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There is a famous line of dialog that has been attributed to me, it was never uttered in the film - only the trailer for the film. This line has been used over and over in many cartoons. Many parodies have been made of this. I commited suicide and my son commited suicide at the tender age of 20 years playing Russian roulette after separating from his girlfriend.


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"My father was editor-in-chief of a magazine and my mother was a theater actress, who lived to be 107. But that's just for your information. I started out on the stage but made my way into Hollywood films in the 1930s most always in supporting roles. With my appearance, I'm not easily forgotten. And I'm usually given some witty one-liners to whip out, and I worked with Dick Powell and Warren William a lot. Do you know me?"

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Thanks. Do you know me? I was one of the ugliest actors in Hollywood. I was not an ugly child, but as an adult, I contracted a condition called acromegaly that distorted my features and gave me a grotesque look. I was typecast, so I made the most of it, playing villains, monsters, and various creeps in many a film in the thirties and forties. I worked at Universal Studios in the forties. I appeared in a Sherlock Holmes feature and several horror films. Do you know me?

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Thank you, Miles,

 

 

 

 

I am considered an important and influential cultural figure. Ros Horton and Sally Simmons

 

included me in their book: Women Who Changed The World, which honors 50 women who

 

helped shape world history and culture. I am also named in Encyclopædia Britannica's list of

 

"300 Women Who Changed The World"; Ladies Home Journal's book "100 Most Important

 

Women of the 20th century"; Variety magazine's "100 Icons of the Century"; and I am in the

 

Top 100 on VH1's list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of All Time".

 

Do you know me?

 

 

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I am considered an important and influential cultural figure. Ros Horton and Sally Simmons

included me in their book: Women Who Changed The World, which honors 50 women who

helped shape world history and culture. I am also named in Encyclopædia Britannica's list of

"300 Women Who Changed The World"; Ladies Home Journal's book "100 Most Important

Women of the 20th century"; Variety magazine's "100 Icons of the Century"; and I am in the

Top 100 on VH1's list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of All Time".

In reply to finance - I'm not Madonna. I'm old school - the VH1 reference might have thrown you off. I'm one of the biggest names in film history - so was my lover.


In reply to finance - I'm not Garbo. I was active in the same period, but I lived and performed about twice as long.

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I was born to a Russian Jewish family. I kept my real first name, but Anglicized my last name for my singing career, which included being the lead female vocalist for three of the most popular big bands of the '30s and '40s. I wasn't in many films, but introduced a much-loved standard in a major Fox musical of the '40s.

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