Edith Piaf was one of France's greatest international stars. The cabaret singer is widely recognized as France's national chanteuse

Comedian Chris Farley knew how to make people laugh

Ray Price had one of the best voices in the history of country music. We remember Price as well as other  notable people who died this day in history

Hope Lange found stardom in her performance as Selena Cross in "Peyton Place," earning her first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations and making a name for hersel

Jennifer Jones won an Oscar for her portrayal of Christian mystic Bernadette Soubirous in 1943's "The Song of Bernadette." Today we remember Jones and other cel

Justin Mentell was a young actor in Hollywood who was just starting to break out

Betty Grable was one of the biggest stars of the golden age of Hollywood, and her triple-threat skill at acting, singing, and dancing made her perfect for music

Paul Butterfield learned to sing the blues as a teenager in Chicago by hanging out at the city's well-known blues haunts

Actress Joan Fontaine appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, receiving received many accolades for her work

Disc jockey Alan Freed was one of the first in the country to promote the mix of blues, country, and rhythm and blues music

One of the greatest stars of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra charmed us for decades with his talents

Bettie Page was the Queen of Pinups, one of the most unusual models of all time

Redd Foxx was one of the kings of stand-up comedy in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, recording more than 50 comedy albums and becoming one of the first black comedia

Jim Morrison was an icon of counterculture, one of the most famous rebels of all time

Roy Orbison, also known as the Big O, added a uniquely dark and mysterious voice to the early days of rock 'n' roll

Who has delighted the children of the world more than Walt Disney

Frank Zappa rarely followed trends, making music that was hard to categorize as rock, jazz, classical, or anything else

Maria Callas was born with one of the greatest voices of the 20th century

On the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we take a look at five men awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions on that day

During her 30 years in film, Claude Jade brought life and love to the screen through her portrayal of Christine Darbon in the films of Francois Truffaut

Garry Shandling was an innovator of television comedy

Leslie Nielsen was surely a master of deadpan comedy

Peter O'Toole was nominated a record eight times for an Academy Award and never won, making him the most nominated actor never to have received the coveted stat

It is never too late to follow your passion. Grandma Moses, born Anna Mary Robertson in 1860, was living proof of that notion

Peter Boyle made audiences laugh throughout his Emmy-winning acting career. Today we remember him and other notable people who died this day in history

Michael Clarke Duncan dreamed of acting from an early age, but he was compelled to defer his plans to support his family and ailing mother

Mexican-American singer-songwriter Jenni Rivera won hearts with her music

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Randy Rhoads was a co-founder of the band Quiet Riot when he was a teenager. After leaving Quiet Riot, he became the lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne's band

Andy Williams was a phenomenon, a singing sensation with 17 gold and three platinum albums to bear testament to just how much his fans loved him

Desi Arnaz played many roles during his life: actor, musician, father, husband, producer, and co-creator of television reruns through his groundbreaking comedy

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Dick Clark was America's oldest teenager, or at least that's how it appeared thanks to his youthful appearance and a lifetime spent introducing us to the newest

George Harrison is one of four names that have gone down in history as some of the very greatest in rock 'n' roll

Anna Nicole Smith had a glamorous yet troubled life that was lived out in the tabloids

Patty Duke may be remembered best for playing the teenage twins on the classic sitcom "The Patty Duke Show." We remember Duke's life today as well as the lives

Ella Baker was one of the great civil rights leaders of the 20th century

Big Mama Thornton sang the blues as few others before or since. We remember her life today as well as the lives of other notable people who were born this

Otis Redding was the King of Soul, a vocal powerhouse who had an enormous influence on the soul sounds of the 1960s

John Lennon changed the world when he met a few other lads from Liverpool, England, and asked them to join his band

Eli Wallach was one of the greatest character actors ever to appear on stage and screen, with over 90 film credits including classics such as "The Magnificent S

Nelson Mandela was a hero to many as he fought for racial equality in South Africa

Drummer Dennis Wilson is known best as one of the founders of the Beach Boys along with his older brother Brian and his younger brother Carl

When Gwendolyn Brooks was still in high school, her mother drove her to meet the poet Langston Hughes, an important figure in the Harlem Renaissance, who encour

On the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we share stories from those who lived through that infamous day

Richard Pryor is one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time

Paul Walker loved fast cars on and off the big screen – in the movies, he was a star of "The Fast and the Furious" franchise, appearing in six of the seven