What's My Stage Name? Pt. 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jean Harlow

The secret behind my platinum hair was a mixture of Clorox bleach, Lux flakes and ammonia. This destroyed my hair, so I began to wear wigs in my movies. I started out as an extra in films before moving on to parts in Laurel and Hardy shorts and the film "The Love Parade" in 1929.

In my film "Hells Angels"(1930) my screen image was born with the catchphrase, "Would you be shocked if I slipped into something more comfortable?" It was during filming of "Saratoga"(1937) that I fell ill and died 10 days later.

Answer: Laurence Harvey

My best film of my career was Room at the Top. It earned me my first Oscar nomination and offers from Hollywood. I am best remembered for my part as the brainwashed political assassin in "The Manchurian Candidate" in 1962. I died of cancer in 1973 in my London home.

Answer: Susan Hayward

My footprints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre are the only ones set in gold dust. At the age of seven I was injured in a car accident and told that I would not walk. Enduring several months in a body cast and braces I got back on my feet. I auditioned for the part of Scarlett O'Hara, but the part went to Viven Leigh. My major breakout role was as an alcoholic singer in "Smash-up: The Story of A Woman" in 1947, earning me my first Oscar nomination.

Answer: Judy Holliday

In the 1950s I became a singer, singing my own ballads. Having made a fan of Katharine Hepburn she conspired to get me a part in "Born Yesterday", taking it from Lana Turner and also getting me my first and only Oscar nomination. Called before the McCarran Committee (1951), I played my best role as a dumb blonde when asked about suspect donations.

In his eulogy at my funeral, Garson Kanin said "Her behavior under pressure was a poem of grace." in reference to my trial during the blacklisting days.

Answer: Veronica Lake

I was once crowned Miss Florida but had the title revoked when it was discovered that I was actually underage. I got my stage name and my trademark hairstyle "the peek-a-boo" from Arthur Hornblow Jr. I debuted as Veronica in "I Wanted Wings" in 1941.

Answer: Peter Lorre

The "Ren and Stimpy" creator used me as the inspiration for the character of Ren in his animated series. I was known in Hollywood as the "Walking Overcoat" due to my size, being 5'5" tall. I broke onto the international film scene playing a child murderer in "M" in 1931. My final film "The Patsy"(1964), made with Jerry Lewis, was released after my death.

Answer: Diana Lynn

I became a star in the film "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" (1944)with my friend Gail Russell. The sequel to this movie didn't fare as well. Most of my roles in Hollywood were playing a kid-sister. I took a 15 year absence from Hollywood, agreeing to play a part in "Play it as it Lays" (1972), but I suffered a brain hemmorage and died before playing the part.

Answer: Frank Morgan

I was not the first choice to play the Wizard of Oz, but I am glad that I did. The part was orginally offered to W.C. Fields and Ed Wynn. In 1913 I met my wife Alma Mueller and we stayed together until my death in 1949. We never starred in any films together.

Answer: Cathy O'Donnell

I began and ended my career as a star in two of the greatest movies ever made. "The Best Years of Our Life" in 1946 and "Ben-Hur" in 1959. My final role as a star was in the movie "Ben-Hur" as Tirzah. After retiring from film, I played minor roles on television in the late 1950s until the mid 1960s when I was diagnosed with cancer.

Answer: Susan Peters

My first role came in 1942 in the movie "Tish". It was then that I fell in love with my co-star, Richard Quine. We married in 1943, we divorced in 1948. I received an Academy Award nomination for my role in "Random Harvest" in 1942. My final role was in "The Sign of the Ram" (1948) due to a hunting accident that actually paralyzed me. I played a wheelchair-bound murderess.