Do You Know Me? II: 1900 - 1970

[DownGoesFrazier]

Hint: There is a well-known entertainment-related building named after me in a major U.S. city.

 

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[DownGoesFrazier]

The well-known entertainment-related venue which is named after me is in New York City (Manhattan).

 

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[Leanox]

Mark Hellinger - Mark Hellinger Theater in Manhattan; renamed the Times Square Church

[DownGoesFrazier]

Correct, Leanox. Yours.

[Leanox]

In a variety of jobs before becoming a Pinkerton operative. As the years went on he turned to drinking, advertising, then writing. Active from late 1920s - mid 1930s.

 

Edited by: Leanox on Mar 18, 2011 2:17 PM

[DownGoesFrazier]

Are you Dashiell Hammett?

[Leanox]

Yes.

Your thread.

[DownGoesFrazier]

I am a stuesque, voluptuous blonde who camt to the U.S. in the early '50s to participate in the Miss Universe contest. After working briefly in modeling and nightclubs, I made a modest Hollywood debut. But it was in Italy that I got my best parts, one of them for an American director. I was formerly married to two actors.

 

Edited by: finance on Mar 21, 2011 10:13 AM

[DownGoesFrazier]

Hint: But I am not an Italian. I am from Northern Europe.

 

Edited by: finance on Mar 22, 2011 10:15 AM

[mudskipper]

Anita Ekberg...Married to British actor Anthony Steele (sometimes known as Mr. Ekberg) and later to Rik Van Nutter.

[DownGoesFrazier]

Correct, ms. Yours.

[mudskipper]

Thanks.

 

I was born in New York City, of Irish descent. I started on stage with a troupe of child performers. I traveled Europe and the world, but ended up in California where I became an actor and was nominated for a Best Supporting Oscar twice.I have played a variety of ethnic roles including Italian, Native American, Asian, Middle Eastern, and even Polynesian, but whenever the role of an Irishman comes along, nobody thinks of me. Who am I ?

[DownGoesFrazier]

Are you J. Carroll Naish?

[mudskipper]

Of course...Your thread, Fi.

[DownGoesFrazier]

I was born in NY state, and was originally a radio announcer. I entered films in the late '30s and played bland nice guy leads and second leads for various studios through the mid '50s. In the late '50s, I was the host of a TV drama series and was spokesman for the car company that produced the series. In the '60s, I returned to films in occasional roles.

 

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[DownGoesFrazier]

Hint: The car company for which I was spokesman was Chrysler.

 

Edited by: finance on Apr 2, 2011 10:02 AM

[Leanox]

Bob Hope

[cujas]

Everybody knows that the veddy American Bob Hope was born in England.

[metz44]

bill goodwin?

[DownGoesFrazier]

Not Hope or Goodwin. Probably my 2 best-known films starred, respectively, Bette Davis and Jeanne Crain.

 

Edited by: finance on Apr 3, 2011 3:56 PM

[DownGoesFrazier]

The Davis film was late-'30s. The Crain film was late-'40s.

[metz44]

paul douglas

[MilesArcher]

Is it William Lundigan?

[DownGoesFrazier]

I am William Lundigan. Yours, Miles (The 2 films were THE OLD MAID and PINKY)

[MilesArcher]

Thanks. Do you know me? I was a singer with a fine tenor voice. I was featured on a popular radio program for several years. My radio fame led to some movie appearances, some in small parts at first, but I caught a break when I got to introduces two now classic songs by a top songwriting team. I continued with the radio show for another year or so before leaving in a salary dispute. I played the romantic lead in a major studio musical that featured a well known comedy team. For the next eight years, I appeared in musicals, but only one was a major hit, and in it I played a supporting role. I thought my type of singing was going out of style. After appearing on a TV show in the early fifties, I retired from show business. I was only thirty-nine years old. By the way, my replacement on the radio show had a much longer career in both radio and television, and his singing style was similar to mine. Do you know me?