and became a film actor in 1916. A burly man with a commanding style and superb baritone voice, he was a popular screen pe ... ... ( read more! )