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1. When he was a boy, Mr Masculinity himself, Robert De Niro, had a rather pale skin. What dairy name was he promptly given by his class mates?
2. This isn't funny at all - in fact it's ghastly - but it's just so crazy that it has to be included. When Henry Fonda was aged fourteen, and in a misguided attempt at father-son bonding, which public event did his father allow him to see?
3. Before Dean Martin started out in show business, he had a brief career as a boxer. What comical remark did he make about his twelve fights?
4. Tough guy actor Charles Bronson was born into a large family of 15 children that were so poor that often he was forced to wear what piece of apparel in his early days of school?
5. As a young woman, the rather upper-class, genteel and sophisticated Katharine Hepburn earned which "criminal" distinction during her years at a posh ladies college?
6. This isn't a bit funny, but I'm sorry to say I laughed anyway. Actor Lee Marvin served in the Second World War and was awarded a Purple Heart for his pains. Where was he shot?
7. Now here's one interesting star with a personal life far more fascinating than his film roles. Rudolph Valentino started out with his sights set on an entirely different career in his youth than the one he would have. With what degree did he complete his education?
8. Ah, the magnificent Clark Gable, Rhett Butler himself, the true man's man and ladies delight. What peculiar event heralded his birth in 1901?
9. Joan Crawford was born Lucille Fay LeSueur, but on commencing her film career, was advised to change it. What grounds did they give for this request?
10. From the age of seven, George Burns was your typical little street waif who tried his hand at anything to earn a little money to help feed the large fatherless family of which he was a part. What was one of these jobs?
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