Corey Haim could be a poster boy for child actors who fail to launch as adults. This innocent from Canada quickly reached the heights of Hollywood fame only to fall just as fast.

Sue Lyon shot to fame as the suggestive character Dolores “Lolita” Haze in Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film Lolita. But the controversial nature of the role was closer to reality than anyone knew.

Vivien Leigh was a fighter. She fought for the role of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind and fought to be with the man she loved. But her most vicious battle was with mental illness: Few people realize that Leigh struggled with bipolar disorder.

Brian Jones was the first in a string of musicians that saw the abrupt end of their lives at the young age of 27. What most people don’t know is that Jones’ demise was—and is—shrouded in mystery.

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.

Comedian Fanny Brice had a twisted side her fans didn’t see. At parties, she’d dress to the nines—and then do something so disgusting, it left the guests shocked.