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Shirley Temple (Actress and Diplomat)

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Full Name: Shirley Temple Black Profession: Actress and Diplomat Biography: Shirley Temple was Hollywood's most famous child star. In films such as "Bright Eyes" (1934), "Curly Top" (1935) and "Heidi" (1937) she dominated the box office in the 1930s. From 1935-1938 she was the leading Hollywood star. Other films followed included "The Little Colonel" the first of four films with famed tap dancer Bill Robinson. Their famous staircase dance made them Hollywood's first interracial dance duo. Read More...

Sport: An Old-Timer for All Seasons

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Sport is too often a cruel reminder of life’s diminishing returns. Fans watch an aging hitter’s creaky swing, or a runner’s lethargy on the base paths, or a pitcher’s loss of velocity and feel the beer breath of mortality on their own necks. Nolan Ryan, whom sportswriter Thomas Boswell has called “the Act of God,” is the wondrous exception to this melancholy rule. The Texas Ranger hurler is 43 years old now, and he has more major league records than candles on his next birthday cake. Read More...

Susan Hayward (Actress) - On This Day

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Full Name: Edythe Marrenner Profession: Actress Biography: Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman (1947), My Foolish Heart (1949) and I Want to Live! (1958). Born: June 30, 1917 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA Generation: Greatest Generation Chinese Zodiac: Snake Star Sign: Cancer Died: March 14, 1975 (aged 57) Cause of Death: Brain cancer Acting Career Personal Life 1944-07-23 Actress Susan Hayward (27) weds actor Jess Barker (32) at St. Read More...