June Carter Cash
Musical Monikers
Madonna
Justin Bieber
My Ghost Story
I Survived
Babe Ruth
Johnny Cash
Georgia O'Keefe
I Survived
bio.Now
bio.Now
Fascinating people making headlines.
News Archive
2012
(286 posts)
-
Ernest Borgnine Dead at 95
July 9, 2012 by Eudie PakActor Ernest Borgnine, known for his Academy Award-winning performance in Marty, as well as his TV role in the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy, died Sunday from kidney failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, reports the Chicago Tribune. He was...
Post a commentalso in this article
- In these groups:
- Gap-Toothed Grinners
- Celebrity Enlistees
- Best Actor Oscar Winners
Ernest Borgnine
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1917 - 2012
Actor Ernest Borgnine’s role in the film Marty transformed him from a stereotyped character actor to a leading man, earning him an Academy Award as Best Actor.
-
Hairband Heroes
June 15, 2012 by Eudie PakRock 'n' Roll was never as visually
obsceneoutrageous as it was in the 80s and 90s—with its suggestive lyrics, skintight leather, cross-gender friendly use of...also in this article
- In these groups:
- Sober Celebs
- Rock of Ages Artists
- Famous Pisceans
Dee Snider
Singer / 1955 -
Dee Snider is best known as the lead singer of glam metal band Twisted Sister.
Pat Benatar
Singer / 1953 -
Pat Benatar's strong vocals and rock sound, as well as hits like "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and "Love Is A Battlefield," made her an early MTV star in the 1980s.
-
Guest Contributor
American Southern Writers
July 5, 2012 by Scott CoopersteinThe American South is a hotbed for literature, and many of America’s most famous novels have been written by Southerners. From Mark Twain and the invention of the...
also in this article
- In these groups:
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous Playwrights
- Famous Fiction Authors
Carson McCullers
Author, Playwright / 1917 - 1967
The work of Carson McCullers, author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and The Member of the Wedding, is must-read southern gothic fiction.
- In these groups:
- Imbibers
- Famous Libras
- Famous People Named William
William Faulkner
Author / 1897 - 1962
William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning novelist of the American South, who wrote challenging prose and created the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. He is known for novels like Sartoris.
- In these groups:
- Famous Recluses
- Famous Taureans
- Famous People Named Lee
Harper Lee
Author / 1926 -
Harper Lee is best known for writing the Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)—her one and only published novel.
- In these groups:
- Studio 54 Patrons
- Famous Arians
- Famous People Named Williams
Tennessee Williams
Playwright / 1911 - 1983
Tennessee Williams was an American writer, whose signature works include A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie.
- In these groups:
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Playwrights
- Famous Fiction Authors
Cormac McCarthy
Author, Playwright / 1933 -
Cormac McCarthy is a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist best known for his Border Trilogy, including All the Pretty Horses.
-
Photo of the Week: The Leather-Clad Leading Lady
July 2, 2012 by Julien McNabThe producers at BIO.com review hundreds of photos of famous figures each week, from award-winning actors and popular singers, to headliners and scandal makers...
-
Henry Hill, Goodfellas Mobster, Dead at 69
June 13, 2012 by Eudie PakMobster Henry Hill, the inspiration behind Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990), died yesterday in Los Angeles from an undisclosed illness, reports TMZ. He was 69...
also in this article
- In these groups:
- Infamous Mobsters
- Famous Geminis
- Famous People Named Henry
Henry Hill
Organized Crime Boss / 1943 - 2012
Henry Hill was a member of the Lucchese crime family who became a federal informant, inspiring the Martin Scorsese movie Goodfellas.
-
Photo of the Week: Watch Your Step Michael
June 25, 2012 by Julien McNabThe producers at BIO.com review hundreds of photos of famous figures each week, from award-winning actors and popular singers, to headliners and scandal-makers. While we're digging through these archives, we often come across amazing photos that we're...
