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1. This on screen siren was discovered while sipping a soda at a drug store counter. She became known as "The Sweater Girl". Her off screen life was filled with scandal, she was married 7 times, and her daughter was involved in the fatal stabbing of the actress's lover, Johnny Stompanato. Who is she?
2. At age 19 she met her 44 year-old on screen leading man and knew he would be her leading man off screen as well. The pair married in 1945, had two children, and made four movies together. Who is she?
3. This striking red-head was one of WWII's most popular pin-up girls. She was married 5 times including a marriage to Orson Welles. She once said "Men fall in love with Gilda, they wake up next to me." Who is she?
4. This Paris born actress made her acting debut in 1923 on Broadway. She is best known for her role as Ellie Andrews in "It Happened One Night". When filming for this movie she went on the record as saying that it was the worst movie ever made. That role won her her first Oscar! Who is she?
5. This actress played a waitress, she played Queen Elizabeth, and every kind of woman in between. A certain feature on this woman inspired a 1982 hit for singer Kim Carnes. Who is she?
6. This actress was the highest paid actress of the early 1930s. She was known for her one liners filled with innuendos such as "I was Snow White but I drifted." The title of her autobiography is "Goodness Had Nothing To Do With It." Who is she?
7. This starlet was known for her wise-cracking roles. In 1972 she was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her extensive charity work. One of her more notable characters proclaimed "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death." Who is she?
8. Born the daughter of a North Carolina cotton farmer, this green eyed beauty had a contract with MGM by age 18. She was married three times - Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra. All three unions ended in divorce. Who is she?
9. This mid-westerner moved to Hollywood at the age of 16 and died just ten years later. She was married three times. She is remembered for saying "Would you be terribly shocked if I slipped into something more comfortable?" in the 1930 film "Hell's Angels". Who is she?
10. This daughter of a doctor and suffragette was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1907. She was taught to always speak her mind. She won her first of four Oscars for her role in "Morning Glory". Who is she?
11. This woman was the first actress to ever win an Oscar and an Emmy. In the 1990s she hit the headlines when her grown daughter (whom the actress always claimed she had adopted abroad) came forward with evidence that she was actually the daughter of the actress and Clark Gable. Who is this actress?
12. This Stockholm born actress is quoted as saying "I prayed to God 'please don't let me have a dull life.' And he obviously heard me." She made the headlines when she had an out of wedlock pregnancy. She won three Oscars one of which was for her role in "Anastasia". Who is she?
13. This Berlin born actress was known for her long, sexy legs. She was studying violin when a wrist injury caused her to switch to acting. Refusing Hitler's request to return to Germany to make pro Nazi films she instead toured with the USO and rallied the troops. She was nominated once for an Oscar, for the 1930 film "Morocco". Who is she?
14. This blonde actress was the star of such movies as "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "True Confession". She died at the age of 33 in a plane crash. She was married twice; to actors William Powell and Clark Gable. Who is she?
15. This actress was the epitome of apple pies, clam bakes, the girl next door and every other All-American thing you can think of. Her over the shoulder pin-up was the most popular pin-up of WWII. Little did the troops know that she posed facing away from the camera to hide her pregnancy. Who is she?
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