Comedienne Carol Burnett was #BornOnThisDay , April 26, 1933. Known for her own TV show, The Carol Burnett Show (1967-'78). 6 Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, & 7 Golden Globe Awards + Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. Wishing Carol the BEST #birthday 91 years YOUNG

Actress Renate Müller was #BornOnThisDay , April 26, 1906. Successful star in German films in the early 1930s. Disgusted by the #Nazi Party she refused to promote it & was either #murdered by Gestapo officers or pressured to commit #suicide in 1937 age 31. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #BOTD

Silent film director William Desmond Taylor was #BornOnThisDay April 26, 1872. He directed 59 silent films (1914-'22). Taylor (age 49) was #murdered in 1922. shot in the back. This #homicide remains a #coldcase & has never been solved. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #truecrime #unsolved #BOTD

Actress, model & photographer Koo Stark was #BornOnThisDay , April 26, 1956. She caused a world-wide media sensation for her ongoing romantic friendship with one of the #British #Royals 📷📷 #PrinceAndrew in the early #1980s . Wishing Koo the BEST #birthday 68 years young #BOTD

Singer Bobby Rydell was #BornOnThisDay April 26, 1942. A #1960s teen-idol with hit songs; 'Wild One', 'Volare' &'Forget Him', he appeared on TV & in film, Bye Bye Birdie (1963). A top performer, he continued to tour up until his passing April 5, 2022 (age 79) from pneumonia #RIP

Actor Al Pacino was #BornOnThisDay April 25, 1940. Known for his films, The Godfather (1972), Serpico (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), ...And Justice for All (1979), Dick Tracy (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), & Carlito's Way (1993). 84 yrs YOUNG

Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was #BornOnThisDay , April 25, 1917. Referred to as the 'First Lady of Song', 'Queen of Jazz', & 'Lady Ella', she had a purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing & intonation. Battling #diabetes she passed in 1996 (age 79) from a #stroke #RIP

Film/TV actor John Anthony Hayes was #BornOnThisDay April 25, 1936. Remembered for his film roles in Strait-Jacket (1964), Ride the Wild Surf (1964) & Winter A-Go-Go (1965). In 1969, he 'just disappeared' from the Hollywood scene, passed last May 22, 2022, age 86 #RIP #BOTD #hunk

Silent film star Mary Miles Minter was #BornOnThisDay April 25, 1902. In 1922, involved in a scandal surrounding the murder of film director William Taylor, her career was tarnished, ending in 1923. The murder of Taylor remains unsolved. Minter passed in 1984 (age 82) #RIP #BOTD

Singer, actress, film & TV producer & director Barbra Streisand was #BornOnThisDay April 24, 1942. A career spanning over 6 decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment & is among the few who were awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony 82 years YOUNG #BOTD

William Castle was #BornOnThisDay , April 24, 1914. The film director, producer, screenwriter & actor is best remembered as the producer for House on Haunted Hill (1959), Strait-Jacket (1964) Rosemary's Baby (1968). Passed in 1977 (age 63) from a heart attack. #RIP #GoneTooSoon

The actor/dancer/singer Tucker Smith was #BornOnThisDay , April 24, 1936. Known for his role as 'Ice' in the film West Side Story (1961). In the 1970s, Smith owned & ran a bar named 'Tucker's Turf' in North Hollywood. Passed from #cancer in 1988‚ (age 52). #RIP #GoneTooSoon #BOTD

Actor Michael Parks was #BornOnThisDay , April 24, 1940. Remembered for his numerous films; Wild Seed (1965), The Bible: In the Beginning (1966) & the Kill Bill film series (2003 -'04) + TV's Then Came Bronson (1969-'70), Passed in 2017 (age 77) cause of death not disclosed. #RIP

Actress Sandra Dee was #BornOnThisDay April 23, 1942. Known for her films, Imitation of Life (1959), A Summer Place (1959) & Portrait in Black (1960). Battling #anorexia Nervosa, #alcoholism & #depression she passed in 2005 (age 62) from kidney disease. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #BOTD

Actress Shirley Temple was #BornOnThisDay April 23, 1928. A #1 box-office draw as a child star (1935 to 1938). As an adult, she was named US ambassador to #Ghana & to #Czechoslovakia , & also served as Chief of Protocol for the US. Passed in 2014 (age 85) lung disease #RIP #BOTD

Actor Hervé Villechaize was #BornOnThisDay April 23, 1943. Remembered as 'Tattoo' on TV's Fantasy Island (1977-'84) where his catchphrase was 'The plane! The plane!' Battling chronic pain he passed 1993 (age 50) from #suicide (shotgun) #RIP #SuicideAwareness #GoneTooSoon #BOTD

Actress Simone Simon was #BornOnThisDay April 23, 1910. Remembered for her films in #France La Bête Humaine (1938) & Women Without Names (1950) & in #Hollywood ; The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941), Cat People (1942) & The Curse of the Cat People (1944). Passed in 2005 (age 93) #RIP

Stage, film & TV actress Charlotte Rae was #BornOnThisDay April 22, 1926. Her career spanned over 60 years, remembered for her role as 'Edna Garrett' on TV's Diff'rent Strokes (1978-'84) & its spin-off, The Facts of Life (1979-'86).Passed 2018 (age 92) battling #cancer #RIP #BOTD

Actor Rondo Hatton was #BornOnThisDay April 22, 1894.Due to acromegaly, resulting in his facial structure, he became a #cult sensation in horror films; The Jungle Captive (1945) House of Horrors (1946) & The Brute Man (1946). Passed in 1946 (age 51) #heartattack #RIP #GoneTooSoon

Actress Edith Atwater was #BornOnThisDay , April 22, 1911. Successful on the #Bway stage, film & in numerous TV shows, remembered today for her horror film roles, Strait-Jacket (1964) with #JoanCrawford & Die Sister Die (1972). Passed in 1986 (age 74) battling #cancer #RIP #BOTD