Hollywood legends

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

THE “King of Cool” was one of the biggest blue-eyed heart-throbs of his time, but the Hollywood actor had humble and troubled beginnings. McQueen’s childhood was in no way rosy. Born to a teenage moth

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

Charismatic star who shunned the Hollywood limelight

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

Lee Miller threw herself into life, dancing at Surrealist balls, taking fashion to Blitz-torn streets and dreaming up blue-spaghetti recipes, all the time intoxicating men and fighting inner demons, as Mary Miers reveals