Here are 10 things you should know about Henry Fonda, born 116 years ago. He specialized in playing strong, stalwart characters that possessed an inherent sense of decency and fairness.
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10 Things You Should Know About Katharine Hepburn
Here are 10 things you should know about Katharine Hepburn, born 114 years ago today. Fiercely independent and inimitable, she quickly shook things up when she arrived in Hollywood and there’s been no one else like her since.
10 Things You Should Know About Irving Berlin
Here are 10 things you should know about Irving Berlin, born 133 years ago today. The great Jerome Kern once said of Berlin, “Irving Berlin has no place in American music—he is American music,” and we couldn’t agree more.
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10 Things You Should Know About Lee Tracy
Here are 10 things you should know about Lee Tracy, born 123 years ago today. Show us Tracy’s name in a movie’s credits, and we’re on board, no questions asked.
10 Things You Should Know About Melvyn Douglas
Here are 10 things you should know about Melvyn Douglas, born 120 years ago today. He felt typecast in frothy comedic roles in the 1930s and ‘40s, but the last three decades of his career saw the range of his roles broaden.