James King Arness (May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011)
James Arness was best remembered for his portrayal of
Marshal Matt Dillon on the CBS television series Gunsmoke
for 20 years (1955-1975).
Johnny Carson, left, and ‘Gunsmoke’ actor James Arness on ‘The Johnny Carson Show’ in 1955-56.
Joan Henrietta Collins is an English actress, author and columnist. After
making her stage debut in A Doll’s House at the age of 9, she was trained
as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. At the age
of 22, Collins headed to Hollywood to begin a film career.
on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989.
Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982)
Henry Fonda was named the sixth-Greatest Male Star of All Time by the
American Film Institute.
1957
Frank James (Gary) Cooper (May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961)
Cooper’s career spanned from 1925 until shortly before his death in
1961, with more than one hundred films to his credit. He received five
Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice for Sergeant
York and High Noon. He also received an Honorary Award in 1961 from
the Academy.
The American Film Institute’s 100 Years…100 Stars ranked cooper at
#11 among males from the Classical Hollywood cinema period. In 2003,
his performances as Will Kane in High Noon (1952), Lou Gehrig in The
Pride of the Yankees (1942), and Alvin York in Sergeant York (1941)
made the AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Heroes and Villains list, all of them
as heroes.
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977)
Bing Crosby was one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century,
with over half a billion records in circulation. He won an Academy Award for
Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O’Malley in the 1944 motion picture
Going My Way, and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of
St. Mary’s the next year, becoming the first of four actors to be nominated
twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first
Grammy Global Achievement Award.
Bing Crosby and co-star Barry Fitzgerald with their Oscars from
Going My Way.
Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney (1960 – 62)
