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Happy Birthday to the sexy superstar Raquel Welch as she turns 70 today. And I must say she looks fabulous. She was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, the first of three children born to Bolivian Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo, an aerospace engineer, and his Irish-Ame read more

Alan Ladd, began his acting career performing in small role in the film, Citizen Kane, in which he played one of the reporters. His next featured role was in the film, Joan of Paris(1942). The film that helped launch Ladd's career was, This Gun for Hire, he played "Raven," a hit man with a conscien read more

Forever known as Lily Munster from the hit TV series The Munsters during the 60's Yvonne also appeared in a number of films during the 50's and early 60's. Such films like Criss Cross (1949), The Deser Hawk (1950), The Ten Commandments (1956), Band of Angels (1957) and McLintock! (1963). read more

Fred MacMurray, played the saxophone. In 1930, he recorded a tune for the Gus Arnheim Orchestra as a featured vocalist on All I Want Is Just One Girl on the Victor 78 label. Before he signed on with Paramount Pictures in 1934, he performed on Broadway in Three's a Crowd (1930–31) with Sydney read more

Happy Birthday to the legendary Ingrid Bergman. Her many classic films include Casablanca, Notorious, Gaslight, The Bells Of St. Mary, Anastasia, and Joan Of Arc. She is survived by her 4 children including actress Isabella Rossellini. read more

A happy birthday to Tuesday Weld. She turns 67 today. And while she hasn't appeared in anything since 2001, she is fondly remembered for several notable films and TV appearances during the 60's. First and foremost would be The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Show as Thalia Menninger. She became a solid read more

Happy Birthday to Mel Ferrer (1917-2008). One time husband to Audrey Hepburn, Ferrer was also a very good actor in his own right. Having appeared in such films like Lili, War and Peace, The Sun Also Rises, The Longest Day and Sex & the Single Girl. read more

Love,Jeanette and a baby deer(Wish Kayla a happy birthday. Even if you're not a baby deer.) read more

One of my favorite, dancers, actors, singers, film directors and producers, and choreographers. Gene Kelly, was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style. Gene Kelly, maybe best known for his performance in Singin' in the Rain(1952), a musical with Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, and Je read more

Happy Birthday to Vera Miles. She turns 81 today and is still alive. Not acting as much but still around, making appearances and such. Born in Boise City, Oklahoma, Vera Miles attended school in Pratt, Kansas and Wichita, Kansas. The patrician beauty of Miss Miles won her the title of "Miss Kansa read more

Today we celebrate the birth of an extraordinary woman and designer--Coco Chanel. As everyone knows, Chanel is a name synonymous with extremely high quality in the world of fashion. And deservedly so. There are many things that I love about both the woman and the brand. First, Coco grew up in an o read more

Happy Birthday to Jill St. John, another famous redhead. She turns 70 today. She as been married to actor Robert Wagner for 20 years. And her most memorable roles are as Tiffany Case in Diamonds are Forever (1971) with Sean Connery; The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) with Warren Beatty; Tender i read more

The golden boy Robert Redford turns 74 today. My favorite Redford films are Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, Barefoot in The Park, The Natural, Spy Game, All The President's Men, Jeremiah Johnson, The Hot Rock, and Inside Daisy Clover. read more

Actor Robert Redford, also wanted to fill his dream as a director. In 1969, Redford worked as the executive producer for Downhill Racer. His first film as director was in the film, Ordinary People(1980), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. Redford did not direct again until The read more

Legendary Irish actress Maureen O'Hara turns 90 today. She recently wrote an autobiography a few years ago and was touring the country to promote it. As far as everyone knows, she is still doing great in 2010. That's good to hear. My favorite films of Maureen are The Quiet Man, McLintock, The Paren read more

I just recently became a May West fan, when I saw her first film, Night After Night(1938). Where she was allowed to rewrite her film debut scene as a hat check girl.She brought her Diamond Lil character, now renamed Lady Lou, to the film, She Done Him Wrong (1933), with Cary Grant. West spotted Gra read more

Maureen O Hara's father did not support her theatrical dreams. He wanted her to learn a skill so that she would have something to fall back on. She enrolled in a business school and became a bookkeeper and typist. She used those skills many years later, when she worked taking production notes dict read more

Ann Blyth, was a spokesperson for Hostess Cupcakes in the 70's. read more

Ethel Barrymore was born Ethel Mae Blythe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second child of the actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew. She grew up in Philadelphia, and went to Roman Catholic school.She was the sister of actors John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore, the aunt of actor John Drew read more

What I loved about Alfred Hitchcock as a director, was his gift for trying out new techniques in the suspense and the thriller genres. And most of all.. I loved his cameo appearances in 39 of his 52 films. He could be seen boarding a bus, crossing in front of a building, standing in an apartment ac read more