Doris Day Biography

Birth Name:Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff 
Date of Birth:3 April 1922, 
Place of Birth:Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 

Nickname:Do-Do Clara Bix by Eunice 

Height:5' 7" (1.70 m) 

One of America's most prolific actresses was born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Doris Day parents divorced while she was still a child and she lived with her mother. Like most little girls, Doris liked to dance. Doris Day aspired to become a professional ballerina, but an automobile accident that crushed a leg ended whatever hopes she had of dancing on stage. It was a terrible setback, but after taking singing lessons she found a new vocation, and began singing with local bands. Doris Day met trombonist Al Jorden, whom she married in 1941. Jorden was prone to violence and they divorced after two years, not long after the birth of their son Terry. In 1946, Doris married George Weidler, but this union lasted less than a year. Day's agent talked her into taking a screen test at Warner Bros. The executives there liked what they saw and signed her to a contract (her early credits are often confused with those of another actress named Doris Day, who appeared mainly in B westerns in the 1930s and 1940s). Doris Day first starring movie role was in Romance on the High Seas (1948). The next year, she made two more films, My Dream Is Yours (1949) and It's a Great Feeling (1949). Audiences took to her beauty, terrific singing voice and bubbly personality, and she turned in fine performances in the movies she made (in addition to several hit records). Doris Day made three films for Warner Bros. in 1950 and five more in 1951. In that year, she met and married Martin Melcher, who adopted her young son Terry, who later grew up to become Terry Melcher, a successful record producer. In 1953, Doris starred in Calamity Jane (1953), which was a major hit, and several more followed: Lucky Me (1954), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and what is probably her best-known film, Pillow Talk (1959). Doris Day began to slow down her filmmaking pace in the 1960s, even though she started out the decade with a hit, Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960).

Doris Day husband, who had also taken charge of her career, had made deals for her to star in films she didn't really care about, which led to a bout with exhaustion. The 1960s weren't to be a repeat of the previous busy decade. Doris Day  didn't make as many films as she had in that decade, but the ones she did make were successful: Do Not Disturb (1965), The Glass Bottom Boat (1966), Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) and With Six You Get Eggroll (1968). Martin Melcher died in 1968, and Doris never made another film, but she had been signed by Melcher to do her own TV series, "The Doris Day Show" (1968). That show, like her movies, was also successful, lasting until 1973. After her series went off the air, she made only occasional TV appearances. Today, she runs the Doris Day Animal League in Carmel, California, which advocates homes and proper care of household pets. What else would you expect of America's sweetheart?

Spouse

Barry Comden (14 April 1976 - 2 April 1982) (divorced)

Martin Melcher (3 April 1951 - 20 April 1968) (his death)

George Weidler (30 March 1946 - 31 May 1949) (divorced)

Al Jorden (March 1941 - 8 February 1943) (divorced) 1 child

Theme song: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)", which she introduced in the 1956 film, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).

Where Are They Now

Doris now lives in Carmel, CA and actively works for the Doris Day Pet Foundation

(June 2008) Today at 86, she runs the Doris Day Animal League in Carmel, California which advocates homes and proper care of household pets.

(1976) Release of the book, "Doris Day: Doris Day  Own Story" by A.E. Hotchner.

(2000) Release of the book, "Doris Day: The Biography" by 'Michael Freeland'.

(2001) Release of the book, "Doris Day: The Illustrated Biography" by 'Michael Freeland'.

(January 2007) Special interview for the book "Que Sera Sera The Magic of Doris Day Through Television" by Pierre Patrick and Garry McGee. Published by BearManor Media.

(2008) Release of the book, "Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door" by David M. Kaufman.

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Dick Van Dyke Biography

Name:Dick Van Dyke

Date of Birth:13 December 1925

Place of Birth:West Plains, Missouri

Best Known As: Star of TV's The Dick Van Dyke Show

Dick Van Dyke is best known for his successful TV series The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66) and Diagnosis Murder (1993-2001). A song-and-dance man who got his start in radio, Dick Van Dyke was a hit in both the Broadway and Hollywood versions of the musical Bye Bye Birdie (1960 and 1963), and co-starred in the popular Walt Disney film Mary Poppins (1964). For The Dick Van Dyke Show, Van Dyke won three consecutive Emmys and secured his place in the history of American television (Mary Tyler Moore played his wife). Known mostly for light comedy in films and on TV, Dick Van Dyke has also proven himself a capable dramatic actor in The Comic (1969, later known as Billy Bright) and The Morning After (1974).    Dick Van Dyke  other films include Fitzwilly (1967), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968, based on the book by Ian Fleming), Dick Tracy (1990) and Night at the Museum (2006, starring Ben Stiller). Dick Van Dyke published a memoir, My Lucky Life, in 2011.

Dick Van Dyke was married to the former Margerie Willett from 1948 until their divorce in 1984 (including a separation for the last years of the marriage). They had four children: Chris, Barry, Carrie Beth, and Stacy... Dick Van Dyke also had a long romantic relationship with Michelle Triola Marvin, previously known for her unsuccessful 1970s palimony suit against actor Lee Marvin; Van Dyke and Triola dated and lived together, but never married, from 1976 until her death in 2009... The Dick Van Dyke Show was set in New Rochelle, New York; Van Dyke and Moore's characters were Rob and Laura Petrie.

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Dick Van Dyke Biography

Name:Dick Van Dyke

Date of Birth:13 December 1925

Place of Birth:West Plains, Missouri

Best Known As: Star of TV's The Dick Van Dyke Show

Dick Van Dyke is best known for his successful TV series The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66) and Diagnosis Murder (1993-2001). A song-and-dance man who got his start in radio, Dick Van Dyke was a hit in both the Broadway and Hollywood versions of the musical Bye Bye Birdie (1960 and 1963), and co-starred in the popular Walt Disney film Mary Poppins (1964). For The Dick Van Dyke Show, Van Dyke won three consecutive Emmys and secured his place in the history of American television (Mary Tyler Moore played his wife). Known mostly for light comedy in films and on TV, Dick Van Dyke has also proven himself a capable dramatic actor in The Comic (1969, later known as Billy Bright) and The Morning After (1974).    Dick Van Dyke  other films include Fitzwilly (1967), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968, based on the book by Ian Fleming), Dick Tracy (1990) and Night at the Museum (2006, starring Ben Stiller). Dick Van Dyke published a memoir, My Lucky Life, in 2011.

Dick Van Dyke was married to the former Margerie Willett from 1948 until their divorce in 1984 (including a separation for the last years of the marriage). They had four children: Chris, Barry, Carrie Beth, and Stacy... Dick Van Dyke also had a long romantic relationship with Michelle Triola Marvin, previously known for her unsuccessful 1970s palimony suit against actor Lee Marvin; Van Dyke and Triola dated and lived together, but never married, from 1976 until her death in 2009... The Dick Van Dyke Show was set in New Rochelle, New York; Van Dyke and Moore's characters were Rob and Laura Petrie.

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Diane Lane Biography

Born:January 22, 1965 in New York City, NY Occupation:Actor Biography:With a smoldering sensuality that perfectly complements her remarkable subtlety as an actress, critics and journalists have frequently singled out Diane Lane for her memorable work in such films as Rumble Fish (1983), A Walk on the Moon (1999) and The Perfect Storm (2000). From her earliest stage...Read More With a smoldering sensuality that perfectly complements her remarkable subtlety as an actress, critics and journalists have frequently singled out Diane Lane for her memorable work in such films as Rumble Fish (1983), A Walk on the Moon (1999) and The Perfect Storm (2000). From her earliest stage appearances to her later status as a powerful star of feature films, Lane's uncanny ability to project her character's innermost emotions into the hearts of filmgoers has earned her a much-deserved rank among the Hollywood elite. 


Diane Lane was born in New York City in 1965, the daughter of drama coach Burt Lane and Playboy centrespread Colleen Farrington; her eyes seemed to sparkle with stars from the tender age of six. Cast in a La Mama Experimental Theatre production of Medea, Lane would subsequently appear on stage in numerous productions, both in her native New York and abroad. It wasn't long before the late-'70s found Lane reaching the apex of her early career, and in 1978 she made her film debut in director George Roy Hill's A Little Romance. Cast alongside no less than Sir Laurence Olivier, Lane held her own in the role of an American student who finds love while studying abroad, and as a result gained remarkable exposure on the cover of Time Magazine in August of the following year. Lane was touted as one of the most promising actors of her generation, and this success parlayed her into a series of neglected films. In a number of these instances, she could not be faulted for choosing substandard material; her appearance in Lamont Johnson's fresh and rousing female western Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981), for example (alongside Amanda Plummer, Burt Lancaster and Rod Steiger) drew lavish critical praise even as the studio inexplicably threw the film into the wastecan. Lane fared better with twin roles in a pair of teen dramas from director Francis Ford Coppola in 1983 (The Outsiders and Rumble Fish) once again earned the burgeoning film actress the spotlight and reminded audiences of her immense talent; she became a Coppola favorite, but didn't fare as well with his Cotton Club, a massive critical and commercial flop that did little to boost her career, even as it introduced her to co-star Richard Gere (with whom she would reteam, professionally, years later).

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Diane Lane Biography

Born:January 22, 1965 in New York City, NY Occupation:Actor Biography:With a smoldering sensuality that perfectly complements her remarkable subtlety as an actress, critics and journalists have frequently singled out Diane Lane for her memorable work in such films as Rumble Fish (1983), A Walk on the Moon (1999) and The Perfect Storm (2000). From her earliest stage...Read More With a smoldering sensuality that perfectly complements her remarkable subtlety as an actress, critics and journalists have frequently singled out Diane Lane for her memorable work in such films as Rumble Fish (1983), A Walk on the Moon (1999) and The Perfect Storm (2000). From her earliest stage appearances to her later status as a powerful star of feature films, Lane's uncanny ability to project her character's innermost emotions into the hearts of filmgoers has earned her a much-deserved rank among the Hollywood elite. 


Diane Lane was born in New York City in 1965, the daughter of drama coach Burt Lane and Playboy centrespread Colleen Farrington; her eyes seemed to sparkle with stars from the tender age of six. Cast in a La Mama Experimental Theatre production of Medea, Lane would subsequently appear on stage in numerous productions, both in her native New York and abroad. It wasn't long before the late-'70s found Lane reaching the apex of her early career, and in 1978 she made her film debut in director George Roy Hill's A Little Romance. Cast alongside no less than Sir Laurence Olivier, Lane held her own in the role of an American student who finds love while studying abroad, and as a result gained remarkable exposure on the cover of Time Magazine in August of the following year. Lane was touted as one of the most promising actors of her generation, and this success parlayed her into a series of neglected films. In a number of these instances, she could not be faulted for choosing substandard material; her appearance in Lamont Johnson's fresh and rousing female western Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981), for example (alongside Amanda Plummer, Burt Lancaster and Rod Steiger) drew lavish critical praise even as the studio inexplicably threw the film into the wastecan. Lane fared better with twin roles in a pair of teen dramas from director Francis Ford Coppola in 1983 (The Outsiders and Rumble Fish) once again earned the burgeoning film actress the spotlight and reminded audiences of her immense talent; she became a Coppola favorite, but didn't fare as well with his Cotton Club, a massive critical and commercial flop that did little to boost her career, even as it introduced her to co-star Richard Gere (with whom she would reteam, professionally, years later).

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Demi Moore Biography

Actress, producer, director. Born Demetria Guynes on November 11, 1962, in Roswell, New Mexico. With her trademark husky voice and striking beauty, Demi Moore established herself as one of the leading actresses of the early 1990s. Demi Moore had a challenging childhood. Demi Moore parents split up before she was born, and she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Virginia and Danny Guynes, both of whom drank heavily.

Moore had moved more than 30 times by the time she turned 14, eventually settling in Los Angeles. Moore later explained in Interview magazine that "By moving around a lot, I learned to assimilate into whatever new surroundings I had and to become very comfortable with people quickly. I think that was one of the strongest contributing factors to my becoming an actor."

Dropping out of high school at 16, Moore worked as a debt collector for a time and tried modeling. Demi Moorealso developed an interest in acting. In 1981, Moore had landed a role on the popular television soap opera General Hospital. Demi Moore played journalist Jackie Templeton for two years. That same year, Moore made her film debut in the independent drama Choices.

During her stint on General Hospital, Moore found time for a few film projects. Demi Moore appeared in the 3-D science fiction horror flick Parasite (1982) with her musician husband Freddie Moore, who she married the previous year. Moore also had a bit part in the soap opera spoof Young Doctors in Love (1982).

After leaving her soap opera role, Moore struggled to build a career in film. Demi Moore played Michael Caine's daughter in Blame it on Rio (1984), which attracted little attention from critics or movie-goers. Taking on a leading role, Moore played Jon Cryer's love interest in No Small Affair (1984), but she did not really capture the public's attention until her performance in St. Elmo's Fire (1985). This film told the story of a group of friends as they confront post-college life. The cast also included a number of other young stars on the rise, such as Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Emilio Estevez. Many of these performers were becoming equally famous for their off-screen antics and partying lifestyle, earning them the nickname "the Brat Pack" by the media.

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Demi Moore Biography

Actress, producer, director. Born Demetria Guynes on November 11, 1962, in Roswell, New Mexico. With her trademark husky voice and striking beauty, Demi Moore established herself as one of the leading actresses of the early 1990s. Demi Moore had a challenging childhood. Demi Moore parents split up before she was born, and she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Virginia and Danny Guynes, both of whom drank heavily.

Moore had moved more than 30 times by the time she turned 14, eventually settling in Los Angeles. Moore later explained in Interview magazine that "By moving around a lot, I learned to assimilate into whatever new surroundings I had and to become very comfortable with people quickly. I think that was one of the strongest contributing factors to my becoming an actor."

Dropping out of high school at 16, Moore worked as a debt collector for a time and tried modeling. Demi Moorealso developed an interest in acting. In 1981, Moore had landed a role on the popular television soap opera General Hospital. Demi Moore played journalist Jackie Templeton for two years. That same year, Moore made her film debut in the independent drama Choices.

During her stint on General Hospital, Moore found time for a few film projects. Demi Moore appeared in the 3-D science fiction horror flick Parasite (1982) with her musician husband Freddie Moore, who she married the previous year. Moore also had a bit part in the soap opera spoof Young Doctors in Love (1982).

After leaving her soap opera role, Moore struggled to build a career in film. Demi Moore played Michael Caine's daughter in Blame it on Rio (1984), which attracted little attention from critics or movie-goers. Taking on a leading role, Moore played Jon Cryer's love interest in No Small Affair (1984), but she did not really capture the public's attention until her performance in St. Elmo's Fire (1985). This film told the story of a group of friends as they confront post-college life. The cast also included a number of other young stars on the rise, such as Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Emilio Estevez. Many of these performers were becoming equally famous for their off-screen antics and partying lifestyle, earning them the nickname "the Brat Pack" by the media.

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Daniela Ruah Biography

Name:Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah 
Date of Birth:2 December 1983, 
Place of Birth:Boston, Massachusetts
                     USA 

Nickname:Danni 

Height:5' 8½" (1.74 m) 

Descending from a family of Portuguese doctors and other medical areas, Daniela was born in Boston, Massachusetts and lived in the USA until she was 5. Daniela Ruah attended St. Julian's School in Portugal, where she grew up. Daniela Ruah first acting role came at the age of 16, when she auditioned for a television series "Jardins Proibidos", and cast for the role of Sara. Daniela Ruah kept working on diverse projects, as well as finishing high school. At the age of 18 moved to London, England to do a B.A. in Performing Arts at the London Metropolitan University. Having finished with a first class Honors, Daniela returned to Portugal to pursue more work. Daniela Ruah  was given principal roles in television series, short films, theatre and in 2007 moved to New York to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and pursue her career.

Has a distinguishable birthmark in her right eye; her other eye is hazel.

Presenter of the cinema magazine of the Portuguese network TVI "Cinebox". Only daughter of Dr. Moisés Carlos Bentes Ruah, a doctor, former Resident Chief of Otorhinolaryngology of the Boston University Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts, and his wife Catarina Lia (Katia) Azancot Korn. Daniela Ruah is almost entirely of Jewish ancestry, essentially Sephardite and some Ashkenazi, except for one great-great-grandmother who was Spanish. Daniela Ruah father is a second cousin of Dr. Joshua Gabriel Benoliel Ruah, an urologist doctor, Chief of the Jewish Community of Portugal.

Winner of "Dança Comigo" - season 1 (Portuguese version of "Dancing with the Stars").

Attended drama school in London with actor Simon Phillips.

Where Are They Now

(August 2010) Currently shooting season 2 of NCIS: Los Angeles.

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Daniela Ruah Biography

Name:Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah 
Date of Birth:2 December 1983, 
Place of Birth:Boston, Massachusetts
                     USA 

Nickname:Danni 

Height:5' 8½" (1.74 m) 

Descending from a family of Portuguese doctors and other medical areas, Daniela was born in Boston, Massachusetts and lived in the USA until she was 5. Daniela Ruah attended St. Julian's School in Portugal, where she grew up. Daniela Ruah first acting role came at the age of 16, when she auditioned for a television series "Jardins Proibidos", and cast for the role of Sara. Daniela Ruah kept working on diverse projects, as well as finishing high school. At the age of 18 moved to London, England to do a B.A. in Performing Arts at the London Metropolitan University. Having finished with a first class Honors, Daniela returned to Portugal to pursue more work. Daniela Ruah  was given principal roles in television series, short films, theatre and in 2007 moved to New York to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and pursue her career.

Has a distinguishable birthmark in her right eye; her other eye is hazel.

Presenter of the cinema magazine of the Portuguese network TVI "Cinebox". Only daughter of Dr. Moisés Carlos Bentes Ruah, a doctor, former Resident Chief of Otorhinolaryngology of the Boston University Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts, and his wife Catarina Lia (Katia) Azancot Korn. Daniela Ruah is almost entirely of Jewish ancestry, essentially Sephardite and some Ashkenazi, except for one great-great-grandmother who was Spanish. Daniela Ruah father is a second cousin of Dr. Joshua Gabriel Benoliel Ruah, an urologist doctor, Chief of the Jewish Community of Portugal.

Winner of "Dança Comigo" - season 1 (Portuguese version of "Dancing with the Stars").

Attended drama school in London with actor Simon Phillips.

Where Are They Now

(August 2010) Currently shooting season 2 of NCIS: Los Angeles.

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Dana Wynter Biography

Name:Dana Wynte
Birth Name:Dagmar Winter 
Date of Birth:8 June 1931, 
Place of Birth:Berlin, Germany 

Date of Death:May 2011
Place of Death:Ojai, California
                       USA 
Reason of Death:Congestive heart failure 

Height:                5' 7" (1.70 m) 

The daughter of a noted surgeon,Dana Wynter was born Dagmar Winter in Berlin, Germany, and grew up in England. When she was 16 her father went to Morocco to operate on a woman who wouldn't allow anyone else to attend her; he visited friends in Southern Rhodesia, fell in love with it and brought his daughter and her stepmother to live with him there.Wynter later enrolled as a pre-med student at Rhodes University (the only girl in a class of 150 boys) and also dabbled in theatrics, playing the blind girl in a school production of "Through a Glass Darkly", in which she says she was "terrible." After a year-plus of studies, she returned to England and shifted gears, dropping her medical studies and turning to an acting career.Dana Wynte was appearing in a play in Hammersmith when an American agent told her he wanted to represent her.Dana Wynte  left for New York on November 5, 1953, "Guy Fawkes Day," a holiday commemorating a 1605 attempt to blow up the Parliament building. "There were all sorts of fireworks going off," she later told an interviewer, "and I couldn't help thinking it was a fitting send-off for my departure to the New World." Wynter had more success in New York than in London, acting on TV ("Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950), "Suspense" (1949), "Studio One in Hollywood" (1948), among others) and the stage before "going Hollywood" a short time later. The willowy, dark-eyed actress appeared in over a dozen films, worked in "Golden Age" television (such as "Playhouse 90" (1956)) and even co-starred in her own short-lived TV series, the globe-trotting "The Man Who Never Was" (1966). Married and divorced from hotshot Hollywood lawyer Greg Bautzer, Dana Wynter, once called Hollywood's "oasis of elegance," now divides her time between homes in California and County Wicklow, Ireland.

Spouse
Gregson Edward Bautze  (10 June 1956 - 28 January 1981) (divorced) 1 child

Dana Wynte son Mark Ragan Bautzer was born on January 29, 1960.

Ex-husband Greg Bautzer (1911-1987) (ne Gregson Edward Bautzer) was a hot-shot entertainment divorce lawyer for such stars as Lana Turner and Ingrid Bergman. Prior to his marriage to Dana in 1956, he dated many Hollywood screen stars, including Joan Crawford.Dana Wynte husband (called "Uncle Greg" in the movie) is actually represented in the cult film Mommie Dearest (1981).

Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book, "I Was a Monster Movie Maker", (McFarland & Co., 2001).

Lived in Southern Rhodesia in the post WWII era and attended Rhodes University in South Africa where she studied medicine.

Was offered contracts by three Hollywood studios and chose a seven-year-deal with 20th Century Fox in 1955.

Started her career working in the English theater.Dana Wynte was discovered there by an American agent who brought her back to the States to work.

In the mid-1980s, she took up journalism and earned her own byline in "The Guardian", an English newspaper.Dana Wynte has since written articles for National Review, Country Living, Image, The Irish Times and other publications.

Personal Quotes

In my opinion, there aren't as many originals today. Everyone looks the same to me.Where are the Katharine Hepburns, Spencer Tracys, Clark Gables and Bette Davises of today? Those actors were instantly recognizable.Nowadays I have trouble separating one actor from another.

There seems to be a wide-spread concern among women that they dare not have a line or crease in their face. If they do, they run to the plastic surgeon and their faces wind up looking like dinner plates...Life is an adventure, and time brings change. But women are terrified of aging for some reason. Everyone clings to blonde hair and white teeth.I think that undermines womanhood.

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Dana Wynter Biography

Name:Dana Wynte
Birth Name:Dagmar Winter 
Date of Birth:8 June 1931, 
Place of Birth:Berlin, Germany 

Date of Death:May 2011
Place of Death:Ojai, California
                       USA 
Reason of Death:Congestive heart failure 

Height:                5' 7" (1.70 m) 

The daughter of a noted surgeon,Dana Wynter was born Dagmar Winter in Berlin, Germany, and grew up in England. When she was 16 her father went to Morocco to operate on a woman who wouldn't allow anyone else to attend her; he visited friends in Southern Rhodesia, fell in love with it and brought his daughter and her stepmother to live with him there.Wynter later enrolled as a pre-med student at Rhodes University (the only girl in a class of 150 boys) and also dabbled in theatrics, playing the blind girl in a school production of "Through a Glass Darkly", in which she says she was "terrible." After a year-plus of studies, she returned to England and shifted gears, dropping her medical studies and turning to an acting career.Dana Wynte was appearing in a play in Hammersmith when an American agent told her he wanted to represent her.Dana Wynte  left for New York on November 5, 1953, "Guy Fawkes Day," a holiday commemorating a 1605 attempt to blow up the Parliament building. "There were all sorts of fireworks going off," she later told an interviewer, "and I couldn't help thinking it was a fitting send-off for my departure to the New World." Wynter had more success in New York than in London, acting on TV ("Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950), "Suspense" (1949), "Studio One in Hollywood" (1948), among others) and the stage before "going Hollywood" a short time later. The willowy, dark-eyed actress appeared in over a dozen films, worked in "Golden Age" television (such as "Playhouse 90" (1956)) and even co-starred in her own short-lived TV series, the globe-trotting "The Man Who Never Was" (1966). Married and divorced from hotshot Hollywood lawyer Greg Bautzer, Dana Wynter, once called Hollywood's "oasis of elegance," now divides her time between homes in California and County Wicklow, Ireland.

Spouse
Gregson Edward Bautze  (10 June 1956 - 28 January 1981) (divorced) 1 child

Dana Wynte son Mark Ragan Bautzer was born on January 29, 1960.

Ex-husband Greg Bautzer (1911-1987) (ne Gregson Edward Bautzer) was a hot-shot entertainment divorce lawyer for such stars as Lana Turner and Ingrid Bergman. Prior to his marriage to Dana in 1956, he dated many Hollywood screen stars, including Joan Crawford.Dana Wynte husband (called "Uncle Greg" in the movie) is actually represented in the cult film Mommie Dearest (1981).

Interviewed in Tom Weaver's book, "I Was a Monster Movie Maker", (McFarland & Co., 2001).

Lived in Southern Rhodesia in the post WWII era and attended Rhodes University in South Africa where she studied medicine.

Was offered contracts by three Hollywood studios and chose a seven-year-deal with 20th Century Fox in 1955.

Started her career working in the English theater.Dana Wynte was discovered there by an American agent who brought her back to the States to work.

In the mid-1980s, she took up journalism and earned her own byline in "The Guardian", an English newspaper.Dana Wynte has since written articles for National Review, Country Living, Image, The Irish Times and other publications.

Personal Quotes

In my opinion, there aren't as many originals today. Everyone looks the same to me.Where are the Katharine Hepburns, Spencer Tracys, Clark Gables and Bette Davises of today? Those actors were instantly recognizable.Nowadays I have trouble separating one actor from another.

There seems to be a wide-spread concern among women that they dare not have a line or crease in their face. If they do, they run to the plastic surgeon and their faces wind up looking like dinner plates...Life is an adventure, and time brings change. But women are terrified of aging for some reason. Everyone clings to blonde hair and white teeth.I think that undermines womanhood.

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Daine Keaton Biography

Actress, director. Born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. After attending Santa Ana College and the University of Southern California, Keaton enrolled at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse where she studied acting with Sanford Meisner.

In 1969, she appeared opposite Woody Allen in the Broadway production of Play It Again, Sam and went on to star in several of his best-known films: Sleeper (1973), Manhattan (1979), Manhatten Murder Mystery (1993) and Annie Hall (1977), a love story that appeared to be an autobiographical look at Keaton and Allen's off-screen romance. Daine Keaton earned an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. Keaton's rise to fame also included memorable performances in the 1972 blockbuster The Godfather and its sequels in 1974 and 1990.

In 1981, Keaton starred opposite Warren Beatty in the epic Reds. The film reportedly sparked the couple's real life romance, as well as earned Keaton an Oscar nod. The 1990s found Keaton splitting her time between acting and directing. Daine Keaton appeared in the hit comedy Father of the Bride in 1991 and directed music videos, after school specials and the feature film Unstrung Heroes in 1995. The following year, she starred in the comedy hit The First Wives Club with Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn and earned another Oscar nomination for her performance in Marvin's Room. In 2000, she directed and starred in the comedy Hanging Up with Meg Ryan. Three years later, Keaton received an Oscar nod for her performance in the romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give opposite Jack Nicholson.

In recent years, Diane Keaton has continued to show her comedic talents in the likes of The Family Stone (2005) and Because I Told You So (2007). Daine Keaton also remains a popular style icon, showing the world that a woman in her sixties can be both beautiful and chic. Keaton reached an agreement with L’Oreal Cosmetics in 2006 to serve as a spokesmodel for a special skin care line for mature women.

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Daine Keaton Biography

Actress, director. Born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946, in Los Angeles, California. After attending Santa Ana College and the University of Southern California, Keaton enrolled at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse where she studied acting with Sanford Meisner.

In 1969, she appeared opposite Woody Allen in the Broadway production of Play It Again, Sam and went on to star in several of his best-known films: Sleeper (1973), Manhattan (1979), Manhatten Murder Mystery (1993) and Annie Hall (1977), a love story that appeared to be an autobiographical look at Keaton and Allen's off-screen romance. Daine Keaton earned an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. Keaton's rise to fame also included memorable performances in the 1972 blockbuster The Godfather and its sequels in 1974 and 1990.

In 1981, Keaton starred opposite Warren Beatty in the epic Reds. The film reportedly sparked the couple's real life romance, as well as earned Keaton an Oscar nod. The 1990s found Keaton splitting her time between acting and directing. Daine Keaton appeared in the hit comedy Father of the Bride in 1991 and directed music videos, after school specials and the feature film Unstrung Heroes in 1995. The following year, she starred in the comedy hit The First Wives Club with Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn and earned another Oscar nomination for her performance in Marvin's Room. In 2000, she directed and starred in the comedy Hanging Up with Meg Ryan. Three years later, Keaton received an Oscar nod for her performance in the romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give opposite Jack Nicholson.

In recent years, Diane Keaton has continued to show her comedic talents in the likes of The Family Stone (2005) and Because I Told You So (2007). Daine Keaton also remains a popular style icon, showing the world that a woman in her sixties can be both beautiful and chic. Keaton reached an agreement with L’Oreal Cosmetics in 2006 to serve as a spokesmodel for a special skin care line for mature women.

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Colin Egglesfield Biography

Name:Colin Egglesfield
Date of Birth:February 9, 1973

Place of Birth:Michigan, 


Colin Egglesfield attended Illinois Wesleyan University, transferring to the University of Iowa to pursue a degree in biology/pre-med in hopes of following in his father's footsteps. However, discovered by famed photographer Bruce Weber while on a vacation in New York, he began modeling work for Ralph Lauren, Versace and Calvin Klein and was soon walking the runways of Milan, New York and Paris and doing photo shoots around the world.

Colin Egglesfield made the transition to television acting with guest appearances on series such as The $treet; Law& Order, Special Victims Unit; Gilmore Girls; Nip/Tuck and Charmed.

In 2005, he landed a starring role as a series regular on the daytime soap opera All My Children for five years, followed by a regular starring role on The CW's re-boot of Melrose Place, which ran for one season. Colin Egglesfield has also guest-starred on CBS's hit series Hawaii Five-O and Brothers & Sisters, portraying a young William Walker, the late patriarch of the Walker clan, opposite Sally Field.

Colin Egglesfield  has starred in two independent films, Beautiful Dreamer and the comedy The Good Guy, which premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. Other feature credits include Must Love Dogs with Diane Lane and John Cusack. Colin Egglesfield made his big screen starring debut as Kate Hudson's fiancé in Something Borrowed (2011).

Egglesfield runs his own customizable t-shirt company, "Shout Out!," which allows youth to create their own empowering messages on shirts and has also raised money for such not-for-profits as Team for Kids, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Colin Egglesfield has tutored disadvantaged high school students at The Door Youth Center in lower Manhattan. Also an avid runner, Egglesfield has completed the Chicago, New York, and San Diego marathons.

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Colin Egglesfield Biography

Name:Colin Egglesfield
Date of Birth:February 9, 1973

Place of Birth:Michigan, 


Colin Egglesfield attended Illinois Wesleyan University, transferring to the University of Iowa to pursue a degree in biology/pre-med in hopes of following in his father's footsteps. However, discovered by famed photographer Bruce Weber while on a vacation in New York, he began modeling work for Ralph Lauren, Versace and Calvin Klein and was soon walking the runways of Milan, New York and Paris and doing photo shoots around the world.

Colin Egglesfield made the transition to television acting with guest appearances on series such as The $treet; Law& Order, Special Victims Unit; Gilmore Girls; Nip/Tuck and Charmed.

In 2005, he landed a starring role as a series regular on the daytime soap opera All My Children for five years, followed by a regular starring role on The CW's re-boot of Melrose Place, which ran for one season. Colin Egglesfield has also guest-starred on CBS's hit series Hawaii Five-O and Brothers & Sisters, portraying a young William Walker, the late patriarch of the Walker clan, opposite Sally Field.

Colin Egglesfield  has starred in two independent films, Beautiful Dreamer and the comedy The Good Guy, which premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. Other feature credits include Must Love Dogs with Diane Lane and John Cusack. Colin Egglesfield made his big screen starring debut as Kate Hudson's fiancé in Something Borrowed (2011).

Egglesfield runs his own customizable t-shirt company, "Shout Out!," which allows youth to create their own empowering messages on shirts and has also raised money for such not-for-profits as Team for Kids, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Colin Egglesfield has tutored disadvantaged high school students at The Door Youth Center in lower Manhattan. Also an avid runner, Egglesfield has completed the Chicago, New York, and San Diego marathons.

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Christina Aguilera Biography

Pop singer,Christina Maria Aguilera born on December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, New York, to parents Fausto Xavier Aguilera and his wife, Shelly Loraine Fidler.Christina Aguilera early home life was troubled. Christina's father, an Ecuadorian immigrant and sergeant in the U.S. Army, was an abusive husband. It wasn't until Aguilera was 6 that her mother managed to end the marriage and move her two daughters (Christina and her younger sister, Rachel) to a new life in Rochester, Pennsylvania.

From an early age Aguilera loved music, a gift she no doubt inherited from her musical mother, an experienced violin and piano player. By the time she was in elementary school, Aguilera's big voice had swept through a number of local talent shows, causing harsh envy from her schoolmates and even some parents. It became so bad that eventually Christina's mother made the decision to home-school her daughter.

Still, Christina continued to perform, and in 1990 she earned a spot on the nationally syndicated television program, Star Search. There, the 9-year-old prodigy wowed audiences with a mesmerizing rendition of Etta James' "A Sunday Kind of Love," to take home second place.

In 1993, Aguilera earned more national attention when she landed a spot as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club. Christina Aguilera fellow cast mates were a collection of future stars that included Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell. Aguilera's time on the program lasted just two years before the ambitious singer moved with her mother to Japan to record the hit single "All I Wanna Do" with Japanese pop icon Keizo Nakanishi. More success soon followed.

In 1998 Aguilera was tapped to sing the song "Reflection" on the soundtrack for the Walt Disney film, Mulan. A year later, Aguilera made her concert debut at the all female concert festival, Lilith Fair and signed with RCA Records. Christina Aguilera released her self-titled debut album in 1999, a successful record that would go on to sell more than 8 million copies thanks to two big Billboard hits: "Genie in a Bottle" and the No. 1 single "What a Girl Wants." The album earned Aguilera Best New Artist honors at the 2000 Grammy Awards.

With her fellow Mouseketeer mates Spears and Timberlake also lighting up the charts with their respective music, Aguilera became one of the leading faces of a group of teen pop stars. But Aguilera was not comfortable maintaining the squeaky clean image this sort of role foisted upon her. After teaming up with Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim for the popular single "Lady Marmalade" Aguilera released her second album, Stripped, in October 2002. As its title suggested, the pop superstar had embarked down a new path. Highly sexualized and more commanding, the album featured a number of hit singles, including "Dirrty," "Beautiful" and "Make Over."

Coupled with a series of new piercings and tattoos, the new music startled some critics, endeared her to others, and sold more than 4 million records. Aguilera, for her part, was unapologetic about the music or her look. 

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Christina Aguilera Biography

Pop singer,Christina Maria Aguilera born on December 18, 1980, in Staten Island, New York, to parents Fausto Xavier Aguilera and his wife, Shelly Loraine Fidler.Christina Aguilera early home life was troubled. Christina's father, an Ecuadorian immigrant and sergeant in the U.S. Army, was an abusive husband. It wasn't until Aguilera was 6 that her mother managed to end the marriage and move her two daughters (Christina and her younger sister, Rachel) to a new life in Rochester, Pennsylvania.

From an early age Aguilera loved music, a gift she no doubt inherited from her musical mother, an experienced violin and piano player. By the time she was in elementary school, Aguilera's big voice had swept through a number of local talent shows, causing harsh envy from her schoolmates and even some parents. It became so bad that eventually Christina's mother made the decision to home-school her daughter.

Still, Christina continued to perform, and in 1990 she earned a spot on the nationally syndicated television program, Star Search. There, the 9-year-old prodigy wowed audiences with a mesmerizing rendition of Etta James' "A Sunday Kind of Love," to take home second place.

In 1993, Aguilera earned more national attention when she landed a spot as a Mouseketeer on The New Mickey Mouse Club. Christina Aguilera fellow cast mates were a collection of future stars that included Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell. Aguilera's time on the program lasted just two years before the ambitious singer moved with her mother to Japan to record the hit single "All I Wanna Do" with Japanese pop icon Keizo Nakanishi. More success soon followed.

In 1998 Aguilera was tapped to sing the song "Reflection" on the soundtrack for the Walt Disney film, Mulan. A year later, Aguilera made her concert debut at the all female concert festival, Lilith Fair and signed with RCA Records. Christina Aguilera released her self-titled debut album in 1999, a successful record that would go on to sell more than 8 million copies thanks to two big Billboard hits: "Genie in a Bottle" and the No. 1 single "What a Girl Wants." The album earned Aguilera Best New Artist honors at the 2000 Grammy Awards.

With her fellow Mouseketeer mates Spears and Timberlake also lighting up the charts with their respective music, Aguilera became one of the leading faces of a group of teen pop stars. But Aguilera was not comfortable maintaining the squeaky clean image this sort of role foisted upon her. After teaming up with Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim for the popular single "Lady Marmalade" Aguilera released her second album, Stripped, in October 2002. As its title suggested, the pop superstar had embarked down a new path. Highly sexualized and more commanding, the album featured a number of hit singles, including "Dirrty," "Beautiful" and "Make Over."

Coupled with a series of new piercings and tattoos, the new music startled some critics, endeared her to others, and sold more than 4 million records. Aguilera, for her part, was unapologetic about the music or her look. 

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Chris Hemsworth Biography

Son of Leonie and Craig Hemsworth; Chris is the middle of three sons. Luke the Oldest, & Liam the younges;t who is best known for co-starring along {& dating} Miley Cyrus in The Last song. Both of Chris' brothers are actors as well.

Chris Hemsworth  went to school at Hethmont Secondary College in Melbourne, Chris excelled at sports, particularly hurdles. Chris Hemsworth also enjoyed Water Polo and Football (soccer). Chris Grew up on Philip Island on the East coast & says he misses the surf of his homeland, compared to that of California. While Chris was 5 years of age, the family lived in an aboriginal Territory for a year and returned 5 years later.

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Chris Hemsworth Biography

Son of Leonie and Craig Hemsworth; Chris is the middle of three sons. Luke the Oldest, & Liam the younges;t who is best known for co-starring along {& dating} Miley Cyrus in The Last song. Both of Chris' brothers are actors as well.

Chris Hemsworth  went to school at Hethmont Secondary College in Melbourne, Chris excelled at sports, particularly hurdles. Chris Hemsworth also enjoyed Water Polo and Football (soccer). Chris Grew up on Philip Island on the East coast & says he misses the surf of his homeland, compared to that of California. While Chris was 5 years of age, the family lived in an aboriginal Territory for a year and returned 5 years later.

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Chelsea Handler Biography

Birth Name:Chelsea Joy Handler 
Date of Birth:25 February 1975, 
Palce of Birth:Livingston, New Jersey, USA 

Nickname:The Sexy Handler 

Height:5' 6" (1.68 m) 

Chelsea Handler was born in New Jersey to a Mormon mother and a Jewish father.Chelsea Handler was the youngest of six children. In 2002, Chelsea was one of the star's of Oxygen's "Girls Behaving Badly" (2002). Chelsea got her start doing stand-up comedy, she has since performed nationwide to sold out audiences. Chelsea is a best-selling author, writing the books "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands", "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" and "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang". Chelsea is currently (2010) a late-night talk show host on "Chelsea Lately" (2007).

Caustic commentary

Self-deprecating humor

Sarcastic and critical views on A-List celebrities

Is the youngest of 6 children.

Released her memoir, "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands" in June, 2005.

Friend of Jenny McCarthy, Diablo Cody and Jason Biggs.

Has a nephew, Teddy.

Chelsea Handler mother died of cancer.

Lives with Ted Harbert, president and CEO of Comcast Entertainment. [February 2009]

Chelsea Handler favorite movie is Porky's (1982).

Chelsea Handler released her second book, "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea?" in April 2008. It was #1 on the New York Times Bestseller's List and has been on the list for over a year.

Chelsea Handler was asked to do season six of the hit television series "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I) but declined.Chelsea Handler did however, recommend her assistant Chuy Bravo.

Turned down request to pose nude in Playboy.

Chelsea Handler mother is Mormon and her father is Jewish.

Vanity Fair proclaimed her one of the "Queens of Comedy.".

In Entertainment Weekly, she was named as one of the top 10 "Breakout Stars of 2008.".

One of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People. [2009].

Ranked #91 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 2009.

Friend of Mary McCormack. Both are from New Jersey and their fathers are both car dealers.

Broke up with Ted Harbert [March 8, 2010].

Third book, "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang", was released in March 2010 and quickly made its way to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. At the same time, her previous two books occupied spots 1 and 2 on the New York Times Bestseller List for paperbacks.

Chelsea Handler three books took the #1, #2, and #3 spots on the New York Times Bestseller list.

Attended Livingston High School, the same school as Jason Alexander, and Charles Milano.

Where Are They Now

(April 2008) Release of her book, "Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea".

(June 2005) Release of her memoir, "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands".

(2008) Lives in Los Angeles.

(2008) Host of the E! Channel's "Chelsea Lately" (2007).

(March 2010) Release of her book, "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang".

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