Born January 12

Played the gossipy neighbor of the Ingalls family.

Bruce Lansbury, a London-born U.S. television writer and producer, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 87. Lansbury, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died in La …

Singer-songwriter Glenn Yarbrough, a founding member of the folk music vocal trio the Limeliters, died Aug. 11, 2016, at his home in Nashville following a long period of ill health. He was …

She was the first person to win an acting Academy Award in consecutive years.

Smokin’ Joe Frazier won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics. Now Frazier’s adopted hometown, Philadelphia, is poised to honor his memory with bronze in the form of a 9-foot …

Both of Tim Horton’s careers focused on small round objects: one hard, flat and fast, the other soft, fried and sweet.

Right up there among the greatest genuine singing cowboys was Tex Ritter, multi-talented star of movies, radio and beyond.

His hits included “Release Me” and “Crazy Arms.”

He was a guru to stars like the Beatles and Clint Eastwood.

Her songs included ”Teardrops in My Eyes” and ”5-10-15 Hours.”