Read facts you never knew about Judy Garland: Judy was less than 5ft. tall She was put on a constant diet by her mother and MGM as a teenager. She later stated that that was what she remembered most about those days. She felt that her biggest hit, Over The Rainbow, was symbolic of her …
Read facts you never knew about Clark Gable: Clark was accidentally listed as female on his birth certificate. Clark changed his appearance to succeed in Hollywood. He did not just buy a new wardrobe, but he also underwent cosmetic surgery on his ears and teeth. His father was never happy with his decision to become …
Read facts you never knew about Humphrey Bogart: Humphrey Bogart’s mother Maud was a militant woman suffragist. She was also a very successful commercial illustrator. Some years she made more money than her husband, a cardiopulmonary surgeon. Bogie is distantly related to the late Princess Diana, through her American relations. Although he took his enlistment …
Read facts you never knew about Grace Kelly: When Grace was a child her favorite actors were Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotton. In her senior yearbook, her classmates predicted that she was certain ‘to become a great stage and screen star’. Grace’s uncle was George Kelly, a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright. He and Grace were …
Read facts you never knew about James Dean: In high school, James was a star basketball player. When James had to write a case study about himself as a High School assignment, he wrote that ‘Mom became ill and passed out of my life at the age of nine. I never knew the reason for …
Read facts you never knew about Marilyn Monroe: Although Marilyn was born as Norma Jeane, she legally changed her name to Marilyn Monroe in 1956. As a child, she was so shy and insecure that she developed a stutter. She still suffered from this as an adult, but learned to cover it up thanks to …
Read facts you never knew about Cary Grant: Cary did most of his own stunts during his film career, thanks to the strength and flexibility he gained as an acrobat when he was young. He sunbathed everyday for thirty minutes to ‘keep that healthy glow’. Cary was close friends with actor Randolph Scott, whom he …
Read facts you never knew about Elizabeth Taylor: She hated being called Liz because ‘it can sound like such a hiss’. As a child actor she was fired from her first studio Universal because, as the casting director said: ‘Her eyes are too old, she doesn’t have the face of a child’. She broke her back …