Miss Elizabeth (1960 - 2003)

Miss Elizabeth Professional wrestling has been littered with many female valets and managers in its history. From Baby Doll to Missy Hyatt to Dark Journey to Sunshine…there have been many women who redefined the role of women in the business. It wasn’t just burly, unattractive women in front of the cameras anymore. In the WWF, […]

Misty Anne Upham (1982 - 2014)

America Actress. Upham, a Native-American who grew up in south Seattle as a member of the Blackfoot Tribe, began her career at the age of thirteen when she joined the Red Eagle Soaring community theater group and by the following year, she was writing and directing short skits and performing on tours throughout the northwest. […]

Mitch Hedberg (1968 - 2005)

Mitch Hedberg was born February 24, 1968, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Mary (née Schimscha) and Arne Hedberg. He was of Swedish ancestry. Hedberg graduated from Harding High School in Saint Paul. Hedberg began his standup career in Florida, and after a period of honing his skills, he moved to Seattle and began to […]

Mitchell Guist (1964 - 2012)

Mitchell Guist was born in 1964 in Gonzales, Louisiana and lived with his brother, Glenn, for his entire life. Mitchell spent most of his early life with his parents until he was 18 and moved into his own home in the bayou with Glenn.  In 2011, Mitchell and Glenn became stars on the History Channel’s […]

Mitchell Leisen (1898 - 1972)

Mitchell Leisen entered the film industry in the 1920s, beginning in the art and costume departments. He directed his first film in 1933 with Cradle Song and became known for his keen sense of aesthetics in the glossy Hollywood melodramas and screwball comedies he turned out. His best known films include the Alberto Casella adaptation […]

Mitchell Parish (1900 - 1993)

Mitchell Parish was born Michael Hyman Pashelinsky to a Jewish family in Lithuania. His family emigrated to the United States, arriving on February 3, 1901 on the SS Dresden when he was less than a year old. They settled first in Louisiana where his paternal grandmother had relatives, but later moved to New York City. […]

Mitzi Green (1920 - 1969)

Mitzi Green was cast in such conventional juvenile parts as Becky Thatcher in Tom Sawyer (1930) and Huckleberry Finn (1931) opposite Jackie Coogan and Jackie Searl. She also starred in the title role of Little Orphan Annie. At the age of 14, she played a soubrette role in Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934). This film closed out […]

Mitzi Hajos (1970 - 1970)

Singer, Dancer, Actress. The future Ziegfeld superstar was born Magdalena Hajos and began performing professionally while still a young child. She came to America in 1909 and played cabarets and vaudeville theater before appearing on Broadway in 1911’s ‘La Belle Paree’ and ‘Her Little Highness’ in 1913. Her lyrical soprano voice, nimble feet, and charming […]

Mitzura Arghezi (1924 - 2015)

Actress. Born Domnica Theodorescu, she was an actress who appeared in both the theater and film from the 1950s to the 1990s.   She was the daughter of well-known Romanian poet Tudor Arghezi.   Arghezi graduated from the Theatre and Film Institute and then started with the National Theater in Bucharest in 1950.   She […]

Miyoshi Umeki (1929 - 2007)

Actress. She is best remembered for her role as Katsumi,  the doomed Japanese wife of an American serviceman played by Red Buttons, in the 1957 film “Sayonara”.  It earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress,  making her the first Asian performer to win an Oscar.  She was also  nominated for a Golden Globe […]

Mo3 (1992 - 2020)

Mo3 The Dallas Police Department is investigating the homicide of 28-year-old Melvin A. Noble, also known as the rapper Mo3. Officers responded to a shooting on Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 35 in Dallas, police said. The suspect, described by police as an “adult Black male,” got out of his car and approached Noble while he […]

Mock Duck (1879 - 1941)

Hip Sing Tong leader, and one of New York’s most famous gang leaders. Mock Duck ruled the Hip Sing Tong based in Manhattan’s Chinatown during the first three decades of this century. Mock Duck’s Tong wars with the On Leong Tong are legendary. During the 1930’s Mock Duck retired and moved to Brooklyn where he […]

Modesti Demers (1809 - 1871)

Pioneer Roman Catholic Missionary. Born in Quebec, Canada, after his ordination as a Roman Catholic priest in 1836, he was a missionary to Oregon in 1838. He devoted much of his time to evangelizing Native Americans throughout the territory states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and parts of British Columbia. He also traveled as […]

Moe Howard (1897 - 1975)

Moe Howard From a very early age he was interested in acting, a talent that was helped along by his voracious memory and capacity for memorizing just about anything, including all of the many books he read and all of the plays he saw when he was skipping school. His parents, however, were displeased by […]

Mohamed Atta (1968 - 2001)

Mohamed Atta (September 1, 1968 – September 11, 2001) was an Egyptian hijacker and one of the ringleaders in the September 11 attacks who served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, crashing the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center as part of the coordinated attacks. At 33 years of […]

Mohammed Atta (1968 - 2001)

Terrorist pilot. He was the ringleader of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks which destroyed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez (1990 - 2015)

On July 16, 2015, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez opened fire on two military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He first committed a drive-by shooting at a recruiting center, then traveled to a U.S. Navy Reserve center and continued firing, where he was killed by police in a gunfight. Four Marines died on the spot. A Navy sailor, […]

Mohan Bhandari (1970 - 2015)

Indian Actor. He was a busy television actor during the decade of the 1980s, appearing in such series as “Chunauti” and “Mujrim Haazir”. Bhandari’s career dropped off for awhile before he was “rediscovered” in the popular television series “Saat Phere” in 1994. He also appeared in such films as “Bawandar” (2000), “Pratighaat” (1987) and “Paheli” […]

Mohand al-Shehri (1979 - 2001)

Born 1979, Mohand al-Shehri was one of five hijackers to come from the ‘Asir province of Saudi Arabia, the others being Ahmed al-Nami, Abdulaziz al-Omari and Waleed and Wail al-Shehri, two brothers unrelated to Mohand. According to Arab News, Shehri went to fight in Chechnya in early 2000, where he may have met Hamza al-Ghamdi. On […]

Moira Lister (1923 - 2007)

Born in Cape Town to Major James Lister and Margaret (née Hogan), Moira Lister was educated at the Parktown Convent of the Holy Family, Johannesburg. She began her acting career on stage in South Africa and then went on to act in the London theatre at the age of 18. Lister began working in films in […]

Moira Orfei (1931 - 2015)

Moira Orfei (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmɔira orˈfɛi]; born Miranda Orfei; 21 December 1931 – 15 November 2015) was a popular Italian actress and television personality. Moira was considered the queen of the Italian circus. Raised in a family who owned the circus company Circus Orfei, Moira became the symbol of circus in Italy and attained international fame. […]

Moira Redmond (1928 - 2006)

Actress. She was born in East Sussex, England. She appeared in films such as “Violent Moment” (1958), Doctor in Love (1960), Parnter in Crime (1961), Jigsaw (1962), Freud (1962), A Shot in The Dark (1964) and The Winter’s Tale (1968). She also is remembered for her work in TV series “The Avengers” and “I,Claudius.” (bio […]

Moise Kisling (1891 - 1953)

Artist. Born in Krakow, Poland, he moved to Paris in 1913, where his friends included Modigliani and Picasso. At the beginning of World War I he joined the French Foreign Legion and was seriously wounded in the Battle of the Somme in 1915,  for which he was awarded French citizenship.  Kisling was celebrated for his […]

Mollie Maureen (1904 - 1987)

Actress. She was born in Ireland and died in London, England. She is best remembered for playing Granny Fraser on the British television series, “Crossroads” from 1964 to 1975. Other Film and television credits include “Little Dorrit,” “Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense,” “Past Caring,” “Angels,””Curse of the Pink Panther,” “The Wicked Lady,””Open All Hours,” […]

Mollie Sugden (1922 - 2009)

Sugden was born in Keighley in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1922. When she was four years old, she heard a woman reading a poem at a village concert making people laugh. The following Christmas, after being asked if she could “do anything”, Sugden read this poem and everyone fell about laughing. She later […]

Molly Glynn (1968 - 2014)

Molly Glynn (June 14, 1968 – September 6, 2014) was an American actress: She was a well-known Chicago stage actress, and also played several roles in film and television, including a recurring role on the television series Chicago Fire.  Glynn, the youngest of five children, grew up as part of a prominent family in Hartford, […]

Molly Picon (1898 - 1992)

Picon was born as Małka Opiekun in New York City, the daughter of Polish Jewish emigrants: Clara (née Ostrow), a wardrobe mistress, and Louis Opiekun, a shirtmaker. Opiekun is a Polish language name meaning “guardian” or “caretaker”. Her surname was later changed to Picon. Her career began at the age of six years in the […]

Momofuku Ando (1910 - 2007)

With Japan still suffering from a shortage of food in the post-war era, the Ministry of Health tried to encourage people to eat bread made from wheat flour that was supplied by the United States. Ando wondered why bread was recommended instead of noodles, which were more familiar to the Japanese. The Ministry’s response was […]

Moms Mabley (1894 - 1975)

Loretta Mary Aiken was born in Brevard, North Carolina on March 19, 1894 to James Aiken and Mary Smith, who married on May 21, 1891, in Transylvania County, North Carolina  Moms Mabley was one of a family of 16 children. Her father owned and operated several businesses, while her mother kept house and took in […]

Mona Barrie (1909 - 1964)

Actress. She appeared in the films “Plunder Of The Sun” (1953), “The First Time” (1952), “My Dog Rusty” (1948), “Cass Timberlane” (1947), “When A Girl’s Beautiful” (1947), “The Devil’s Mask” (1946), “The Secret Of The Whistler” (1946), “Storm Over Lisbon” (1944), “One Dangerous Night” (1943), “Lady In A Jam” (1942), “Syncopation” (1942), “Down On The […]