See What You Know About The Golden Age Of Hollywood By Naming These Classic Hollywood Celebrities!
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In the days before the internet, the entertainment industry still had its share of stars that were known the world over. These classic men and women of Hollywood were put on a pedestal that rivals the stars of today. Take this quiz and see what you know about these classic Hollywood celebrities!
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Question 1
What famous Hollywood bombshell was born Norma Jeane Mortenson?
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AMarilyn Monroe
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BVirginia Mortenson
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CJean Harlow
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DNorma Rae
Marilyn Monroe
On June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson, later baptized as Norma Jeane Baker, was born to Gladys Pearl Baker in Los Angeles, CA. Norma Jeane became Marilyn Monroe in 1946 after signing her first studio contract, and she would legally change her name in 1956.
Question 2
Making 11 tumultuous films together, this on-again, off-again real-life couple had even more drama in their own lives than they shared on the screen which is saying a lot. Their performances in Cleopatra won critical acclaim and landed them in 10 more films together.
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ACary Grant and Dyan Cannon
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BElizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
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CGeorge Segal and Suzanne Pleshette
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DTony Curtis and Janet Leigh
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton made 11 films together, the most memorable of them being the emotional rollercoaster film, <i>Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf</i> about an alcoholic woman whose husband made up stories to help her cope with the death of their son. They also collaborated on <i>The V.I.P.s</i>, <i>Cleopatra</i>, <i>The Sandpiper</i>, <i>The Taming of the Shrew</i>, <i>Doctor Faustus</i>, <i>The Comedians, Boom!</i>, <i>Under Milk Wood</i>, <i>Hammersmith Is Out</i>, and <i>Divorce His – Divorce Hers</i>. The couple was married two different times and divorced as many.
Question 3
These two youngsters were paired for 10 performances and grew up together in front of America's eyes. They co-starred in the Andy Hardy movie series as well as a couple of special productions.
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AJane Wyman and Jack Oakey
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BMickey Rooney and Judy Garland
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CEddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
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DLew Ayres and Sandy Dennis
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland
The 10 films starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland co-starred in were <i>Thoroughbreds Don't Cry</i> (1937), <i>Love Finds Andy Hardy</i> (1938), <i>Babes in Arms</i> (1939), <i>Andy Hardy Meets Debutante</i> (1940), <i>Strike Up the Band</i> (1940), <i>Life Begins for Andy Hardy</i> (1941), <i>Babes on Broadway</i> (1941), <i>Girl Crazy</i> (1943), <i>Thousands Cheer</i> (1943) and <i>Words and Music</i> (1948). Their on-screen puppy love was irresistible at the box office.
Question 4
This young actor quickly made a name for himself before he tragically died in a car crash after making only three films; East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant.
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ATyrone Power
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BJames Dean
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CRonald Colman
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DMontgomery Clift
James Dean
James Dean had youth and good looks on his side. His first role was a television commercial for Pepsi Cola. He had some bit parts and television shows in his early career before being discovered in a theatrical production called <i>The Immoralist</i>. Dean's first film, <i>East of Eden</i>, was a box-office hit, and he was instantly in demand. He was nominated for the first posthumous Best Actor Academy Award in history for his role in this film. His other films were still in post-production at the time of his untimely death, so he was never able to see them released.
Question 5
This popular and highly marketable actor did his best work in comedies including Some Like it Hot in which he dressed like a woman to get a job, The Odd Couple with Walter Matthau, and The Great Race with its all-star cast. Besides romantic comedies such as It Should Happen to You with Judy Holliday, he played several intense dramatic roles such as in Missing, Cowboy with Glenn Ford, and The China Syndrome.
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AClifton Webb
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BJack Lemmon
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CLew Ayres
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DGig Young
Jack Lemmon
John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was a mix of funnyman and serious dramatic actor. His roles were believable because his personality changed to meet each character. Humorous in <i>Mister Roberts</i> with Henry Fonda and <i>Good Neighbor Sam</i>, then serious and intense in <i>The Days of Wine and Roses</i> for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Lemmon was often paired with friend Walter Matthau, and the two made ten films together.
Question 6
Spellbound, a 1945 film noir with deliciously complex characterizations, stars Ingrid Bergman as a psychoanalyst who is trying to help an amnesiac played by what well-known actor?
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ABruce Dern
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BGregory Peck
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CBrian Keith
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DAlan Alda
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck starred in <i>Spellbound</i> during a productive period in his career. However, he continued to have roles in major films through the 1980s.
Question 7
This on-screen couple were the best of friends in real life and stayed in touch until he died of AIDS in 1985. Who was this couple that starred in the fan-favorite film Pillow Talk?
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AAudrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck
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BDoris Day and Rock Hudson
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CJohn Barrymore and Dolores Costello
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DJane Wyman and Don Ameche
Doris Day and Rock Hudson
Doris Day and Rock Hudson's three films included <i>Pillow Talk</i> about two apartment dwellers forced to share a party line. Another, <i>Lover Come Back</i>, was about a man who pretends to be an innocent from Texas to fulfill a business proposition. They also made <i>Send Me No Flowers</i>, in which Hudson plays a hypochondriac husband who thinks he is going to die.
Question 8
The classic, genre-defining gumshoe in the 1941 film noir The Maltese Falcon is played by which actor?
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AHumphrey Bogart
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BSpencer Tracy
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CKirk Douglas
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DRichard Widmark
Humphrey Bogart
Directed by legend John Huston, Humphrey Bogart's iconic character Sam Spade still influences detectives in television and film. In an enduring scene, Bogart's character slaps Peter Lorre's character and tells him "When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it."
Question 9
Who is this intense and sometimes cruel actor known for such films as Young Man with a Horn, Spartacus and Lonely Are the Brave? He also left the legacy of a son who follows in his acting footsteps.
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AGig Young
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BPreston Sturgiss
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CKirk Douglas
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DStewart Granger
Kirk Douglas
Born as Issur Danielovitch, later known as Izzy Demsky, and finally taking the name of Kirk Douglas, this actor was known for taking explosive roles of unscrupulous and hard-hearted characters in many of his films and working opposite such bombshell actresses as Lana Turner, Lauren Bacall and Barbara Stanwyck. He made war films, westerns, and some film noir. He also portrayed the artist Vincent Van Gogh in <i>Lust for Life</i>, and his appearance was striking like that of the master artist. Douglas' son, Micheal, is also a well-known actor.
Question 10
Hailed as a truly classic film noir, the 1946 gem The Killers featured a 23-year-old actor in a role that would make him an instant star. Which famous leading man played the part of a dreamy, thoughtful Swede in danger from multiple plots?
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AJames Earl Jones
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BBurt Lancaster
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CCharlie Chaplin
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DKlaus Kinski
Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster was paid $20,000 for his starring role in <i>The Killers</i>, but this work got him noticed. His cool detachment combined with wholesomeness gave him an unworldly air that audiences still love.
Question 11
Taking primarily feisty roles in films such as in, Susan Slept Here, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Bundle of Joy with her future husband Eddie Fisher, who is this multi-talented singer, dancer and actress?
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ADebbie Reynolds
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BIngrid Bergman
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CClaire Trevor
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DJane Powell
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie Reynolds was a versatile and believable actress known for her innocent appearance and her incredible singing and dancing abilities. While filming <i>Bundle of Joy</i> with singer and actor Eddie Fisher, the two fell in love and were married. She was three months pregnant with her (also famous) daughter, Carrie Fisher, while she was filming <i>Singing in the Rain</i> - an ambitious film heavy in dance numbers. Debbie was also a businesswoman who owned a dance studio, a hotel and casino in Las Vegas and acted as president of an organization that helped people with mental health issues.
Question 12
This couple of the silver screen only made two films together, years apart, each with one-word titles: Notorious and Indiscreet. Though they each acted with other people many more times, these two films were box office hits and gave each of their careers a boost. Who were these rock-solid Hollywood stars?
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ACary Grant and Ingrid Bergman
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BJames Mason and Eva Marie Saint
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CRita Hayworth and Glenn Ford
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DClaude Rains and Dolores Del Rio
Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman
Both Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman had already enjoyed solid careers and great success in Hollywood before working together. First paired in the Hitchcock thriller <i>Notorious</i> in 1946, and 12 years later in the lighthearted romantic comedy <i>Indiscreet</i>, this pair enjoyed great reviews for their on-screen chemistry and were friends in real life.
Question 13
What actress and singer signed her first movie contract with MGM at just age 13, and had one of her biggest success in 1939 when she went "Over the Rainbow" at 16?
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AJudy Garland
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BShirley Temple
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CAnn Margret
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DBrigitte Bardot
Judy Garland
Garland began performing in vaudeville at just two and a half years old, and earned a movie contract at age 13 with MGM. After a few successful films, she starred in <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> at age 16.
Question 14
What child star had completed most of her greatest box office hits before age 12?
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ADoris Day
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BJudy Garland
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CKim Novak
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DShirley Temple
Shirley Temple
Temple starred in her most famous roles, including in <i>Bright Eyes</i>, <i>The Little Princess</i>, and <i>Heidi</i> between the age of 3 and 12, and she retired from films at just 22 years old.
Question 15
Who said this famous movie quote: "What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word, and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down."
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AHumphrey Bogart
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BClark Gable
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CJames Stewart
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DBing Crosby
James Stewart
James Stewart stars as George Bailey in the 1946 holiday classic <i>It's a Wonderful Life</i>. In this scene, a teenage George and his then-crush (later wife) Mary, played by Donna Reed, make a wish and talk about their futures.
Question 16
What celebrated film star, who had a career that lasted more than 60 years, made her debut on film at age 10 in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942?
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AElizabeth Taylor
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BJoan Crawford
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CClaudette Colbert
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DElsa Lanchester
Elizabeth Taylor
After moving to California with her parents during World War II, Taylor signed a contract with Universal Studios and had her first film role soon after in <i>There's One Born Every Minute</i>, although she had a bigger role in <i>Lassie Come Home</i> the following year.
Question 17
Long before his stint as James Bond, this actor was crowned as Mr. Universe. He has been in many classic films such as Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Hitchcock's Marnie, with co-star Tippi Hedren, and Robin and Marian opposite Audrey Hepburn.
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AGene Kelly
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BSean Connery
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CGregory Peck
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DMarlon Brando
Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery was proclaimed as Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure. He began humbly with menial jobs such as that of a milkman, bus driver, lifeguard, artist's model, and coffin polisher. He worked at bodybuilding for a time, ultimately winning the title of Mr. Universe, perhaps leading to his title of Sexiest Man Alive. His most famous work includes the seven films in the James Bond movie series for which he had to take elocution classes, <i>The Man Who Would be King</i>, <i>Hunt for Red October</i>, and in his older years, <i>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</i>.
Question 18
Born as Frances Ethel Gumm and getting her start as one of the singing Gumm Sisters, this actress went on to be one of the most loved teenage stars of all time. On the job, she was a professional in every sense, rarely needing to reshoot scenes, especially when singing was involved.
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AGloria Stewart
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BAnn Sheridan
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CGene Tierney
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DJudy Garland
Judy Garland
From her first appearance in 1938's, <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>, Judy Garland proved herself to be a genuine and believable character and her singing voice helped her land many roles down the road, notably in the Andy Hardy movie series starring opposite Mickey Rooney, <i>Meet Me in St. Louis</i>, and <i>The Harvey Girls</i>, Along with her career, she had many high-profile involvements with men including Orson Welles and Vincente Minnelli, with whom she had her daughter Liza.
Question 19
The feisty Girl Friday in the 1946 film noir The Dark Corner gets involved in the dangerous troubles of her private detective boss when he asks for her help. Who plays this spirited secretary?
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AJane Fonda
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BSally Field
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CVivien Leigh
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DLucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Though famous for her comedic exploits, Lucille Ball delivers a rich performance in this shadowy film noir.
Question 20
Together off-screen as well as on, who was this couple that brought us classic film noirs the likes of To Have and Have Not and Key Largo?
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AMelvyn Douglas and Margaret Dumont
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BRobert Mitchum and Susan Hayward
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CDick Powell and Ruby Keeler
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DHumphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Twenty-five years her senior, Humphrey Bogart was drawn to Lauren Bacall's sultry voice and perfect, pouty-lipped face. She became his fourth and final wife. Bacall, or Betty as she liked to be called, was just a nice "kid" as he called her, who couldn't resist Bogart's appeal. Together, they gave us four films; <i>To Have and Have Not</i>, <i>The Big Sleep</i>, <i>Dark Passage</i>, and <i>Key Largo</i>.
Question 21
The Haunting of Hill House, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Wax Museum, and The Fly, were among cult favorites starring this unusual actor. He was adept at bringing horror tales to life, but his suspenseful romance Laura starring Gene Tierney was equally as successful.
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AVincent Price
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BBoris Karloff
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CPeter Lorre
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DPaul Munie
Vincent Price
Vincent Price graduated from Yale with a degree in history where he then taught for a year. He went on to pursue a Masters in Fine Arts but ended up being drawn to the stage. He played several roles as religious characters before making his foray into the world of horror. He worked with Gene Tierney, Ava Gardner, and Robert Taylor among others. He had a role in Cecil B. DeMille's, <i>The Ten Commandments</i> before making a series of films based on the tales of Edgar Allan Poe.
Question 22
In the 1953 black and white film noir Angel Face which actor has the starring male role as a hapless race car driver turned ambulance jockey?
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AJohn Wayne
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BWoody Allen
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CBing Crosby
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DRobert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum is more than a handsome presence in <i>Angel Face</i>. He put great effort into developing the role of Frank, a man who has fallen on hard times after World War II. He is engaged to a dependable woman but lets himself fall for a wealthy femme fatale. Part of the beauty of this film is that director Otto Preminger never judges or imposes labels on its characters.
Question 23
The 1936 film noir The Petrified Forest features an unlikely teaming of a wealthy Englishman, an American gangster, and a dreamy waitress who loves beauty. Which iconic Hollywood actress portrays the waitress?
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AAngela Lansbury
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BBette Davis
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CHedy Lamarr
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DJoan Blondell
Bette Davis
Bette Davis reprised her stage role as Gabrielle for the film version of <i>The Petrified Forest</i>, which was also Humphrey Bogart's first major screen role.
Question 24
Who is this non-traditional classic film actor best known for his performances in White Christmas with Bing Crosby, The Court Jester with Glynis Johns, and both A Song is Born and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Virginia Mayo?
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ABob Hope
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BDanny Kaye
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CFrank Sinatra
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DMickey Rooney
Danny Kaye
Known both for his golden voice and his adept footwork, Danny Kaye was a singer/dancer/actor and comedian, often combining all of the above in a single film. Kaye was not the traditional tall, dark and handsome leading man, and yet he took that role charmingly in all of his films, playing opposite such greats as Virginia Mayo, Vera Ellen, Gene Tierney, and Dana Wynter. Kaye was married to the same woman, Sylvia Fine, for over 40 years and she wrote most of his material. Kaye was a great chef and entertainer and had a custom-built Chinese restaurant in the back of his home with a kitchen and dining area around it. He was the only non-professional chef ever to earn the Les Meilleurs Ouvriers de France culinary award.
Question 25
This controversial couple made many films together, including Woman of the Year and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. They had an ongoing affair for 26 years in real life. Who is this couple?
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AMontgomery Clift and Syd Cherise
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BVan Johnson and June Allyson
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CClark Gable and Loretta Young
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DKatharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
The names of Hepburn and Tracy were as inseparable in real life as they were through the nine films they made together. Tracy, who was an alcoholic and already unfaithful to his wife, also cheated on Hepburn, and though she knew it, she stayed with him until his death, just 17 days after completing the film <i>Guess Who's Coming To Dinner</i>.
Question 26
What prolific actress and quintessential girl-next-door is best known for her role in Pillow Talk opposite the dashing Rock Hudson?
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AJulie Andrews
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BDoris Day
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CGrace Kelly
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DMarilyn Monroe
Doris Day
Well known for her girl-next-door appeal, Day began acting on the screen in 1948 with a role in <i>Romance on the High Seas</i>. Although she had hits in the early 1950s, <i>Pillow Talk</i> is probably one of her best-known films.
Question 27
The 1946 film Notorious is a romance and a thriller as well as a classic film noir. A US agent asks a woman of dubious reputation to spy on a group of Nazis in South America. Who plays this agent?
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AJames Stewart
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BSidney Poitier
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CCary Grant
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DWillem Dafoe
Cary Grant
Cary Grant, though English by birth, became famous as one of America's great actors in classic Hollywood films. Though praised for his excellent comic timing, he could also deliver serious performances, as he does in <i>Notorious</i>. He was born with the name Archibald Alec Leach.
Question 28
Released in 1953, the noir film The Big Heat chronicles the fictional tale of an everyman police officer targeted by the mob because he wants to shut down illegal activities. Who plays this sympathetic policeman?
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AGlenn Ford
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BWilliam Hurt
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CClark Gable
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DDanny Glover
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford had Hollywood star power, and the casting of him in the lead male role of Dave Bannion gave this film instant public interest that would make it a success.
Question 29
This real-life husband and wife were also partners in 28 Hollywood films together, all westerns. Can you name this dynamic duo?
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ARobert Redford and Jane Fonda
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BTyrone Power and Betty Grable
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CRoy Rogers and Dale Evans
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DGeorge Burns and Gracie Allen
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
The on-screen pairing of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans treated audiences to 28 films in which they worked together. A few of their more well-known films include <i>My Pal Trigger</i>, <i>Rainbow Over Texas</i>, and <i>Roll On Texas Moon</i>. This married couple had a famous sidekick as well - Trigger, the horse.
Question 30
Who was this handsome lady charmer that really shined in romantic comedies such as Bringing up Baby with Katherine Hepburn and My Favorite Wife with Irene Dunn, but was equally talented at his more serious roles in None but the Lonely Heart with Ethel Barrymore, and Hitchcock films North by Northwest with Eva Marie Saint and Charade with Audrey Hepburn?
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AStewart Granger
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BCary Grant
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CDirk Bogard
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DMarlon Brando
Cary Grant
Born as Archibald Alec Leach, Cary Grant was born into a poor family in Bristol, England. His father was an alcoholic and his mother suffered from depression. His mother taught him to sing and dance when he was only four years old, and he was sent away to a school for boys at age four-and-a-half where over the years he was referred to as scruffy, naughty and noisy. Grant later modeled his adult persona, to a large extent, after the refined actor Douglas Fairbanks, whom he admired. He once said, "I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally, I became that person. Or he became me.”
Question 31
What formidable actress's breakout role was opposite Gene Kelly in 1952's Singin' in the Rain?
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ADebbie Reynolds
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BGinger Rogers
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CJudy Garland
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DJulie Andrews
Debbie Reynolds
Although Reynolds had starred in many musicals in the 1950s, it was her turn as Kathy Selden opposite Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor that made her a household name.
Question 32
What famous actress left Hollywood after starring in 11 successful films in order to become the Princess of Monaco in 1956?
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AGrace Kelly
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BBrigitte Bardot
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CBette Davis
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DVivien Leigh
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, in 1956 and gave up her successful acting career to become Princess Grace, where she put her efforts into charitable work.
Question 33
What actress, nicknamed "sex kitten" starred opposite Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas in 1964?
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ALena Horne
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BJane Russell
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CClaudette Colbert
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DAnn-Margret
Ann-Margret
After some initial success as a singer, entering the Top 20 on the Billboard Charts, she moved into acting and found success with <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> and with <i>Viva Las Vegas</i> opposite Elvis.
Question 34
Who are these actors that played in three movies based on real-life people, the most famous of whom was major league baseball player Monty Stratton in The Stratton Story?
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AGene Kelly and Ida Lupino
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BJimmy Stewart and June Allyson
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CRed Skelton and Lucille Ball
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DZsa Zsu Pitts and Milton Berle
Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson
Playing such a great, solid married couple on screen landed Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson three films together. These classics included <i>The Stratton Story</i> (1949), <i>The Glenn Miller Story</i> (1954), and <i>Strategic Air Command</i> (1955). They were popular at the box office because of their portrayal of solid marriages and problem-solving.
Question 35
What actress co-starred with Maureen O'Hara in Miracle on 34th Street when she was just eight years old?
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AShirley Temple
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BJudy Garland
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CEva Marie Saint
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DNatalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Famous for several films throughout her career, including in <i>Rebel Without a Cause</i>, <i>West Side Story</i>, and <i>Gypsy</i>, it was her role as Susan Walker in <i>Miracle on 34th Street</i> that launched her career.
Question 36
The 1949 noir crime drama Port of New York is a study in police procedural dramas and features law enforcement efforts to stop an opium shipment from being distributed. Who plays the leader of the ring of drug dealers?
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ACharles Bronson
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BFred Astaire
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CYul Brynner
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DJeff Bridges
Yul Brynner
The role of the suave, merciless drug dealer Paul Vicola was Yul Brynner's first role, played with a full head of hair. While the film had mixed reviews, Yul Brynner's rich performance was noticed and led to other roles that are still famous.
Question 37
Nominated for Academy Awards four different times for her films, Stella Dallas, Ball of Fire, Sorry, Wrong Number, and Double Indemnity, who is this talented and beautiful actress with a hint of Brooklyn in her voice?
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ABarbara Stanwyck
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BTeresa Wright
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CCeleste Holm
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DJudy Holiday
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck was an actress who always took strong leading roles and whether she was making you cry in <i>Stella Dallas</i> or laugh in <i>The Lady Eve</i>, she had a believability quotient like few others. Her special forte was film noir, and she was all femme fatale in these dark dramas that left you watching over your shoulder. From humble beginnings - orphaned at age four and being raised in foster homes - to being the highest paid actress in the United States in 1944, Stanwyck paid her dues, leaving a legacy of fabulous films to enjoy.
Question 38
The atmospheric, shadowy 1958 noir Touch of Evil features a well-known Hollywood personality in his final direction of a studio film. In the film, he portrays a drunken sheriff in a dusty town bordering Mexico. Who is this actor and director?
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ABilly Crystal
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BOrson Welles
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CCharlie Chaplin
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DTom Cruise
Orson Welles
Orson Welles both starred in and directed <i>Touch of Evil</i>, a popular film known for its lush cinematography as well as its twisting, complex plot.
Question 39
The 1945 film noir Mildred Pierce features a famous actress who plays a hard-working mother in the clutches of her spoiled, manipulative daughter. Who plays the eponymous role of this woman who cannot see through her daughter's deceit?
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AEva Gabor
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BJoan Crawford
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CDyan Cannon
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DAngie Dickinson
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford is known for her powerful, mesmerizing performances in many roles throughout her lengthy career. She was named one of the top actresses in classic Hollywood cinema.
Question 40
Born as Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko, this actress played a tormented teenager with suicidal and self-destructive tendencies because of a failed love interest in the 1961 film, Splendor in the Grassopposite actor Warren Beatty.
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ANatalie Cole
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BAnna Nicole Smith
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CNicole Kidman
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DNatalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Born the daughter of Russian immigrants, Natalia took the stage name of Natalie Wood for her American career. She began as a child actor and was adored for her cute, street-smart, freckle-faced characters. Wood grew up to be smart and intuitive and often took difficult and tumultuous roles, landing her three Academy Awards for the movies <i>Love with the Proper Stranger</i>, <i>Splendor in the Grass</i>, and <i>Rebel Without a Cause</i>. Wood was married to actor Robert Wagner.
Question 41
Perhaps her most famous movie line of her career was, "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?" Who was this gutsy blonde?
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ADoris Day
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BMae West
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CMarilyn Monroe
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DMarlene Dietrich
Mae West
This famous misinterpretation of a line, spoken by actress Mae West in the 1933 <i>She Done Him Wrong</i>, is often misquoted. The actual words were, "Why don't you come up and see me?" West played a salty character named Diamon Lil in this black-and-white film.
Question 42
While this actor was frequently seen in tough guy roles in films like Dark Passage, Key Largo, and Dead End, he also had a softer side as seen in Sabrina. His most famous work, Casablanca, earned him an Academy Award nomination.
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ABoris Karloff
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BJames Cagney
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CGeorge Raft
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DHumphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Bogart was often typecast as a gangster due to the scar on his upper lip, his ability to look shifty and his particular way of speaking. He was the man we loved to hate in numerous iconic gangster movies such as <i>The Maltese Falcon</i> and <i>The Petrified Forest</i>. He was married four times, most famously to frequent co-star Lauren Bacall, 25 years his junior.
Question 43
This handsome and soft spoken actor was famous for his singing and dancing in many films such as Brigadoon with Cyd Charisse, Singing in the Rain with Debbie Reynolds, and For Me and My Galplaying opposite Judy Garland.
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AGene Kelly
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BBob Hope
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CFred Astaire
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DMickey Rooney
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly gave us some of our finest musical films including <i>The Pirate</i>, <i>On the Town</i> with whom he shared the screen with Frank Sinatra, and <i>An American in Paris</i> with Leslie Caron. He only made two films in which he did not sing or dance - <i>What a Way To Go</i> and <i>Inherit the Wind</i>. He directed the 1960 film version of <i>Hello Dolly</i> for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.
Question 44
Although he was well known for his serious roles in western movies such as The Fastest Gun Alive and Jubal, this actor also held his own in romantic comedies and dramas such as The Courtship of Eddie's Father and Dear Heart.
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AGlenn Ford
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BStewart Granger
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CDick Powell
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DTyrone Power
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford's first film, <i>Texas</i> was a western which is the genre he is best known for. However, early in his career, he co-starred with Fredric March and Margaret Sullavan in <i>So Ends Our Night</i> which President and Eleanor Roosevelt saw and liked so much they invited him to Roosevelt's annual Birthday Ball. He served as a captain and a commander in the Navy during his three different tours and was awarded several medals. His most memorable role was played opposite Rita Hayworth in the film <i>Gilda</i>.
Question 45
Which actor played in several romantic comedies including Pat and Mike, Woman of the Year, and Desk Set opposite an actress he was openly having an affair with?
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ASpencer Tracy
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BJames Cagney
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CVan Johnson
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DWarren Beatty
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy was married and yet openly admitted to having an ongoing relationship with actress Katharine Hepburn. The two were paired in a total of nine films together over the years, the first being <i>Woman of the Year</i> in 1942 and the last being <i>Guess Who's Coming to Dinner</i> which was completed just 17 days before his death in 1967. A versatile actor, Tracy was believable as the wise and lovable Father Flanagan in <i>Boys Town</i> with Mickey Rooney and as a frightening creature in the thriller <i>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</i>.
Question 46
This iconic actor portrayed a dishonest insurance salesman in the thriller Double Indemnity opposite Barbara Stanwyck, yet went on to later play America's favorite bachelor-father in the television series, My Three Sons.
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ANeville Brand
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BFred MacMurray
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CHumphrey Bogart
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DJames Cagney
Fred MacMurray
Tall and handsome, actor Fred MacMurray got his start as a singer and recorded on the Victor label. Although usually cast as a nice, decent guy, he was cast against type as an underhanded insurance agent in <i>Double Indemnity</i>, a cynical lieutenant in <i>The Caine Mutiny</i>, and a womanizer in <i>The Apartment</i>. Later years saw him back in character opposite Claudette Colbert in <i>The Egg and I</i> as well as a variety of Disney movies.
Question 47
This stunning, one-of-a-kind actress was a powerhouse of personality. Acting in such films as Hitchcock's Charade, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and My Fair Lady, she showed her versatility and was believable in every role, co-starring with powerhouse actors such as Cary Grant in Charade and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday. Who is this actress, dancer, and humanitarian?
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AMyrna Loy
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BAudrey Hepburn
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CGinger Rogers
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DKatharine Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
The daughter of a Dutch noblewoman and a German oil executive, Edda Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston took the stage name of Audrey Hepburn when she entered the world of stage and screen following her parents' divorce. She was very thin for her 5' 6" frame - a result of starvation during World War II. A former dancer, she used her skills in few films. She portrayed everything from a reformed prostitute to a nun and played equally well in either comedic or serious roles. She became a major contributor to the Red Cross and UNICEF efforts, traveling to South America, Turkey, Ethiopia, Honduras, El Salvador, Sudan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and many other countries, where she helped with humanitarian efforts. She was often found swarmed with children who craved the hugs she gave so freely.
Question 48
Although she is best known for her role in The Graduate opposite Dustin Hoffman, what classic Hollywood actress won a Tony and an Oscar for playing Anne Sullivan in The Miracle Worker?
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AElizabeth Taylor
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BMaggie Smith
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CAnne Bancroft
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DKatharine Hepburn
Anne Bancroft
Before becoming famous as Mrs. Robinson in <i>The Graduate</i>, Bancroft starred in <i>The Miracle Worker</i> on Broadway earning a Tony, and later reprised her role in the film version, earning an Oscar.
Question 49
This dynamic duo had too much fun filming together and were great friends off-screen. On screen, they made audiences roar with their film Bringing Up Baby. Who are they?
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AJack Oakey and Loretta Young
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BWC Fields and Mae West
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CJune Lockhart and Tyrone Power
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DCary Grant and Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn were paired in four films, each of them romantic comedies. There was the slapstick <i>Bringing Up Baby</i>, the poignant <i>Holiday</i>, the sophisticated <i>Philadelphia Story</i>, and <i>Sylvia Scarlett</i> where Hepburn pretends to be a boy to help her father escape the country.
Question 50
What actress starred opposite Rex Harrison in the stage production of My Fair Lady, for which she won a Tony Award?
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AAva Gardner
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BJulie Andrews
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CAudrey Hepburn
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DJudy Garland
Julie Andrews
In 1956, Julie Andrews starred in the Broadway debut as Eliza Doolittle opposite Rex Harrison, although she later lost out to Audrey Hepburn for the film role.
Question 51
This British actor brought a touch of class to the movies with his articulate speech and his firm, yet at times vulnerable, gaze. Always the gentleman, he co-starred with Doris Day in Please Don't Eat the Daisies and in My Man Godfrey with June Allyson.
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AClifton Webb
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BGary Cooper
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CDavid Niven
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DTony Curtis
David Niven
As a beginning actor, David Niven landed several uncredited roles where he can be glimpsed in the supporting cast. He moved up to lead role status in <i>The Dawn Patrol</i>. As his name became more well-known in Hollywood and his popularity grew, Niven played opposite some of Hollywood's finest including Doris Day, Ginger Rogers, and Loretta Young. Niven won the Academy Award for best actor with his performance in <i>Separate Tables</i> playing opposite Deborah Kerr. Later, he acted in several early Disney films including <i>Candleshoe</i> and <i>No Deposit, No Return</i>.
Question 52
The 1944 film noir Gaslight is about a man protecting a secret at all costs, even if he has to drive his wife mad. This film was nominated for seven Oscars and won two, including a Best Actress win for what Hollywood legend?
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AClaudette Colbert
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BIngrid Bergman
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CJulie Andrews
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DElizabeth Taylor
Ingrid Bergman
Over her career, Ingrid Bergman won three Academy Awards, Four Golden Globes, a BAFTA, two Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, she would later be ranked high on the list of great actresses in classic American films.
Question 53
What famous actress started her career in vaudeville before becoming on part of a famous dancing duo with Fred Astaire?
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AGrace Kelly
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BGinger Rogers
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CDebbie Reynolds
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DJulie Andrews
Ginger Rogers
Rogers and Astaire first starred in <i>Flying Down to Rio</i> in 1933 as supporting characters, and would go on to star in eight films together.
Question 54
Who said this famous film quote: "If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
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ARichard Burton
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BGregory Peck
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CKirk Douglas
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DPeter O'Toole
Gregory Peck
This memorable line is faithfully quoted in the novel <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> from which the 1962 film is adapted. Gregory Peck says this line as the lawyer Atticus Finch, giving an important life lesson to his daughter, Scout.
Question 55
What singer and actress starred in many films in the 1940s, including Stormy Weather, and was one of the most famous African-American performers of her time while refusing to only play stereotypes?
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ANina Mae McKinney
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BEthel Moses
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CLena Horne
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DEthel Waters
Lena Horne
Horne was a popular performer, thanks to a long run at the Savoy-Plaza Hotel, and signed a seven-year contract with MGM. With the help of NAACP and her father, she created a contract stating that she would not just play domestic workers.
Question 56
Who is this versatile actor that was as believable as a bandleader in The Glenn Miller Story as he was as a sheriff in The Far Country or as a silly misfit with an invisible friend in Harvey? His most popular film by far was It's a Wonderful Life.
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AStewart Granger
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BGeorge Brent
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CJimmy Durante
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DJames Stewart
James Stewart
James "Jimmy" Stewart was one of the good guys. He portrayed sensitive and wise characters whether in westerns, romantic comedies or the Hitchcock films he was so loved for - <i>Rear Window</i> is the favorite by far. His lanky form was as good at being awkward as it was at mounting a horse. His sensitive face was equally at home puzzling out a mystery in <i>The Man Who Knew Too Much</i> or gazing into the eyes of one of his 119 leading ladies. He was the first American movie star to enlist during World War II. He was married to his wife Gloria for 45 years until her death. He won the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille award for his work.
Question 57
What actress was born in England but is best known for playing two beloved Southern belles?
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AMae West
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BBette Davis
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CJudy Garland
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DVivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh starred as Scarlett O'Hara in <i>Gone with the Wind</i>, which was her first film role in 1939, and later as Blanche DuBois in the Broadway play and 1951 film adaptation of <i>A Streetcar Named Desire</i>.
Question 58
Skilled character actors are vital in the genre of film noir. John Huston's 1948 action-packed movie Key Largo features one of Hollywood's greatest character actors, this time in a wheelchair. Who is he?
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ALionel Barrymore
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BGene Kelly
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CJames Coburn
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DLee Marvin
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore began his career on the stage, moving into film roles around 1911. The wheelchair was no prop. He broke his hip, then arthritis made it increasingly difficult for him to walk. However, he continued to work. He is also the great-uncle of actress Drew Barrymore.
Question 59
Who said this famous film quote: "A boy's best friend is his mother."
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ARichard Burton
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BJames Stewart
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CAnthony Perkins
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DPeter Sellers
Anthony Perkins
Based on a Robert Bloch novel of the same name, Alfred Hitchcock's <i>Psycho</i> debuted in 1960. Anthony Perkins played the iconic creep Norman Bates, who says this line to motel guest Marion Crane shortly before her untimely demise.
Question 60
Who shouts the immortal line "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" in the 1949 film noir White Heat?
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AJames Cagney
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BDavid Niven
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CBurt Lancaster
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DPeter Lorre
James Cagney
James Cagney made two actual film noirs, one being <i>White Heat</i> in 1949. In this film he continued his legacy of portraying gangsters, but this role has a twist. He plays a violent psychopath who is obsessed with his mother and with carrying off a big heist at a chemical plant.
Question 61
This couple was more the outdoorsy type - at least in their films. He gave us a rugged and athletic Tarzan, and she gave us a beautiful and tender Jane. Who was this couple that shared the screen in the Tarzan films Tarzan the Ape Man and Tarzan and His Mate?
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AHarold Lloyd and Bebe Daniels
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BDon Ameche and June Lockhart
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CJohnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan
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DMaureen O'Hara and Roddy McDowell
Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan
Johnny Weissmuller was the undefeated men's swimming champion, winning five gold medals, 67 world and 52 national titles. He was good-looking, so he seemed a natural for the athletic role of Tarzan. Maureen O' Sullivan, who would later give birth to actress Mia Farrow, was also an expert swimmer. The two were paired for six films including <i>Tarzan the Ape Man</i>, <i>Tarzan and His Mate</i>, <i>Tarzan Escapes</i>, <i>Tarzan Finds a Son!</i>, <i>Tarzan's Secret Treasure</i>, <i>Tarzan's New York Adventure</i>, and 28 years later the couple was reunited in <i>The Phynx</i>.
Question 62
The 1950 gothic noir Sunset Boulevard tells the story of a fading silent film star clinging to the past and to a youngish male writer who is content to be kept by her. Who portrays this intelligent and sometimes cruel writer in his breakthrough role?
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AMichael Caine
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BJohn Carradine
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CJames Brolin
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DWilliam Holden
William Holden
William Holden earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role as Joe Gillis in <i>Sunset Boulevard</i>. His casting in this film was a good break, as the actor originally cast broke his contract, and William Holden's career took off. He went on to become one of Hollywood's most popular leading men for the next 20 years.
Question 63
These two fresh-faced and wholesome actors made a great couple in films and were paired in three movies together including most notably Two Girls and a Sailor.
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AVan Johnson and June Allyson
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BAlland Lad and Claire Bloom
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CMiriam Hopkin and Robert Walker
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DCary Grant and Joan Bennett
Van Johnson and June Allyson
Van Johnson's affable charm and boyish good looks were a perfect complement to June Allyson's girl-next-door persona. They created magic on screen and though they only made three films together, they were box office draws. Their first film was <i>Two Girls and a Sailor</i> in 1944, followed by <i>High Barbaree</i> in 1947 and <i>Too Young to Kiss</i> in 1951. Both popular actors, audiences would have liked to see more of this on-screen couple.
Question 64
Like his female counterpart, this actor often played the part of men much older than his actual age. His wrinkled face and whiskers, set off by an exaggeratedly old voice made him the perfect pick for the sidekick in such films as, The Far Country and How the West was Wonalongside Jimmy Stewart and The Cowboy and the Lady with Gary Cooper.
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AJack Benny
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BGroucho Marx
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CWalter Brennan
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DStan Laurel
Walter Brennan
Walter Andrew Brennan began as a bank clerk, then enlisted as a private in the army during WWII. He worked as a financial reporter for a Boston newspaper and planned to move to Guatemala to grow pineapples. Lucky for us, he only made it as far as Los Angeles, where he made and then lost a fortune in real estate. Starting with bit parts for $7.50 a day, Brennan worked his way into Hollywood, and our hearts, as the aging sidekick you never grow tired of. Brennan received three Academy Awards for his efforts and was nominated for a fourth. You may remember him most recently from his work in early Disney films including, <i>The Gnome-Mobile</i> and <i>Support Your Local Sheriff</i>.
Question 65
Which leading man opened eyes to prejudice and religious inequality in his role as an investigative reporter in Gentlemen's Agreement, freed an innocent man in To Kill a Mockingbird, and protected his family from a vengeful ex-con in Cape Fear?
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ABurt Lancaster
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BRobert Mitchum
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CGregory Peck
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DJohn Gilbert
Gregory Peck
Once having considered joining the priesthood of the Roman Catholic Church, Eldred Gregory Peck was instead drawn into acting. He was as skilled at portraying a crazed scientist in <i>The Boys from Brazil</i> as he was at being a tender-hearted romantic in <i>Roman Holiday</i>. He was one of the most popular leading men for a 20-year span from 1940 to 1960, being named among the Greatest Male Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute. Peck was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his humanitarian efforts,
Question 66
Who says this famous film quote: "Eliza? Where the devil are my slippers?"
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ARex Harrison
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BOmar Sharif
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CHenry Fonda
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DCary Grant
Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison reprises his starring stage of Professor Henry Higgins in the 1964 film adaptation of <i>My Fair Lady</i>. Harrison utters these words as the last lines of the movie, directing his question to Eliza Doolittle, who has returned to him.
Question 67
What classic Hollywood actress was the first to win a Best Actress Oscar for a performance in a foreign language film?
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AGreta Garbo
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BMarlene Dietrich
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CBrigitte Bardot
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DSophia Loren
Sophia Loren
In 1961, Loren won an Academy Award for her performance in <i>Two Women</i>, an Italian film, making her the first actor to win a performing Oscar for a foreign language film.
Question 68
This classic film actor was frequently pegged in gangster roles - which he did well. In reality, some of his finest performances were on the good side of the law. Some were tender, like in Our Vines Have Tender Grapes opposite Agnes Moorehead or in his role as an underdog in Tales of Manhattan.
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AGeorge Brent
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BEdward G. Robinson
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CJames Cagney
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DGeorge Raft
Edward G. Robinson
Born Emanuel Goldenberg in Bucharest, Romania, Edward G. Robinson was one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood. He was not the romantic leading man stereotype, yet he had several love interests in his films. He even took a few comedy roles like <i>Mr. Winkle Goes to War</i> and Disney's <i>Never a Dull Moment</i>. Robinson traveled to Normandy to entertain the troops and personally donated $1,000,000 to the USO. He also campaigned for the rights of African-Americans and spoke out against fascism and Nazism.
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