Susan Abigail Sarandon (Tomlin) has worked in movies and television
since 1969. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role
in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. Sarandon was nominated four
other times for past films.

The Cochran family in 1939, Mother Alice, Eddie, sister Pat
and father Frank 

Edward Raymond ‘Eddie’ Cochran  (October 3, 1938–April 17, 1960)

Cochran’s rockabilly songs, such as "C’mon Everybody", "Somethin’ Else",
and "Summertime Blues" had a lasting influence on rock music and future
stars like The Beatles.

April 18, 1960

The CBS television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show originally aired
until June 1, 1966. It was created by comedian Carl Reiner and won
15 Emmy Awards. In 2002, the series ranked at 13 on TV Guide’s 50
Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Mary Tyler Moore is 76 (Dec. 29, 1936) and Richard Wayne “Dick” Van
Dyke is 87 (Dec. 13, 1925). They are shown here as they appeared on
the ‘Rachael Ray’ TV show in 2011.

   
    Camille Bohannon

Chubby Checker (Ernest Evans) had a 1960 hit with a cover of Hank Ballard’s
”The Twist”. The song popularized a new dance craze and in September 2008
it topped Billboard’s list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 
100 since its debut in 1958,