Hollywood legends

It’s a joy watching our favourite singers or actors, but though we might admire them and enjoy the happiness they bring, do we ever give a thought as to how precarious the world of entertainment actua

KIRK DOUGLAS was born Issur Danielovitch on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam, New York, to Jewish immigrants Bryna and Herschel Danielovitch. The family lived in abject poverty and as the only boy with s

BORN Edna Mae Durbin in 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Deanna’s parents were British-born and moved to California when she was a child. A natural singer, she had a voice described as a “sweet sop

BORN Virginia Katherine McMath on July 16, 1911, the future star was quickly given the nickname Ginger, based on a cousin’s difficulty with pronouncing “Virginia”. She later took the name Rogers from

GEORGE CLOONEY on playing a movie star grappling with regret

From her humble beginnings in Tennessee, Dolly Parton has used her creative gifts to chronicle the American experience and make a widespread cultural impact...