What's My Stage Name? Pt 3 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jack Pickford

I was born in Toronto, Canada but became a US citizen in 1920. My sister, Mary Pickford arranged for me to have a contract with her, by Biograph. She then got me a contract when she signed with First National. I dodged the death bullet three times; a heart attack in 1928, a serious car accident in 1931 and a nervous breakdown in 1932.

The latter caused me to lapse into a coma, with my death following in January 1933.

Answer: Robert Reed

The role I am most remembered for is as Mike Brady in the "Brady Bunch" (1969). My breakthrough role was on the series "The Defenders" in 1961. I received three Emmy nominations for my portrayal of a transsexual doctor on the series "Medical Center" in 1975 and two miniseries "Rich Man Poor Man" (1976) and "Roots" (1977).

Answer: Robert Taylor

My first credited role was in the movie "Handy Andy" (1934). In 1947 I made huge waves when testifying at the HUAC by giving the names of my fellow actors who were communists and stating that I felt they should be deported. I succumbed to lung cancer on June 8, 1969.

Answer: Tom Tyler

In my thirty years of film making I found fame as a cowboy in silent westerns, portrayed the first comic book superhero of film,(Captain Marvel), and finished my career in bit roles. In 1953, I left Hollywood to live with my sister in Michigan and died of a heart attack there at the age of 50.

Answer: Bobby Vernon

I got my start at the age of 11, while working as a call boy for the comedy team of Kob and Dill. Due to Dill breaking his leg, I was brought on as a substitute. My career dwindled when the movies went from silent to talking, with my last being in 1929.

Answer: Mario Lanza

In 1943 I served in the Special Services unit of the US Army, doing performances of "On the Beam" and "Winged Victory". My first Hollywood film was with Kathryn Grayson in "The Midnight Kiss" (1949). MGM did not renew my contract in 1957 so I took my family and moved to Italy.

It is rumored that I angered mob boss Lucky Luciano for not showing up at a concert rehearsal, but that is just an urban legend. I died of a heart attack after a long battle with heart disease.

Answer: Capucine

My first role in Hollywood was in "The Pink Panther" (1963). During my time in Hollywood I romanced William Holden, who left his wife for me. Sadly the relationship didn't last, but upon his death he left me $50,000, in 1981. I died at the age of 50 by jumping out the window of my eight story building.

Answer: Carole Landis

At 15 I eloped with 19 year-old Irving Wheeler. It was annulled due to my being underage. Though in 1934 we remarried and moved to California, divorcing in 1939. In 1937, I played parts in "A Star is Born" and "A Day at the Races". The unrequited love I felt for Rex Harrison, with whom I had an affair, was a direct cause in my suicide in 1948 at that age of 29.

Answer: Gig Young

I was the star that always lost the girl, even in real life, having been married five times. I was married for seven years to Elizabeth Montgomery of "Bewitched" fame. We never starred in anything together. We divorced in 1963.

Answer: Jeffrey Hunter

I began acting in local radio programs and in amateur theater when I was a teenager. My first feature film was "Fourteen Hours" in 1951 with Grace Kelly. My signature film is "King of Kings" in 1961, in which I played Jesus. After having surgery for a cerebral hemorrhage and falling down the stairs, I never woke up, dying on May 27th, 1969.