Christopher Collins (1949 - 1994)

Collins was born Christopher Lawrence Latta in Orange, New Jersey, and grew up in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan, New York City. His legal name became Christopher Charles Collins when his stepfather adopted him. Collins’ biological father, Robert Latta, was a New York stage actor. His mother, Jane Morin, worked as an advertising executive. […]

Christopher Columbus (1970 - 1506)

Christopher Columbus (born between 31 October 1450 and 30 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a Genoese explorer, navigator, and colonizer, born in the Republic of Genoa (today part of Italy). Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages, and his efforts to […]

Christopher Connelly (1941 - 1988)

Actor. A native of Wichita, Kansas, he is remembered for his role as Norman Harrington in the television series, “Peyton Place” in 1964, and that of Moses “Moze” Pray in the television series, “Paper Moon” from 1974 to 1975. Connelly also played the role of Saint John Hawke, the brother of actor  Jan-Michael Vincent’s character, […]

Christopher Evans (1847 - 1917)

Western Outlaw. Born in Bells Corners, near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in the late 1880s, together with partner John Sontag he formed the Evans-Sontag Gang and was it’s leader. Going to California, they proceeded to rob several Southern Pacific trains between 1889 and 1892. The outlaws evaded capture for some time until the killing of a […]

Christopher George (1931 - 1983)

Actor. American motion picture and television figure of the 1960s to the 1980s. He starred in the hit 1960s TV series “Rat Patrol,” and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role of ‘Sgt. Sam Troy.’ He was married to actress Lynda Day George.  He was the Uncle of “Wheel of Fortune” game-show […]

Christopher Harper-Mercer (1989 - 2015)

Christopher Sean “Chris” Harper-Mercer (July 26, 1989 – October 1, 2015) was enrolled in the introductory composition class where he shot his victims. He was born in Los Angeles County, California to Ian Mercer and Laurel Margaret Harper, and lived with his mother during the separation and divorce of his parents, who agreed to shared legal […]

Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011)

Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British American author, philosopher, polemicist, debater, and journalist. He contributed to New Statesman, The Nation, The Atlantic, The London Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement and Vanity Fair. Hitchens was the author, co-author, editor and co-editor of over thirty books, including five […]

Christopher Mayer (1954 - 2011)

Christopher “Chip” Mayer (February 21, 1954 – July 23, 2011), born George Charles Mayer III in Manhattan, New York City, was an American film and TV actor who was best known for portraying Vance Duke on the popular show The Dukes of Hazzard for 19 episodes. Mayer played the role of Vance Duke in the 1982–1983 […]

Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813 - 1892)

Writer, Artist. Born outside of Washington, D.C., Cranch relocated to Cambridge, MA to attend Harvard Divinity School. He served as a minister only briefly before becoming an early member of the Transcendental Club, a group which challenged his traditional religious beliefs. He is today recognized as the member with the greatest sense of humor. His […]

Christopher Stone (1942 - 1995)

Stone was born Thomas Edward Bourassa in Manchester, New Hampshire.  He appeared in films and on television from the early 1970s until his death in 1995. Stone and his wife, Dee Wallace both appeared together in a number of films including the classic horror films The Howling (1981) and Cujo (1983). They shared top billing […]

Christopher Wilder (1945 - 1984)

Christopher Wilder was born on March 13, 1945, in Sydney, Australia, the son of an American naval officer and an Australian national. He nearly died at birth, but recovered, and almost drowned in a swimming pool at the age of two. In 1962 or 1963, he pleaded guilty to a gang-rape at a beach in […]

Christopher Wilkins (1968 - 2017)

Christopher Chubasco Wilkins (September 29, 1968 – January 11, 2017) was a Texas inmate sentenced to death and executed for a 2005 double murder. On October 27, 2005, Christopher Wilkins shot and killed Willie Freeman and Mike Silva. Freeman had allegedly cheated Wilkins in a drug deal; Silva was with Freeman at the time and […]

Christy Brown (1932 - 1981)

Artist, Author. His life was the subject of the 1989 motion picture “My Left Foot,” starring actor Daniel Day-Lewis.  Born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland, Christy Brown was the tenth of twenty-two children (only thirteen would survive) of a poor Catholic family whose father was a bricklayer and mother was a schoolteacher.  Born with a severe […]

Christy Cabanne (1888 - 1950)

Christy Cabanne (pronounced “CAB-a-nay”) spent several years in the US Navy, leaving the service in 1908. He decided on a career in the theater, and became a director as well as an actor. Although acting was his main profession, when he finally broke into the film industry it was chiefly as a director after appearing […]

Christy Mathewson (1880 - 1925)

Christopher “Christy” Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed “Big Six”, “The Christian Gentleman”, “Matty”, and “The Gentleman’s Hurler” was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants. He was among the most dominant pitchers in baseball history, and ranks in the all-time top ten in […]

Chubby Johnson (1903 - 1974)

Charles “Chubby” Johnson (August 13, 1903 – October 31, 1974) was an American film and television supporting character actor with a genial demeanor and warm country-accented voice perfect for westerns. A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Johnson was a journalist and radio announcer before he entered film and television when he was past forty years of […]

Chuck Baldra (1899 - 1949)

Actor and Musician. Born in Albany, Oregon to Thomas and Olla DoBord Baldra, his full name was Charles Maurice Baldra. He was a member of various singing groups, including the Arizona Wranglers and Range Riders. He began his acting career in the 1920’s and did henchmen roles and often portrayed one of the cowhands sittin’ […]

Chuck Berry (1926 - 2017)

Chuck Berry Chuck Berry, who with his indelible guitar licks, brash self-confidence and memorable songs about cars, girls and wild dance parties did as much as anyone to define rock ’n’ roll’s potential and attitude in its early years, died on Saturday at his home near Wentzville, Mo. He was 90. The St. Charles County […]

Chuck Connors (1921 - 1992)

Connors was born Kevin Joseph Connors in Brooklyn, New York to Allan, a longshoreman, and Marcella Connors, immigrants from the Dominion of Newfoundland (now part of Canada). Connors was raised Roman Catholic and served as an altar boy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn. Connors had one sibling, a sister, […]

Chuck Daly (1930 - 2009)

After compiling a 111–70 record in eight seasons at Punxsutawney High School, Chuck Daly moved on to the college level in 1963 as an assistant coach under Vic Bubas at Duke University. During his six seasons at Duke, the Blue Devils won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship and advanced to the Final Four, both in […]

Chuck Fairbanks (1933 - 2013)

Born in Detroit, Fairbanks graduated from Michigan State University in 1955, following three years of football with the Spartans. That fall, he began the first of three years as head coach of Ishpeming High School in Michigan.  In 1958, he accepted an assistant coaching position at Arizona State University in Tempe, spending four years there […]

Chuck Jones (1912 - 2002)

Influential Animator. Born Charles Martin Jones in Spokane, Washington, his family moved to California while he was still an infant. As a boy, he found occasional work as a child extra in Mack Sennett comedies. At fifteen, he enrolled in the Chouinard Art Institute before he got his first job in animation as a cel […]

Chuck Jones (1912 - 2002)

Influential Animator. Born Charles Martin Jones in Spokane, Washington, his family moved to California while he was still an infant. As a boy, he found occasional work as a child extra in Mack Sennett comedies. At fifteen, he enrolled in the Chouinard Art Institute before he got his first job in animation as a cel […]

Chuck Noll (1932 - 2014)

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Noll attended Benedictine High School where he played running back and tackle, winning All-State honors. He won a football scholarship to the University of Dayton. Noll was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1953, where he played until his retirement in 1959 at the age of 27. Noll was an assistant coach for the American Football League’s San Diego Chargers and the NFL Baltimore […]

Chuck Traynor (1937 - 2002)

Charles Everett “Chuck” Traynor (August 21, 1937 – July 22, 2002) was an American pornographer. Traynor was a minor figure in the early US East Coast pornographic film industry and appeared in a number of short “loops” in the early 1970s, usually with his then wife, Linda Lovelace. He was the production manager during the production […]

Chuck Willis (1926 - 1958)

Chuck Willis was born in Atlanta, Georgia, either in 1926 or 1928. He was spotted at a talent contest by Atlanta radio disc jockey Zenas Sears, who became his manager and helped him to sign with Columbia Records in 1951. After one single, Willis began recording on a Columbia subsidiary, Okeh. During his stay at […]

Chumy Chúmez (1927 - 2003)

Political humorist, cartoonist. He collaborated in several newspapers such as “Triunfo” and “Diario Madrid.” He also published in magazines such as “Hermano Lobo” and “La Codorniz.” His real name was José María González Castillo. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Chyna (1969 - 2016)

Chyna Joan Laurer was born in Rochester, New York, to parents Janet and Joe Laurer. She had two older siblings: Kathy and Sonny. After her parents divorced when she was approximately four years old, Laurer had three different stepfathers and one stepmother. According to Laurer, her first stepfather threatened suicide at one point, and her […]

Cicely Courtneidge (1893 - 1980)

Australian born actress who starred in “The Ghost Train”(1931) and “Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines”(1965). Also starred as Mum in the comedy series “On the Buses” during the first series. Became a Dame Commander of the British Empire (D.B.E.)for services to the theatre. (bio by: Kieran Smith)  Family links:  Spouse:  Jack Hulbert (1892 […]

Cid Corman (1924 - 2004)

Noted American Poet.  He was a prolific poet who published more that 150 titles, including the six volume series titled “Of.”  He founded the Origin Journal in 1951, which provided an outlet for new poets from abroad, and wrote about 80,000 unpublished poems that have accumulated over the last 60 years.