Born June 1928

She was credited as the first person to perform jazz poetry.

Won gold medals in Archery and Swimming at the 1960 Paralympic Games

She was also the longtime host of “The Lee Phillip Show” on Chicago TV.

He was called “The Iron Duke”…

Frank Sinatra said he had “the best pipes in the business”…

“Mission: Impossible” actor won an Oscar for his role in “Ed Wood”…

He won the Nobel Prize in economics in 1994 for his work in game theory.

An iconic image of a Marxist revolutionary has become an ironic staple of the T-shirt trade…

Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” was dismissed by critics and banned in libraries… but it was adored by children.

Academy Award-winning movie director and producer Tony Richardson died 20 years ago today. We spotlight his career and his position in a great acting dynasty.