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91. In 1946 he made his film debut, where he played the role of an alcoholic DA husband to a ruthless and domineering woman. What was this film?

From Quiz Kirk Douglas: The Actor

Answer: The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

Kirk played the role of Walter O'Neil, a District Attorney and the husband of Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck). The marriage is a one-sided affair as he loves her, but she does not love him as she had been compromised into the marriage by Walters' father. This was the result of an incident that had happened when they were both young. The other three movies mentioned were the next three in which Kirk appeared, "Out of the Past" (1947), "Mourning Becomes Electra" (1947) and "I Walk Alone" (1948). Barbara Stanwyck had already received Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in 1938 "Stella Dallas", 1942 "Ball of Fire" and 1945 "Double Indemnity". She received another nomination in 1949 "Sorry, Wrong Number".

From Quiz First Lady of the 30s: Irene Dunne

Answer: Her only child was an adopted child.

Cary Grant was married five times, but never to Irene Dunne. She was married only once, to a dentist who was far-removed from the Hollywood life. Her marriage lasted from 1928 until his death in 1965. Her daughter, Mary Frances, called Missy, was never in the limelight, like many Hollywood children. Dunne adopted her outside of California because she "dreaded the reporters and cameramen who would wait for us outside the Judge's chambers." As a teenager, Missy went to a girls' boarding school outside Hollywood, with a reputation for strong academics, and stronger values. Mary Frances Griffin has written short, fond reminiscences of her mother, and no tell-all books along the lines of "Mommy Dearest". Although Dunne was a private person, who never shared the reason for choosing to adopt, she is not known to have ever been pregnant, and she never lost a living child.

From Quiz John Cazale

Answer: messenger

After graduating from college, Cazale moved to New York to become an actor. In the 1960s, Cazale was a messenger for Standard Oil in New York and met a then-unknown Al Pacino.

From Quiz Tim Curry

Answer: The Rocky Horror Show

Mr. Curry said in an interview for NPR that he met Richard O'Brien while performing with the London cast of "Hair". According to The Newspaper Enterprise Association, O'Brien showed him the script for the "Rocky Horror Show", and he thought, "Boy, if this works, it's going to be a smash".

From Quiz Larry David

Answer: University of Maryland

David earned a Bachelor of History at the University of Maryland. He graduated in 1969.

From Quiz The Chameleon Director

Answer: Sólo con tu Pareja

"Sólo con tu Pareja" (1991) is a comedy about Tomas (Daniel Giménez Cacho), a womanizer who is tricked into thinking he has contracted AIDS after he scorns a nurse called Silvia (Dobrina Liubomirova). While he's looking for a quick way to end things, Tomas falls for Clarisa (Claudia Ramírez), a stewardess whose boyfriend is cheating on her. "Sólo con tu Pareja" (literally "Only with Your Partner") is also known in English as "Love in the Time of Hysteria". "Vengeance Is Mine" (1983) is Cuarón's first short film, which he co-directed with Carlos Marcovich. Shortly after, he directed two more short films, "Who's He Anyway" and "Cuarteto para el Fin del Tiempo" ("Quartet for the End of Time"). "A Little Princess" is the name of a movie directed by Cuarón in 1995, which is the adaptation of the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

From Quiz Peter Capaldi, Twelfth Doctor

Answer: Glasgow School of Art

Capaldi attended, but did not graduate from, the Glasgow School of Art. It is one of the best art schools in Britain, and many of the UK's most notable artists are graduates. Actor Robbie Coltrane is an alumni. In college, Capladi was in a band called Dreamboys. The drummer was future talk show host Craig Ferguson, who is one of the world's biggest "Doctor Who" fans. Ferguson actually credits Capaldi with being the one who told him to go into comedy. It was good advice. The original name of the band Capaldi and Ferguson formed is not family friendly.

From Quiz D List Celebrities

Answer: Ron Ely

Ron was famous for doing all his own stunts, sometimes with painful results, including several tiger maulings. A popular episode included the Supremes (as singing nuns!). "Tarzan" debuted on NBC in 1966 and ran for two seasons. In addition, Ely appeared in several episodes of "Sea Hunt" with Lloyd Bridges. The others all played Tarzan in the movies. Elmo Lincoln played Tarzan in silent movies. Johnnie Weismuller was probably the most famous movie Tarzan and Christopher Lambert played him in the 1990s.

From Quiz Emilie De Ravin

Answer: Isabel

The town of Roswell New Mexico is the site of this television series which ran for three seasons from 1999-2002. The WB show centers on four high school kids who attend West Roswell High School. The main roles are Max and his sister Isabel Evans played by Jason Behr and Katherine Heigl, Michael Guerin played by Brendan Fehr and Liz Parker portrayed by Shiri Appleby. Liz along with Earthly friends Maria DeLuca (Majandra Delfino) and Alex Whitman (Colin Hanks), first find out the secrets of the their alien classmates and then help hide their secret. Emilie joins the cast of "Roswell" towards the end of season one as Tess Harding. Tess is a transfer student to West Roswell and becomes friends with Isabel after having lunch with her and Alex. After being seen doing things after a camera is hidden in her home, the group starts to suspect that she may be like them.

From Quiz Dolores del Rio

Answer: Mexico City

They were forced to move to the capital of Mexico, Mexico City, to avoid the wrath of Pancho Villa, leader of the revolution. There may be some dispute as to when they actually moved; some sources state 1910, some 1916.

From Quiz Diana Dors

Answer: Her maternal grandmother's maiden name

Dors was Diana's maternal grandmother's maiden name. She chose it when she won her first film role, after being advised by her agent that Fluck wasn't suitable. She is quoted as having quipped that "they were afraid of Fluck being up in lights, and one of the lights blew".

From Quiz Maria, the Grand Canals

Answer: Wizards of Waverly Place

Maria Canals Barrera is well-known for her role as Theresa Russo, the mother on "Wizards of Waverly Place". Theresa is a character who views herself as a "hot mom", and always tries to hog the spotlight. "Wizards of Waverly Place" premiered in 2007, and in 2011, it became the first Disney Channel show to have more than 100 episodes.

From Quiz Bob Crane

Answer: The drums

He became so good at playing the drums, that he performed in the youth divisions of both the Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra. Also, the loud drums that were heard at the opening of "Hogan's Heroes" were played by him.

From Quiz Ted Cassidy: The Man Behind the Lurch

Answer: The Incredible Hulk

He also voiced the Hulk's grunts and yells. His voice-over work was a big part of his career. Some of this other voice work include being the voice of Godzilla on "Godzilla" (1978-1979) and Thing on "Fantastic Four" (1978) .

From Quiz She's More than Just Flo

Answer: Binghampton

Courtney graduated from Binghampton in 1992. The school is part of the SUNY System, and was established in 1946 as a branch of Syracuse University. Other actors who are graduates of Binghampton include William Baldwin, Paul Reiser and Carol Leifer. The mascot for the university is the Bearcat.

From Quiz The Life and Times of Robbie Coltrane

Answer: "Are You Being Served" (1972)

The plot of the British sitcom, "Are You Being Served" (1972) revolved around the goings on in a fictional London department store called Grace Brothers. Very successful and popular in its time, in 2004 it was voted as the twentieth best British sitcom, in a poll conducted by the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Moreover in 1983, Robbie Coltrane's very first television appearance was on this particular show, where he had a brief role as a Dynamite Truck Driver.

From Quiz Joseph Cotten

Answer: The Philadelphia Story

The filmed "Philadelphia Story" (1940) was nominated for six Academy Awards but only Stewart won an Oscar. The role solidified Cotten as a solid Broadway actor and led to a number of other opportunities.

From Quiz Bryan Cranston, Diverse Actor

Answer: Murder, She Wrote

In seasons two, six, and twelve of "Murder" (1984), he respectively played Brian East, Jerry Wilber, and Parker Foreman. Apparently he must not have been that memorable, as Angela Lansbury surely would have wondered why he always was nearby when someone died. She seemed to notice everything else on the show. He did have a gig on "The X-Files" (1993), but only appeared one time.

From Quiz Sammy Davis Jr.

Answer: Will Mastin

It was called the Will Mastin Trio. Will had been a long time leader of a large vaudevillian dance troupe, but with the demise of vaudeville, he cut back to just himself and Sam Sr.

From Quiz Robert Duvall

Answer: Assassination Tango

In 2005, Luciana Pedraza became his fourth wife. He also wrote the movie's script. His friend and producer from "The Godfather" (1971), Francis Ford Coppola, served as executive producer and helped secure funding for the project. Duvall has been a great fan of the tango and soccer. In "Assassination Tango", Duvall played a paid killer drawn into the Buenos Aires tango clubs and smitten with Manuela, as played by Pedraza.

From Quiz Joan and Jackie Collins

Answer: Bill

Bill is the 'baby' of the family, being thirteen years younger than Joan. Jackie is the middle one, she is four years younger than Joan. Bill is the not famous member of the family, and leads a very private life, keeping out of the limelight.

From Quiz Life and Career of Helena Bonham Carter

Answer: The admissions committee felt that she would leave before graduating to pursue a career in acting.

Helena Bonham Carter decided to focus on acting full-time shortly after she was denied admission to Cambridge. Matt Damon dropped out of Harvard 12 credits short of graduation so I suppose there is some credence to admission committees denying admission to someone who is likely not going to graduate. However, it does seem a little unfair.

From Quiz Bette Davis: The Great Dame of Hollywood

Answer: The Wild Duck

Bette saw "The Wild Duck" (1926) staring Peg Entwistle. Bette later was to have said "Before that performance I wanted to be an actress. When it ended, I had to be an actress. Exactly like Peg Entwistle." Soon after Bette Davis applied to many play houses, including George Cukor's theater company.

From Quiz All About Miranda Cosgrove

Answer: Three

A talent agent saw her singing and dancing in a restaurant called "Taste of LA". She first starred in McDonald and Burger King commercials.

From Quiz Do You Like Stephen Colbert?

Answer: Oshawa

The City of Oshawa declared March 20th, 2007 as Stephen Colbert Day. It was no coincidence that this day was the mayor of Oshawa's birthday. The event was the result of a bet where Stephen predicted that the Saginaw Spirit would win a hockey game against the Oshawa Generals. The Saginaw Spirit and the Oshawa Generals are part of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Stephen learned in late 2006 that the Spirit had change their mascot's name to Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle, as a tribute to him. The game on January 26th, 2007 went to the Saginaw Spirit.

From Quiz The Dane Train - All About Dane Cook

Answer: Video Horizons

A joke in a hidden track on "Harmful if Swallowed"(2003) details Dane's experience as an assistant manager at Video Horizons and how he was five hours late for his first shift as assistant manager. Dane began doing stand-up in 1990, and quit his job in 1993 to be a full-time comic. Dane wrote in the FAQ section of his website that if he wasn't in comedy, he'd probably like a career in graphic design.

From Quiz Stephen Colbert

Answer: Friends (1994)

He was a correspondent on "The Daily Show" from 1997-2005. Colbert, along with Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello, played various characters on "Exit 57"; Colbert played various roles on "The Dana Carvey Show" as well.

From Quiz Bing Crosby Fun Facts

Answer: drummer and singer

The leader of the Musicaladers was Al Rinker. When their drummer had to quit, they needed a replacement. Bing had bought a drum set a few years earlier, and he auditioned on a lark. As soon as Rinker and the others heard Bing's voice, they knew they'd gotten a better all-round member than they'd dreamed of.

From Quiz Dorothy Dandridge: Bronze Beauty

Answer: The Wonder Kids

They traveled throught the midwest and southern USA in halls and churches and for other social events. This began when Dorothy was at least four years old. They would sing, dance, do acrobatics, and do skits that Ruby, their mother, wrote. This continued throughout the Great Depression, when they later had Etta Jones, a third member join. They were renamed "The Dandridge Sisters". Dorothy was opposed to this and never really talked to Etta because she never considered her "a sister".

From Quiz An Engineer, a Killer and a Barber!

Answer: Sweeney Todd

Cerveris saw "Sweeney Todd" on Broadway when he was 18. He liked it so much that he went to see it again and again and again, for a total of seven times! Cerveris later starred in the 2005 revival of "Sweeney Todd". The original production ran from the first of March 1979 to the twenty-ninth of June 1980.

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