Movie acting in silent movies was well-paying, even then.
For example, in 1913, when Mary Pickford was starting out, she made $500 per week.
In 1916, after she had become “America’s Sweetheart,” she commanded $10,000 per week, plus bonuses.
Ann Sheridan was “The Oomph Girl”. Veronica Lake was “The Peekaboo Girl”. Lizabeth Scott was “The Threat”.
The most recent tie in Oscar voting for major awards was in the category of Best Actress in 1968. The award went to Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter and Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl.
Brad Majors and Janet Weiss were the names of the young couple played by Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).
The canine silent movie star Rin Tin Tin is buried in Cimetiere du Chiens in Paris, France. The black onyx tombstone is inscribed “The Greatest Cinema Star”.
Spencer Tracy’s last words on film were “Well, Tillie, when the hell are we going to get some dinner?”. It was the last line of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967).
Mitzi played Flipper. Susie played the dolphin in the sequel, Flipper’s New Adventure (1964), and in the TV series “Flipper” (NBC, 1964-68).