Robert Conrad may not have been the biggest star of his age, but among television giants like William Shatner or Jack Lord, he became a cult TV personality. Through various roles ranging from cowboys to boxers, he cultivated a tough guy persona that translated into much of the physical work he did behind the scenes. As such, while he was never only one thing, it was clear that he truly gave all of himself to his art.
Famously hailed as the first official Bond girl, Linda Christian was perhaps best known for her scandalous dating history...and its tendency to turn sharply tragic.
After her wedding to Mickey Rooney, Ava Gardner was rushed to the hospital. She spent weeks recovering—but when she finally got home, the sight that greeted her made her stomach drop.
Gene Wilder once said, “I’d be insane to lose my insanity”. And he was right. Best known for his role as Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Wilder left audiences in stitches. But lurking behind his crazy hair and impish grin was a life that brought more tears than laughs.
It was a beautiful, terrible thing to be Zsa Zsa Gabor. One of the most stunning women of her century, Gabor wore Hollywood like a skin-tight dress, languishing in its glamour, its galas, and its dark side. Through her incredible nine marriages, she found out—and aired—some of the dirtiest laundry in Tinseltown. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t have secrets of her own…
Eddie Van Halen had an amazing gift that came with a curse. He could play guitar like no one else, but the demons inside his head were always there taunting him to do the most despicable things.
