All Entries Tagged With: "Carol Channing"
Ron Moody
Date of Birth: 8 January 1924 Birth Name: Ronald Moodnick Mini Biography: Equipped with a crooked, leering smirk and devilish gleam in his eye, the homely, yet beautifully expressive mug of actor Ron Moody will be most assuredly remembered for one signature role, despite the fact that the talented comedian had much, much more to [...]
Dody Goodman
Date of Birth: 28 October 1914 Birth Name: Dolores Goodman Nickname: Red Mini Biography: Her quivery, high-pitched, Southern-cracked tones were once described as sounding like “a Tweetie Pie cartoon bird strangling on peanut butter.” Just the absurdity of that description fits comedienne Dody Goodman to a tee. One did not know what to make of [...]
Fred Clark
Date of Birth: 19 March 1914 Birth Name: Frederic Leonard Clark Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) Mini Biography: This popular, baggy-eyed, bald-domed, big lug of a character actor had few peers when called upon to display that special “slow burn” style of comedy few others perfected. But perfect he did — on stage, film and [...]
Mary Jo Catlett
Date of Birth: 2 September 1938 Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) Mini Biography: An unmistakeably happy and hearty veteran character actress and comedienne who has found success in all three mediums (stage, film and TV) with her trademark flowery voice, giddy demeanor and ever-cheery disposition, the endearing Mary Jo Catlett is now broaching five decades [...]
William Eythe
Date of Birth: 7 April 1918 Birth Name: John Joseph Eythe Mini Biography: He had the requisite charm and dark, thick-browed good-looks of a Tyrone Power that often spelled “film stardom” but it was not to be in the case of actor William Eythe. Spotted for Hollywood while performing on Broadway, he made nary a [...]
Shirley Eder
Date of Birth: 11 July 1919 Mini Biography: Shirley was born and raised in New York City’s Washington Square. Her father was a New York Supreme Court justice. He was quoted as saying life upon the wicked stage was no life for a girl, but at age 16 Shirley was able to secure a role [...]