Here are 10 things you should know about Joan Leslie, born 97 years ago today. After beginning in vaudeville, she enjoyed success in pictures and on television.
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10 Things You Should Know About Ruth Chatterton
Here are 10 things you should know about Ruth Chatterton, born 129 years ago today. She was a big star in the 1930s, but her stint in Hollywood was just one chapter in a very interesting life.
10 Things You Should Know About Deanna Durbin
Here are 10 things you should know about Deanna Durbin, born 100 years ago today. She was a huge star in her teens and twenties, but left show business before she turned 30.
10 Things You Should Know About Edna May Oliver
Here are 10 things you should know about Edna May Oliver, born 138 years ago today. Oliver was born with a face for comedy, and she knew it. “With a horse’s face,” she once quipped, “what more can I play?” But she acquitted herself well in dramatic roles, too.
10 Things You Should Know About Greer Garson
Here are 10 things you should know about Greer Garson, C.B.E., born 117 years ago today. She was something of an overnight success in pictures, portraying women she once described as “noble and admirable characters.”