Famous Names 
of the 1940's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Biography Sources

 

Encyclopedia Britannica

SIRS Discoverer ® on the Web

Student Resource Center

World Book Encyclopedia



Entertainers/Singers

 

Abbot and Costello

The Official Abbott & Costello Website

Who's on First? Script

Gracie Allen

Allen, Gracie

IMDB Biography

The Andrews Sisters

The Andrews Sisters :: Official Web Site

The Andrew Sisters

Gene Autry

Gene Autry Official Website

CMT.com : Gene Autry : Biography

Jack Benny

International Jack Benny Fan Club

Benny, Jack

Bing Crosby

The Official Home of Bing Crosby

Who 2: Bing Crosby

Duke Ellington

Edward K. (Duke) Ellington

PBS KIDS GO: Duke Ellington

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald Official Web Site

Ella Fitzgerald

Judy Garland

Judy Garland Database

Answers.com: Judy Garland

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday: The Official Site of Lady Day

Answers.com: Billie Holiday

Bob Hope

Bob Hope Official Web Site

Bob Hope and American Variety

Groucho Marx

Grouch Marx

Answers.con: Marx Brothers

Charlie McCarthy*

MSN Celebs: Charlie McCarthy

Radio Hall of Fame - Edgar Bergen

Mickey Mouse*

The Main Mouse Is In The House

Biography

Glenn Miller

BBC  Profiles - Glenn Miller

Answers.com: Glenn Miller

Rosie the Riveter*

Who was Rosie the Riveter?

Frank Sinatra

Hotshotdigital.com: Sinatra

BBC - Music Profiles - Frank Sinatra

Kate Smith

Kate Smith Biography

Radio Hall of Fame: Kate Smith

Superman*

Superhero Stuff.com - Biography

Who2.com: Superman

The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges Official Website

Answers.com: The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges - Biography's

Dick Tracy*

Dick Tracy

Tokyo Rose

Who was Tokyo Rose?

The Radio Propaganda Page - Tokyo Rose

“Orphan Ann” Home Page

* Fictitious

 

Art/Literature

 

 

Ansel Adams

Masters of Photography: Ansel Adams

Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway His Life and Works

Biography of Ernest Hemingway

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso Biography

Pablo Picasso Biography - Life of Picasso

John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck - Biography

John Steinbeck Biography

 

Film/Theatre

 

Ingrid Bergman

Who2.com: Ingrid Bergman

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart Biography

Who2.com: Humphrey Bogart

Bette Davis

Who2.com: Bette Davis

Clark Gable

MSN Movies: Clark Gable

Clark Gable - MSN Encarta

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn - Biography

Who2.com: Katharine Hepburn

Jimmy Stewart

Who2.com: Jimmy Stewart

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

John Wayne

Who2.com: John Wayne

John Wayne Official Site

Orson Wells

Orson Welles: Independent Profile

MSN Movies: Orson Welles

 

 

Government/Service

 

Sir Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill - Biography

TIME 100: Winston Churchill

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David Eisenhower

White House.gov: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Eleanor Roosevelt

PBS: Eleanor Roosevelt

TIME 100: Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

White House.gov: Franklin D. Roosevelt

American President: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Ernie Pyle

Bookrags.com: Ernie Pyle

Harry Truman

Truman Library

WhiteHouse.gov:  Harry S. Truman

 

Athletes

 

Babe Didrikson

ESPN.com: Babe Didrikson

Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Joe DiMaggio

Joe Dimaggio Biography

Answers.com: Joe DiMaggio

Joe Louis

The Official Site of Joe Louis

ESPN.com: Joe Louis

Jesse Owens

The Jesse Owens Foundation

ESPN.com: Jesse Owens

Jackie Robinson

The Official Site of Jackie Robinson

ESPN.com: Jackie Robinson

Ted Williams

Official Ted Williams Website

ESPN Classic: Ted Williams