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Post by starliteyes on Dec 26, 2022 16:40:36 GMT
Alan Ladd struggled for years doing extra work and playing bit parts. He didn't hit it big until his fourth-billed role in This Gun for Hire (1942) made him a star "overnight."
Next: Not known for singing or dancing, but did a memorable turn doing either or both of the aforementioned talents.
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Post by Swithin on Dec 26, 2022 18:49:04 GMT
Conrad Veidt (tango scene in Above Suspicion, his final film.)
Next: From the Southwest (of any country)
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Dec 28, 2022 2:04:19 GMT
Cary Grant - Bristol
Next: Intended to be a ballet dancer
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Post by starliteyes on Dec 28, 2022 4:26:28 GMT
Eleanor Powell
Next: Migrated to the United States because of Adolf Hitler and the rise of the Nazi movement.
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Dec 28, 2022 5:46:42 GMT
Marlene Dietrich
Next: Spied for the allies during WWII
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Post by mr6667 on Dec 28, 2022 9:43:41 GMT
Josephine Baker
next: prefer her as a brunette
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Post by starliteyes on Dec 29, 2022 2:39:51 GMT
Joan Bennett
Next: a sarcastic sense of humor
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Post by topbilled on Dec 29, 2022 2:56:08 GMT
Don Rickles
Next: played a reporter
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Dec 29, 2022 3:57:21 GMT
Joel McCrea
Next: Took up acting quite late in life
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Post by mr6667 on Dec 29, 2022 10:06:48 GMT
Sydney Greenstreet (did not begin his career in films until the age of 61)
next: easily recognized voice
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Post by Swithin on Dec 29, 2022 13:24:57 GMT
Roger Livesay
Next: Ran, unsuccessfully, for office
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Post by BunnyWhit on Dec 29, 2022 14:35:20 GMT
George Takei -- unsuccessful LA City Council bid in the 1970s, and an unsuccessful California State Assembly bid in the 1980s
next: had basically the same haircut her whole life
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Post by starliteyes on Dec 30, 2022 5:13:45 GMT
Liza Minnelli
Next: dynamic personality onscreen, but very different offscreen
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Post by mr6667 on Dec 31, 2022 0:34:32 GMT
Robert De Niro
next: played a newscaster
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Dec 31, 2022 2:54:38 GMT
William Hurt
Next: Was also a talented artist
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