The Seven Degrees of Paul Newman

[GregoryPeckfan]

Either Zuzu Pitts or Buster Keaton will work.  Terrence and I both came up with S.H. and either will work.

[GIPPER]

Zasu Pitts was in "NAUGHTY BUT NICE" with Helen Broderick.

Helen Broderick weas in "TOP HAT" with Fred Astaire. 

Fred Astaire was in "THE TOWERING INFERNO" with Paul Newman.

 

Buster Keaton was in "IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME" with Van Johnson.

Van Johnson was in "THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS " with Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor was in" CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF" with Paul Newman. 

 

 

Next: Rosella Towne

[Classic aficionado]

1

Rosella Towne was in "The private lives of Elizabeth and Essex" with Bette Davis.

Bette Davis was in "Hollywood Canteen" with Jack Carson.

Jack Carson was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman.

 

2

Rosella Towne was in "The private lives of Elizabeth and Essex" with Errol Flynn.

Errol Flynn was in "Against all flags" with Maureen O'Hara.

Maureen O'Hara was in "Miracle on 34th Street" with Natalie Wood.

Natalie Wood was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Rosella Towne was in "The private lives of Elizabeth and Essex" with Olivia de Havilland.

Olivia de Havilland was in "The ambassador's daughter" with John Forsythe.

John Forsythe was in "The trouble with Harry" with Shirley MacLaine.

Shirley MacLaine was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

 

Next:    Jean-Claude Van Damme

 

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Jean-Claude Van Damme was in Bloodsport with Forest Whitaker.

Forest Whitaker was in The Color of Money with Paul Newman. 

 

 

 

 

Next:  Freddie Bartholomew

[DJBeacon]

Freddie Bartholomew was in "Captains Courageous" with Melvyn Douglas

who was in"Hud" with Whit Bissell

who was in "The Magnificent Seven" with Steve McQueen

who was in "The Towering Inferno" with PN

 

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DJBeacon, I'm glad that you used Captains Courageous as a part of your answer.  I was hoping that someone would. 

 

Please give us the next name. 

 

 

[DJBeacon]

We aims to please and sorry about my omission.

 

Next to make it a bit more interesting: Takashi Shimura

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Takashi Shimura was in Seven Samurai with Toshiro Mifune. 

Toshiro Mifune was in Grand Prix with James Garner.

James Garner was in Twilight (1998) with Paul Newman. 

 

 

 

 

Next:  Theresa Harris 

[Classic aficionado]

1

Theresa Harris was in "The French line" with Gilbert Roland.

Gilbert Roland was in "Barbarosa" with Willie Nelson.

Willie Nelson was in "Honeysuckle rose" with Dyan Cannon.

Dyan Cannon was in "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" with Natalie Wood.

Natalie Wood was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

2

Theresa Harris was in "The French line" with Gilbert Roland.

Gilbert Roland was in "Underwater!" with Richard Egan.

Richard Egan was in "Esther and the king" with Joan Collins.

Joan Collins was in "Island in the sun" with Stephen Boyd.

Stephen Boyd was in "The fall of the Roman Empire" with Christopher Plummer.

Christopher Plummer was in "The sound of music" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Theresa Harris was in "The French line" with Jane Russell.

Jane Russell was in "Gentlemen prefer blondes" with Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe was in "Clash by night" with Paul Douglas.

Paul Douglas was in "Letter to three wives" with Linda Darnell.

Linda Darnell was in "Anna and the King of Siam" with Lee J. Cobb.

Lee J. Cobb was in "The three faces of Eve" with Joanne Woodward.

Joanne Woodward was in "The long hot summer" with Paul Newman.

 

4

Theresa Harris was in "The French line" with Jane Russell.

Jane Russell was in "Gentlemen prefer blondes" with Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe was in "Niagara" with Jean Peters.
Jean Peters was in "Three coins in the fountain" with Rossano Brazzi.

Rossano Brazzi was in "Little women" (1949) with Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman.

 

5

Theresa Harris was in "The French line" with Jane Russell.

Jane Russell was in "Gentlemen marry brunettes" with Jeanne Crain.

Jeanne Crain was in "Apartment for Peggy" with Edmund Gwenn.

Edmund Gwenn was in "The trouble with Harry" with Shirley MacLaine.

Shirley MacLaine was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

Next:     Amanda Root

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Amanda Root was in Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? with Tom Courtenay.

Tom Courtenay was in Operation Crossbow with Sophia Loren.

Sophia Loren was in Lady L with Paul Newman. 

 

 

 

 

Next:   Luis Alberni

[Classic aficionado]

1

Luis Alberni was in "Roberta" with Irene Dunne.

Irene Dunne was in "Life with Father" with Edmund Gwenn.

Edmund Gwenn was in "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947) with Natalie Wood.

Natalie Wood was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

2

Luis Alberni was in "The gilded lily" with Claudette Colbert.

Claudette Colbert was in "The egg and I" with Marjorie Main.

Marjorie Main was in "The women" with Virginia Grey.

Virginia Grey was in "Back Street" (1961) with Susan Hayward.

Susan Hayward was in "Ada" with Dean Martin.

Dean Martin was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Luis Alberni was in "The lady Eve" with Barbara Stanwyck.

Barbara Stanwyck was in "Walk on the wild side" with Laurence Harvey.

Laurence Harvey was in "Of human bondage" (1964) with Nanette Newman.

Nanette Newman was in "International Velvet" with Christopher Plummer.

Christopher Plummer was in "The sound of music" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman.

 

4

Luis Alberni was in "Men must fight" with Diana Wynyard.

Diana Wynyard was in "Island in the sun" with James Mason.

James Mason was in "Age of consent" with Helen Mirren.

Helen Mirren was in "White nights" with Gregory Hines.

Gregory Hines was in "Waiting to exhale" with Whitney Houston.

Whitney Houston was in "The bodyguard" with Kevin Costner.

Kevin Costner was in "Message in a bottle" with Paul Newman.

 

5

Luis Alberni was in "When ladies meet" (1933) with Ann Harding.

Ann Harding was in "The animal kingdom" with Leslie Howard.

Leslie Howard was in "Pygmalion" with Wendy Hiller.

Wendy Hiller was in "Separate tables" with Gladys Cooper.

Gladys Cooper was in "My fair lady" with Wilfrid Hyde-White.

Wilfrid Hyde-White was in "Ada" with Dean Martin.

Dean Martin was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

Next:     Edie McClurg

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Edie McClurg was in Carrie with Piper Laurie.

Piper Laurie was in The Hustler with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

 

Next:  Paul Robeson  (Today is his birthday!)

[LiamCasey]

Paul Robeson was in Tales of Manhattan (1942) with Edward G. Robinson.

Edward G. Robinson was in The Prize (1963) with Paul Newman.

Next: Paul Wegener

[DJBeacon]

Paul Wegener was in "A Man Wants to Get to Germany" with Hans Leibelt

who was in "Who Wants to Sleep?" with Curt / Curd Jurgens

who was in "The Enemy Below" with Robert Mitchum

who was in "What a Way to Go!" with PN

 

Next: Holmes Herbert

[Classic aficionado]

1

Holmes Herbert was in "Intermezzo: A love story" with Leslie Howard.

Leslie Howard was in "Of human bondage" (1934) with Frances Dee.

Frances Dee was in "Little women" (1933) with Katharine Hepburn.

Katharine Hepburn was in "Guess who's coming to dinner" with Sidney Poitier.

Sidney Poitier was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman.

 

2
Holmes Herbert was in "Intermezzo: A love story" with Ingrid Bergman.

Ingrid Bergman was in "Anastasia" with Natalie Schafer.

Natalie Schafer was in "Female on the beach' with Joan Crawford.

Joan Crawford was in "Sudden fear" with Jack Palance.

Jack Palance was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Holmes Herbert was in "Intermezzo: A love story" with Ann E. Todd.

Ann E. Todd was in "Three daring daughters" with Jane Powell.

Jane Powell was in "Seven brides for seven brothers" with Howard Keel.

Howard Keel was in "Jupiter's darling" with George Sanders.

George Sanders was in "All about Eve" with Celeste Holm.

Celeste Holm (in a voice-over role) was in "A letter to three wives" with Thelma Ritter.

Thelma Ritter was in "A new kind of love" with Paul Newman.

 

4

Holmes Herbert was in "Intermezzo: A love story" with Edna Best.

Edna Best was in "The ghost and Mrs. Muir" with Anna Lee.

Anna Lee was in "The sound of music" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

Next:     Robin Bartlett

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Robin Bartlett was in Postcards from the Edge with Shirley MacLaine.

Shirley MacLaine was in What a Way to Go! with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

Next:  Sabu (Dastagir)

[Classic aficionado]

1

Sabu was in "Jungle book" (1942) with Joseph Calleia.

Joseph Calleia was in "Touch of evil" with Charlton Heston.

Charlton Heston was in "Diamond Head" with Yvette Mimieux.

Yvette Mimieux was in "The wonderful world of the Brothers Grimm" with Russ Tamblyn.

Russ Tamblyn was in "Father of the bride" (1950) with Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman.

 

2

Sabu was in "Jungle book" (1942) with Joseph Calleia.

Joseph Calleia was in "Underwater" with Richard Egan.

Richard Egan was in "Love me tender" with Elvis Presley.

Elvis Presley was in "Loving you" with Lizabeth Scott.

Lizabeth Scott was in "The company she keeps" with Jane Greer.

Jane Greer was in "The big steal" with Robert Mitchum.

Robert Mitchum was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Sabu was in "Black narcissus" with Flora Robson.

Flora Robson was in "55 days at Peking" with Ava Gardner.

Ava Gardner was in "Show boat" (1951) with Howard Keel.

Howard Keel was in "Calamity Jane" with Doris Day.

Doris Day was in "The ballad of Josie" with George Kennedy.

George Kennedy was in "Cool hand Luke" with Paul Newman.

 

4

Sabu was in "Black narcissus" with Jean Simmons.

Jean Simmons was in "This earth is mine" with Anna Lee.

Anna Lee was in "The sound of music" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman.

 

5

Sabu was in "Black narcissus" with Deborah Kerr.

Deborah Kerr was in "The grass is greener" with Robert Mitchum.

Robert Mitchum was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

6

Sabu was in "Black narcissus" with Jean Simmons.

Jean Simmons was in "The actress" with Spencer Tracy.

Spencer Tracy was in "Guess who's coming to dinner" with Sidney Poitier.

Sidney Poitier was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman.

 

7

Sabu was in "Black narcissus" with Jean Simmons.

Jean Simmons was in "The actress" with Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright was in "The best years of our lives" with Virginia Mayo.

Virginia Mayo was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

8

Sabu was in "Black narcissus" with Jean Simmons.

Jean Simmons was in "Elmer Gantry" with Patti Page.
Patti Page was in "Boys' night out" with Kim Novak.

Kim Novak was in "The amorous adventures of Moll Flanders" with Angela Lansbury.

Angela Lansbury was in "The long hot summer" with Paul Newman.

 

9

Sabu was in "Black narcissus" with Jean Simmons.

Jean Simmons was in "This earth is mine" with Kent Smith.

Kent Smith was in "Cat people" (1942) with Simone Simon.

Simone Simon was in "Seventh heaven" (1937) with James Stewart.

James Stewart was in "That's entertainment" with Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman.

 

10

Sabu was in "Black narcissus" with Deborah Kerr.

Deborah Kerr was in "Tea and sympathy" with John Kerr.

John Kerr was in "South Pacific" with Mitzi Gaynor.

Mitzi Gaynor was in "There's no business like show business" with Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe was in "Let's make love" with Yves Montand.

Yves Montand was in "My geisha" with Shirley MacLaine.

Shirley MacLaine was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

Next:      Peter Berg   (in an acting role, and not as a director)

[DJBeacon]

Peter Berg was in "Smokin' Aces" with Alex Rocco

who was in "Cannonball Run II" with Shirley MacLaine

who was in "What a Way to Go" with PN

 

Next: Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

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Jose Gonzales-Gonzales was in Kronos with Barbara Lawrence.

Barbara Lawrence was in Paris Model with Eva Gabor.

Eva Gabor was in A New Kind of Love with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

Next:  Charlie Chaplin  (Today is his birthday!)

[Classic aficionado]

1

Charlie Chaplin was in "Modern times" with Paulette Goddard.

Paulette Goddard was in "The women" with Mary Boland.

Mary Boland was in "Pride and prejudice" (1940) with Edmund Gwenn.

Edmund Gwenn was in "Miracle on 34th Street" with Natalie Wood.

Natalie Wood was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

2

Charlie Chaplin was in "Limelight" with Claire Bloom.

Claire Bloom was in "Look back in anger" with Richard Burton.

Richard Burton was in "Taming of the shrew" with Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

Next:     John Steinbeck   (the classic author, born 1902 - in a film role)

[GregoryPeckfan]

1. John Steinbeck appeared as himself to introduce the stories by O Henry in O Henry's Full House which included Richard Widmark.

2. Richard Widmark appeared in the film How the West Was Won with James Stewart

3. James Stewart appeared in the movie Firecreek with Henry Fonda

4. Henry Fonda appeared in the movie Once Upon a Time in the West with Charles Bronson.

5. Charles Bronson appeared in the movie The Great Escape with Steve McQueen

6. Steve McQueen appeared in The Towering Inferno with Paul Newman

 

 

Next:

 

Vivian Leigh

[Terrence1]

Vivien Leigh was in "Streetcar Named Desire" with Marlon Brando,

who was in "The Wayward Kind" with Joanne Woodward,

who was in "From the Terrace" with Newman.

 

Next:    Linda Darnell

[Classic aficionado]

This morning, I'm hot and on a roll, especially with this one.   I've got this.  I've really got this!
 

1

Linda Darnell was in "No way out" (1950) with Sidney Poitier.

Sidney Poitier was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman.

 

2

Linda Darnell was in "Second chance" with Robert Mitchum.

Robert Mitchum was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Linda Darnell was in "Forever amber" with Cornel Wilde.

Cornel Wilde was in "Leave her to heaven" with Chill Wills.

Chill Wills was in "Her cardboard lover" with Norma Shearer.

Norma Shearer was in "Idiots' delight" with Clark Gable.

Clark Gable was in "Band of angels" with Sidney Poitier.

Sidney Poitier was in "Paris blues" with Paul Newman.

 

4

Linda Darnell (in a voiceover role) was in "The song of Bernadette" with Gladys Cooper.

Gladys Cooper was in "My fair lady" with WIlfrid Hyde-White.

Wilfrid Hyde-White was in "Ada" with Dean Martin.

Dean Martin was in "What a way to go" with Paul Newman.

 

5

Linda Darnell was in "My darling Clementine" with Henry Fonda.

Henry Fonda was in "War and peace" (1956) with Mel Ferrer.

Mel Ferrer was in "Scaramouche" with Eleanor Parker.

Eleanor Parker was in "The sound of music" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman.

 

6

Linda Darnell was in "Anna and the King of Siam" with Lee J. Cobb.

Lee J. Cobb was in "The three faces of Eve" with Joanne Woodward.

Joanne Woodward was in "The long hot summer" with Paul Newman.

 

7

Linda Darnell was in "Blood and sand" with Tyrone Power.

Tyrone Power was in "The Eddy Duchin story" with Kim Novak.

Kim Novak was in "Pffft" with Jack Lemmon.

Jack Lemmon was in "That's life" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman.

 

8

Linda Darnell was in "Blood and sand" with Rita Hayworth.

Rita Hayworth was in "Susan and God" with Joan Crawford.

Joan Crawford was in "Sudden fear" with Jack Palance.

Jack Palance was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

9

Linda Darnell was in "Unfaithfully yours" (1948) with Rex Harrison.

Rex Harrison was in "The honey pot" with Maggie Smith.

Maggie Smith was in "Tea with Mussolini" with Joan Plowright.

Joan Plowright was in "The entertainer" with Laurence Olivier.

Laurence Olivier was in "Pride and prejudice" (1940) with Edmund Gwenn.

Edmund Gwenn was in "Miracle on 34th Street" with Natalie Wood.

Natalie Wood was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

10

Linda Darnell was in "A letter to three wives" with Jeanne Crain.

Jeanne Crain was in "Pinky" with Ethel Waters.

Ethel Waters was in "Cabin in the sky" with Lena Horne.

Lena Horne was in "Till the clouds roll by" with Angela Lansbury.

Angela Lansbury was in "The long hot summer" with Paul Newman.

 

 

Next:    Maruschka Detmers

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Maruschka Detmers was in The Shooter (1995) with Assumpta Serna.

Assumpta Serna was in Wild Orchid (1989) with Jacqueline Bisset.

Jacqueline Bisset was in When Time Ran Out with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

 

Next:  Ann Reinking

[Classic aficionado]

1

Ann Reinking was in "All that jazz" with Roy Scheider.

Roy Scheider was in "Jaws" with Richard Dreyfuss.

Richard Dreyfuss was in "The competition" with Lee Remick.

Lee Remick was in "The long hot summer" with Paul Newman.

 

2

Ann Reinking was in "Micki and Maude" with Dudley Moore.
Dudley Moore was in "10" with Julie Andrews.

Julie Andrews was in "Torn curtain" with Paul Newman.

 

3

Ann Reinking was in "Annie" with Albert Finney.

Albert Finney was in "Scrooge" with Edith Evans.

Edith Evans was in "The madwoman of Chaillot" with Danny Kaye.

Danny Kaye was in "A song of born" with Virginia Mayo.

Virginia Mayo was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

4

Ann Reinking was in "Annie" with Carol Burnett.

Carol Burnett was in "The four seasons" with Sandy Dennis.

Sandy Dennis was in "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf" with Elizabeth Taylor.

Elizabeth Taylor was in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman.

 

5
Ann Reinking was in "Annie" with Bernadette Peters.

Bernadette Peters was in "Pink Cadillac" with Clint Eastwood.

Clint Eastwood was in "Sudden impact" with Pat Hingle.

Pat Hingle was in "Splendor in the grass" with Natalie Wood.

Natalie Wood was in "The silver chalice" with Paul Newman.

 

 

 

Next:     Scott Bakula