1650 Nell Gwynne - Former orange seller at Drury Lane Theatre, who became a comedy actress, and later the mistress of King Charles II, by whom she had two sons

Is this the equivalent of a starlet being discovered working at a drugstore counter?







1937 Tom Smothers - Comedian and entertainer with his brother, Dick (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour)

Seems to me he just died a few months back.






1969 Boris Karloff, age 82 – British actor

Such a sad day for the entertainment world.








1947 Farrah Fawcett - Actress (Charlie's Angels, The Burning Bed, Logan's Run, Small Sacrifices)

I had her poster on my wall when I was younger.