By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Naomi Ellen Watts (born 28 September 1968) is a British actress. After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone (1986). She appeared in three television series, Hey Dad..! (1990), Brides of Christ (1991), and Home and Away (1991), and […]
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The world says goodbye to Harry Potter Actress Dame Maggie Smith, dead at age 89
By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Dame Margaret Natalie Smith CH DBE (28 December 1934 − 27 September 2024) was a British actress. Known for her wit in comedic roles, she had an extensive career on stage and screen over seven decades and was one of Britain’s most recognisable […]
Daily Almanac for Friday, September 27, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Shaun Paul Cassidy (born September 27, 1958) is an American singer, actor, writer, and producer. He has created and/or produced a number of television series including American Gothic, Roar and Invasion. Cassidy was also an executive producer and writer for NBC’s medical drama New Amsterdam.[1] […]
Daily Almanac for Thursday September 26, 2024, Johnny Appleseed Day
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Melissa Sue Anderson (born September 26, 1962) is an American-Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress after appearing in several commercials in Los Angeles. Anderson is known for her role as Mary Ingalls in the NBC drama series Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday September 25, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Catherine Zeta-Jones CBE (/ˈziːtə/; born 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. Recognised for her versatility, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2010, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday September 24, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Matthew (Matt) John McKeon (born September 24, 1974) is an American retired soccer midfielder who played seven seasons in Major League Soccer. He earned two caps with the United States men’s national soccer team and was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic soccer team. On March […]
Daily Almanac for Monday September 23, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Lawrence Hogan Mize (born September 23, 1958) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. He is well known for one career-defining shot – a chip from off the green at the 11th hole at Augusta to […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday September 22, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Scott Vincent Baio (/ˈbeɪ.oʊ/; born September 22, 1960) is an American actor. He is known for playing Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days (1977–1984) and its spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi (1982–1983), the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge (1984–1990), Dr. Jack Stewart in the medical-mystery-drama series Diagnosis: […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday September 21, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Widely known for his horror novels, he has been crowned the “King of Horror”. He has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short […]
Daily Almanac for Friday September 20, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone L.d’H. OMRI (Italian: [soˈfiːa vilˈlaːni ʃʃikoˈloːne]; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren (/ləˈrɛn/ lə-REN, Italian: [ˈlɔːren]), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the last […]
Daily Almanac for Thursday September 19, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Dame Lesley Lawson DBE (née Hornby; born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model during the swinging ’60s in London. Twiggy was initially known for her thin […]
Eagle songwriter and singer John David “JD” Souther dies at 78
By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS John David “JD” Souther (November 2, 1945 – September 17, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He wrote and co-wrote songs recorded by Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles. Souther was known for his songwriting abilities, especially in the field of country […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday September 18, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Darryl Glen Sittler (born September 18, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1970 until 1985 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in […]
Tito Jackson, original member of The Jackson 5, dies of heart attack at age 70
By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Toriano Adaryll “Tito” Jackson (October 15, 1953 – September 15, 2024) was an American musician. He was a founding member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label and later […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday September 17, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS India Amarteifio (born 17 September 2001) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress on the West End. In 2023, she portrayed the title role of the Netflix period drama Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, winning the NAACP Image Award for […]
Chad McQueen, son of late actor Steve McQueen, dies at age 63
By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Chadwick Steven McQueen (December 28, 1960 – September 11, 2024) was an American actor, film producer, martial artist, and race car driver. He was the only son and last living child of actor Steve McQueen (1930–1980). McQueen died from organ failure at his ranch in Palm […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday September 15, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is fifth in the line of succession to the British […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday September 14, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Michelle Stafford (born September 14, 1965) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer. She currently plays Phyllis Summers on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, for which she has won three Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2013, Stafford created and starred in her own […]
Daily Almanac for Friday September 13, 2024
By Nicole Bernard FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Peter Paul Cetera (/səˈtɛrə/ sə-TERR-ə; born September 13, 1944) is a retired American musician best known for being a frontman, vocalist, and bassist for the American rock band Chicago from 1967 until his departure in 1985. His career as a recording artist encompasses 17 studio albums with […]
Soul, R&B fans mourn the loss of Maze’s lead singer, Frankie Beverly, age 77
By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Frankie Beverly (born Howard Beverly, December 6, 1946 – September 10, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and producer, known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band Maze. Beverly formed Maze, originally called Raw Soul, in his hometown of Philadelphia in 1970. After a […]