All Things Cladrite

Here are 10 things you should know about Jane Wyatt, born 116 years ago today. She enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio and television.

Here are 10 things you should know about Hugh Herbert, born 142 years ago (or thereabouts) today. He enjoyed a long career in vaudeville before launching his prolific movie career.

Here are 10 things you should know about Esther Williams, born 100 years ago today. She’s one actress who truly made a big splash in Hollywood. Also, here's an interview we did with Ms. Williams some years ago:

Here are 10 things you should know about Billie Burke, born 142 years ago today. It’s rare that an actress with a career as lengthy as Burke's ends up so closely associated with a single role.

Here are 10 things you should know about Robert Mitchum, born 109 years ago today. He enjoyed success in recordings, radio, television and pictures.

Here are 10 things you should know about Louis Armstrong, born 125 years ago today. We’re featuring his music all day today, so tune in now!

Here are 10 things you should know about Ann Dvorak, born 115 years ago today. She was never a huge star, but she delivered many memorable turns and remains a favorite among discerning movie buffs.

Here are 10 things you should know about Joe E. Brown, born 135 years ago today. Best remembered today as Osgood Fielding III in Some Like It Hot (1959), he starred in dozens of comedies in the 1930s and ’40s.

Here are 10 things you should know about Ross Alexander, born 119 years ago today. After eight years on Broadway, he was showing great potential in Hollywood, but he came to a tragic end.

Here are 10 things you should know about Richard Gaines, born 122 years ago today. He enjoyed success in the theatre before turning to pictures and then TV.

Here are 10 things you should know about James Whale, born 137 years ago today. Though he directed fewer than two dozen movies in his brief Hollywood career, he left an enduring legacy.

Here are 10 things you should know about Harriet Nelson, born 117 years ago today. She enjoyed success in the theatre, vaudeville, pictures, radio and recordings, but is best remembered as a favorite TV mom.

Barbara Stanwyck was born Ruby Catherine Stevens 119 years ago today in Brooklyn, New York. For our money, she's the Queen, the finest actress of her era—and perhaps any era.

Here are 10 things you should know about John Gilbert, born 129 years ago today. He was a huge star in the silent era, but his career waned quickly with the ascent of talkies and he died far too young.

Here are 10 things you should know about Tom Powers, born 136 years ago today. He's remembered today as a prolific character actor, but he had a much more diverse career than you might think.

Here are 10 things you should know about Milburn Stone, born 122 years ago today. Best known for his television work, he enjoyed success in the theatre, vaudeville and motion pictures.

Here are 10 things you should know about Henry Armetta, born 138 years ago today. He enjoyed success as a character actor over the course of a prolific 40-year film career.