Norma Jeane Mortenson—who will become better known around
the world as the glamorous actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe
was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California.
She was later given her mother’s name, and baptized Norma Jeane Baker.
Marilyn is still considered one of the most iconic
beauties of the world.
Happy Birthday Clint…94 today
Clint Eastwood achieved success in the Western
TV series Rawhide (1959 – 1965) on CBS and the
"Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone‘s Dollars
Trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the mid-
1960s and as inspector Harry Callahan in the
five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s
and1980s.
These roles, among others, have made Eastwood
a cultural icon of masculinity. Elected in 1986,
Eastwood served for two years as the mayor of
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
1971
Eastwood’s debut as a director in 1971.
1992
Eastwood reached the top as a filmmaker with his Oscar-
winning Western, "Unforgiven" (1992).
One of America’s best-loved presidents, John Fitzgerald
Kennedy, was born into a politically and socially prominent
family in Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. He was the first
American president to be born and then serve in the 20th
century.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Pro Football Hall of Fame
member James Francis "Jim" Thorpe came into this world on
this day in history, May 28, 1888.
Born in a one-room cabin in the geographical area that is now
Oklahoma, Thorpe was raised by Hiram and Charlotte Vieux
Thorpe on the Sac and Fox reservation, according to the
Oklahoma Historical Society.
Thorpe was given the Native American name "Wa-tho-huck,"
meaning "Bright Path" in Sac and Fox language.
James Francis Thorpe (1888 – 1953)
John Wayne (Marion Robert Morrison)
(May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979)
John Wayne became a popular icon through his starring roles
in films which were produced during Hollywood’s Golden Age,
especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished
from the silent era of the 1920s through the American New
Wave, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television
productions.
He was among the top box-office draws for three decades and
appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era.
In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Wayne as one of
the greatest male stars of classic American cinema.
Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, but grew up in Southern
California.
The house in Winterset, Iowa, where Wayne was born.
1939
1976
The film stars John Wayne in his last film
appearance before his death from stomach
cancer. He was 72.
