Sigourney Weaver, whose given name is Susan, found her adopted first name in the book, "The Great Gatsby." Sigourney was a minor character.
Silent-movie star Mary Pickford once owned both the jewels The Star of Bombay and The Star of India.
Since 1950, the three most recorded songs in the United States have been "St. Louis Blues," "Tea for Two," and "Body and Soul.".
Since 1996, Timothy Daley (Wings) has provided the voice of Clark Kent and Superman in the Saturday morning animated TV series, The New Adventures of Superman. The second season, the show was retitled The New Adventures of Batman/Superman, and combined the heroics of the two DC Comic superheroes. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Dana Delany (China Beach, Sirens) is the voice for Lois Lane. Other noteworthy actors who've provided voices on the cartoon series are Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as faithful manservant Alfred, Michael Ansara as Mr. Freeze, Mark Hamill as the Joker, Shelley Fabares and Mike Farrell as Clark's parents Martha and Jonathan Kent, and Joely Fisher as Lana Lang.
Singer Glen Campbell subbed for Beach Boy Brian Wilson during their 1965 tour.
Singer Ricky Martin’s full birth name is Enrique Martin Morales IV (the fourth).
Sir James M. Barrie’s play “Peter Pan” was first published in 1904.
Sixty-three years before Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith co-starred in the box office sci-fi smash Men in Black, the Three Stooges starred in a 19-minute comedy short also titled Men in Black (1934). Unlike the 1997 film, the goofy trio of Moe, Larry, and Curly were inept doctors at a hospital where they disrupted patients and staff.
Sleeping Beauty's name was Princess Aurora. The prince who woke her with a kiss was Prince Philip.
Controversial film director Roman Polanski’s birth name was Raimund Liebling.
Country singer Dolly Parton's first record, "Puppy Love," was released on March 20, 1959. She was 13 years old
Country singer Mac Davis made his movie debut playing Nick Nolte's pro football buddy in North Dallas 40 (1979). Standing 5' 10" in his stocking feet, however, Davis was far smaller than the other guys in the huddle. So for several shots, he tried a film technique perfected by Alan Ladd — he stood on a box.
Cross-dressing Corporal Max Klinger on the TV sitcom M*A*S*H, wore size 10 pumps.
Crystal Bernard, formally the co-star of NBC's Wings, was a professional singer at the age of 3 and became part of Bobbie Gentry's Las Vegas revue at 14.
Cutting-edge comedian of the 1960s, Lenny Bruce changed his name from Leonard Alfred Schneider.
Dame Judith Anderson received two Emmys, one in 1954 and the other in 1961, for Best Actress in a Single Performance for Macbeth, becoming the first person in TV history to win the trophy twice for the same role in two different feature productions.
Dancing sensation Ann Miller began her Hollywood career at age eleven. With her vibrant personality, shapely legs, and flawless tap dancing, won a seven-year contract with R.K.O. at the age of thirteen, although the studio thought she was eighteen. Miller was so remarkable that by age fourteen, she played Ginger Roger's dancing partner in Stage Door, which started a film career that spanned 20 years. Miller appeared in more than 40 films.
Danny Kaye was the third choice to play opposite Bing Crosby in the film White Christmas (1954). Fred Astaire, who had co-starred with Crosby in the earlier hit Holiday Inn, was the original choice for Phil Davis, but he turned it down because, at age 55, he felt he was too old for the part. Donald O'Connor was next selected for the sidekick role, but he injured his back and couldn't dance for months. Kaye was quite miffed about being third in line, and also resented playing second-banana to Crosby. The atmosphere on the film set was professional, but frosty.
Dashiell Hammett was broke when he first began writing "The Thin Man," and managed to exist only because of small cash advances from his publisher. The first "Thin Man" book was to kick off a film series, all involving the Nick and Nora Charles team, and Asta, the wire-haired terrier. Myrna Loy, who portrayed Nora in the film series, an extremely attractive woman, became very popular. In Paris, everyone fell in love with her freckles, and French cosmeticians, it was said, were kept busy putting the Loy freckles on the too-olive Parisian complexions.
Dennis Quaid, Val Kilmer, Kirk Douglas, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, Jason Robards, and Caesar Romero have portrayed Wild West dentist Doc Holliday in films.
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