Here are 10 things you should know about Esther Howard, born 129 years ago today. She was one of Hollywood’s most prolific character actresses in the 1930s and ’40s.
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10 Things You Should Know About Thelma White
Here are 10 things you should know about Thelma White, born 110 years ago today. Hers was a modest career, but she achieved a certain degree of lasting fame with her role in a popular cult film.
10 Things You Should Know About Margaret Dumont
Here are 10 things you should know about the indispensable Margaret Dumont. born 135 years ago today. She’s best remembered (and rightfully so) as a straight woman nonpareil for the Marx Brothers (Groucho, in particular), but that doesn’t begin to tell her story.
10 Things You Should Know About Edgar Kennedy
Here are 10 things you should know about character actor Edgar Kennedy, born 130 years ago today. No one lost his temper on screen quite like he did.
10 Things You Should Know About Edna May Oliver
Here are 10 things you should know about the delightful Edna May Oliver, born 135 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.