Miss bessie carter

JOAN CRAWFORD’S career included more than 80 movies and an Oscar. She drew on life experience for her onscreen persona of a feisty woman striving to better herself, as her upbringing was tough. Born L

THE train was slowing. Augustine Brown looked again at the letter in her hand. Exciting news! her sister Cordelia had written. “An unexpected guest at the hotel: Maria Mironova. Exciting news indeed.

Comedy historian Robert Ross pays tribute to some of the finest and funniest, but often overlooked, names in showbiz

Brenda Fricker reflects on her first day at school as a little girl who was full of hope and optimism

BORN Ruth Elizabeth Davis in Lowell, Massachusetts on April 5, 1908, Bette was a childhood nickname which she kept throughout her career. Bette started acting in plays and taking drama classes while s

In Black History Month, it feels fitting to remember Winifred Atwell, a Trinidad export who became one of Europe’s best-loved musicians