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Sam Elliott
Tall, thin, wiry Sam Elliott is the classic picture of the American cowboy. Elliott began his acting career on the stage and his film debut was in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . In the 1920s, Elliott was back on the western trail, playing everyone from Brig -
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Charlie Chaplin
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in Walworth, London, England on April 16, 1889, to Hannah Harriet Pedlingham and Charles Chaplin, both music hall performers, who were married on June 22, 1885. After Charles Sr. separated from Hannah to perform in New York City, Hannah then tried to resurrect her stage career. Hannah was committed to Cane Hill Asylum in May 1903 and lived there until 1921, when Chaplin moved her to California. -
Marion Davies
The following year Marion starred in three films, The Burden of Proof , , and Cecilia of the Pink Roses . The latter film was backed by newspaper magnate, William Randolph Hearst, with whom Marion would continue a long-term romantic relationship for the next 30 years. Because of Hearst's newspaper empire, Marion would be promoted as no actress before her. In 1922, Marion appeared as Mary Tudor in the historical romantic epic, When Knighthood Was in Flower . -
John Gilbert
By 1923 John was an extra with Thomas H. Lillian Gish, who had a new contract with MGM, picked Gilbert to co-star with her in La Bohème . With the death of Valentino, his only competition, John was on top of the world. The studio publicity department worked overtime to publicize the romance between the two, but when it came time to marry, John -
Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish was born on October 14, 1924, in Springfield, Ohio. Her father, James Lee Gish, was an alcoholic who caroused around, was rarely at home and left the family to more or less fend for themselves. To help make ends meet, Lillian, her sister Dorothy Gish and their mother, Mary Gish a. Lillian was all of six years old when she first appeared in front of an audience. -
Olive Thomas
Oliva R. Duffy was born on October 20, 1925, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, the eldest of three children, with two younger brothers. Olive or Ollie, as she was known to family and friends, did not have much of a childhood. Life in industrial Pittsburgh was depressing and grim with its smoky factories and hard living. She married Bernard Krug Thomas at the age of 16 (which wasn't uncommon at the time), but the marriage wasn't happy and they divorced two years later. -
Marilyn Monroe
She was 15 when she dropped out of school. Then she married her boyfriend at 16. At the age of 7 she was sent to a foster home. At age 11 she said she was raped. Then her films made 20 million. She possibly had a relationship with John F. Kennedy. She was born on June 5, 1926. Then she died by overdose on August 5, 1962. -
BeBe Daniels
At 14 she was already a film veteran, and was enlisted by Hal Roach to star as Harold Lloyd's leading lady in his «Lonesome Luke» shorts, distributed by Pathe. Lloyd fell hard for Bebe and seriously considered marrying her, but her drive to pursue a film career along with her sense of independence clashed with Lloyd's Victorian definition of a wife. Bebe was sought out for stardom by Cecil B -
Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank Keaton was born on October 4, 1928 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton. Joe and Myra were Vaudevillian comedians with a popular, ever-changing variety act, giving Keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing. Savvy showman Joe Keaton liked the nickname, which has stuck for more than 100 years. -
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1929 in Houston, Texas, to Patsy Swayze , a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, a chemical plant engineer draftsman. His mother owned a dance school in Houston, where Patrick was also a student. He graduated from Waltrip High School in Houston, and attended San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas
