Tom Powers (1925)

Thomas McCreery Powers (July 7, 1890 – November 9, 1955) was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by […]

Margalo Gillmore (1933)

Margaret Lorraine “Margalo” Gillmore (31 May 1897 – 30 June 1986) was an English-born American actress who had a long career as a stage actress on Broadway. She also appeared […]

Addison Richards (1962)

Character actor Addison Richards built one of the most prolific careers in Hollywood history, appearing in more than 300 feature films and countless television episodes during a career that spanned […]

Moffat Johnston (1925)

1925 - Moffat Johnston - Image from Midnight (1934 film)

Moffat Johnston made his American debut in 1922 in the world premier of George Bernard Shaw’s Back to Methuselah. Johnston appeared in several important Broadway productions in the 1920s, such […]

Leslie Caron (1985)

When Leslie Caron appeared at Elitch Theatre, the review in the Rocky Mountain News of the play One for the Tango had much to say about the translation from French […]

Joan Croydon (1974)

Joan Croydon

She appeared in only one film, The Bad Seed, in which she reprised her stage role as Miss Fern in The Bad Seed. Seasons at the Theatre Productions/Roles: Notable Roles, […]

Jesse White (1967)

Jesse White

Jesse White was best known for his portrayal as “Ol’ Lonely” the repairman in Maytag television commercials from 1967 to 1988, but the same year he premiered in his Maytag […]

Joan Fontaine (1967)

Fontaine appeared in more than 45 films in a career that spanned five decades. Fontaine’s Bio from the program: Born in Tokyo, Japan, in the house which has been until […]

Eileen Heckart (1982)

EILEEN HECKART

Bio from 1982 Program for What I Did Last Summer: EILEEN HECKART (Anna) appeared on Broadway in Picnic, The Bad Seed, A View from the Bridge, Pal Joey, Everybody Loves […]

Julie Harris (1978)

From Ted Borrillo’s history of the theatre: Julie Harris was born in 1925 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. She was educated at the Yale School of Drama and made her Broadway […]

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