Entertainers

Frederic Francois Chopin

French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)

 

Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert

Irish dancer (1818-1861)

 

John Drew

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

 

Robert Mitchum

United States film actor (1917-1997)

 

Nathan Birnbaum

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

 

Peter Seamus O'Toole

British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)

 

idol

someone who is adored blindly and excessively

 

Arthur Rubinstein

United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)

 

bandsman

a player in a band (especially a military band)

 

Asa Yoelson

United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)

 

Marc Blitzstein

United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964)

 

Fritz Kreisler

United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962)

 

harlequin

a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte)

 

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie

United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)

 

Vaslav Nijinsky

Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)

 

Cary Grant

United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

 

heartthrob

an object of infatuation

 

Dame Alice Ellen Terry

English actress (1847-1928)

 

Arthur John Gielgud

English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)

 

heavy

an actor who plays villainous roles