Principal dancer with the New York City Ballet from 1950 on. Appeared in several films. Shown here with Virginia Gibson in a publicity photo for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1954.

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Model turned actress. Left films in 1959 to become a beauty columist and writer. Founded Arlene Dahl Enterprises marketing cosmetics and lingerie. Married to Fernando Lamas at one time; mother of Lorenzo Lamas.

Singer / dancer / actor; born in New York City, N.Y. Began on stage, working his way to Broadway. "Discovered" by MGM and moved to Hollywood ca. 1940, where he became a major star. He was a stable, hard-working actor who managed to avoid all of the pitfalls of celebrity.

Given name: Charles Marks; born in New York, New York. Actor / comedian. Long-time vaudeville partner of Joe Smith (together billed as Smith and Dale); inspiration for the Neil Simon play and subsequent film The Sunshine Boys.

Character actress born in South Carolina

Popular comedienne radio star also in nightclubs. Appeared in some movies from about 1942.

Given name: Roger Harry Daltrey, born in London. Lead singer and founder of rock group The Who. Has also appeared in many movies as an actor in his own right, and has recorded solo.

Given name: Vito Farinola; born in Brooklyn, New York. Singer / actor.

Given name: Dorothy Jean Dandridge; born in Cleveland, Ohio. Talented singer, dancer, actress. Very beautiful lady - became a sex symbol type of the 1950s. Shown here with Harry Belafonte in a publicity photo for the film Bright Road, 1953.

Actress; usually second lead in "A" movies, or lead in "B" movies. Often played the spurned woman type.

Actor

Amazingly gifted child figure skater; appeared in only three films. Sources indicate that she was such a brat, nobody wanted to work with her.

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Given name: Walden Robert Cassotto; born in The Bronx, New York. Singer / composer / actor / director / writer... Best remembered for his recordings of "Mack the Knife", "Splish Splash", "Dream Lover", etc. Moved into television in the early 1960s, and worked both in front and behind the camera. Married to Sandra Dee (1960 - 1967).

Given name: James William Ercolani; born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Singer / actor. Played in a number of the beach films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, becoming somewhat typecast as a teenage heart-throb. Continued acting until present time, slowly losing the typecast. Had a number of hit songs, including "Goodbye Cruel World" (1961) and "Her Royal Majesty" (1962).

Given name: Patti Woodward; born in Palmyra, Missouri. Appeared in more than 200 movies. Worked on stage before going into film. One of the great character actresses, usually as a kind-hearted, motherly type. In movies from 1914 - 1964, made her last appearance on film as The Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (by personal invitation from Walt Disney). The song "Feed the Birds" was a tribute to her.

Born in New York, New York. Popular character actor, very distinguished looking and acting, often playing judges or doctors.

Singer / actor; heart-throb of the late 1960s and early '70s. Disney teamed him with Lesley Ann Warren, but though they made two movies, the partnering didn't seem to pan out. Davidson went on to movies on TV, and became a game-show host.

NOTE: There is more than one John Davidson!

Actress in silents and talkies, her promotion was a long-time pet project of William Randolph Hearst, who used too heavy a hand in guiding her career. Though she turned in some powerful performances, she never really made it to the top. She was not married to Hurst and, in fact, only married after he passed away, and remained married to Horace Brown from 1954 until her death in 1961.

Legendary actress and singer born in Massachusetts. Miss Davis founded the Hollywood Canteen during WWII, and the film by the same name is a tribute to that effort. It is in that film that she sings "They're Either too Young or Too Old," one of her most all-time popular songs.