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Ben Kingsley Biography

Ben Kingsley(Krishna Banji)actorBorn: 12/31/1943Birthplace: Yorkshire, England Academy Award-winning polished stage and movie actor whose films include Gandhi (1982), Betrayal (1983), Turtle Diary (…

Francisco Rabal Biography

Francisco Rabal (Paco Rabal) film and stage actorBorn: 3/8/1926Birthplace: Águilas, Murcia Spain popular Spanish film and stage actor who won the Best Actor award at the 1984 Cannes Film…

Billy Sullivan 1998 Deaths

Billy SullivanAge: 82 founded the New England Patriots in 1959 and was president of the American Football League from 1961-64; moved the Patriots to Schaefer Stadium (now Foxboro Stadium) in…

Ross Wetzsteon 1998 Deaths

Ross Wetzsteonwriter, editor Wetzsteon was a prominent figure in Off Broadway theater, having helped create the Obie Awards and served as the chairman and host of the event for 28 years. As…

Bertalan de Nemethy 2002 Deaths

Bertalan de NemethyAge: 90 Hungarian-born riding instructor, who coached the U.S. Equestrian show jumping team from 1955-80; won Olympic silver medals in 1960 and 1972; his book “The de…

Arturo Uslar Pietri 2001 Deaths

Arturo Uslar PietriAge: 94 Venezuelan novelist and essayist who is considered one of the most influential Latin American writers. His most famous work was also his first, the historical novel…

Rosemary Clooney 2002 Deaths

Rosemary ClooneyAge: 74 deep-voiced singer and actress who was one of the country's premier jazz and pop singers of the 1950s and '60s. Her hits include “Come on-a My House” and “Mambo…

Halle Berry

Halle Berry is the first African-American ever to win an Oscar as best actress, for her starring role in the drama Monster's Ball (2001, co-starring Billy Bob Thornton). Berry went from the world of…

Gary Hall, Jr.

Gary Hall, Jr.Born: September 26, 1974American Swimmer Won the 50m free event in the 2004 Athens Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Hall won the 50m free and the 4x100m medley relay,…

Dan Turk 2001 Deaths

Dan TurkAge: 38 half of the first brother-to-brother, long snapper-to-punter combination in NFL history; drafted by Pittsburgh in 1987; played 15 seasons at center with Tampa Bay, L.A./…