Tab HunterTab Hunter
He was one of the hottest young movie stars in the 1950s… Tab Hunter — who grew up as Artt Gelien — was a figure skater as a teenager. As
Rock BrynnerRock Brynner
In the 1950s, few actors dominated Broadway the way Yul Brynner did. Playing the lead in the Rodgers and Hammerstein’s play “The King and I,” Brynner eEstablished himself as a
Naomi JuddNaomi Judd
Naomi Judd was born “Diana Judd” not long after World War II ended. Her dad ran a gas station in Ashland, Kentucky, By the time she was in her mid
Carl T. RowanCarl T. Rowan
As a young journalist in the 1950s, Carl T. Rowan covered the emerging civil rights movement, and its leaders, including people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. The
Candace GingrichCandace Gingrich
It’s not always easy to babysit money of a very famous politician. But, perhaps, especially if you’re a lesbian and your brother is one of the nation’s leading right-wing conservatives.
PD JamesPD James
For decades, going back to the 1970s, one of the most popular contemporary British mystery writers was PD James. In a style sometimes reminiscent of Agatha Christie, James wrote about
Bob DenverBob Denver
Robert Osbourne Denver graduated from college with a degree in political science, then caoched physical education and even taught math and history at a California elementary school. But today, this
Julia ChildJulia Child
Julia Child is probably the reason many people became professional chefs. She’s also the reason many many millions of us have attempted things in the kitchen we never thought we
Al NeuharthAl Neuharth
Do you have to be kind of an SOB to be a success? What kind of connotation does that term even have anymore? Those were two of the key questions
Winnie SmithWinnie Smith
Memorial Day is an occasion to pause and honor those who have given their lives in military service. But we can also remember those who went to war to save