268: Marilyn Monroe Some Like it Hot Born: 1 June 1926, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 4 August 1962, Brentwood, California, United States of America Original Name: Norma Jeane Mortenson Golden Globe winning actress whose films grossed more than $200 million during her lifetime; proving she was more than the ditzy girl…
267: Betty White The Longest Working Woman in Television at the Time of Her Death Born: 17 January 1922, Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America Died: 31 December 2021, California, United States of America Betty was a comedian and actress whose career spanned over seventy years. Betty is most remembered for her work on…
266: Eva Gabor Actress and One of the Three Gabor Sisters (Madga and Zsa Zsa Being the Other Two) Born: 11 February 1919, Budapest, Hungary Died: 4 July 1995, Los Angeles, United States of America Eva is remembered for her role in Green Acres as well as her voice acting work in Disney’s The Aristocats…
265: Zsa Zsa Gabor Actress and One of the Three Gabor Sisters (Which Included Magda and Eva) Born: 6 February 1917, Budapest, Hungary Died: 18 December 2016, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Original Name: Sári Gábor Zsa Zsa is also remembered for having nine husbands and never quite making it into Hollywood the…
264: Magda Gabor Actress and Oldest of the Three Gabor Sisters (Zsa Zsa and Eva Being the Other Two) Born: 11 June 1915, Budapest, Hungary Died: 6 June 1997, Palm Springs, California, United States of America Original Name: Magdolna Gábor Magda is more remembered for being a socialite than her acting abilities. She was married…
263: Billie Holiday Jazz Musician Remembered For Her Powerful and Soulful Voice Born: 7 April 1915, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Died: 17 July 1959, New York City, New York, United States of America Original Name: Eleanora Fagan Gough She began by singing in clubs around Harlem, and though Billie never learned how to…
262: Elizabeth Proctor Richards Accused of being a Salem Witch Alongside her Husband John Born: c. 1652, Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Present-day Lynn, Massachusetts, United States of America) Died: after 1711 Elizabeth was also the granddaughter of another woman who had been tried and then acquitted of witchcraft thirty years before, and in a place…
261: Maybelle Carter Known as Mother Maybelle, She is Called the Mother of Country Music Born: 10 May 1909, Nickelsville, Virginia, United States of America Died: 23 October 1978, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America Maybelle performed in several groups, all containing members of her family. At first Maybelle performed with her cousin Sara and…
260: Abigail Williams One of the Initial Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials Born: 12 July 1680, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Present-day Salem, Massachusetts, United States of America) Died: after 1697 Not much is known about Abigail’s life before or after the trials, which took place between 1692 and 1693. She and her cousin Betty…
259: Coco Chanel Fashion Designer Born: 19 August 1883, Saumur, France Died: 10 January 1971, Paris, France Original Name: Gabrielle Chanel She was also a savvy businesswoman who spent the majority of World War II dating a Nazi and might have shared intelligence with him while living in Paris. Coco learned how to sew in…