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He taught English at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, and was also a high school teacher. He directed the drama “Music... more

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She amassed No. 1 hits, chart-topping albums and four records that sold more than two million copies each. Her consistently... more

He wrote his most famous screenplay while teaching creative writing at Princeton University. Eight of his films each grossed more... more

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He was a physically towering British movie actor with distinguished good looks, a Shakespearean voice, and aristocratic presence. His breakthrough film... more

She once said “I wasn’t very good at being a starlet. I didn’t want to pose for cheesecake photos and... more

He was born in Kingston, Jamaica but spent much of his childhood in Brooklyn. In the late 1980s, the influential music... more

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Over the years he was a favorite among real-life talk-show hosts, making at least 50 guest appearances on “The Tonight... more

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He was an accomplished stage actor as well as a screenwriter, a novelist and the director of four movies in... more

He was an unlikely and reluctant pop star, if in fact he ever was one. In the 1960s, he lived... more

This person died in 2022 at age 68. His act fit comfortably into the category of “family entertainment.” He had a self-deprecating... more

This person died in 2018 at age 88. When he graduated college in 1951 he had enough skill as a... more

This person died 2017, age 61. He was described as good-natured in assessing his status in Hollywood. In a 1998... more

This person died in 2021, age 99. During World War II she drove a truck delivering soap, toothpaste and candy... more

This person died 2021 age 86. He was routinely brilliant, performing with seemingly effortless grace. He did not enjoy the... more

This person died 2021, age 98. He was a star athlete who lettered in football, basketball and track. He came... more

This person died in 2017 at age 80. At age 17, she was hired to appear in a series of... more

This person died in 2021, age 61. His brother Neil once told a reporter that he almost joined the newspaper... more

This person died 2016, age 69. He suffered a blow in a teenage brawl that caused his left pupil to... more

This person died in 2013. His father was an immigrant who held a number of jobs, including janitor, bricklayer and... more

This person died in 2014 at age 86. She was a Tony-nominated stage actress, and a calypso dancer for a... more

This person died in 2021, age 85. He had an irrepressible way, and a distinctive voice. Fox snagged him in... more

This person died in 2020, age 78. He grew up in Oneonta, New York. He began his career in the... more

This person died 2012, age 82. He was among the most recognizable faces in the world. He built an entertainment... more

This person died in 2019, age 76. In 1958 when he was 14, his father died immediately after performing a... more

This person died 2016, age 82. She starred in “Fanny” on Broadway in the mid-1950s, and did national tours of... more

This person died 2021 age 57. He appeared regularly on the Nickelodeon show “Yo Gabba Gabba!” He collaborated with artists... more

This person died in 2020, age 73. He was a relative unknown in 1970 when first Kris Kristofferson heard him... more

This person died in 2016, age 69. In an acting career of more than 40 years he played a panoply... more

This person died in 2017, age 77. One of his early commercial films was a segment for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.... more

This person died in 2019, age 69. His father died when he was a teenager, and his mother was a stenographer... more

This person died in 2012, age 63. She grew up singing in church and decided in her teens to make... more

This person died in 2016, age 74. He had an agile mind, a buoyant personality, and a brash self-confidence. He... more

This person died in 2017, age 97. He graduated in 1937 from Hollywood High School, where he briefly dated the... more

This person died 2016, age 66. He studied electrical engineering at the University of Arizona. He began his comedy career... more

Today we’re announcing Dead or Alive, a new game app from Famous and Gravy. On this episode, hear people play the... more

This person died in 2013, age 87. She grew up in a flat above a grocery store owned by her... more

This person died in 2012, age 83. As he grew up – working class, Jewish, gay — he felt shunted to... more

Today we celebrate our 25th episode by spotlighting a fan-favorite category: Coffee, Cocktail or Cannabis. In this category, we ask... more

This person died in 2020, age 77. He began shaving his head at age 12 — long before he got his... more

This person died in 2021, age 84. He was friends with Ken Kesey and made a memorable appearance in “The... more

This person died in 2016 at age 99. She appeared as a nightclub manager in Orson Welles’ 1958 “Touch of... more

This person died in 2017 at age 66. There was a scrappy defiance in his career choices. He melded California... more

This person died in 2020, age 87. She once said her writing style was partly inspired by Vladimir Nabokov, who... more

This person died in 2020, age 73. He was a relative unknown in 1970 when first Kris Kristofferson heard him... more

The person died in 2013 at age 70. The force and grace of his opinions propelled him into the mainstream... more

This person died in 2012 at age 82. His most famous moment lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes. He was... more