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- Edie Falco
- Al Roker
- Alfre Woodard
- Angelina Jolie
- Art Buchwald
- Barbara Walters
- Ben Stein
- Bette Davis
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Bob (and Dolores) Hope
- Brooke Adams
- Burt Reynolds
- Calista Flockhart
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Charles Bronson
- Chelsea Noble
- Connie Chung
- Dale Evans
- Dan Marino
- Dan Wilson
- David E. Kelley
- Diane Keaton
- Dianne Wiest
- Donna Mills
- Ed McMahon
- Erma Bombeck
- Estelle Parsons
- Eve Arden
- Father George Clements
- Gail Sheehy
- Gary Merrill
- George Burns
- George Lucas
- Gloria Swanson
- Gracie Allen
- Harpo Marx
- Harry Belafonte
- Hedy Lamarr
- Helen Hayes
- Henry Fonda
- Isabella Rossellini
- Jaime Lee Curtis
- Jane Fonda
- Jane Wyman
- Jann Wenner
- Jill Ireland
- Jill Krementz
- Joan Didion
- Joan Fontaine
- JoBeth Williams
- John DeLorean
- John Denver
- John Gregory Dunne
- Josephine Baker
- Judy Woodruff
- Julie Andrews
- Karen Grassle
- Karl Wallenda
- Kate Capshaw
- Kate Jackson
- Kirby Puckett
- Kirk Cameron
- Kirstie Alley
- Kris Kristofferson
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Linda Ronstadt
- Loni Anderson
- Louis Gossett, Jr.
- Magic Johnson
- Marcia Wallace
- Marie Osmond
- Maury Povich
- Mercedes Ruehl
- Mia Farrow
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Natalie WIlliams
- Nell Carter
- Nicole Kidman
- Oscar de la Renta
- Ozzy (and Sharon) Osbourne
- Parker Stevenson
- Patti LaBelle
- Paul Newman
- Paula Poundstone
- Pearl Bailey
- Peter Falk
- Regina Belle
- Richard King Mellon
- Robert Fulghum
- Ronald Reagan
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Roy Rogers
- Sally Jessy Raphaël
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Sen. Jesse Helms
- Sen. John McCain
- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Sen. Lloyd Bentsen
- Sen. Paul Simon
- Sen. Paull H. Shin
- Sharon Stone
- Sir Christopher Guest
- Stephen Curtis Chapman
- Stephen Spielberg
- Susan Ruttan
- Taurean Blacque
- Ted Danson
- Teri Garr
- Tom Cruise
- Valerie Harper
- Walt (and Lily) Disney
- William Delahunt
- Willie Mays
Brooke Adams
Brooke Adams, sister of actress Lynne Adams, was well-received in her performance in “Days of Heaven,” alongside Richard Gere and Sam Shepard. Adams turned down an offer to star as one of... [more]
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (born February 11, 1936 in Waycross, Georgia) is an American actor of (partial) Cherokee descent. He may be best remembered as the "Bandit" in the 1977 hi... [more]
Calista Flockhart
Born in Freeport, Illinois on November 11, 1965, Calista Flockhart is the daughter of retired business executive, Ronald Flockart and teacher, Kay Flockhart. Flockhart graduated from Rut... [more]
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 - January 21, 1959) was one of the most successful filmmakers during the first half of the 20th century. He directed hundreds of silent shorts before c... [more]
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (November 3, 1921 - August 30, 2003) was an American actor of "tough guy" roles. In most of his roles he starred as a brutal police detective, a western gunfighter... [more]
Chelsea Noble
Chelsea Noble (born December 4, 1964 as Nancy Mueller) was an actress with the American television series Growing Pains , where she played Kate, the romantic interest of the character Mike... [more]
Connie Chung
Constance Yu-hwa Chung has been in the news business since 1969. She has worked for CBS, NBC, and ABC as a news anchor. She has also hosted shows such as "Saturday Night With Connie Ch... [more]
Dale Evans
Lucille Wood Smith name changed in infancy to Frances Octavia Smith famous as Dale Evans (31 October 1912 - 7 February 2001) was a prolific writer, movie star, singer/songwriter and the wif... [more]
Dan Marino
Daniel Constantine Marino (born September 15, 1961 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was an elite National Football League quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, who attained nearly every measure o... [more]
Dan Wilson
Daniel Allen Wilson was a member of the Barrington (Ill.) Little League team that finished third in the Little League World Series; lost to the 1981 Tampa team that featured Gary Sheffield ... [more]
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