Peebs Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 6. Reportedly his divorce from Adrianne Allen was the inspiration for Adam's Rib. The couple was each represented by one half of husband and wife lawyers Dorothy and William Dwight Whitney. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 10 Author Share Posted September 10 7.) He was nominated for an Oscar for "Abe Lincoln in Illinois". Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 8. He gained new fame on TV in the 1960s, playing Dr Gillespie in Dr Kildare. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 9. Also served in WWII joining the Canadian Army in 1942. He became an American citizen in 1944. Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 10, He did not get along with James Dean on East Of Eden, complaining to director Elia Kazan "He's not saying the lines!" Open thread Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 Let's go with Piper Laurie. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 1. Was nominated for three Oscars: Best Actress for The Hustler, Best Supporting Actress for Carrie and Children of a Lesser God. Link to post Share on other sites
chaya bat woof woof Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 2. Her real name was Rosetta Jacobs (she was Jewish) Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 3.) She began her career at Universal. Link to post Share on other sites
Swithin Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 4) She is 88 years old and a lifelong liberal Democrat. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 5. Dated Ronald Reagan. The two co-starred in the 1950 movie "Louisa" where they played father and daughter. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 6.) She made four movies with Tony Curtis. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 7. Starred in the Playhouse 90's 1958 production of Days of Wine and Roses with Cliff Robertson. Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick went on to make the 1962 film version. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 8.) She co-starred with Mel Gibson in his first movie, "Tim." 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 9. Was married to Walk Street Journal 's movie critic Joe Morgenstern from 1962-1982 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 10.) "Mississippi Gambler" is generally considered to be her first "A" movie. Next: Kim Novak Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 1. Born Marilyn Novak, Columbia wanted to change her name to "Kit Marlowe" but she wanted to keep her last name and they settled on Kim Novak. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 20 Author Share Posted September 20 2.) She got the role in "Vertigo" after Vera Miles became pregnant. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 3. Appeared on the nighttime soap opera Falcon Crest as the character "Kit Marlowe" Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 20 Author Share Posted September 20 4.) She made her movie debut in "Pushover". 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 5) Kim was embroiled in a 1950s scandal where she was accused of dating Sammy Davis jr., which allegedly angered Columbia Studio head Harry Cohen. Cohen feared that the rumor-- true or not-- would damage her career in a highly-charged racist Society. Allegedly, Cohen hired mobsters to convince Davis not to have anything to do with his famous blonde star. About this time Davis abruptly married a black woman of his acquaintance. Kim's response was that she was simply a friend of the family and spent time with one of his young female relatives, which was misconstrued as dating him. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 6. Won two scholarships to the Art Institute of Chicago. She still paints today and has a website where you can even buy limited edition signed prints of her works starting at $400. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 7.) She was born in Chicago. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 8. Was engaged to director Richard Quine who made Bell, Book and Candle , Strangers When We Meet, and The Notorious Landlady with Novak. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 9.) She was an extra in "Veils of Baghdad" and "The French Line". Link to post Share on other sites
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