Died 2008

On David Foster Wallace’s birthday, we remember the incomparable author and a few of his greatest works.

Bettie Page is more popular today than she was during the 1950s. But though she’s seen as an icon today, her real life was far from perfect. We share 10 …

In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to climb to the summit of Mt Everest.

Ivan Dixon’s acting career went far beyond the role of prisoner of war Staff Sgt. Ivan Kinchloe on TV’s “Hogan’s Heroes.”

For more than 30 years, W. Mark Felt kept his secret. He was the Nixon administration insider known to the world as “Deep Throat.”

In 1995, a Time magazine cover dubbed Michael Crichton “The Hit Man” with a “golden touch.”

Studs Terkel was known for his innate curiosity about people – all kinds of people doing all sorts of things – and for his interview style that elicited the most private thoughts …

Richard Blackwell played a number of roles, but the one he played most conspicuously –– and deliciously –– was creator of the “Worst-Dressed Women List.”

It must have been tough growing up around star power as bright as Dionne Warwick, Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston. But Dee Dee Warwick—Dionne’s kid sister, Cissy’s niece, and Whitney’s …

The way Edie Adams looked –– golden-haired, pretty and vivacious –– might lead some to assume that she was a stereotypical dumb blonde. In reality Adams was blonde, but she …