Where was Pia Zadora born and is that her real name?
Pia Zadora was born in Forest Hills, New York, in 1954. It is her real name.
Dracula (1930) was advertised as “the strangest love story of our time”.
Charles Laughton played Captain Kidd twice, in Captain Kidd (1945) and in Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952).
Caesar Enrico Bandello, played by Edward G. Robinson in the 1930 film Little Caesar.
A Boy’s Life was Steven Spielberg’s working title for E.T. (1982).
Samuel Goldfish was producer Samuel Goldwyn’s real name. The name was first coined in 1916 when Goldfish (1882-1974) formed a company with several partners, including Edgar Selwyn (1875-1944). Fusing the names of its founders, the new company was named “Goldwyn.” Goldfish liked the name so much he made it legally his own in 1918.
A secretary named Margaret Herrick, who later became executive director of the Academy gave the Academy Award statuette the name “Oscar”. According to legend, she looked at the statuette and said, “Why, he reminds me of my Uncle Oscar.” The uncle’s full name was Oscar Pierce.