Fieger’s hit song in 1979 called “Sharona” was a track about one of Fieger’s real-life girlfriends.

In one of Doug Fieger’s last interviews in January, the singer seemed to be at peace when he spoke to the Detroit News:

“Everybody knows they’re going sooner or later. I don’t know any better than anyone else when I’m going. I’ve had 10 great lives. And I expect to have some more. I don’t feel cheated in any way, shape or form.”

Patrick Swayze: Born August 18, 1952 – september 14, 2009 Patrick Swayze got his first breaks in the mid 1980′s in the films “The Outsiders, Red Dawn and the TV mini-series North & South, but it was 1987′s Dirty Dancing that skyrocketed Swayze’s career which he followed with the 1990 major blockbuster opposite Demi Moore [...]

The Star of Daniel Boone and Santa Barbara based winery

Robert Shaw: Born August 9, 1927.  Died August 28, 1978 Here is a collection of Robert Shaw movie posters

Vincent Price’s tipping point for fame and fortune can actually be traced to his grandfather Vincent Leonard Price Sr. who was president of a candy company. Though his position surely put young Vincent in a good financial position, it was his grandfathers invention of Dr. Prices Baking Powder – The first ever “cream of tartar” [...]

Protaganist of the block buster selling book – “The Devil in the White City” H. H. Holmes can best be described by his own words…. “I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing [...]

Max Frische was one of the greatest of modern day Swiss writers and playwrights. His best works include Man in the Holocene, Homo Faber: a report, and I’m not stiller. Max Frische’s top three quotes: 1. “Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we don’t have to experience it” 2. “Time does [...]

Richard Avedon, spent his career as a photographer for 3 major publications: Harper’s Bazaar Staff photographer (1945-65) Vogue Photographer (1966-90) The New Yorker Photographer (1992-2004)

Richard Feynman’s top 10 quotes “Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.” “I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.” “You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when [...]

Soren Kierkegaard is best known as the Father of extistentialism – some of his most famous quotes include: “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced”, “Once you label me you negate me” and “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they [...]

Audrey Hepburn was once quoted “I’m an introvert… I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky” but her most famous quote is surely “Everything I learned I learned from the movies”

                    Ava Gardner Autograph Gallery

Passing away around the same time as Michael Jackson, I could not understand how deeply his death affected me…. I guess to me, Phil Harris epitomized the American work ethic and Hard Working and self reliant American small business man or woman. No matter how much our government attempts to stop this drive – there will always be Phil Harris’ that continue to fight and work till the day they die.

Born in London, Jill Ireland was best remembered for her many films with, and long marriage to Hollywood Icon Charles Bronson. Its hard to believe it has been 20 years since she lost her long courageous battle with cancer. Her two books openly dealing with this fight brought a great awareness to the world of the almost epedemic rise of breast cancer.
Jill Ireland Gallery

We have Roy Orbison’s complete album “Greatest Hits” from 1964 (Orbison was only 28 at the time) and yet the album contains many of his best songs like “only the lonely, fallling, blue bayou, oh pretty woman and crying”

Herbie Mann is almost single-handedly responsible for establishing the flute as a lead instrument in the field of jazz. Listen to Yardbird Suite by Herbie Mann (Herbert Jay Solomon

See the best Documentary on the life of Elizabeth Montgomery right here at LWT. From her birth into Hollywood royalty as the daughter of Robert Montgomery to her breaking out as an actress in her own right. The Biography Channel documentary available here is a wonderful look at a beautiful, funny and talented actress.

We found some very funny out-takes of Don Adams with Don Rickles

What a lucky guy! Dated Betty Grable and Lana Turner, Oleg Cassini was also Engaged to Grace Kelly (broken) and ended up Marrying and having a family with Gene Tierney.

The Rifleman, and one time Los Angeles Dodger

Easy to Love – Billie Holiday

Betty Davis was born in Lowell, Ma. (April 5, 1908 – Oct 6, 1989)
Cover Art Gallery of Movie Posters and Magazine Covers

“Leviathan” Thomas Hobbes was an English Philosopher Born in Malmesbury. Labeled an Atheist by the clergy for his belief that all substance is “material” Hobbes actually spent a major portion of his most know work “Leviathan” showing how his philosophy was consistent with Christian Doctrine.

Gregory Peck born In La Jolla, Ca. April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003 Gregory Peck Classic Movie Poster Gallery

“Baby Please Don’t Go” Listen to the complete album

Here’s a rare Marlon Brando Screentest for “Rebel without a Cause”

“The Man of a Thousand Faces” (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930)

Teddy Pendergrass: March 26, 1940 – January 13, 2010 Teddy Pendergrass Official Website

Recent News: March 22, 2010. The Anna Nicole Smith Estate has just been devastated by a court ruling 100% in her ex son-in laws favor. Surely her child will still be well taken care of as she will probably earn more posthumously in death than she ever earned legitimately in life.

Author of “Rabbit Series” and Witches of Eastwick

Recently Passed away at his home in Los Angeles just a few days ago March 14, 2010  Peter Graves who most baby boomers remember from his Mission Impossible TV series kept busy in his later years hosting  Biography on the Biography Chanel.

4th President of the United States and Father of the Constitution

Take My Wife…. Please!

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Born Frank Morrison Spillane in Brooklyn, New York. Nicknamed “Mickey” by his father, an Irish-American Bartender. Spillane was best known for his Mike Hammer series of detective novels. He became one of the highest selling authors of his era beginning with his first novel – I, The Jury.