Connie Stevens was born Concetta Rosalie Ann Ingoglia in
Brooklyn, New York.
Actress and singer Stevens played Cricket Blake in Hawaiian Eye
on ABC-TV from 1959-1963. she was later elected secretary-
treasurer of the Screen Actors Guild, the second-highest elected
position within the union.
Terrence Evans (June 20, 1934 – August 7, 2015)
(Variety) – Terrence Evans, who appeared in TV shows and movies such as
“Pale Rider” (1985) and “Terminator 2: Judgement Day,” (1991), is dead.
The numerous TV series, included “Hart to Hart,” “The Golden Girls,” “Fresh
Prince of Bel Air,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “The A-Team” and “Hill St. Blues.” He
passed away August 7 in Burbank, California.
Evans as Old Monty, the uncle from Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006).
Donny (Don) Most was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Most is best known for playing the role of class clown, Ralph Malph on
the ABC television show, Happy Days (1974-1984). He gained a love
for acting while in third grade after watching the Al Jolson Story (1946)
and dropped out of college in his senior year to pursue his dream.
Dinah Shore (Frances Rose Shore)
(February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994)
In March of 1939, Dinah Shore debuted on national radio on the Sunday
afternoon CBS radio program, Ben Bernie’s Orchestra. She soon became
a successful singing star with her own variety radio show in 1943.Call to
Music on NBC.
The radio show made the move to television in 1951, where the variety
show (shown “in living color” after 1956) continued until 1963.
Frank Sinatra & Dinah Shore.
1940’s
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)
Actress and comedienne Lucille Ball became immortalized on
CBS-TV’s I Love Lucy (1951-1957), and was posthumously
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Living
Legacy Award. Before fame, Ball briefly worked under the
stage name of Diane Belmont, but was unable to keep a job
as a chorus girl on Broadway.
