Category: Hellos

“Hello” Joel Grey  Born 11 April 1932

“Hello” Joel Grey Born 11 April 1932

Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz April 11, 1932) is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer, known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film version of the musical Cabaret. He has...

“Hello”  Omar Sharif  Born 10 April 1932

“Hello” Omar Sharif Born 10 April 1932

  Omar Sharif ( born Michel Demitri Shalhoub, 10 April 1932) is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films, including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe...

“Hello” Isambard Kingdom Brunel  Born 9 April 1806

“Hello” Isambard Kingdom Brunel Born 9 April 1806

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859), was an English mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship, bridges and tunnels. Brunel achieved many engineering “firsts”, including...

“Hello”  Mary Pickford  –  Born 8 April 1892

“Hello” Mary Pickford – Born 8 April 1892

Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was a Canadian motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She...

“Hello” Spencer Tracy – Born 5 April 1900

“Hello” Spencer Tracy – Born 5 April 1900

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor and  one of the major stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. In a screen career that spanned 37 years, he was nominated for...

“Hello” Chesney Allen  Born 5 April 1893

“Hello” Chesney Allen Born 5 April 1893

    William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1893 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen. Flanagan and Allen were also...

“Hello” Robert Downey Jr  Born 4 April 1965

“Hello” Robert Downey Jr Born 4 April 1965

Robert John Downey, Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor who made his screen debut at the age of five, appearing in his father Robert Downey, Sr.’s film Pound. His early films include Less Than Zero and...

“Hello” Sergei Rachmaninoff – Born 1 April 1873

“Hello” Sergei Rachmaninoff – Born 1 April 1873

Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1 April  1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor. Notable works include Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Six moments musicaux, Variations on a Theme of Chopin and Variations on...

“Hello” Rene Descartes – Born 31 March 1596

René Descartes (31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who has been called the ‘Father of Modern Philosophy’. One of his most notable works is his Meditations on First Philosophy ...

“Hello” Edwin Lutyens – Born 29 March 1869

“Hello” Edwin Lutyens – Born 29 March 1869

  Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA, FRIBA (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was a British architect who designed many English country houses. He has been referred to as “the greatest British 

“Hello” Lady Gaga  Born 28 March 1986

“Hello” Lady Gaga Born 28 March 1986

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and actress. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at...

“Hello” Bela Bartok – Born 25 March 1881

  Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist.  Among his most notable works were the opera  Bluebeard’s Castle, and  the ballets The Wooden Prince and The Miraculous...

“Hello” Harry Houdini Born 24 March 1874

Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz in Budapest, also known as Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American stunt performer, noted for his amazing escapology. He first attracted notice as “Harry Handcuff Houdini” on a...

“Hello” Fatty Arbuckle – Born 24 March 1887

Roscoe Conkling “Fatty” Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. He was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s, and...

“Hello” Steve McQueen Born 24 March 1930

Terence Steven “Steve” McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor, often referred to as “The King of Cool.”and a top box-office draw of the 1960’s and 1970’s.  His notable films include The Thomas...

“Hello” Roger Bannister Born 23 March 1929

Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929) is an English former athlete best known for running the first mile in less than 4 minutes. This was  achieved on May 6th 1954 at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, with Chris...

“Hello” Chico Marx – Born 22 March 1887

  Leonard “Chico” Marx (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was an American comedian and film star as part of the Marx Brothers act. His part was that of a dim-witted, crafty conman of Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes, a...