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BORN on Christmas Day in 1899, Humphrey DeForest Bogart had a privileged upbringing. The son of a cardiopulmonary surgeon and a commercial illustrator, he lived with his parents and two younger sister

Venice Film Festival sets the stage for the A-list’s defining career moments

LEO THE LION, perhaps the most enduring Hollywood creation, announced his movie debut in 1917 not with a roar but a look of feline indifference. Samuel Goldfish was born Szmuel Gelbfisz in Poland in 1

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BORN Fred Austerlitz in 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska, Fred first appeared on stage aged just four and a half, with his older sister Adele. The brother and sister toured together in vaudeville, becoming suc

It was at 7.15pm on Thursday 22 September 1955 that the greatest commercial television event appeared on screens in the London area. As screens flickered the first images, most of the 200,000 viewers