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Post by starliteyes on Dec 31, 2022 4:26:00 GMT
Red Skelton only painted clowns, but made a fortune from his paintings after he left television.
Next: Married only once and happily till death did they part.
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Post by Swithin on Dec 31, 2022 13:38:47 GMT
Joel McCrea and Frances Dee (Married 57 years)
Next: Changed citizenship
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Post by topbilled on Dec 31, 2022 15:12:05 GMT
Ida Lupino
Next: wanted better parts
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Jan 2, 2023 3:59:23 GMT
Marilyn Monroe
Next: almost died making a movie
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Post by starliteyes on Jan 2, 2023 5:26:39 GMT
Buddy Ebsen, originally cast as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, had an allergic reaction to the aluminum powder that had been dusted onto his tin makeup. He wasn't able to breathe and had to be rushed by ambulance to the hospital where he was placed in an oxygen tent and spent two weeks there before spending another month recuperating at home. In the meantime, Jack Haley replaced him as the Tin Man.
Next: Known to be tight with money (exluding Jack Benny, who, in real life, wasn't like the miserly character he played)
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Jan 2, 2023 6:08:04 GMT
Bob Hope
Odd note...after playing an engagement with Bob, Ernie Pattison of the Boss Brass was given a money clip in the shape of a dollar sign. Bob gave one to everyone who played in the band. Of all the things Ernie has done, this impressed me the most and I had a hard time returning the clip to him. Googling for an image brings up a Tiffany clip. Surely not!?
Next: honored by Canada Post by being featured on a postage stamp
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Post by BunnyWhit on Jan 6, 2023 6:01:22 GMT
Lorne Greene in 2006 next: appeared in both a play and its filmed adaptation
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Post by starliteyes on Jan 6, 2023 6:27:09 GMT
Monty Woolley originated the role of Sheridan Whiteside on stage and in the film.
Next: Had a scrape (or even two) with the law.
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Post by paulll92 on Jan 6, 2023 17:57:40 GMT
Lana Turner with Johnny Stompanato came to my mind.
Next: Was nicer in person than the characters they played.
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Post by Swithin on Jan 7, 2023 2:46:46 GMT
Boris Karloff
Next: Rarely kissed on screen
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Jan 7, 2023 6:31:09 GMT
Ernest Borgnine
Next: had a marriage arranged by the studio
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Post by topbilled on Jan 7, 2023 21:48:31 GMT
Jeanette MacDonald
Next: was probably bisexual
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Jan 7, 2023 23:12:13 GMT
Marlene Dietrich
Next: won one of the very first Oscars in 1929
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Post by topbilled on Jan 8, 2023 2:24:05 GMT
Mary Pickford
Next: starred in a weekly radio program
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Post by starliteyes on Jan 8, 2023 6:12:20 GMT
Bing Crosby
Next: Made many movies before becoming a star
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