Possible Clues:

• Baker who sang 'Giving You the Best That I Got'
• Female Italian featuring in literary gossip
• - Loos (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
• Bryant or Hill
• eg Dobson or Roddick
• Baker with the breakout album "Rapture"
• Santa follower?
• Dog-owning wife in ''101 Dalmatians''
• "The Pilot's Wife" author Shreve
• Activist Bryant