Who turned down the lead for The Jazz Singer (1927)?
George Jessel turned down the lead for The Jazz Singer (1927).
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Edmond O’Brien is an accountant dying of radiation poisoning (caused by iridium) in the original D.O.A. (1950). In the 1988 remake, Dennis Quaid is a college professor also dying of radiation poisoning.
How old was Judy Garland when she made The Wizard of Oz (1939)?
Judy Garland was sixteen when she made The Wizard of Oz.
In what Western did John Wayne say, “Don’t apologize. It’s a sign of weakness”?
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Who else died with actor Vic Morrow during the filming of Twilight Zone The Movie (1983)?
Two Vietnamese extras, six-year-old Renee Chen and seven-year-old Myca Dinh Lee, died with actor Vic Morrow during the filming of Twilight Zone The Movie (1983). All were killed while a helicopter scene was being shot for the segment by John Landis.
Who adopted the word “cameo” as a cinematic term for walk-on parts for well-known people?
Producer Michael Todd, who filled Around the World in 80 Days (1956) with forty-four cameo stars, adopted the word “cameo” as a cinematic term for walk-on parts for well-known people.
Who is older, Hume Cronyn or Jessica Tandy?
Jessica Tandy is older than Hume Cronyn, by two years. Cronyn was born in 1911, Tandy in 1909.