Born 1915

Leslie Martinson, the prolific TV and film director who worked on “Batman: The Movie,” “PT 109,” and “The Brady Bunch.”

Chuck Williams, founder of the high-end home goods empire Williams-Sonoma, died peacefully of natural causes Saturday at his San Francisco home, The Associated Press and San Francisco Chronicle report.

Sargent Shriver (1915 – 2011) was one of the architects of our modern society, a dedicated public servant who founded many of the organizations that make the U.S. a successful …

A century after Arthur Miller was born, we remember the prolific playwright’s legacy. Miller reflected the American experience in his work, exploring topics that resonated with his mid-20th-century audiences.

Ingrid Bergman is one of an elite group of actors who won three Academy awards – only Katharine Hepburn has one more, with four – and just the mention of her …

We explore the life and legacy of poet Margaret Walker who came of age in the Chicago renaissance.

Many film buffs call him the greatest director of all time.

On a sweltering day in July 1959, thousands of mourners gathered to pay tribute to one of the most influential musical artists of the 20th century. Among the pallbearers were …

Mention Orson Welles and talk inevitably turns to Citizen Kane. Welles, who died Oct. 10, 1985, at 70, had a long and storied career that included television, radio and Broadway, …