Victoria Horne

02/14/2025

02/14/2025

02/12/2025

Actor, dancer, director Billie Allen was born Wilhelmina Louise Allen on January 13, 1925 in Richmond, Virginia.Allen was one of the first black actors and performers to appear on television and stage in the United States, at a time when those venues were largely closed to African Americans. During the 1950s, Allen became one of the first black entertainers to have a recurring role on network television when she was cast as a WAC on staff on the CBS army base comedy The Phil Silvers Show, from 1955 to 1959. She was one of the first African Americans to appear on television commercials in the U.S. She was also one of the earliest African American actors on daytime soap operas as she appeared in the mid-1950s as the character Ada Chandler on the popular daytime soap opera The Edge of Night. Allen was also known for her work on Broadway and off Broadway.

02/12/2025

"Hope" by Victoria Horne - Official Music VideoWritten and Produced by Ruediger Gleisberg.Sales, streaming and social media links: https://odesli.co/album/s/...

02/12/2025

02/11/2025

With Victoria Horne – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

02/09/2025

Tony Roberts, who appeared in six Woody Allen films and had an active career in television and on Broadway, died of lung cancer.

02/09/2025

Marie Van Brittan Brown''s 1966 invention is why many of us feel secure at home today. 💡🔒 Her groundbreaking home security system had a camera that could move between four peepholes, showing who’s at the door on a TV monitor. She even added a two-way microphone and a panic button to call the police. Inspired by safety concerns in her Queens neighborhood, Marie''s patent (U.S. Patent 3,482,037) laid the foundation for modern security systems and CCTV. Her legacy lives on.

02/09/2025