Random Facts About Old Hollywood's Biggest Actors

Here are some random facts about old Hollywood's biggest actors.

Rita Moreno only dated Elvis to make Marlon Brando jealous, and she later said that Brando was the far better lover and that Elvis was an amateur.

Fred Astaire's first screen test did not leave a great impression. His evaluation read: "Can't act, can't sing, balding, can dance...a little."

Reportedly, Elizabeth Taylor rushed to Montgomery Clift's aid after he crashed into a telephone pole on the way home from one of her parties. According to the story, she found him choking on two of his broken teeth, so she reached down his throat and removed them.

Angela Lansbury moved her entire family to Ireland due to her daughter's fascination with Charles Manson and her son's addiction.

Richard Burton and Robert F. Kennedy got into a contest to determine who could quote more of Shakespeare's sonnets. Both of them had perfect recitations, but Burton got the upper hand by reciting the sonnets backward.

Natalie Wood's fear of drowning began on the set of The Green Promise when a bridge collapsed, causing her to fall into the water. Eerily, in 1980 she did drown.

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April 30, 2026 Quinn Mercer

Marlene Dietrich seemed like an ice queen—but behind the scenes, it was all fire, passion, and fury.

Marlene Dietrich’s film titles say it all. Blonde Venus. The Scarlet Empress. And perhaps most of all: The Devil Is A Woman. Dietrich cultivated an ice queen persona both on screen and on the red carpet, but behind the scenes, she was all fire and passion. From her steamy affairs with Hollywood’s hottest men and women to the dark secrets she hid from the press and her own family, Marlene Dietrich was the ultimate femme fatale.

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April 29, 2026 J.D. Blackwell

Leif Garrett was forced into teen-idol fame—but behind his golden smile lurked a far darker truth.

From the moment Leif Garrett stepped into the spotlight, everyone assumed he was destined for greatness. But behind the teen-idol grin lurked a far darker truth. Pushed into roles he never wanted and controlled by people who valued profit over his well-being, Garrett was dragged into a world of secrets, pressure, and destructive habits he could never outrun—setting the stage for a lifetime of battles no fan ever saw coming.

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April 28, 2026 Sasha Wren

Between Paul Bern’s affairs with famous stars and his mysterious death, his story has all the makings of a film noir come to life.

Some Hollywood murders just seemed to have all the right elements, and the story of Paul Bern absolutely reeks of them: a rising and beautiful starlet, a powerful MGM producer, a secret and possibly deranged ex-wife, and a white bathroom slowly filling with blood. This absolutely true story even has a butler in it—although I'm pretty sure he didn’t do it. There is one thing that this story lacks, though: someone behind bars. So, get out your fedora and fingerprint kit: these facts may just lead you to solving the mystifying case of Paul Bern.

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April 27, 2026 Miles Rook

Miles Davis’s jazz genius and wild partying ways couldn’t hide the fact that he had a terrifying dark side.

No one can say that Miles Davis lacked talent, or that he didn't have an enormous effect on the modern jazz movement. Most of Davis’ issues were with his personal life. He said he loved women, but his poor treatment of them was infamous. Second in line after women was his love of mind-altering substances. But at the root of all of his problems was his hot temper, and it led to one of the most ironic passings of all time.

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April 30, 2026 Jesse Singer

Burt Lancaster was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars—but when they tried to break him, he fought back.

By the late 40s and early 50s, Burt Lancaster was one of the biggest movie stars in the world. The hits, the money, the fame. He had it all. But behind the scenes, Hollywood was starting to push back hard—and Lancaster made a move no one saw coming.

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April 30, 2026 Allison Robertson

Raquel Welch Refused To Be Labeled

Raquel Welch’s 1982 firing from Cannery Row led to a landmark $10.8 million lawsuit against MGM, challenging Hollywood’s “difficult” label and exposing gender bias in the industry.

Random Facts About Old Hollywood's Biggest Actors

Random Facts About Old Hollywood's Biggest Actors

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Marlene Dietrich seemed like an ice queen—but behind the scenes, it was all fire, passion, and fury.

Leif Garrett was forced into teen-idol fame—but behind his golden smile lurked a far darker truth.

Between Paul Bern’s affairs with famous stars and his mysterious death, his story has all the makings of a film noir come to life.

Miles Davis’s jazz genius and wild partying ways couldn’t hide the fact that he had a terrifying dark side.

Burt Lancaster was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars—but when they tried to break him, he fought back.

Raquel Welch Refused To Be Labeled

Leif Garrett was forced into teen-idol fame—but behind his golden smile lurked a far darker truth.

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Random Facts About Old Hollywood's Biggest Actors

Random Facts About Old Hollywood's Biggest Actors

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Marlene Dietrich seemed like an ice queen—but behind the scenes, it was all fire, passion, and fury.

Leif Garrett was forced into teen-idol fame—but behind his golden smile lurked a far darker truth.

Between Paul Bern’s affairs with famous stars and his mysterious death, his story has all the makings of a film noir come to life.

Miles Davis’s jazz genius and wild partying ways couldn’t hide the fact that he had a terrifying dark side.

Burt Lancaster was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars—but when they tried to break him, he fought back.

Raquel Welch Refused To Be Labeled

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