Name 10 Facts About This Actor

[Peebs]

3. His mother was a dancer and his father was a vaudeville star

[Princess of Tap]

4) Sammy starred on Broadway in "Golden Boy" and "Mr. Wonderful".

[Peebs]

5.  His romance with Swedish actress May Britt sparked controversy.  They were married from 1960-1968.

[Princess of Tap]

6) My favorite part of the Muscular Dystrophy Telethons was when Sammy and Jerry Lewis would tap dance together. They were great friends.

[Swithin]

7) He appeared (with Ethel Waters) in Rufus Jones for President at the age of 7 and sang "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You."

[Princess of Tap]

Eight) Sammy co-starred with The Rat Pack in " Sergeant's 3 "-- a wild west cavalry remake of "Gunga Din".

[Det Jim McLeod]

9) He appeared as himself on one of the best episodes of All In The Family

[Princess of Tap]

10) Despite great numbers by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Dean Martin in "Robin and the Seven Hoods, Sammy stops the show with a fantastic song and dance called "Bang Bang".

Next:

Actress Faye Dunaway

 

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1.  Faye Dunaway was Oscar nominated for Bonnie and Clyde (1968), Chinatown (1975), and won Best Actress for Network (1976).  

[Princess of Tap]

2) Faye Dunaway's performance in "Mommy Dearest" as Joan Crawford went into Hollywood history as a cult classic.

[Peebs]

3.  Was married twice.  Her first husband Peter Wolf was the singer for the J. Geils band.  

[Terrence1]

4.)  She was born in Florida.

[Peebs]

5.  Reportedly was considered for roles in two James Bond movies:  "Thunderball" and "Octopussy."

[Terrence1]

6.)  She starred in a short-lived television series,   It Had To be You, with Robert Urich.

[Terrence1]

7.)  In a rare appearance in a TV movie, she was in "The Disappearance of Aimee", playing Aimee Semple MacPherson, with Bette Davis.

[Peebs]

8. In Bette Davis's autobiography, This 'n That, she called Dunaway the most unprofessional person she's ever worked with.  Davis said her co-star showed up hours late, did not know her lines, and was overall difficult.  

[Princess of Tap]

9) Reportedly William Holden slapped Faye Dunaway on the set of " The Towering Inferno " to get her attention because of her unprofessional conduct-- being tardy and a no-show while keeping all of those movie stars, like Fred Astaire, Paul Newman, and himself waiting.

[Terrence1]

10.)  Her first movie was "Hurry Sundown".

Next:   Rock Hudson

[Princess of Tap]

1) Rock Hudson's real name is Roy Fitzgerald.

[Terrence1]

2.)  In the early part of his career, most of his movies were made at Universal.

[Princess of Tap]

3) Rock became number one box office along with Doris Day after Ross Hunter teamed them in a succession of romantic comedies.

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4.) He had a small role in "Tomahawk" with Yvonne De Carlo.  She gave him encouragement, since he was just getting started in acting.  They later went on to star together in two more movies.

[Det Jim McLeod]

5) His only Oscar nomination was for Giant

[Terrence1]

He had a successful television series, MacMillan and Wife.

[Det Jim McLeod]

7) He became friends with John Wayne while filming The Undefeated