Orson Welles made Citizen Kane when he was only 25 years old. The film is considered the greatest ever made by many critics.
Oscar the Grouch's pet worm on TV's Sesame Street is named Slimey.
Oscar winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. break-danced in the 1984 closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles when he was just 16 years old. His dancing skills were put to use years later in his signature film Jerry Maguire, where he applied some of his moves to his now-famous, exhilarating endzone dance near the film's conclusion.
Oscar's 1981 Best Supporting Actor recipient for Arthur, Sir John Gielgud began his film career in Britain in the mid 1920s. At that time, he was usually cast as the handsome love interest or starring hero. When his leading-man, matinee idol days drew to a close, he was cast in character roles. In a 1997 interview, Gielgud reflected, "I never thought I was that good-looking. So when it came to playing old gentlemen, madmen, and professors, I found that releasing."
Oscar-winner Spencer Tracy was educated at a Jesuit Prep School and originally planned to become a priest.
Oscar-winning director James Cameron (Titanic) was a risk-taker even when a boy. He organized his playmates in building a functional catapult that threw boulders large enough to make impact craters. He and his buddies also created a miniature diving vessel to send mice to the bottom of the Niagara River.
Over the decades, Finland has banned many U.S. films, including Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dirty Harry (1971), Enter the Dragon (1973), Friday the 13th (1980), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), The Thin Man (1934), Walking Tall (1973), and The Wild One (1954). The latter, with Marlon Brando's renowned performance as a motorcycle-riding packleader terrorizing a small town, was outlawed in Finland for twelve years, until 1966.
Over the decades, the Coca-Cola company signed on some big names in the entertainment industry over the years to push its bubbly beverage. Recording artists who have endorsed Coke include Roy Orbison, Jan and Dean, Diana Ross, The Temptations, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, The Drifters, The Moody Blues, and The Guess Who. In the late 1990s, the cast of NBC's comedy hit Friends was part of a big Coca-Cola promotion..
Paul McCartney's younger brother, Michael, formed a group of his own, known as "The Scaffold" and goes by the name "Mike McGear". He is mentioned in the lyric of "Let 'Em In" as "Brother Michael" (available on McCartney's "Wings At The Speed Of Sound" album).
Paul Reiser himself plays the piano in the "Mad About You" theme.
PEANUTS has appeared in some 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries and has been translated into 21 languages. United Feature Syndicate started the strip in syndication on October 2, 1950. Snoopy first appeared on October 4, 1950.
Penny Marshall was the first woman film director to have a film take in more than $100 million at the box office — she accomplished this with the 1988 flick Big.
Peter George's novel, "Two Hours to Doom," was given a different title and filmed as the 1964 movie hit Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Playtex International made U.S. history in May 1987 when TV networks began airing its commercials showing women wearing bras. Prior to this, torso mannequins were usually used, or female models could don brassiers provided the undergarments were worn on top of the models' clothing
Polled in 1999 as the second most-recognized TV ad jingle in the United States, the U.S. Army’s “Be All That You Can Be,” used for more than 18 years, will likely be changed soon. Recruitment numbers are down, and the change is intended to pump new life into the armed forces’ sign-ups. Per the same poll, the Number 1 most-recognized TV and radio ad jingle in the U.S. is fast-food giant McDonald’s “You Deserve a Break Today” tune.
Polynesia was the name of the parrot that taught Dr. Dolittle to talk to the animals.
Porky Pig was Warner Bros.' first animated star of mass appeal.
Prior to Jack Lemmon's film debut in It Should Happen to You (1954), he had steady work in television, appearing in more than 400 shows in a five-year period
Prior to the police squad room sitcom Barney Miller beginning production, star Hal Linden wanted to get a better feel for his role by spending a week with plainclothes cops in New York City. According to John Javna's best-selling book "Cult TV," Linden accompanied the squad on a drug bust. He was standing in a doorway when one of the dealers tried to sneak out. Linden stopped him — not with a gun, but as his character Barney Miller likely would. Reportedly, he told the druggie, "You can't leave — you forgot to say 'May I.'" Surprisingly, his congenial approach worked — the man stayed.
Privacy invasion and the need for heightened protection is not a new problem for film stars. In the 1920s, cinema idol Rudolph Valentino was forced to take drastic security measures because fans continually invaded his home and pilfered his belongings as mementos. A 9-foot-tall stucco wall and huge flood lights were erected at his Benedict Canyon mansion to keep female fans out. Additionally, three Great Danes, two Italian mastiffs, and one Spanish greyhound ran loose through the courtyard and terrace as sentries.
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