By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Arthur James Evans (March 27, 1942 – December 21, 2024) was an American actor who made multiple film and television appearances over five decades. Evans died in Los Angeles on December 21, 2024, at the age of 82. Evans’ […]
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Daily Almanac for Monday December 23, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, most famous for his role as Joe Friday in the Dragnet franchise, which he created. He was also the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited. Webb started his […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday December 22, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Lauralee Kristen Bell (born December 22, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Christine Blair in the CBS daytime soap operas, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. As a producer, she received the award […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday December 21, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress and activist. Recognized as a film icon, Fonda’s work spans several genres and over six decades of film and television. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy […]
Daily Almanac for Friday December 20, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Joanna Noëlle “JoJo” Levesque (born December 20, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She began performing in singing competitions and local talent shows as a child. In 2003, record producer Vincent Herbert noticed her after she competed on the television show America’s Most Talented […]
Daily Almanac for Thursday December 19, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Marla Sokoloff (born 1980) is an American actress. She is known for playing Gia Mahan on Full House and Fuller House, Cokie Mason in The Babysitters Club movie, and Lucy Hatcher on the legal drama series The Practice. She also appeared as Joey’s sister Dina on Friends and as […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday December 18, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (/ˈsiːə/ SEE-ə; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. When Crisp disbanded in 1997, she released […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday December 17, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Eugene Levy CC (born December 17, 1946) is a Canadian actor and comedian. Known for portraying flustered and unconventional figures, Levy has won multiple accolades throughout his career including four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He was […]
Wright Brothers Day, December 17, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first recorded flight in history of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the biplane, which flew for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Orville was born in Dayton, Ohio, while […]
Daily Almanac for Monday December 16, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Anna Popplewell (born 16 December 1988) is an English actress. She began acting with minor roles in television films and, notably, the drama films Mansfield Park (1999) and Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003). Her breakthrough role was Susan Pevensie in the fantasy film series The Chronicles of Narnia (2005–2010), which grossed over […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday December 15, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Stuart Townsend (born 15 December 1972) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Lestat de Lioncourt in the film adaptation of Anne Rice‘s Queen of the Damned (2002), and Dorian Gray in Alan Moore‘s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). In 2007, he directed the film Battle in Seattle. Townsend was born in Howth, County Dublin, […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday December 14, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Katherine Dee Strickland (born December 14, 1975) is an American actress. From 2007 to 2013, she played Dr. Charlotte King on the ABC drama Private Practice. Strickland began acting during high school. She studied acting in Philadelphia and New York City, where she obtained mostly […]
Daily Almanac for Friday December 13, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 […]
Daily Almanac for Thursday December 12, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Katrina Ruth Elam (born December 12, 1983) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Universal South Records in 2004, she released her self-titled debut album that year, charting in the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) with the No. 29 “No End in […]
Actor Michael Cole aka Pete Cochran of ‘The Mod Squad’ TV Show, dead at 84; last remaining member
By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Michael Cole (July 3, 1940 – December 10, 2024) was an American actor best known for his role as Pete Cochran on the television crime drama The Mod Squad (1968–1973). Cole appeared in numerous films and television shows, beginning in 1961 […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday December 11, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Rider King Strong (born December 11, 1979) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for starring as Shawn Hunter on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World (1993–2000), which he reprised in its sequel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017). He also headlined the cult classic Cabin […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday December 10, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Susan Hallock Dey (born December 10, 1952) is an American retired actress, known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974, and as Grace Van Owen on the drama series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1992. A three-time Emmy Award nominee and […]
Mark Withers, who played Ted Dinard on ‘Dynasty’, dies at 77
By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Mark Fred Withers (June 25, 1947 – November 22, 2024) was an American actor, best known for his roles on television. Withers died of pancreatic cancer on November 22, 2024, in Glendora, California, at the age of 77. Withers portrayed Ted […]
Popular Soap actor Thom Christopher aka Carlo Hesser from ‘One Life To Live’, dies at 84
By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Thom Christopher (October 5, 1940 – December 5, 2024) was an American actor. Christopher attended Ithaca College and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He was best known for his portrayal of villianous upstate Pennsylvania mob boss Carlo Hesser (1990–1992, 1996–1997, 2005, 2006, 2008) […]
Daily Almanac for Monday December 9, 2024
By Annabella Ramirez FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Lloyd Vernet “Beau” Bridges III (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. Bridges also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to […]