Burton Lane(Burton Levy)composerBorn: 2/2/1912Birthplace: New York City A composer of numerous scores for Broadway musicals and Hollywood films, Lane collaborated with lyricists Ira Gershwin…
Alan Jay Lernerlyricist, playwright, screenwriterBorn: 8/31/1918Birthplace: New York City Lerner began his career writing radio scripts. He collaborated with composer Frederick Loewe, whom…
Peter BenchleynovelistBorn: 5/8/1940Birthplace: New York City The son of novelist Nathaniel Goddard Benchley and the grandson of humorist Robert Benchley, Peter Benchley knew early in life…
Ron Silver(Ron Zimelman)actorBorn: 7/2/1946Birthplace: New York City After a series of minor roles in film in the 1970s, Silver won acclaim for his portrayal of Claus von Bulow's defense…
Christina AguilerasingerBorn: 12/18/1980Birthplace: Staten Island, N.Y. Aguilera knew from a young age that she wanted to be a singer. She reportedly memorized all the lyrics to the songs from The…
Russell BankswriterBorn: 3/28/1940Birthplace: Newton, Mass. Banks's hardscrabble working-class childhood in New Hampshire and Eastern Massachusetts has played a major role in shaping his writing. The…
Kurt Russell
actor
Born: 3/17/1951
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts
Though Russell started acting as a child and was signed up to a 10-year contract by Walt Disney himself, he planned to…
Kurt Cobain
musician
Born: 2/20/1967
Birthplace: Hoquiam, Washington
Lead singer and guitarist of the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana. Cobain's raw voice and heavy use of guitar feedback…
Uma Thurman
actressBorn: 4/29/1970Birthplace: Boston
Noted nearly as much for her counterculture upbringing (Timothy Leary was her godfather) as for her acting ability, Thurman moved to New…
Damon Wayans
actor, comedian, writer, producerBorn: 9/4/1960Birthplace: New York City
As was the case with others before him, like John Belushi, Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray, Damon Wayans…
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