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Aaker, Lee
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Aadland, Beverly
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Aazzi, Mohamed
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Abbas, Abdullah
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Abbey, William
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Bud Abbott (1895 - 1974)
Given name: William Abbott. Actor / comedian; half of the legendary Abbott & Costello comedy team. Photo: Bud Abbott (left) and Lou Costello (right) Selected Feature Films:Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947) The Naughty Nineties (1945) Hit the Ice (1943) It Ain't Hay (1943) Who Done It? (1942) Pardon My Sarong (1942) Rio Rita (1942) Hold That Ghost (1941) In the Navy (1941) Buck Privates (1941) One Night in the Tropics (1939) (many others) |
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Anna Maria Alberghetti (1936 - )
Italian-born operatic singer / actress on stage, film and television. Feature Films: Friends and Family (2000) The Whole Shebang (2000) Cinderfella (1960) Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) Duel at Apache Wells (1957) The Last Command (1955) The Stars Are Singing (1953) Here Comes the Groom (1951) The Medium (1951) |
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Alberni, Luis (1886 - 1962)
Character actor / comedian born in Spain Moved to US in 1914 after acting in Europe. Films on Class Act: Wonder Man (1945) I Married an Angel (1942) Babes on Broadway (1941) Road to Zanzibar (1941) Let Freedom Ring (1939) The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) Roberta (1935) Goin' to Town (1935) Music Is Magic (1935) One Night of Love (1934) Flying Down to Rio (1933) |
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Albert, Eddie (1906 - 2005)
(Edward Albert Heimberger ) Born in Rock Island, Illinois Prolific actor on stage, radio, film and television. Probably best remembered today for his role as Oliver Wendell Douglas on the TV series "Green Acres" (1965 - 1971), which originated on "The Beverly Hillbillies," and continued in "Petticoat Junction." Graduate of the University of Minnesota. Appeared on TV as early as 1936. Also worked as producer. Feature Films: The Barefoot Executive (1995) The Big Picture (1989) Head Office (1985) Dreamscape (1984) Yes, Giorgio (1982) Beyond Witch Mountain (1982) Airport '79 (The Concorde) (1979) Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) The Longest Yard (1974) The Borrowers (TV, 1973) The Party's Over (1965) Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) Madison Avenue (1962) Beloved Infidel (1959) The Joker Is Wild (1957) The Sun Also Rises (1957) The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) Oklahoma! (1955) I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) Roman Holiday (1953) The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) Eagle Squadron (1942) An Angel from Texas (1940) Brother Rat (1938) (many others)
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"General Hospital" (1993) "Green Acres" (1965 - 1971) "Petticoat Junction" (1965 - 1968) (appeared in guest spots on many, many series) |
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Gracie Allen (1902 - 1964)
Given name: Grace Allen; born in San Francisco, California. Actress, comedienne, singer, dancer. Vaudevillian; teamed with George Burns in 1922. Wife and partner of George Burns on stage, screen, radio and television. Also appeared solo in some films. Very funny lady! Feature films:Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) Mr. and Mrs. North (1941) Honolulu (1939) The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) College Swing (1938) A Damsel in Distress (1937) The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936) College Holiday (1936) The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) Here Comes Cookie (1935) Love in Bloom (1935) Many Happy Returns (1934) We're Not Dressing (1934) Six of a Kind (1934) College Humor (1933) International House (1933) The Big Broadcast (1932) Lamb Chops (debut, short, 1929) Television Series (regular cast): "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950 - 1958) |
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Allen, Harry
Films on Class Act: Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) Julia Misbehaves (1948) The Emperor Waltz (1948) The Little Princess (1939) A Night at the Opera (1935) |
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Allen, Irvin
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Allen, Jackie
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Allen, Jean
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Allen, Joel
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Allen, Judith
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Allen, Lee
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Allen, Lester
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Allen, Lucille
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Allen, Mark
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Allen, Maude
Films on Class Act: I Married an Angel (1942) Let Freedom Ring (1939) The Captain's Kid (1937) Show Boat (1936) San Francisco (1936) Smiling Lieutenant, The (1931) |
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Allen, Melvin
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Allen, Peter
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Allen, Rae
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Rex Allen (1920 - 1999)
(aka "Cactus Rex," aka "The Arizona Cowboy") Singer / actor. Began in vaudeville, worked on radio, signed with Republic Pictures in 1949, where he made about twenty singing westerns. Last of the singing cowboys. Narrated nature films for Disney in the 1960s. Films on Class Act: |
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June Allyson (October 7, 1917 - July 8, 2006)
Given name: Ella Geisman; born in The Bronx, New York. Singer / dancer / actress began on stage and in short films in New York. Selected by MGM from the stage production company to appear in the screen production of Best Foot Forward and stayed on at MGM to become one of their brightest stars. MGM paired June Allyson with James Stewart for a series of movies in the 1950s. Feature Films:That's Entertainment! Part III (Co-Host, 1994) The Kid with the Broken Halo, (TV, 1982) Vegas (TV pilot, 1978) Blackout (1977) Letters from Three Lovers, (TV, 1973) See the Man Run, (TV, 1972) They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) Stranger in My Arms (1959) My Man Godfrey (1957) Interlude (1957) You Can't Run Away from It (1956) The Opposite Sex (1956) The McConnell Story (1956) The Shrike (1955) Strategic Air Command (1955) Woman's World (1954) Executive Suite (1954) The Glenn Miller Story (1954) Remains to be Seen (1953) Battle Circus (1953) The Girl in White (1952) Too Young to Kiss (1951) Right Cross (1950) The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) The Stratton Story (1949) Little Women (1949) Words and Music (1949) The Three Musketeers (1948) The Bride Goes Wild (1948) Good News (1947) High Barbaree (1947) The Secret Heart (1946) Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) Two Sisters from Boston (1946) The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) Music for Millions (1945) Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) Meet the People (1944) Thousands Cheer (1943) Best Foot Forward (1943) Girl Crazy (1943) Television Series (regular cast): "The June Allyson Show" (1959 - 1961)  Class Act Featured Actress!  The Official June Allyson Web Site Visit this Class Act Selected Site! |
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Don Ameche (1908 - 1993)
Given name: Dominic Felix Amici; born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Popular star of stage and screen, also remembered for his popular radio comedy show, "The Bickersons," costarring Frances Langford. Selected Feature Films:Corrina, Corrina (1994) Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (voice only, 1993) Cocoon: The Return (1988) Coming to America (1988) Cocoon (AA, 1984) Trading Places (1983) Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970) Phantom Caravan (1954) That's My Man (1947) Greenwich Village (1944) Wing and a Prayer (1944) Heaven Can Wait (1943) That Night in Rio (1941) Moon Over Miami (1941) The Feminine Touch (1941) Down Argentine Way (1940) Lillian Russell (1940) The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) The Three Musketeers (1939) Swanee River (1939) Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) In Old Chicago (1938) Happy Landing (1938) You Can't Have Everything (1937) One in a Million (1936) Dante's Inferno (1935) (many more) |
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Ament, Duane
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American Ballet Theatre
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Ames, Adrienne
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Ames, Jimmy
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Ames, Joyce
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Leon Ames (1903 - 1993)
Given name: Leon Waycoff; born in Portland, Indiana. Great character actor and second lead. Selected Feature Films: Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Just You and Me, Kid (1979) On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) Peyton Place (1957) By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) It's a Big Country (1951) On Moonlight Bay (1951) Battleground (1949) Little Women (1949) A Date with Judy (1948) On an Island with You (1948) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) No Leave, No Love (1946) The Great Morgan (1946) Yolanda and the Thief (1945) Anchors Aweigh (1945) Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Reckless (1935) Now I'll Tell (1934) Quick Millions (1931) (many, many others) |
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Ames, Ramsay
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Ames, Rosemary
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Ames, Trudi
Films on Class Act: Cinderella (TV, 1965) Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) Bye Bye Birdie (1963) Gypsy (1962) |
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[Amos] Freeman F. Gosden (1899 - 1982); born in Richmond, Virginia
[Andy] Charles J. Correll (1890 - 1972); born in Peoria, Illinois Legendary comic duo, mostly on radio. Immensely popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Feature Films: |
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Amsbery, Bill
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Amsterdam, Morey
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Anders, Glenn
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Anders, Merry
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Anders, Rudolph
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Anderson, Alan
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Anderson, Arline
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Anderson, Billy
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Anderson, C. E. (1882 - 1956)
(aka Capt. C. E. Anderson, Charles E. Anderson, etc.) |
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Anderson, Carl
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Anderson, Dusty
Films on Class Act: Tonight and Every Night (1945) Cover Girl [Cover Girl for Farm Journal Magazine] (1944) |
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Eddie Anderson (1905 - 1977)
(aka "Rochester") Given name: Edward Anderson, born in Oakland, California. Rochester will live forever in our memories as Jack Benny's costar on radio and TV. Selected Feature Films: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) Broadway Rhythm (1944) Cabin in the Sky (1943) Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) Tales of Manhattan (1942) Birth of the Blues (1941) Topper Returns (1941) Gone with the Wind (1939) Honolulu (1939) Thanks for the Memory (1938) You Can't Take It with You (1938) Jezebel (1938) Rainbow on the River (1936) Show Boat (1936) What Price Hollywood (1930) (many more) Television Series (regular cast): "The Jack Benny Show" (1950 - 1965) |
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Anderson, Ernest
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Anderson, Eugene, Jr.
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Anderson, George
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Anderson, Gloria
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Anderson, Herbert (1917 - 1994)
Films on Class Act: The Benny Goodman Story (1955) This Is the Army (1943) The Strawberry Blonde (1941) |
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Anderson, Ivie
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Anderson, Judith
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Anderson, Michael
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Anderson, Richard
Films on Class Act: Hit the Deck (1955) The Student Prince (1954) Give a Girl a Break (1953) I Love Melvin (1953) Rich, Young and Pretty (1951) |
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Anderson, Robert
Films on Class Act: Pal Joey (1957) The Long, Long Trailer (1954) Higher and Higher (1943) Young People (1940) |
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Anderson, Sam
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Anderson, Warner
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Anderson, William
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Andes, Keith
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Andre, Annette
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Andre, Carl
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Andre, Charles
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Andre, Lona
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Andre, Mary
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Andre, Monya
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Andre, Nicolle
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Andreas, Luke
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Andren, Jean
Films on Class Act: The Opposite Sex (1956) It's a Great Feeling (1949) The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) |
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Andress, Ursula
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Andrews, Carol
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Andrews, Dana
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Julie Andrews (1935 - )
Given name: Julia Wells; born in England. Very popular singer / actress on stage and screen and some television. Best remembered as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins and Maria in The Sound of Music. Feature Films:The Princess Diaries (2001) Relative Values (2000) A Fine Romance (1992) Duet for One (1986) That's Life (1986) The Man Who Loved Women (1983) Victor / Victoria (1982) S.O.B. (1981) Little Miss Marker (1980) 10 (1979) The Tamarind Seed (1974) Darling Lili (1970) Star! (1968) The Singing Princess (1967) Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) Hawaii (1966) Torn Curtain (1966) The Sound of Music (as Maria, 1965) The Americanization of Emily (1964) Mary Poppins (1964) Cinderella (Rodgers & Hammerstein, TV, 1957) |
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Andrews, Loretta
Films on Class Act: Gold Diggers of 1933 (Gold Digger, 1933) 42nd Street (Chorus Girl, 1933) The Kid from Spain (Goldwyn Girl, 1932) Palmy Days (Goldwyn Girl, 1931) |
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LaVerne Andrews (1911 - 1967); born in Minneapolis, Minnesota Patty Andrews (1918 - ); born in Mound, Minnesota Maxene Andrews (1916 - 1995); born in Minneapolis, Minnesota Immensely popular singing trio of the 1940s. Long string of hits included "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Bei mir bist du schon," "Aurora," "Rum and Coca Cola," "Shoo-Shoo Baby" and many, many others. Feature Films:Melody Time (voices only, 1948) Road to Rio (1947) Make Mine Music (voices only, 1946) Her Lucky Night (1945) Swingtime Johnny (1944) Moonlight and Cactus (1944) Hollywood Canteen (1944) Follow the Boys (1944) How's About It? (1943) Always a Bridesmaid (1943) What's Cookin'? (1942) Private Buckaroo (1942) Give Out Sisters (1942) Hold That Ghost (1941) Buck Privates (1941) In the Navy (1941) Argentine Nights (1940) Class Act Featured Actresses! |
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Andrews, Stanley (1891 - 1961)
Prolific actor on screen and television Films on Class Act: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) The Paleface (1948) Road to Rio (1947) Road to Utopia (1945) The Princess and the Pirate (1944) Sensations of 1945 (1944) Follow the Boys (1944) The Major and the Minor (1942) Panama Hattie (1942) The Fleet's In (1942) Little Old New York (1940) The Blue Bird (1940) Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) Double or Nothing (1937) Pennies from Heaven (1936) Roman Scandals (1933) |
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Angel, Heather
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Ankers, Evelyn
Films on Class Act: Follow the Boys (1944) His Butler's Sister (1943) Hers to Hold (1943) Hold That Ghost (1941) |
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Ankrum, Morris
Films on Class Act: For the Love of Mary (1948) Good News (1947) The Harvey Girls (1946) Meet the People (1944) Best Foot Forward (1943) I Dood It (1943) Stand Up and Cheer (1934) |
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Ann-Margret (1941 - )
Given name: Ann-Margret Olsson; born in Sweden. Extremely gifted and vivacious singer / dancer / actress who got into films as musicals were on their way out. Spent most of her career in teen exploitation films, but not before turning in some outstanding performances in several musicals of the early 1960s. Feature Films:Grumpier Old Men (1995) Nobody's Children (1994) Grumpy Old Men (1993) Queen (TV, 1993) Newsies (1992) A New Life (1988) A Tiger's Tale (1987) 52 Pickup (1986) The Two Mrs. Grevilles (TV, 1986) Twice in a Lifetime (1985) Who Will Love My Children? (TV, 1983) The Return of the Soldier (1982) Lookin' to Get Out (1982) I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) Middle Age Crazy (1980) The Villain (1979) Magic (1978) The Cheap Detective (1978) The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) Joseph Andrews (1976) The Twist (1976) Tommy (AAN, 1975) The Outside Man (1973) The Train Robbers (1973) R.P.M. (1971) Carnal Knowledge (AAN, 1971) C.C. and Co. (1970) Seven Men and One Brain (1969) Rebus (1968) Mr. Kinky (1968) The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967) Murderers' Row (1966) Stagecoach (1966) The Swinger (1966) Made in Paris (1966) The Cincinatti Kid (1965) Once a Thief (1965) The Pleasure Seekers (1965) Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) Kitten with a Whip (1964) Viva Las Vegas (1964) Bye Bye Birdie (1963) State Fair (1962) Pocketful of Miracles (1961) |
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Ansara, Michael
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Anstey, Shone
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Anthony, Leslie
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Ray Anthony (1922 - )
(Ray Anthony and His Orchestra) Given name: Raymond Antonioni; born in Pennsylvania. Trumpet player, actor, orchestra leader, owner of Wood Records... Started with Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in 1940. Feature Films: The Big Operator (1959) The Five Pennies (1959) Girls Town (1959) Night of the Quarter Moon (1959) The Beat Generation (1959) High School Confidential (1958) This Could Be the Night (1957) The Girl Can't Help It (1956) Daddy Long Legs (1955) Sun Valley Serenade (member of Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1941) Television Series (regular cast): "The Ray Anthony Show" (1956 - 1957) "TV's Top Tunes" (Orchestra Leader, 1951 - 1955) |
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Eve Arden (1908 - 1990)
Given name: Eunice Quedens; born in Mill Valley, California. Originally a Ziegfeld Girl; remembered for her many "wise-cracking dame" support roles. Selected Feature Films:Alice in Wonderland (TV, 1983) Grease 2 (1982) Grease (1978) The Strongest Man in the World (1975) Sergeant Dead Head (1965) The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) Our Miss Brooks (1956) We're Not Married! (1952) Tea for Two (1950) My Dream Is Yours (1949) One Touch of Venus (1948) Song of Scheherazade (1947) The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) Night and Day (1946) Mildred Pierce (AAN, 1945) Earl Carroll Vanities (1945) Cover Girl (1944) Ziegfeld Girl (1941) No, No, Nanette (1940) At the Circus (1939) Stage Door (1937) Dancing Lady (1933) (many more) Television Series (regular cast): "Our Miss Brooks" (1952 - 1956) "The Eve Arden Show" (1959) "Mothers In-Law" (1967 - 1969) |
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Henry Armetta (1888 - 1945)
Jovial actor / comedian born in Sicily. Mostly in support roles. Selected Feature Films: Anchors Aweigh (1945) Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) Stage Door Canteen (1943) The Big Store (1941) Fisherman's Wharf (1939) Everybody Sing (1938) Make a Wish (1937) Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) Let's Sing Again (1936) The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) The Merry Widow (1934) One Night of Love (1934) What! No Beer? (1933) (many others) |
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Armour, Maxine
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Arms, Frances
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Daniel Lewis Armstrong (1901 - 1971)
(aka "Satchmo") Born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Worked in night clubs in New Orleans and Harlem and appeared in a number of films along the way. Legendary Jazz trumpet player and singer. One of the very best of all time! Feature Films:Hello Dolly! (1969) A Man Called Adam (1966) When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965) Paris Blues (1961) The Beat Generation (1959) The Five Pennies (1959) Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) High Society (1956) The Glenn Miller Story (1954) Glory Alley (1952) Here Comes the Groom (1951) The Strip (1951) Cowboy Cavalier (1948) Outlaw Brand (1948) A Song Is Born (1948) New Orleans (1947) Pillow to Post (1945) Atlantic City (1944) Jam Session (1944) Cabin in the Sky (1943) Dr. Rhythm (1938) Going Places (1938) Artists & Models (1937) Every Day's a Holiday (1937) Pennies from Heaven (1936) |
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Desi Arnaz (1917 - 1986)
Given name: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha; born in Cuba. Musician / actor / producer; married to Lucille Ball for many years. Feature Films: Forever Darling (1956) The Long, Long Trailer (1954) Holiday in Havana (1949) Cuban Pete (1946) Bataan (1943) The Navy Comes Through (1942) Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) Father Takes a Wife (1941) Four Jacks and a Jill (1941) Too Many Girls (1940) Television Series (regular cast): "I Love Lucy" (1950 - 1961) |
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Arnaz, Lucie
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Arness, James (1923 - )
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Arnheim, Gus
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Arno, Peter (1904 - 1968)
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Siegfried Aron, actor born in Germany Films on Class Act: On Moonlight Bay (1951) Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) Duchess of Idaho (1950) The Toast of New Orleans (1950) The Great Lover (1949) Up in Arms (1944) DuBarry Was a Lady (1943) His Butler's Sister (1943) I Married an Angel (1942) Pardon My Sarong (1942) Hellzapoppin' (1941) The Chocolate Soldier (1941) |
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Edward Arnold (1890 - 1956)
Given name: Guenther Schneider; born in New York, N.Y. Actor; generally support or second lead in dramas and comedies. Played some interesting characters! Equally adept at playing jovial, usually rich, bachelors and mean ol' gangsters. Very popular during the Golden era. Selected Feature Films:Annie Get Your Gun (1950) Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949) Big City (1948) Three Daring Daughters (1948) The Hucksters (1947) No Leave, No Love (1946) Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (1946) Weekend at the Waldorf (1945) Kismet (1944) The Youngest Profession (1942) Lillian Russell (1940) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Let Freedom Ring (1939) Idiot's Delight (1939) You Can't Take It with You (1938) Roman Scandals (1933) I'm No Angel (1933) Duck Soup (1933) (many, many more) |
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Fred Astaire (1899 - 1987)
Given name: Frederick Austerlitz; born in Omaha, Nebraska. He's the MAN!! Legendary dancer and choreographer; also actor and singer. Simply the best! One of the all-time greats - a true gentleman, amiable, smiling and dancing across the silver screen to the joy of millions the world over. There will never be another! Remembered today for his pairing with Ginger Rogers, Fred actually danced with half the leading ladies in Hollywood! Feature Films: (musicals only)That's Dancing (Host, 1985) That's Entertainment, Part 2 (Host, 1976) That's Entertainment! (Host, 1974) Finian's Rainbow (1968) Funny Face (1957) Silk Stockings (1957) Daddy Long Legs (1955) The Band Wagon (1953) The Belle of New York (1952) Royal Wedding (1951) Let's Dance (1950) Three Little Words (1950) *The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) Easter Parade (1948) Blue Skies (1946) Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (1946) Yolanda and the Thief (1945) The Sky's the Limit (1943) Holiday Inn (1943) You Were Never Lovelier (1942) You'll Never Get Rich (1941) Second Chorus (1940) Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) *The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) *Carefree (1938) A Damsel in Distress (1937) *Shall We Dance? (1937) *Swing Time (1936) *Follow the Fleet (1936) *Top Hat (1935) *Roberta (1935) *The Gay Divorcee (1934) *Flying Down to Rio (first teamed w/Ginger Rogers, 1933) Dancing Lady (many other non-musicals) *with Ginger Rogers Class Act Featured Actor! |
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Astar, Ben
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Astin, John (1930 - )
Played Gomez Addams in the TV series "The Addams Family" (1964 - 1966) Married to Patty Duke (1972 - 1985) Father of actor Sean Astin (1971 - ) |
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Mary Astor (1906 - 1987)
Given name: Lucille Langehanke; born in Illinois. Actress; generally in leading roles. Played sexy bombshell types during the silent era, then extended her career by playing sweet motherly roles in the late '30s and beyond. Played Judy Garland's mother in Listen Darling and Meet Me in St. Louis; Esther Williams' mother in Fiesta, Kathryn Grayson's mother in Thousands Cheer... Selected Feature Films:Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964) Return to Peyton Place (1961) The Power and the Prize (1956) Little Women (1949) Act of Violence (1949) Fiesta (1947) Blonde Fever (1944) Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Thousands Cheer (1943) The Maltese Falcon (1941) The Great Lie (AA, 1941) Midnight (1939) Listen, Darling (1938) The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) Dodsworth (1936) The Man with Two Faces (1934) Red Dust (1932) The Runaway Bride (1930) Heart to Heart (1928) Don Juan (1926) Don Q Son of Zorro (1925) Beau Brummell (1924) The Beggar Maid (1921) (many, many more) |
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Mischa Auer (1905 - 1967)
Given name: Mischa Ounskowsky; born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russian comic actor; moved to Broadway after the Russian revolution; to Hollywood in 1928. Selected Feature Films: Drop Dead Darling (1966) Ladies First (1963) A Dog a Mouse and a Sputnik (1960) The Foxiest Girl in Paris (1958) Confidential Report (1955) The Sky Is Red (1952) Sofia (1948) Sentimental Journey (1946) And Then There Were None (1945) Lady in the Dark (1944) Twin Beds (1942) Hold That Ghost (1941) Hellzapoppin' (1941) Spring Parade (1940) Destry Rides Again (1939) East Side of Heaven (1939) Sweethearts (1938) You Can't Take It with You (1938) One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) Three Smart Girls (1936) Student Tour (1934) Winterset (1936) My Man Godfrey (AAN, 1936) Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) Mata Hari (1932) Something Always Happens (1929) (many, many more) |
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Auerbach, Leon
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Auld, Aggie
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Aumont, Genevieve
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Aumont, Jean Pierre
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Austin, Charlotte
Films on Class Act: Daddy Long Legs (1955) There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) Monkey Business (1952) |
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Austin, Frank (1877 - 1954)
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Austin, Lois (1901 - 1957)
Films on Class Act: On Moonlight Bay (1951) It's a Great Feeling (1949) The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) Born to Sing (1942) |
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Austin, Pamela
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Austin, Renee
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Austin, Vivian
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Austin, William
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Autry, Gene (1907 - 1998)
Actor / author / songwriter / singer born in Texas. First appeared on radio in Tulsa, Oklahoma around 1928. Moved to his own radio show and then on to movies. Considered to be the original singing cowboy in a genre that lasted through the 1930s and 1940s and then faded away in the 1950s. Autry was a very popular actor / singer during that era. Films on Class Act: |
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Avalier, Don
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Frankie Avalon (1939 - )
Given name: Francis Avallone; born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Trumpet player / singer / actor. Shown here with Annette Funicello. Feature Films: Casino (1995) The Stoned Age (1994) Troop Beverly Hills (1989) Back to the Beach (1987) Grease (1978) The Take (1974) Horror House (1970) Skidoo (1968) The Million Eyes of Su-Muru (1967) Fireball 500 (1966) Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) I'll Take Sweden (1965) Sergeant Deadhead (1965) Ski Party (1965) Bikini Beach (1964) Muscle Beach Party (1964) Pajama Party (1964) Beach Party (1963) The Castilian (1963) Drums of Africa (1963) Operation Bikini (1963) Panic in Year Zero! (1962) Alakazam the Great (1961) Sail a Crooked Ship (1961) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) The Alamo (1960) Guns of Timberland (1960) Jamboree (1957) |
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Avedon, Doe
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Averback, Hy
Films on Class Act: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) The Benny Goodman Story (1955) |
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Averill, Jackie
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Avery, Bettye
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Avery, Tol
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Avigdor, Amit
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Aylesworth, Arthur (1883 - 1946)
Films on Class Act: Young People (1940) Little Old New York (1940) Dimples (1936) The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) Dames (1934) |
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Aylmer, Felix
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Ayres, Jerry
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Ayres, Lew
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Ayres, Robert
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Ayres, Rosalind
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Axman, Hannelore
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Azito, Tony
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