Terrence1 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 6.) Her second husband was Blake Edwards. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 7) Julie's first husband was Tony Walton, a Tony Award winning and Oscar nominated costume / set designer. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 8.) She also received Oscar nominations for "Victor/Victoria" and "The Sound of Music". Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 9) Julie appeared with Carol Burnett in a TV special filmed at Carnegie Hall in 1962 . The much-lauded special received several Emmy Awards and was followed by two more TV specials starring the two friends. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 10. Named Dame by Queen Elizabeth on December 31, 1999 I'll leave the thread open Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Let's try Agnes Moorehead. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a M.A. in English and later earned a doctorate in literature from Bradley University. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 2.) She and Debbie Reynolds were close friends and made at least three movies together. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 3) Agnes played the sympathetic warden in "Caged". Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 4) She was nominated for an Oscar as best supporting actress for Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964) Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 5.) She attended Muskingum College in Ohio, which was founded by her uncle. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 6) Agnes appeared in two of Orson Welles' classic films: " Citizen Kane " and "The Magnificent Ambersons". Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 7. She was nominated for 10 Emmys. Eight of those nominations were for her role as Endora on Bewitched. She won in 1967 for The Wild Wild West. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 8.) She was also nominated for an Oscar for "Magnificent Ambersons", "Mrs. Parkington", and "Johnny Belinda". 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 9. Was in The Twilight Zone episode "The Invaders." She is the lone actor for most of the episode and never speaks beyond cries or grunts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 10) Agnes played Jane Eyre's spiteful aunt in the 1943 movie version of the classic novel starring Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles. Next: Carole Lombard Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1) Carol was married twice: each time to a top male movie star: William Powell and Clark Gable. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 2. At 12 was spotted playing baseball by a film director who signed her to a one year contract. She made a film called A Perfect Crime (1921) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 3) Carole was a pioneering movie star who was not owned by a studio once she could call our own shots. She signed picture deals, just like stars do today. And she had her own personal cinematographer Ted Tetzlaff and costumer Travis Banton. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 4.In 1926 she was in a serious car accident that scarred the left side of her face. She had plastic surgery to repair the damage. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 5) In 1934 Carole was engaged to Russ Columbo, a top radio singer, who unfortunately was killed in a freak gun accident. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 6. Was nominated for Best Actress for her role in My Man Godfrey. She lost to Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 7) As far as we know, Carole Lombard first met Clark Gable when they both co- starred in a pre-code film directed by Wesley Ruggles called "No Man of Her Own" in 1932. Years later, the couple married in 1939. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 8.) She was portrayed on the screen by Jill Clayburgh. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 9) Carole was known as the Queen of the Screwball Comedy, however she was a fine dramatic actress in films like: "In Name Only" with Cary Grant and "Vigil in the Night" with Brian Aherne. Link to post Share on other sites
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