Terrence1 Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 7.) He fought as a welterweight in his youth and won 24 of his 30 bouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Desilufan said: 2. Despite being born and raised in Ohio , Dino's first language was Italian having not starting to learn English until the age of 5 when he started school. His parents were Italian immigrants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 8. Was nominated for a Grammy (best male vocal performance)in 1964 for Everybody Loves Somebody. He lost to Louis Armstrong for "Hello Dolly." Martin received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desilufan Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 9. Speaking of Everybody Loves Somebody, Dino knocked The Beatles off the Billboard number 1 spot with that song in 64'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 10.) His last movie with Jerry Lewis was "Pardners". Next: Eve Arden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 1) Eve Arden starred on television in "Our Miss Brooks". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2. Was born Eunice May Quedens . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 3.) Her only Oscar nomination was for "Mildred Pierce". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulll Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 4). She was friends with Lucille Ball and made an appearance on the popular I Love Lucy episode L.A. At Last in The Brown Derby Restaurant. Lucy and Ethel mistake her photo for Shelley Winters or Judy Holliday to which she corrects them after they ask her. 😌😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 5) She took her name from the Department Store cosmetic: Elizabeth Arden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 6.) She and her husband, Brooks West, both appeared in "Anatomy of a Murder". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 7) She supported the top female stars of the Golden Era-- Barbara Stanwyck, Loretta Young and Joan Crawford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 8.) She co-starred with Kaye Ballard in the TV series "The Mothers-in-Law". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 9) Eve's second TV show, " The Eve Arden Show" co-starres Allyn Joslyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulll Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 10). She has 2 stars on the Walk of Fame for television and radio. Next: Olivia De Havilland and Joan Fontaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 1.) Both are Oscar winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 2) Joan co-starred in a musical with Fred Astaire, " A Damsel in Distress." She may be the only actress to actually appear in a musical with Fred Astaire and not be able to dance reasonably well are dance at all-- she mercifully disappears in the middle of the number. Believe it or not, the reasoning in her Casting was that she would not be compared with Ginger Rogers. LOL 2) Olivia won an Oscar for "The Heiress", which was directed by William Wyler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 3. Both sisters were born in Tokyo, Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 4) Joan's most acclaimed role is in the movie "Rebecca". Olivia's most acclaimed role is in the movie "The Snake Pit". Both of the sisters were nominated for these roles, but neither one won the Oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Paulli, it has been a while since the last entry. I don't remember another time when we had two actors mentioned at the same time. Perhaps that's the reason. Maybe you could suggest another actor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Paulli, did you want to take this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Terrence1 said: Paulli, did you want to take this? How about Mary Astor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 1.) She won a beauty contest at the age of 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 2. In 1924 she co-starred in "Beau Brummel" with John Barrymore with whom she had a brief affair. He was 24 years her senior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 3.) She won an Oscar for "The Great Lie", her only nomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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