Unrelated to movies, in 2014, the National Inventors Hall of Fame posthumously inducted the actress Hedy Lamarr for her numerous achievements in this field. It was one of many honors…
Rogers Hornsby may have been the best right-handed hitter in baseball history. His career batting average was an astonishing 358. He won seven batting titles! The story goes that to…
Imagine the soothing voice of Maya Angelou declaring, "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some…
"Macho Man" Randy Savage has been described by sportswriter Bill Simmons as "one of the greatest pro wrestlers who ever lived." In the 1990's he signed on as spokesman for…
The popular English actor Robert Newton distinguished himself on the stage, but will always be best remembered for his role as the definitive Long John Silver in Walt Disney's vivid…
Stage Door was one of the great movies of the 1930's. Four years after writing Dinner at Eight (1932), George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber reteamed. This time they crafted a…
Will Rogers was well known for his affection with Man's Best Friend. He once said, "If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go…
Dodgers Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully on one of this great player's many gifts: "Roberto Clemente could field the ball in New York and throw out a guy in…
Big band leader and world renowned clarinetist Benny Goodman was the first musician to perform jazz music with an integrated band, and it happened at a concert in Carnegie Hall…
Famous statement of General George S. Patton: "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for…
