She starred in a plethora of roles across television and film, including the FOX sitcom Living Single and the movie Set It Off. Her performance in the musical film Chicago earned her an Academy Award nomination, making her the first female hip-hop artist to receive such an honor. Latifah's...
And while that was true of Bow, the idea of being the “It Girl” came from a movie she starred in from 1927 called “It," which was written with her in mind. She played a retail worker whose boss fell for her — and Bow’s look (perky personality, bowed lips, doll-like face) ...
White, who also co-starred in the film, had written the project specifically for his friend and the results were remarkable, both critically and at the box office. While enjoying the occasional appearance onscreen in small but memorable roles, and making his directorial debut with "Year of ...
“Lady in Red” chronicles, in loving detail, the day that de Burgh first met the woman he was destined to marry: Diane Davison. “Lady in Red” was the second single from his 1986 album "Into the Light," and instantly propelled him from a hard-working but relatively unknown niche arti...
From the time Fayard was an infant, his parents brought him to the theatre for their practices and performances. There he gained an early education in show business by watching great Black entertainers such as the jazz musician Louis Armstrong, the dance team Buck and Bubbles, the singer Adelai...
Screenwriter Elinor Glyn coined Clara Bow’s nickname “the It girl,” after she starred in the smash romantic comedy “It,” launching Bow into superstardom. The next year Bow starred in “Red Hair,” a now lost early Technicolor film based on a story by Glyn. Just as Elinor helps Ne...
Ivan then put together his own band (Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk) which toured and often appeared in New Orleans. Neville’s third son Jason is a rap singer and artist who performed with his father and the Neville Brothers, most notably at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. ...
He was 87. Born in Anniston, Ala., in 1935, Dr. Robert Lynn "Bob" Penny began his professional career as a poetry teacher at the University of Alabama before eventually making his transition to the silver screen. He starred in multiple films throughout the '80s—including the Oscar-...
Between 1925 and 1929, Trimble starred in 50 shorts, including "Buster Be Good," "Buster Helps Dad," and "Buster's Skyrocket." 1927: Lassie Lou Ahern General Photographic Agency // Getty Images 1927: Lassie Lou Ahern Lassie Lou Ahern made her screen debut when she was 3 years old in ...
Debbie Reynolds (April 1, 1932-December 28, 2016) was a show-biz triple threat - an actress, singer and dancer who vaulted into Hollywood fame after being picked by Gene Kelly at age 19 to star in his classic, “Singin’ in the Rain” (pictured). She starred in dozens of films in ...