American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was an American film actress. After serving her time as a chorus-girl on Broadway, Detroit-born Dori

Was an American film actress. After serving her time as a chorus-girl on Broadway, Detroit-born Doris Dowling followed her elder sister Constance to Hollywood. Her first credited film role was that of barfly and drinking companion Gloria to fellow alcoholic Ray Milland in the classic The Lost Weekend.

Is a retired Broadway and film performer, dance instructor and author. She is also the last survivin

Is a retired Broadway and film performer, dance instructor and author. She is also the last surviving Ziegfeld girl.Eaton Travis began performing onstage as a young child, and made her Broadway debut at the age of 13. A year later, in 1918, she joined the Ziegfeld Follies as the youngest Ziegfeld Girl ever cast in the show. She continued to perform in stage productions and silent films throughout the 1920s and early 1930s.

Was born in Illinois and was an American folk artist who was known for her figurative painting and p

Was born in Illinois and was an American folk artist who was known for her figurative painting and printmaking. She won the Logan Medal of the arts from the Chicago Art Institute in 1935.She graduated from Rockford College in 1927 and in 1929 with the American Impressionist Ernest Lawson at the Kansas City Art Institute, and in 1930 she attended the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

Was a United States singer and songwriter.Doris Fisher's hit compositions included "You Always Hurt

Was a United States singer and songwriter.Doris Fisher's hit compositions included "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", and "Put the Blame on Mame". She also collaborated with Slim Gaillard on "Tutti Frutti".

Was an American tennis champion in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.Hart won 35 Grand Sla

Was an American tennis champion in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.Hart won 35 Grand Slam titles during her career, tieing with Brough Clapp for fifth on the all-time list. Six of her titles were in women's singles, 14 in women's doubles, and 15 in mixed doubles. Hart is one of three players, all women, to have a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles—every possible title (singles, same-sex doubles, and mixed doubles) from all four Grand Slam events. The others are Margaret Court and Martina Navratilova.

Is an award-winning American author and historian. Kearns was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew u

Is an award-winning American author and historian. Kearns was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Rockville Centre, New York. She received her B.A. degree from Colby College, Maine in 1964. She later earned a Ph.D. in government from Harvard University.

Was an American herpetologist and custodian of the American Natural Collection at the Smithsonian In

Was an American herpetologist and custodian of the American Natural Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. for many years. Born in North Girard, Pennsylvania, she grew up in Washington after her father transferred there for a govern

Is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning American singer, actress, and a

Is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Doris Day. A vivacious blonde with a wholesome image, Day was one of the most prolific actresses of the 1950s and 1960s. Able to sing, dance, and play comedy and dramatic roles, she became one of the biggest box-office stars in Hollywood. She has 39 films to her credit, as well as over 75 hours of television work, and has recorded well over 650 songs.

Is an American five-time Emmy Award-winning actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on

Is an American five-time Emmy Award-winning actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond.She also appeared in the 1970 cult film The Honeymoon Killers starring Shirley Stoler and Tony Lo Bianco. In 1971, Roberts appeared in three films, Otto Preminger's Such Good Friends, Alan Arkin's Little Murders, and A New Leaf. She acted in a Walter Matthau vehicle again in 1974's urban thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. In 1978, she starred in a film about John F. Kennedy's assassination, Ruby and Oswald, in which she played Jack Ruby's sister. She also appeared very briefly in The Rose, as the mother of the title character (played by Bette Midler).

A Canadian artist specializing in abstracted landscapes.McCarthy attended the Ontario College of Art

A Canadian artist specializing in abstracted landscapes.McCarthy attended the Ontario College of Art from 1926 - 1930, where she was awarded various scholarships and prizes. She became a teacher shortly thereafter and taught most frequently at Central Technical School in downtown Toronto from 1932 until she retired in 1972. She has spent most of her life living and working in Scarborough (just outside of Toronto), Ontario, though she has traveled abroad extensively and painted the landscapes of various countries, including: Costa Rica, Spain, Italy, Japan, India, England, and Ireland. McCarthy is nonetheless probably best known for her Canadian landscapes and her depictions of Arctic icebergs.

Was an American actress who appeared in films of the silent era.

Was an American actress who appeared in films of the silent era.

Was an American photographer, best known for her portraits of the people of Appalachia made between

Was an American photographer, best known for her portraits of the people of Appalachia made between 1928 and 1934.

Kedzierzawska is the director of several acclaimed films, such as Devils, Devils, Crows, Nothing, an

Kedzierzawska is the director of several acclaimed films, such as Devils, Devils, Crows, Nothing, and I am. In her films she concentrates on the experiences of disadvantaged children who contend with a difficult financial situation, rejection by adults, or both. Her characters are usually women, hopelessly fighting for the love of their men. Her most recent film, Time to Die (Pora Umierac, 2007), is a powerful black-and-white depiction of the daily life of an old woman named Aniela, played by Polish screen and stage legend Danuta Szaflarska.

Was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depress

Was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs humanized the tragic consequences of the Great Depression and profoundly influenced the development of documentary photography.She was informally apprenticed to several New York photography studios, including that of the famed Arnold Genthe. In 1918, she moved to San Francisco, and by the following year she had opened a successful portrait studio.[3][2] She lived across the bay in Berkeley for the rest of her life. In 1920, she married the noted western painter Maynard Dixon, with whom she had two sons.[4]

An abstract painter drawing inspiration primarily from her deep interest in mathematics and astronom

An abstract painter drawing inspiration primarily from her deep interest in mathematics and astronomy. In 1950 she moved to the United States to attend Black Mountain College where she studied with mathematician Max Dehn, a life long influence on her work. In addition to Dehn, she studied with Franz Kline, Philip Guston, John Cage, and Merce Cunningham. She also met fellow student Robert Rauschenberg. In 1955, Rockburne moved to New York City where she met many of the leading artists and poets of the time. In 1971 she had her first solo exhibition at the Bykert Gallery. Rockburne is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Academy of Design.

Is an American painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer. She has also designed sets and costumes for

Is an American painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer. She has also designed sets and costumes for ballet and theatre.Tanning lived in Paris for twenty-eight years. Having moved to New York, she exhibited with the Julien Levy Gallery prior to meeting the German painter Max Ernst in 1942; she married Ernst four years later (becoming his fourth wife, after Luise Straus-Ernst in 1918, Marie-Berthe Aurenche in 1927 and Peggy Guggenheim in 1942). Ernst introduced her to the circle of the Surrealists. Her best-known work, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (a dark painting laden with symbolism; ironically named after Mozart's light-hearted serenade), shows that she became a member of that group for a while, but later her painting style became prismatic and lyrical.

Dorothiea "Dottie" Hundley attended Hopewell High School in Hopewell, Virginia, where as a teenager

Dorothiea "Dottie" Hundley attended Hopewell High School in Hopewell, Virginia, where as a teenager she won several beauty pageants, including "Miss Hopewell High School" and "Miss Southside Virginia". Hundley owned and operated several adult bookstores in Virginia and Maryland in the 1970s. After concluding that she could do a better job than the women featured in the material she was trying to sell to customers, she moved from Virginia to Las Vegas, Nevada. While in Vegas

Was a popular U.S. singer, actress, and recording artist. She was born Marjorie Chandler in Windsor,

Was a popular U.S. singer, actress, and recording artist. She was born Marjorie Chandler in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and adopted her stage name in her mid-teens.As a youngster, Collins sang on radio stations in Windsor and Detroit. In 1940, at age 14, she and her family were introduced to bandleader/composer Raymond Scott in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, she became Scott's protégée. In early 1942, at age 15, she became a featured vocalist with Scott's orchestra, performing on radio and on tour. Scott groomed her for stardom, which included coaching her vocals (pitch, phrasing, and delivery) and mentoring her performance skills. In the late 1940s, she contributed vocals to the revived Raymond Scott Quintet, a sextet that released records on the bandleader's own Master label and served as house band on the radio program Herb Shriner Time. In 1949,

Was an American gymnast. She competed for the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Was an American gymnast. She competed for the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Was an American sculptor. Her work is included in the collections of the National Museum of Women in

Was an American sculptor. Her work is included in the collections of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[1]

Is a Filipino-American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.On January 20, 2008, Delasin and Jennife

Is a Filipino-American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.On January 20, 2008, Delasin and Jennifer Rosales of Team Philippines won the 4th Women's World Cup of golf in Sun City, South Africa, with 4 birdies in the last 4 holes. The duo had a final roun

Was an American film actress. Born Dorothy Dell Goff in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to entertainers, sh

Was an American film actress. Born Dorothy Dell Goff in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to entertainers, she spent much of her childhood in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began entering and winning beauty pageants and at the age of fifteen won the title of "Miss New Orleans". With this success she established a successful vaudeville act.

Was a classically trained jazz pianist primarily known for performing in the stride piano and boogie

Was a classically trained jazz pianist primarily known for performing in the stride piano and boogie-woogie style. She also played bop, swing jazz, and classical music. Obituaries for her argued that her flamboyant personality, tendency to mix unrelated g

Was an American film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1922 and 1930.

Was an American film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1922 and 1930.

Was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

Was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.