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American actor Ralph Bellamy was born Ralph Rexford Bellamy in Chicago, Ilinois, on the 17th of June, 1904. During a career spanning some 62 […]
Tod Browning was born Charles Albert “Tod” Browning in Louisville, Kentucky on 12th July, 1880, the second son of Charles Albert and Lydia Browning. […]
Born in Charleston, South Carolina on 1st February, 1906, Helen Chandler had established herself as a hugely popular stage actress by the late 1920s, […]
The American actor Norman Kerry, whose career spanned over twenty-five years in movies, was born Arnold Kaiser in Rochester, New York, on the 16th […]
Born Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1902 (sometimes listed as 1900 or 1905), David Manners became one of the […]
When Dwight Frye delivered his memorable performance as the half crazed Renfield in Universal’s 1931 production of Dracula, little did he realise that it […]
The 13th of June 1892 saw the birth of Philip St John Basil Rathbone, whose name would become synonymous in later years with elegant […]
