What were the first names of the Nicholas brothers?
The acrobatic dancers the Nicholas brothers, who appeared in films like Down Argentine Way (1941), Stormy Weather (1943), and The Pirate (1948), were named Fayard and Harold Nicholas.
Cecil B. DeMille’s last picture was The Ten Commandments (1956).
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz met on the set of Too Many Girls (1940), produced by RKO and directed by George Abbott.
Universal Studios mogul Carl Laemmle was the manager of the Oshkosh, Wisconsin, branch of Continental Clothing, a clothing retailer. In 1906, after losing his job in an argument with his boss, he opened a movie theater in Chicago. He soon became a film distributor and, in 1912, founded Universal. According to one account, he got…
David Lean made sixteen movies. David Lean won the Oscar for best director twice, for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
Robert Taylor and Barbara Stanwyck appeared together in three movies: His Brother’s Wife (1936), This Is My Affair (1937), and The Night Walker (1965). The two were married in 1939 and divorced in 1952.
Stewart became an Air Force colonel, Gable an Air Force major during World War II.