Fast facts about Bing Crosby and Tennessee Ernie Ford, both of them products of the golden years of television.

Considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, the three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion is enshrined in several halls of fame, including the Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame, which he co-founded with his mentor, George Tragos.

The film industry biographer and entertainment journalist was known for his decades-long career at the Associated Press, which spanned from 1944 through 2010.

The industrialist and business magnate would become known for his anti-Semitic views.

A product of the "Poverty Row" era in Hollywood, the director, producer, screenwriter and actor starred in several low-budget westerns and was the father of exploitation filmmaker Al Adamson.

In January 1974, the TV series Firehouse (originally a Movie of the Week) premiered, a futile attempt by ABC to duplicate the success of NBC's Emergency!.

The professional wrestler is best known as a founding member of the Minnesota Wrecking Crew, also known simply as the Andersons.

Often cited as one of the greatest composers of all time, the multiple-time award winner is known for such classics as the Peter Gunn and Pink Panther themes, and "Moon River" from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's.

The R&B singer was known for his chart successes like the 1956 hit "Fever", but his career ended following a conviction of manslaughter in 1965. He died in prison in 1968 at the age of 30.

The onetime circus performer, who stood 8  ½ feet tall, was known at various times as "The Texas Giant", "What-a-Man-Tarver", and “Texas Jim” (he grew up in Franklin, Texas).