Name 10 Facts About This Actor

[Peebs]

9.  Ginger Rogers was married five times including to Lew Ayres (1934-41) and Jacques Bergerac (1953-57).

[Terrence1]

10.)  She was a practicing Christian Scientist.

Next:   Rory Calhoun

[Peebs]

1.  Before becoming an actor, Calhoun worked as a boxer, lumberjack, truck driver, and cowpuncher.

[Swithin]

2. In Motel Hell, he played Farmer Vincent. "It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent's fritters."

 

[Mr. Gorman]

His last movie was the George Strait-starred 1992 release PURE COUNTRY.  By then, unfortunately, Rory had emphysema.  Those darn cigarettes.   

[Terrence1]

4.)  His first marriage was to actress Lita Baron.

[Peebs]

5.  Spent three years in prison for car theft as a young man.  After he became famous blackmailers threatened to make it public.  He went public himself instead.

[Princess of Tap]

6) Rory was part of the 50s Western craze on TV, starring in "The Texan".

[Terrence1]

7.)  He was close friends with Guy Madison.

[Princess of Tap]

😎 Rory played Susan Hayward's love interest in "With a Song in My Heart".

[Terrence1]

9.)  More than anyone else, he claimed that Susan Hayward taught him all about acting.

[Peebs]

10.  When his wife filed for divorce on the grounds of adultery  she cited 79 women (including Betty Grable) .  Calhoun reportedly responded, "Heck, she didn't even name half of them."

[Terrence1]

Peebs, do you want to suggest another actor?

[Peebs]

2 hours ago, Terrence1 said:

Peebs, do you want to suggest another actor?

I'll leave the thread open 

[Terrence1]

Julie Adams

[Peebs]

1.  At 19 was crowned "Miss Little Rock " 

[Terrence1]

2.)  She was married to Ray Danton.

[Peebs]

3.  While under contract to Universal, her legs were insured by Lloyds of London for $125,000.

[Terrence1]

4.)  Even though she made movies in practically every genre, the majority of her films were Westerns.

[Peebs]

5. Born Betty May Adams, she changed her screen name to "Julia" Adams, then in 1955 she changed it to "Julie" Adams.

[Princess of Tap]

6)  She guest starred in an episode of "Perry Mason" where he actually lost the case".

[Terrence1]

7.)  She had a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote, playing local realtor Eve Simpson.

[Det Jim McLeod]

8. She played Jimmy Stewart's wife on his short lived self titled TV show (1971-1972)

[Terrence1]

9.)  Playing James Stewart's wife on TV was a reunion for the two, having starred previously in "Bend of the River".

[Det Jim McLeod]

10) She did many of her own stunts in The Creature From The Black Lagoon.

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