Cecil John Rhodes (1853 - 1902)

Imperialist, Entrepreneur, Colonialist. Namesake of the Rhodes Scholarship and the country of Rhodesia. Founder of the De Beers diamond mining company.

Cecil Kellaway (1890 - 1973)

Cecil Kellaway was born on 22 August 1890 in Cape Town, South Africa, where he gained an early interest in theatre acting, much to the displeasure of his parents. He was educated in South Africa and England, before becoming a touring stock company actor. By the early 1920s, he had settled in Australia, becoming a […]

Cecile Aubry (1928 - 2010)

Actress, Author. She followed a brief career as a silver screen sex kitten with success as a writer of children’s stories. Born Anne-Jose Madeleine Henriette Benard, she initially performed as a dancer and became an overnight star as the title lead of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1949 “Manon” which won the Lion d’or at the Venice Film […]

Cecile Lorre Lovsky (1897 - 1979)

Actress and ex-wife of Peter Lorre.  Born Caecilie Lvovsky in Vienna, Austria, she attended the Royal Academy of Arts and Music and rose to stardom as a stage performer in Europe.  Just prior to World War II, she fled Berlin and Nazi oppression with fellow actor and lover Peter Lorre. The two were married in […]

Cecile Sorel (1873 - 1966)

Actress. She is remembered as a star of the French Belle Epoque. Born Emile Cecile Seurre, she took to the stage early and in 1903 gained a place at the Comedie-Francais where she had a strong following and was particularly noted as the lead of Moliere’s “Celimene”. Cecile was known for over-playing her lines, a […]

Cecilia Loftus (1876 - 1943)

Actress. She appeared in motion pictures from the 1910s to the 1940s, with roles that included ‘Clorinda Widairs’ in “A Lady of Quality (1913), ‘Mrs. Sinclair’ in “Young Sinners” (1931) and ‘Granny Tyl’ in “The Bluebird” (1940). On Broadway, some of the original cast productions she appeared in are “The Man of Forty” (1900), ” […]

Cecilia Parker (1914 - 1993)

Cecilia Parker was born in Fort William, Ontario. She was brought to southern California as a child by her mother, Mrs. Naudy Anna Parker. Her father was an English soldier. Parker graduated from the Convent of the Immaculate Heart in Hollywood in June 1931. At the time she resided with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. […]

Cecily Adams (1958 - 2004)

Adams was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, the daughter of comic actor Don Adams and singer Adelaide Efantis. She attended Beverly Hills High School and the University of California at Irvine. She acted in high school and college and in 1983 joined the Hollywood theatre company Theatre West.  Adams is well known to fans […]

Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415 - 1495)

Cecily Neville was a daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, and Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. Her paternal grandparents were John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby and Hon. Maud Percy, daughter of Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy. Her maternal grandparents were John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Katherine Swynford. […]

Cedar Walton (1934 - 2013)

Cedar Walton was drafted into the U.S. Army, and stationed in Germany, cutting short his rising status in the after-hours scene. While in the Army, he played with musicians Leo Wright, Don Ellis, and Eddie Harris. Upon his discharge after two years, Walton picked up where he left off, playing as a sideman withKenny Dorham (on whose 1958 album This […]

Cedric Gibbons (1893 - 1960)

Austin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1893 – July 26, 1960) was an Irish art director and production designer for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928. Nominated for thirty-eight Oscars himself […]

Cedric Hardwicke (1893 - 1964)

Sir Cedric Hardwicke was one of the greatest character actors of early film. He appeared in “Nelson”(1926), “Tom Brown’s School Days”(1940), “Nicholas Nickleby”(1947), “Rope”(1948) and “The Pumkin Eater”(1964). He died in New York City on the 6th August, 1964. (bio by: Kieran Smith)  Family links:  Spouse:  Helena Pickard Rothbarth (1900 – 1959)* *Calculated relationshipCause of […]

Celeste Holm (1917 - 2012)

Born and raised in Manhattan, Holm was an only child. Her mother, Jean Parke, was an American portrait artist and author; her father, Theodor Holm, was a Norwegian businessman whose company provided marine adjustment services for Lloyd’s of London. Because of her parents’ occupations, she traveled often during her youth and attended various schools in […]

Celeste Lizio (1908 - 1988)

Businesswoman. Founder of Mrs. Lizio’s frozen pizza, later purchased by Quaker Oats and marketed, with her help, as Celeste frozen pizzas.

Celia Adler (1889 - 1979)

Actress. A member of the famed Adler theatre family, she was known as the “First Lady of the Yiddish Theatre”. She was the daughter of noted stage actor Jacob Adler, and the half sister to actors Jay Adler and Luther Adler, and actress Stella Adler.  Family links:  Parents:  Jacob P. Adler (1855 – 1926)  Siblings: […]

Celia Alcántara (1920 - 2005)

Television Screenwriter. She wrote the scripts for over 100 Argentine soap operas for radio and television, among them the series “Rosa de Lejos,” “Simplemente María,” “Muchacha Italiana viene a Casarse,” and “Rafael Heredia, Gitano.”

Celia Gámez (1905 - 1992)

Actress, Singer. She had a successful career both in Argentina and Spain. (bio by: Guada)

Celia Johnson (1908 - 1982)

Celia Johnson was born in Richmond, Surrey, and nicknamed “Betty”, Johnson was the second daughter of Robert and Ethel (née Griffiths) Johnson. Her first public performance was in 1916, when she played a role in a charity performance of King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid to raise funds for returned First World War soldiers. She attended […]

Celia Lovsky (1897 - 1979)

Celia Lovsky married journalist Heinrich Vinzenz Nowak in 1919. By 1925, they were apparently estranged and she was romantically involved with playwright Arthur Schnitzler. She later moved to Berlin, where she acted in the surrealist plays Dream Theater and Dream Play by Karl Kraus. There, in 1929, she met Peter Lorre, who had seen her […]

Cely Campello (1942 - 2003)

Brazilian Actress. She appeared in the films, “Ritmo Alacinante” (1975), “Jec Tatu” (1960), and “Ze De Periquito” (1960). Also appeared in the television series, “Estupido Cupido” (1976). (bio by: K)

Cephas Washburn (1793 - 1860)

Cephas Washburn was ordained in 1818 in Waitsfield, Vermont by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to serve as a missionary to American Indians. He was assigned to the Cherokee. He served as a missionary to the Cherokee Indians at Brainerd Mission, Tennessee, for a short while. He migrated with them westward, arriving in […]

César Baldaccini (1921 - 1998)

Artist and Sculptor. Born in Marseille, his studies were at the Marseille academy from 1935 to 1939 and at the Paris academy from 1943 to 1947. He began making sculptures by welding together pieces of scrap metal in 1952 and first made his reputation with solid welded sculptures of insects, various kinds of animals, and […]

Cesar Romero (1907 - 1994)

Romero was born Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. in New York City on February 15, 1907, the son of Cesar Julio Romero, Sr. and Maria Mantilla (daughter of Cuban national hero José Martí). His father was an Italian-born importer-exporter of sugar refining machinery, and his mother was a Cuban concert singer. He grew up in Bradley […]

Cesare Danova (1926 - 1992)

Italian-born film actor. Originally intended to be a surgeon until tapped by filmmaker Dino De Laurentis for the lead role in “The Captain’s Daughter” (1947). Appeared in “Catch Me if You Can” (1959), “Tender is the Night” (1961), “Gidget Goes to Rome” (1963), “Cleopatra” (1963), “Viva Las Vegas” (1964), “Boy, Did I Get a Wrong […]

Cesare Pavese (1908 - 1950)

Cesare Pavese was born in Santo Stefano Belbo, in the province of Cuneo. It was the village where his father was born and where the family returned for the summer holidays each year. He started infant classes in Santo Stefano Belbo, but the rest of his education was in schools in Turin. His most important […]

Cesare Siepi (1923 - 2010)

Born in Milan (his year of birth is debated between 1919 and 1923, though 1923 is given as official), he began singing as a member of a madrigal group. Cesare Siepi often claimed to have been largely self-taught, having attended the music conservatory in his home city for just a short time. His operatic career […]

Cesare Valletti (1922 - 2000)

Cesare Valletti (December 18, 1922 – May 13, 2000) was an Italian operatic tenor, one of the leading tenore di grazia of the postwar era. He was much admired for his polished vocal technique, his musical refinement and elegance, and beauty of tone. Valletti was born in Rome, where he studied music. He also studied privately […]

Cesáreo Bernaldo de Quirós (1879 - 1969)

Painter. In 1899 won the “Scholarship Europe”, and in the next year moved  to Rome to improve their knowledge. At the Venice Biennale of 1901 earned a “Commendation Award” and in the exhibition in Saint Louis, United States, 1904, he won a Bronze Medal. He returned to Buenos Aires in 1905 and exhibited his works […]

Chad Everett (1936 - 2012)

Actor. Everett, who starred in the 1970s television series ‘Medical Center’, played Dr. Joe Gannon for seven years which earned him two Golden Globes and an Emmy nomination. His career spanned more than 50 years and included guest starring roles on such TV series as ‘The Love Boat’, ‘Murder, She Wrote’, ‘Melrose Place’, ‘Star Command’, […]

Chadwick Boseman (1976 - 2020)

Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Boseman was an American actor best known for playing Jackie Robinson in the flick 42 and the R&B singer James Brown in the movie Get on Up. He was also known for appearing as Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film franchise surrounding the character, including Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther. He was born as the only child of […]