Random Facts About Old Hollywood's Biggest Actors

Random Facts About Old Hollywood's Biggest Actors


July 11, 2024 | Jane O'Shea

Random Facts About Old Hollywood's Biggest Actors


https://youtube.com/embed/-jF9zgnYe04?feature=share

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.


READ MORE

January 15, 2026 Jesse Singer

When Freddie Mercury told his bandmates “I’m so happy you’re here,” they knew it was goodbye.

As Freddie Mercury’s health declined in 1991, he avoided dramatic farewells or emotional declarations. Friends and bandmates later recalled that he preferred calm, normal conversations and resisted turning his final days into a spectacle. But even without a formal goodbye, what he said—and didn’t say—left a lasting impact.
January 15, 2026 Jesse Singer

Everyone Hated These Songs On The Radio In The 70s. We Need More Like Them In 2026

In the 1970s, radio was full of songs people loved to complain about—some because they were overplayed, others because they were bold, obvious, theatrical, or even a little embarrassing. People groaned, mocked them, and secretly knew every word. Ask those same listeners today, and most would probably admit that this kind of fearless personality is exactly what modern music is missing.
May 13, 2025 Mark Schilling

The Best Families On TV

The Bradys are still one of the best families on TV, but behind the scenes, “family” secrets threatened to have the show yanked off-air.
November 13, 2025 Jack Hawkins

Times That American Cinema Butchered A Beautiful Foreign Film

From “Oldboy” to “The Intouchables,” explore 25 times American cinema butchered a beautiful foreign film. Discover how Hollywood remakes and mistranslations stripped these international masterpieces of their soul, subtlety, and cultural meaning.
Relatedcelebs-Int
March 5, 2025 Laidley Bates

Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Related

Hollywood’s family tree is more intertwined than you’d ever imagine. From distant cousins to unexpected half-siblings, you may be surprised to discover who's related to who.