Peebs Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 5. In 1983 she wrote her autobiography called Lana: The Lady, the Legend, the Truth Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 6) Lana was one of the guest star movie stars on TV's "Falcon Crest". 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 7.) She was one of many MGM ladies that got her start in an Andy Hardy movie. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 8. After filming Ziegfeld Girl with Judy Garland the two actresses became life long friends. They were even next door neighbors in the 1950s. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 9) Lana's life became front page headlines when her daughter, Cheryl Crane, killed the mother's live-in lover, Gangster Johnny Stompanato. Cheryl had come to the defense of her mother who was being beaten by Stompanato. The killing was ruled as justifiable homicide in self-defense. Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 10.) The story of her being discovered at Shwab's Drug Store is completely false. Next: Janet Leigh Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 1) Janet Leigh was discovered by MGM movie star Norma Shearer. Norma had visited a resort and saw a picture of the manager's daughter. Norma thought that the girl had star quality. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 2.) Her first husband was Tony Curtis. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 3) She trained as a dancer and danced with Bob Fosse in "My Sister Eileen" and with Dick Van Dyke in "Bye Bye Birdie". Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 4. Was nominated as best supporting actress for her role in Psycho Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 7.) Her first movie was "The Romance of Rosie Ridge". Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 8. Appeared with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, in The Fog (1980)and Halloween H2O: Twenty Years Later (1998) Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 9.) She made three movies with her then-husband Tony Curtis. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 10. Wrote four books: Her autobiography "There Really was a Hollywood"; "Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller" ; "House of Destiny" (a novel); and "The Dream Factory" (a novel). Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Next Anthony Quinn Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 1.) He is a two-time Oscar winner. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 2. Quinn studied under Frank Lloyd Wright after winning a high school architecture competition. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 3.) He was born in Mexico. Link to post Share on other sites
Peebs Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 4. Quinn had a speech impediment which Frank Lloyd Wright paid to have corrected. After the surgery, Quinn attended acting classes as a form of speech therapy. He loved the classes and quit architecture to pursue an acting career. Quinn on Wright: "He said an architect has to talk people into living the way he wants them to live, and you can't convince anybody with the way you're talking. He was such a wonderful man. I was hoping he'd want to adopt me. I loved him. I really loved him." Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 5. He had an Irish father and a Mexican mother Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 6) He married Cecil B Demille's adopted daughter Katherine DeMille. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Det Jim McLeod Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 7) He directed one film The Buccaneer (1958) Link to post Share on other sites
Terrence1 Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 8.) At 14, he played saxophone in the Four Square Temple Band for Aimee Semple MacPhersons' services. Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 9) Anthony Quinn more than held his own playing opposite Tony/ Oscar award winner Shirley Booth in "Hot Spell". Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now