What's My Stage Name? Pt. 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Renee Adore

"The Big Parade" in 1925 made me a star, it was directed by King Vidor. It also starred John Gilbert and Karl Dane. This was MGM's most successful film until "Gone With the Wind" in 1939.

Answer: Olive Borden

I was once described as having the longest and blackest locks in Hollywood. My final appearance in Hollywood was in "Chloe, Love is Calling You" in 1934. After leaving Hollywood I joined WACs in 1943. After discharge I tried my hand at Hollywood again, to no avail. I spent my remaining years on skid row before dying in 1947.

Answer: Stephen Boyd

My most famous role was as Messala in "Ben Hur" in 1959 opposite Charleton Heston. I was supposed to play Marc Antony in "Cleopatra" in 1963 but Elizabeth Taylor contracted pnuemonia so production was halted. By the time production started again I was committed to another movie so the part went to Richard Burton.

Answer: Jeff Chandler

I was a sucessful singer, songwriter, and musician as well as an actor. I was the singer of the theme song for my movie "Foxfire" in 1955. Despite having a Jewish background, in many of my movies I played Native Americans, starting with the part of Cochise in "Broken Arrow" in 1950.

Answer: Richard Cromwell

I was once married to 19 year old Angela Landsbury, for six months in 1942. After acting I became a ceramic artist, making pieces based on Native American and Aztec imagery. My first movie role was in "Tol'able David" in 1930 for Columbia, where I recieved my stage name.

Answer: Alan Curtis

I was once reported as having more suits then Clark Gable and Robert Taylor put together.I was discovered while driving taxi cab in Chicago, and become a model for suit ads. I got my first major part opposite Joan Crawford in "Mannequin" in 1937. I was mostly cast in part playing thugs or villians.

Answer: Bobby Darin

My body, upon my death, was donated to the UCLA Medical Center, for research into the heart. I was also married to Sandra Dee. We married in 1960 and remained married for seven years, divorcing in 1967. We starred in three movies together.

Answer: Divine

Before I became a star I ran a hair salon, a gift from my parents. In 1972 I left my family behind without a forwarding address and became a paticipant in John Waters pot and amphetamine-fueled repertory group "The Dreamlanders". My first appearance as Divine was in "Pink Flamingos" in 1972.

Answer: John Garfield

I was called to testify at the HUAC but refused to talk; I was subsequently blacklisted as a result. In 1947 I started my own production company, hoping to bring a political side to my work. The two most important films of my career were "Body and Soul"(1947) with earned me an Oscar nomination and "Force of Evil"(1948).

Answer: Gilda Gray

I was misunderstood when asked what I was doing, I replied "Shaking my chemise" which was taken as "Shaking my shimmy". This caused a whole new dance craze. I donated monies to charities in my homeland and was awarded the Polish Legion of Honor Cross. My first major movie role was in "Aloma of the South Seas" in 1926.