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Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach January 18, 1904 November 29, 1986) was an English-born American actor, known as one of classic Hollywoods definitive leading men. He was known for his transatlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing.Grant was born in Horfield, Bristol. He became attracted t ... ... ( read more! ) Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 November 28, 1976) was an American actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as the role of Mame Dennis in the film Auntie Mame. She won all 5 Golden Globes for which she was nominated, and was tied w ... ... ( read more! ) .Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned 62 years on stage, screen and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and awards, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Awful Truth (1937).His film caree ... ... ( read more! ) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaEdwin Eugene Lockhart (July 18, 1891 March 31, 1957) was a Canadian-American character actor, singer, and playwright. He also wrote the lyrics to a number of popular songs. He became a United States citizen in 1939.Born in London, Ontario, the son of John Coats Lockhart and Ellen Mary (nee Delaney) Lockhart, he ... ... ( read more! ) Clifford Porter Hall (September 19, 1888 October 6, 1953) was an American character actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s. Hall played movie villains or comedic incompetent characters. Hall was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and began his career touring as a stage actor with roles in productions of The Great Gatsby and N ... ... ( read more! ) Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician, singer, actor and voice actor, who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number-one hit with "Singin in the Rain" in 1929. He also did v ... ... ( read more! ) Clarence William Kolb (July 31, 1874 November 25, 1964) was an American vaudeville performer and actor.He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only child of second generation Austrian parents who owned a local meat company.Kolb started out as one half of a vaudeville comedy team, Kolb and Dill, with Max Dill. They styled their act on the famous team o ... ... ( read more! ) ... John Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898 October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor.Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey and attended Peabody High School. He initially pondered a law career, but acting won out and he established himself as a musical stage performer.Educat ... ... ( read more! ) Frank Orth was an American actor born in Philadelphia. He is probably best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Faraday in the 1951-1953 television series Boston Blackie. By 1897, Orth was performing in vaudeville with his wife, Ann Codee, in an act called Codee and Orth. In 1909, he expanded into song writing, with songs such as The Phone Bel ... ... ( read more! ) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJohn Qualen (born Johan Mandt Kvalen, December 8, 1899 September 12, 1987) was a Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.Qualen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of immigrants from Norway his father was a Lutheran minister and changed the fami ... ... ( read more! ) .Helen Mack (November 12, 1913 August 13, 1986) was an American actress. Mack started her career as a child actress in silent films, moving on to Broadway plays, and touring the vaudeville circuit. Her greater success as an actress was as a leading lady in the 1930s. Eventually Mack transitioned into performing on radio, and then into writing, dir ... ... ( read more! )