GENERAL TRIVIA QUESTION THREAD

[DownGoesFrazier]

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Edited by: finance on Apr 28, 2010 10:47 AM

[DownGoesFrazier]

Hint: This actress was supposedly "discovered" at a place of business.

[cujas]

Is this the girl who was discovered on a stool at the fountain of Schwab's Drugstore? It was Lana Turner and although I never saw her in a sweater--they called her "The Sweater Girl". And I never saw her first movie but it was *They Won't Forget*.

[DownGoesFrazier]

Ever since Lana was supposedly discovered at Schwab's, aspiring stars hung out there. Your thread, cujas.

[DownGoesFrazier]

Ever since Lana was supposedly discovered at Schwab's, aspiring stars hung out there. Your thread, cujas.

[DownGoesFrazier]

Ever since Lana was supposedly discovered at Schwab's, aspiring stars hung out there. Your thread, cujas.

[cujas]

This MGM Superstar had a father who was a forgotten vaudevillian. The father played bit parts in Metro movies. Can you name the star and the father? I'll give you a Brownie point for one of the father's bit-part movie roles.

[DownGoesFrazier]

I believe Judy Garland's father, Frank Gumm, was a small-time vaudevillian.

[allaboutlana]

Maybe Joe Yule, Sr. who was in Judy?s Presenting Lily Mars and father of Mickey Rooney ??

[cujas]

Maybe Yes! Because Mickey's real name is Joe Yule, Jr. The movie I saw him in, as one of the old guys, was *Boom Town*. It's All About Lana.

[DownGoesFrazier]

I guess Frank Gumm never played bit parts in films.

[allaboutlana]

Thanks.

 

I have read the past few posts on various threads and wanted to share this bit of trivia:

 

This underappreciated actor of 118 movies from 1930 to 1951, and of whom Bob Hope had nothing but praise for, was also a musician and songwriter and wrote the music for the song ? (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons.?

[The Lady Eve]

Do you mean William (Willie) Best?

[allaboutlana]

Yes. Your turn.

[DownGoesFrazier]

Thanks for supplying that bit of trivia! I did the previous Willie Best question, and I had no idea about that.

[The Lady Eve]

Thanks.

 

This young actress endured months of screen tests before securing the role that made her a bona fide star and brought her an Oscar nomination. She didn?t win, but did the following year. Her director was the same for both films.

 

Later in the decade she made a stunning and underrated American film directed by another great European filmmaker?

 

Who was the actress ? and who were the directors?

[DownGoesFrazier]

Sounds like Joan Fontaine...... Alfred Hitchcock and Max Ophuls?

 

Edited by: finance on May 1, 2010 9:56 AM

[The Lady Eve]

Yes?the Hitchcock films were *Rebecca* and *Suspicion*, the Oph?ls film was *Letter From an Unknown Woman* (recently aired to much deserved fanfare on TCM). Good work. Your thread?

[DownGoesFrazier]

One year, this performer won a best actor or actress Oscar, and the very same year won a Tony for his or her performance on Broadway. This person also had a few other Oscar nominations. Who is it?

 

Edited by: finance on May 2, 2010 3:48 PM

[Watasha]

Shirley Booth?

[DownGoesFrazier]

No, not Shirley Booth. This performer is much more famous. The Oscar and Tony were NOT for the same roles.

 

Edited by: finance on May 3, 2010 9:56 AM

[allaboutlana]

Audrey Hepburn ?

[DownGoesFrazier]

Audrey is correct. Oscar for ROMAN HOLIDAY. Tony for ONDINE. Your thread.

[allaboutlana]

Thanks. I'll be back with a new one.

[allaboutlana]

This actor, given the nickname ?The Beard? for his famous appearance and who valued his facial hair at $8,000.00, was asked by the studio to shave for a role. He replied by asking for a down payment of $2,000.00 and $500 a week for the time it would take to grow back.