Edward Marion Augustus Chandler was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States, which he received from the University of Illinois in 1917.

James, who played the loveable yet misguided titular Dawson Leery, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 48 following a battle with colorectal cancer .

American actress Michelle Williams, the ex wife of the late Australian actor Heath Ledger, is engaged and expecting a child ...

LOS ANGELES — The late Heath Ledger got a standing ovation from his Hollywood colleagues after winning the best supporting actor Oscar Sunday for his madly villainous Joker in "The Dark Knight." ...

Heath Ledger died as his career was reaching a fever pitch. The actor, best known for a wide variety of film roles from the 1999 rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You to the 2005 drama Brokeback Mountain ...

Heath Ledger died as his career was reaching a fever pitch. On Jan. 22nd, 2008 — roughly six months prior to The Dark Knight’s release — Ledger was pronounced dead after an accidental overdose from ...

Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams’ daughter Matilda Ledgermade waves as she stepped out in New York City, looking just like her late father during her first public appearance in nearly seven months.

The late Heath Ledger's only child, Matilda Ledger, is her father's twin in the latest sighting of the 19-year-old as she enjoyed life in New York City. Matilda was seen in NYC last week wearing red ...

Michelle Williams did it again. Having gone through the unimaginable almost 20 years ago, the now 44-year-old actress continues to achieve the impossible: She shared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Aug. 18 that ...