1952-2009
British playwright and screenplay writer Peter Barnes was well known for his unique, anti-naturalistic approach to theater and film.
1931-2004
Legendary screen presence Marlon Brando performed for more than 50 years and is famous for such films as A Streetcar Named Desire and The Godfather.
1924-2004
Reggae artist Dennis Brown began his career at the age of 12, when he recorded the hit single "No Man is an Island."
1957-1999
1895-1983
American inventor Charles Goodyear discovered the process of vulcanizing rubber. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was posthumously named after him.
1800-1860
U.S. Secretary of State John Hay began his career as Abraham Lincoln’s private secretary, and was later known for promoting an "Open Door" policy in China.
1838-1905
Michael Landon was an American actor, writer, director and producer known for his roles in I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie.
1936-1991
1912-2009
Walter Matthau was an actor known for his gruff on-screen demeanor in such films as The Odd Couple and Grumpy Old Men.
1920-2000
A legendary tough guy on and off-screen, Robert Mitchum was one of the most memorable leading men of the twentieth century.
1917-1997
1910-1985
1503-1566
1895-1974
Allan Pinkerton was a Scottish-born detective and founder of a famous American private detective agency, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
1819-1884
George Arthur Plimpton expanded the educational publishing company Ginn & Co worldwide. He had a renowned collection of manuscripts and books.
1855-1936
1866-1925
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author and social activist best known for her popular anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
1811-1896
1951-2005