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 Rita
Hayworth, known as the "Love Goddess," appeared on the cover of Life
magazine five times.
Alan Alda’s father, actor Robert Alda, wanted
Alan to become a doctor. But Alan, growing up around Vaudeville comedians,
developed into a natural clown.
Winston Churchill, one of England's
greatest politicians, historians and statesmen, was born in a ladies' room
during a dance.
Bette Midler, Barry Manilow and many other
famous vocalists got their start in a New York City club called The
Continental Baths.
Nicole Kidman wore a corset while filming
The Portrait of a Lady to take her waist down to 19 inches.
Jim Morrison of the
60's rock group The Doors, was the first rock star to be arrested on
stage.
One of Christina Ricci’s
schoolmates was actor Macaulay Culkin.
 Elvis
Presley made his first appearance on national television in 1956. He sang
Blue Suede Shoes and Heartbreak Hotel on The Dorsey Brothers Show.
Edgar Allan Poe and LSD
advocate Timothy Leary were both kicked out of West Point.
In every show that Tom
Jones and Harvey Schmidit, of the Fantasticks, did, there was at least one
song about rain.
Aerosmith's Dude Looks
Like a Lady was written about Vince Neil of Motley Crue.
Scientology, the
controversial religion of many
Hollywood
stars, includes such celebrity member as John Travolta,
Tom Cruise, Kirstie Alley, Nicole Kidman, Kelly Preston, Priscilla
Presley, and Lisa Presley. Allegedly, many of these celebrities are
secretly being given lucrative compensation for endorsing Scientology.
Though the church doesn’t like to admit it, Charles Manson was also a
member.
 The
popular silent star Greta Garbo spoke her first Swedish-accented words in
the MGM film Anna Christie in 1930.
Before he became an
actor, Sam Shepard wrote more than 40 plays, winning 10 Obies and a
Pulitzer Prize.
Ronald Reagan was the
oldest president to ever leave office at 77 years old.
Hedy Lamarr, once known
as “The Most Beautiful Woman In Films,” patented an invention for a radio
guiding system for torpedoes which was used in WWII. A similar
technology used for cellular devices today.
The youngest actress to
be nominated as best actress is Keisha Castle-Hughes who was nominated at
just 13 years old.
During the making of the
movie Fight Club, actor Brad Pitt chipped his tooth. However, he
did not get his tooth capped until after the movie was done filming as he
thought it would look better chipped for his character.
Casey Kasem is the voice
of Shaggy on the cartoon show Scooby-Doo. Casey Kasem, being a
strict vegetarian, also requested that Shaggy follow the same diet on the
show.
 Felix
the Cat is the first cartoon character to ever be made into a balloon for
a parade
Zsa Zsa Gabor wins the list of most married
female celebrities with a record 9 husbands. Elizabeth Taylor and
Lana Turner tie for second at 8 husbands.
"Weird" Al Yankovic
received a Bachelor's degree in Architecture in 1981. He also served
as valedictorian of his high school at age 16.
The first inductees to the Country Music Hall
of Fame in 1961 were Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose and Hank Williams.
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MGM
star Spencer Tracy won consecutive Best Actor Oscars in the late
1930’s for his appearances in Captains Courageous in 1937 and
Boys Town in 1938. This wouldn't happen again until Tom Hanks
won back-to-back Oscars in the 1990s for Philadelphia in 1993
and Forrest Gump in 1994.
Harpo
Marx was fully capable of speaking.
