Name 10 Facts About This Actor

[Terrence1]

9.)  He died in 1952.

[Peebs]

10.  His last movie was "He Ran All the Way" in 1951.  

 

 

[Princess of Tap]

Next: Natalie Wood

1) Natalie was discovered by Irving Pichel.

[Nightbird311]

At the time of her death, Natalie was planning on making her stage debut in a revival of “Anastasia.”

[Peebs]

3.  Natalie Wood always wore a bracelet on her left wrist to hide a badly healed bone.    She suffered the injury as a child actress on the set of "The Green Promise" .  

[Princess of Tap]

4) Natalie was nominated for the Academy Award three times.

[Peebs]

5)  She was married three times:  

Robert Wagner 1957-1962, Richard Gregson 1969-1972 , Robert Wagner 1972-1981

She has one daughter with each husband.

[Princess of Tap]

6) Natalie Wood dated 3 1950s cultural icons in the 50s:

 Raymond Burr, Tab Hunter and Elvis Presley.

 

[Arsan404]

7.) Her sister is Lana Wood

wrong actress!

[Terrence1]

8.)  During the 1950's, she was under contract to Warner Brothers.

[Princess of Tap]

8 minutes ago, Arsan404 said:

7.) Her sister is Lana * Turner.

Lana Wood

[Princess of Tap]

9) In the early sixties Warren Beatty, Natalie's co-star in "Splendor in the Grass, was her constant companion.

[Peebs]

10)  Her birth name:  Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko.   She could also speak Russian.

 

[Terrence1]

Peebs, you have the pleasure of suggesting another actor.

[Peebs]

Montgomery Clift

1.  He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 17, 1920.

 

 

[Terrence1]

2.)  He was a close friend of Elizabeth Taylor's and they made several movies together.

[Peebs]

3.  He appeared on Broadway at age 13 in "Fly Away Home".

[Princess of Tap]

4) After completing "Suddenly Last Summer", Katharine Hepburn spit on Joseph Mankiewicz to show her disdain for his treatment of Monty during the shoot.

[Peebs]

5.  During the filming of "Raintree County" in 1956, Clift was in a terrible car accident.  He was leaving a party at co-star and friend Elizabeth Taylor's and fell asleep at the wheel.  The accident changed his delicate good looks and lead to years of pain.   He predicted that "Raintree County" would do well because audiences would come to see what he looked like before and after the accident.  

[Nightbird311]

6.  He was originally scheduled to star opposite his friend Elizabeth Taylor in “Reflections in a Golden Eye.”  He was replaced by Marlon Brando (something to do with Clift being uninsurable at that time, I think).

[Peebs]

7.  Political reporter Eleanor Clift from the McLaughlin Group was married to Monty's brother, Brooks.

[Peebs]

8.  Lillian Hellman reportedly advised him to turn down the role in "Sunset Boulevard" later played by William Holden. 

[Terrence1]

9.)  Before turning to acting, he was a model for John Robert Powers.

[Peebs]

10.  Cliff was the subject of The Clash song "The Right Profile"

 

Someone else please choose the next name since I chose Monty Clift.

 

[Terrence1]

Thanks, Peebs.   Let's start with Jane Powell.