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Marlon Brando (1924 - 2004)

Marlon Brando Marlon Brando was born in 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Marlon Brando, Sr., a pesticide and chemical feed manufacturer, and his wife, Dorothy Julia (née Pennebaker). Brando had two older sisters, Jocelyn (1919–2005) and Frances (1922–1994). Brando’s ancestry included German, Dutch, English and Irish. His patrilineal immigrant ancestor, Johann Wilhelm Brandau, arrived in […]

Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517 - 1559)

Lady Frances Brandon was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire and spent her childhood in the care of her mother. She was close to her aunt Catherine of Aragon, first wife of her uncle King Henry VIII, and a childhood friend of her first cousin, the future Queen Mary I. Lady Frances received permission from the King […]

Fredric Brandt (1949 - 2015)

Fredric Brandt Fredric Sheldon Brandt was an American physician, researcher, lecturer, author, and radio host specializing in cosmetic dermatology. Among the first to use botulinum toxin (“botox”) and fillers, Brandt was noted for his role in the FDA approval of numerous fillers and botulinum toxins for cosmetic use in the United States.  Brandt, who hosted […]

Barbara Britton (1919 - 1980)

Barbara Maurine Brantingham was born September 26, 1919, in Long Beach, California. Her involvement with stage productions began when she was 14. She attended Polytechnic High School and Long Beach City College, majoring in speech with the intention of working as a speech and drama teacher. While in school she began to show an interest […]

Olive Brasno (1917 - 1998)

Actress. A midget actress, she appeared in the films, “Little Miss Broadway” (1938), “Framing Youth” (1937), “Arbor Day” (1936), “Shrimps For A Day” (1936), “Charlie Chan At The Circus” (1935), “The Mighty Barnum” (1934), and “Sitting Pretty” (1933). She was married to midget actor Gus Wayne, who died two days before she did.

Renate Brausewetter (1905 - 2006)

Actress. Born in Málaga, Spain of German parents, she made her 1925 screen debut in the silent “Die Freudlose Gasse,” along with Greta Garbo. She also played in “Menschen Untereinander” (1926), “Die Lorelei” (1927) and “Die Hölle der Jungfrauen” (1928). Brausewetter retired with the arrival of talkies, though she returned in 1950 to appear in […]

Rossano Brazzi (1916 - 1994)

Brazzi was born in Bologna to Adelmo and Maria (née Ghedini) Brazzi. He attended San Marco University[citation needed] in Florence, Italy, where he was raised from the age of four. He made his film debut in 1939.  He was propelled to international fame with his role in the English-language film Three Coins in the Fountain […]

Lucille Bremer (1917 - 1996)

Bremer was born in Amsterdam, New York, and began her career as a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, aged 16. Bremer, along with fellow stars Vera-Ellen and June Allyson, appeared as a ‘Pony Girl’ in the Broadway musical Panama Hattie in 1940. Spotted by a talent scout, she was taken […]

Lucille Bremer (1917 - 1996)

Actress. Born in Amsterdam, New York, she began her career as a Rockette on Radio City Music Hall at age 16. A fabulous dancer, she started appearing in Broadway musicals in 1940. She made her feature screen debut in “Meet Me In St. Louis” (1944), followed by a co-starring role opposite Fred Astaire in “Yolanda […]

Walter Brennan (1894 - 1974)

Walter Brennan In many ways the most successful and familiar character actor of American sound films and the only actor to date to win three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, Walter Brennan attended college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, studying engineering. While in school he became interested in acting and performed in school plays. He worked some […]

Eileen Brennan (1932 - 2013)

Eileen Brennan American actress of film, television, and theater. Brennan was known for her role as Doreen Lewis in Private Benjamin, for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role for the TV adaptation, winning both a Golden Globe and Emmy for her performance. She received Emmy nominations for […]

David Brenner (1936 - 2014)

David Brenner Brenner was a writer, director or producer of 115 television documentaries and headed the documentary units of Westinghouse Broadcasting and Metromedia, winning nearly 30 awards including an Emmy, before moving to comedy. His first paid gig was at The Improv in June 1969, and following that he frequently performed at clubs in Greenwich […]

Evelyn Brent (1901 - 1975)

Actress. Real name Mary Elizabeth Riggs. Born in Tampa, Florida, she was raised in Brooklyn and worked as a model before making her film debut in 1914. Brent was playing romantic leads onscreen while still in high school, and at 18 she was chosen by John Barrymore as his leading lady in “Raffles the Amateur […]

Eve Brent (1929 - 2011)

Actress. She will be best remembered for inheriting the role of Jane from the “Tarzan” film series, in the pictures “Tarzan and the Trappers” (1958) and “Tarzan’s Fight For Life” (1958), starring Gordon Scott. Born Jean Ann Ewers, she was raised in Fort Worth, her mother was associated with a Houston-area theater. She began her […]

Bernard Bresslaw (1934 - 1993)

Bernard Bresslaw was born the youngest of three boys into a Jewish family in Stepney, London, on 25 February 1934. He attended the Coopers’ Company’s School in Tredegar Square, Bow, London E3. His father was a tailor’s cutter and he became interested in acting after visits to the Hackney Empire. London County Council awarded him […]

Beatrice Bretty (1893 - 1982)

Actress. Born Béatrix Anne-Marie Bolchesi, he gained fame while appearing in motion pictures such as “Le Petit roi” (1933; “The Little King”), “Les Vignes du Seigneur” (1958), “La sentence” (1959; “The Verdict”), and “Arrêtez les tambours” (1960; “Stop the Drums”).

David Josiah Brewer (1837 - 1910)

Brewer was born to Emilia Field Brewer and Rev. Josiah Brewer, who at the time of his birth were running a school for Greeks in Izmir, Turkey; Mrs. Brewer’s brother Stephen Johnson Field, a future Supreme Court colleague of Brewer’s, was living with the couple at the time. His parents returned to the United States […]

George Reeves (1914 - 1959)

George Reeves In June 1951, Reeves was offered the role of Superman in a new television series titled Adventures of Superman. He was initially reluctant to take the role because, like many actors of his time, he considered television unimportant and believed few would see his work. The half-hour films were shot on tight schedules; […]

David Brewer (1959 - 2003)

David Brewer Eighteen years after David M. Brewer was sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering Sherry Byrne, her mother and husband watched the state inject three drugs into Brewer’s body to end his life. “I hope that David Brewer today saw my daughter’s face and her plea for mercy as he left this world,” […]

Diane Brewster (1931 - 1991)

Actress. She began her career at a Kansas City TV station doing weather shows before moving to Los Angeles to except a part in a “Maverick” television episode. She is best noted for the role as schoolteacher ‘Miss Canfield’ on “Leave It To Beaver” series and also played Richard Kimball’s murdered wife in “The Fugitive” […]

Mary Brian (1906 - 2002)

Motion Picture Actress. Popular romantic leading lady in many films of the 1920s thru the late 1930s. Married to legendary film editor George Tomasini for many years. They are buried side by side.

Joan Brickhill (1924 - 2014)

Actress. Called the “First Lady Of South African Musical Theatre”, she is remembered for starring in dozens of stage productions. Raised within the show business milieu, she made her professional bow at two and proved to be one of the rare child prodigies with staying power; over the coming decades she was a constant presence […]

Lloyd Bridges (1913 - 1998)

Lloyd Bridges He is remembered for his role as ‘Mike Nelson’ on the television adventure series “Sea Hunt” that ran from 1958 to 1961 and was popular in syndication for many years afterwards. Born Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr, his father was involved in the California hotel business and had once owned a movie theater. After […]

Virginia Bruce (1910 - 1982)

Born Helen Virginia Briggs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When she was one month old, she moved to Fargo, North Dakota, with her parents, Earil and Margaret Briggs. According to the Fargo City Directory, the Briggs family lived at 421 14th Street South, Fargo. After she graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1928, she moved with […]

Richard Bright (1937 - 2006)

Bright was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, the son of Matilda (née Scott) and Ernest Bright, who was a shipbuilder. Bright began his career doing live television in Manhattan, at the age of 18, and made his film debut in Robert Wise’s Odds Against Tomorrow (1959). He also worked on several movies early in […]

Laura Devon (1931 - 2007)

Laura Devon was born May 23, 1931 in Chicago. Her birth name has been given as either Mary Lou Briley or Mary Laura Briley. Her father was identified in the press as Merrill Devon, an automotive engineer, and her mother as Velma Prather. She attended school in Chicago and Grosse Pointe. She entered Wayne State University, […]

Patti Brill (1923 - 1963)

American actress in several motion pictures of the 1940s and 50s.

Richard Dix (1893 - 1949)

Richard Dix was born Ernst Carlton Brimmer on July 18, 1893, in St. Paul, Minnesota. There he was educated, and at the desire of his father, studied to be a surgeon. His obvious acting talent in his school dramatic club led him to leading roles in most of the school plays. At 6′ and 180 […]

David Brinkley (1920 - 2003)

Brinkley was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, the youngest of five children born to William Graham Brinkley and Mary MacDonald (née West) Brinkley. He began writing for a local newspaper, the Wilmington Morning Star, while still attending New Hanover High School. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Emory University, and Vanderbilt […]

Virginia Brissac (1883 - 1979)

Virginia Brissac was born in San Jose, California and later raised in San Francisco. She was the daughter of B. F. Brissac, a well-to-do Bay Area insurance executive, and was said to be a niece of the actress Mary Shaw. As a young girl she began a collection of autographs that would grow to include […]