Long Before “Bono” or “Madonna” there was a star known simply by his first name: Michelangelo, so known by his first name only – answering a question in a quiz about his last name would sure to stump most people. Answers: Michealangelo Buonarroti, Paul David Hewson and Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone

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Alexander Graham Bell’s Birthday

(February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004)

Elvis Presley would have been 76 this year,  he was such an icon that we had listed him by his age without even realizing that he has been gone for 33 years,   this wonderful photo tells us a lot about Elvis.  No, he never had a real mug shot, but this was taken at [...]

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, now South Africa, to Arthur and Mabel Tolkien. The Tolkiens were English by nationality but had recently moved to the region as Arthur, a bank employee, pursued a lucrative career opportunity. In any event, the African climate was hard on Mabel Tolkien, [...]

William Haines was Hollywood’s first openly gay leading man.  In many ways he was well ahead of curent cultural norms by being in a well known “Marriage” with his partner of 50 years Jimmie Shields. A leading man, he came into stardom in 1926′s  “Tell it to the Marines” with Lon Chaney and also opposite [...]

Forever remembered as Stymie on “OurGang”

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Here is a presumed public domain image of Coco Chanel from 1957 at age 73 Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born in Saumur, France. We found this wonderful live video footage of Coco Chanel

Cary Grant got his first big break acting opposite Mae West in the film “She done him wrong”

Dudley Moore passed away in 2002 from a rare disease called PSP which attacks the brain cells and is possibly responsible for Moore’s later in life interviews in which he seemed to be “drunk”. Most attributed this to his comedic style and yet it possibly delayed his diagnosis.

5 Time Major’s Winner

John Forsythe (born John Lincoln Freund; January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) Look Who’s Turning Autograph Gallery for John Forsythe

“Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane. Ain’t got time to take a fast train …”

Though many of the “Stella Awards” emails that make their circulation on a regular basis are more myth than reality (They are very funny) Randy Cassingham has written and interesting and funny book as well outlineing “documented” cases of real Legal lunacy here in America.

Bobby Fischer was America’s first World Chess Champion. A prodigy and an American champion since the age of 13, Fischer’s Championship years were highlighted by the largest gaps in scoring ever. Essentially there were no other players even within his league. Sadly Fischer declined his status and virtually disappeared as he continued a growing hatred of both his Country – America and his own Jewish ethicity. It seemed his brilliance in Game Theory was so great that it left some gaping voids within his basic social abilities.

Leroy Gordon Cooper was one of the original seven astronauts in Project Mercury. Born in Oklahoma, one can not forget the raucus portrayal of him by Dennis Quaid in the movie “the right stuff” written by Tom Wolfe. Cooper served in the Marines in 1945-46 prior to joining the space program. Forever known in UFO chronicles as one of the few astronauts brave enough to publicly mention his several encounters with “saucer-type” craft. Gordon Cooper passed away from heart problems and complications from Parkinsons.