Top Ten People Born in 1898
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer, and Christian apologist. ...read more.
Irene Marie Dunn (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American film actress and singer of the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s . Dunne was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and in 1985, she was given Kennedy Center Honors for her services to the arts. Irene Dunne was one of the leading actresses of her day and excelled in comedy, drama and musicals. Unfortunately, she is not well known today. She personal life was also impressive. She had a long, happy marriage, and when she retired from films, she devoted herself to charitable and civic work. She was even appointed by President Eisenhower to serve as a delegate to the UN. Both personally and professionally she was a remarkable woman.
Shirley Booth did so much more than the superb Hazel television series... My answer is too long to explain here... Please see my two books ("Love is the Reason for it All: The Shirley Booth Story" by Jim Manago, BearManor Media 2008; and my recently released "For Bill, His Pinup Girl: The Shirley Booth & Bill Baker Story" by Jim Manago, 2010.
Umm Kulthum was an internationally famous Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress active from the 1920s to the 1970s.