Died 1994

Jessica Tandy’s career was a slow starter, but eventually she became the oldest actress to win an Oscar…

Henry Mancini wrote some of the coolest film and TV scores of all time. His jazzy themes and strings-heavy ballads defined movie music in the 1960s.

John Candy was one of the funniest comedians to come out of The Second City scene in Toronto — and that’s really saying something.

Dinah Shore’s charm made her a natural at singing upbeat and easy-going duets with other popular singers of her day…

Ralph Ellison wrote one of the great American novels and then struggled to produce another for the rest of life. Here’s how it happened.

Many a jazz legend turned to Joe Pass when they needed a guitarist. On his birthday, we look back on Pass’s life and music…

His career spanned six decades and ranged from Harlem to Hollywood.