November 6, 2015
Victoria Reed is proud to be an Honorary Member of The Lambs. She holds a degree in musical theatre from the University of Denver, and was the producer of USO World Show Troupes in which she also performs. Her USO travels have taken her throughout the United States, the Middle… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
Louise Campbell McMahon (1911-1997) was born in Chicago and trained for a career on the stage at De Paul University and the Chicago School of Expression. She made her Broadway debut soon afterward, as a maid in Three Men on a Horse. In 1942 she starred in Guest in the… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
Frederick “Fritz” Loewe (June 10, 1901—February 14, 1988), was a German-American composer and collaborator with Alan Jay Lerner on a series of hit musicals, including the phenomenally successful My Fair Lady (1956). Loewe was elected to The Lambs in 1933 as a professional member. Nine years later he met Lerner… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
Wilton Lackaye (September 30, 1862 – August 22, 1932) was a stage and film actor, who originated the role of Svengali (from the 1895 novel Trilby) in both stage and film. He was the tenth Shepherd of The Lambs, serving one term from 1906-1907. William Andrew Lackey was born in… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
Everett Raymond Kinstler is an American artist born in NYC. He started his career age fifteen drawing comic books, and illustrating for books and magazines. Concentrated on painting portraits, Eight US Presidents have posed for him: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
Edward E. Kidder (1846 or 1847 – 1927) was a playwright. He was a beloved Lamb who composed the Club’s classic poem “Around the Christmas Blaze.” He was born in Charleston, Massachusetts. Elected as a Professional member in 1894, Kidder was granted Honorary Lifetime membership by The Lambs. Edward E.… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
Joseph Jefferson III (1829-1905) known as Joe Jefferson was a legendary stage actor of the 19th century who built his entire career on a single role: Portraying Washington Irving’s character Rip Van Winkle. He was elected to The Lambs in 1890 as a Professional member. Of his nine children, five… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
Ken Howard (March 28, 1944 – March 23, 2016) served as SAG-AFTRA co-president after the historic merger of the two performers unions on March 30, 2012, and subsequently became the union’s first elected president. He previously served two terms as president of Screen Actors Guild. Howard led the effort to… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
Edward Joseph Herlihy (14 August 1909 – 30 January 1999) was a newsreel narrator and a long-time radio and television announcer for NBC. He was also the voice of Kraft Foods radio and TV commercials from the 1940s through the early 1980s. When he died in 1999, his obituary in… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
Sir John Hare, original name John Fairs, (May 16, 1844-Dec. 28, 1921), English actor-manager of London’s Garrick Theatre from 1889 to 1895, excelling in old men’s parts and recognized as the greatest character actor of his day. In 1869 he helped form The Lambs in London and was named the… Continue reading →
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015