Peebs Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 3. His mother was a dancer and his father was a vaudeville star Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 4) Sammy starred on Broadway in "Golden Boy" and "Mr. Wonderful". Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 5. His romance with Swedish actress May Britt sparked controversy. They were married from 1960-1968. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 6) My favorite part of the Muscular Dystrophy Telethons was when Sammy and Jerry Lewis would tap dance together. They were great friends. Link to post Share on other sites
Swithin Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 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." Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Eight) Sammy co-starred with The Rat Pack in " Sergeant's 3 "-- a wild west cavalry remake of "Gunga Din". Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 9) He appeared as himself on one of the best episodes of All In The Family Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 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 Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1. Faye Dunaway was Oscar nominated for Bonnie and Clyde (1968), Chinatown (1975), and won Best Actress for Network (1976). Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 2) Faye Dunaway's performance in "Mommy Dearest" as Joan Crawford went into Hollywood history as a cult classic. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 3. Was married twice. Her first husband Peter Wolf was the singer for the J. Geils band. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 4.) She was born in Florida. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 5. Reportedly was considered for roles in two James Bond movies: "Thunderball" and "Octopussy." Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 6.) She starred in a short-lived television series, It Had To be You, with Robert Urich. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 7.) In a rare appearance in a TV movie, she was in "The Disappearance of Aimee", playing Aimee Semple MacPherson, with Bette Davis. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 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. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 10.) Her first movie was "Hurry Sundown". Next: Rock Hudson Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1) Rock Hudson's real name is Roy Fitzgerald. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 2.) In the early part of his career, most of his movies were made at Universal. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 3) Rock became number one box office along with Doris Day after Ross Hunter teamed them in a succession of romantic comedies. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 5) His only Oscar nomination was for Giant Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 He had a successful television series, MacMillan and Wife. Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 7) He became friends with John Wayne while filming The Undefeated Link to post Share on other sites
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