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1. This Welsh actor was married five times but only had four different wives. His real surname was Jenkins but he took the name we all know him by from an old schoolmaster he was very close to. He is well known for a spectacular performance in "Look Back in Anger" (1959), but is best known for playing the Roman politician and general, Marc Antony in a major 1960s film.
2. This English actor had intended to be an architect but caught the acting bug. He became a well known stage actor and played minor roles in films made in the 1930's to meet the requirement that a percentage of films shown in the UK had to be made there. He did however get larger roles and by the 1940's was one of the most popular stars of UK cinema in films such as "The Wicked Lady" (1945) and "Odd Man Out" (1947). When he moved to America he got much better roles but still tended to take any job offered. His most well known films would include "North by Northwest" (1959) and "20,000 Leagues under the Sea" (1954).
3. This British actor moved to America as a young boy with his family and seriously injured his arm by running through a glass door which left him with a slight deformity. He was rejected for the draft for World War 2 as a result, leaving him available for film making. His first major movie was "A Yank at Eton" (1947), but it was "Good News" (1947) that became his greatest claim to fame. He married Patricia Kennedy, sister of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
4. This movie star was born in Romania although he claimed to have been born in Pennsylvania. As a sickly child, he took up swimming and proved to very good at it. In 1932 he made the first of a series of films as a character found in the African jungle.
5. This American actor was one of Hollywood's most popular leading men in the 1920s. He worked steadily over the years becoming more of a support actor. He is probably known best today for his role as Police Commissioner Gordon in the "Batman" TV series.
6. This American writer has had over 20 films and TV dramas made from his works. His most famous novel is "In Cold Blood" which concerned an actual multiple murder and its consequences and is recognised as one of the best books of its type ever written. It was made into a film in 1967. He also wrote the novel "Breakfast at Tiffany's" which was turned into a major film starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly.
7. This American singer/songwriter came to fame with the rise of Motown Records. His most famous songs include "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" and "I Heard It Through The Grapevine".
8. This English comedian was one half a duo who had great success on British TV. He took his stage name from the town where he was born. He was a lifelong supporter of Luton Town football club, becoming a director from 1970-77 before resigning and becoming the club's vice-president.
9. This American businessman noticed a small chain of burger bars. He thought the setup had potential and became their franchising agent in 1954 when already over 50 years old. In 1961 he bought out the founding brothers, Richard and Maurice and turned the company into a global brand in the fast food industry.
10. This American actor was appearing on stage by the age of four. He was spotted by Charlie Chaplin who planned a movie in which they would both star. That movie was "The Kid" (1921). By the age of 13 his career was taking a downturn, as so often happens with child stars. In 1937 he married Betty Grable. In 1964 he was in the classic TV series "The Addams Family" where he played Uncle Fester.
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