They called her “Battling Bella,” and she lived up to the nickname.
Died 1998
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If you like these classic movies, you’ll love the Akira Kurosawa films that inspired them.
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We explore the life and legacy of poet Margaret Walker who came of age in the Chicago renaissance.
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Carl Perkins’ music went beyond the boundaries of rockabilly and set the stage for rock ‘n’ roll.
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Rob Pilatus wanted to be a star. Unfortunately, he became famous. Pilatus, who would have turned 49 today, was half of the most reviled major musical act of the 1980s, …
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Gene Autry was known as “The Singing Cowboy” and that was long before he was singing all the way to the bank.
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Jazz great Carmen McRae once remarked, “There’s really only one jazz singer – only one: Betty Carter” …
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When puppeteer Shari Lewis died Aug. 2, 1998, the world lost a gentle soul who knew how to entertain children like few others.
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Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody: the two were inextricably linked thanks to pioneering children’s television show “Howdy Doody,” which ran on NBC from December 1947 through September 1960.
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Robert Young made his mark on the small screen, as an iconic dad and, later, as a kindly doctor.
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