Given name: Hubert Prior Vallee; born in Island Pond, Vermont. Saxaphonist, vocalist, actor, bandleader; on screen, radio and in nightclubs. Very popular personality. Vallee's radio show packed a lot of punch in the entertainment world, and he often introduced new artists on the air. Being on Vallee's radio show was almost a guarantee of an offer from some radio show or movie studio. Due to the fact that many nightclubs of the day didn't have sound systems, Vallee took to singing through a megaphone to be heard over the background noise. He is often seen this way in photos of the era.

Given name: Robert Stein King; born in New York, New York. Dancer / actor on screen and television. Shown here with Debbie Reynolds in a publicity photo for The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, 1953.

Given name: Richard Wayne Van Dyke; born in West Plains, Missouri. Brother of Jerry Van Dyke. Actor, comedian, dancer, singer. Started on stage. His first big break was in the stage musical "Bye Bye Birdie," and he reprised his role in the 1963 film. After his television show was cancelled, he never regained his popularity, though he tried through movies and other television shows.

Given name: Benvenuta Rose Crooke; born in San Francisco, California. Singer / actress on stage and screen.

Given name: Vera-Ellen Westmeyer Rohe; born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Very gifted dancer. Began on stage and began working in films around the mid-1940s. Danced with Gene Kelly in On the Town and Words and Music, and danced with Fred Astaire in Three Little Words and The Belle of New York. One of my favorite dance numbers is "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue," which she danced with Gene Kelly in Words and Music (1948).