James Dean in Giant
James Dean got the part in Giant (1956) only when Alan Ladd turned it down.
James Dean got the part in Giant (1956) only when Alan Ladd turned it down.
His real name was Rocco Francis Marchegiano. He was better known worldwide as Rocky Marciano, the only world heavyweight boxing champion to go undefeated throughout his professional career.
The Mexican actress and singer María Félix was an international star, and for whatever reasons never sought fame and fortune through Hollywood, though she easily could have. Besides her impact…
Upon first arriving in Hollywood (actually, Culver City), M-G-M began exploiting Hedy Lamarr as the world's most beautiful woman, casting her as a person of mystery, or as an enigmatic…
How tall was Andre the Giant? 7'4" is the answer. He had acromegaly, which was a hormonal disorder. The pituitary gland causes there to be an excess of growth hormone.…
Gone way too soon was the great Hall of Fame flamethrower for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Don Drysdale. In a 1961 game against the first place Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers…
Statement of J. Robert Oppenheimer: "In battle, in the forest, at the precipice in the mountains, On the dark great sea, in the midst of javelins and arrows, In sleep,…
Hall of Famers Eddie Mathews and Henry Aaron with the Milwaukee Braves was one of the greatest 1-2 punches in the history of baseball. And Eddie Mathews is regarded as…
The public loved Burt Reynolds, but they might have loved him even sooner had he not turned down several key roles. The producer of the James Bond films, Albert R.…
When they appeared together in M-G-M's classic star vehicle RED DUST (1931), the 31 year-old Cark Gable and the 21 year-old Jean Harlow had appeared together previously, once, in THE…