Feldman was born on 8 July 1934 in the East End of London, the son of Cecilia (née Crook) and Myer Feldman, a gown manufacturer,[6][7] who were Jewish immigrants from Kiev, Ukraine. He recalled his childhood as "solitary".[8]
Feldman suffered from thyroid disease and developed Graves' ophthalmopathy, causing his eyes to protrude and become misaligned. A childhood injury, a car crash, a boating accident, and reconstructive eye surgery may also have contributed to his appearance.[2][4][8][9][10][11][12][13] Leaving school at 15, he worked at the Dreamland funfair in Margate,[8] but had dreams of a career as a jazztrumpeter, and performed in the first group in which tenor saxophonistTubby Hayes was a member.[14] Feldman joked that he was "the world's worst trumpet player."[14] By the age of 20 he had decided to pursue a career as a comedian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman
Sheba said
07:53 PM May 14, 2019
Thanks Sandy. This should be pretty easy. Sorry, forgot to hit the "Post" button last night.
Marion Mitchell Morrison[a] (born Marion Robert Morrison;[2] May 26, 1907 June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed 'Duke', was an American actor, filmmaker and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.[3][4] He was among the top box office draws for three decades.[5][6]
Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa but grew up in Southern California. He was president of Glendale High School class of 1925.[7] He found work at local film studios. Wayne lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California as a result of a bodysurfing accident,[1]:6364 initially working for the Fox Film Corporation. He appeared mostly in small parts, but his first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's Western The Big Trail (1930), an early widescreen film epic which was a box-office failure. Only leading roles in numerous B movies followed during the 1930s, most of them also Westerns.
Wayne's career was rejuvenated when John Ford's Stagecoach (1939) made him an instant mainstream star. He starred in 142 motion pictures altogether. According to one biographer, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage. Eighty-three of his movies were Westerns, and in them he played cowboys, cavalrymen, and unconquerable loners extracted from the Republic's central creation myth."[8]
Wayne's other roles in Westerns include a cattleman driving his herd on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer (James Stewart) for a woman's hand in marriage in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in True Grit (1969). He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), Rio Bravo (1959) with Dean Martin, and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of his era, and made his last public appearance at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979.[9][10
Rodney Sturt Taylor was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 films, including The Time Machine, The Birds, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns such as Shane (1953) and in films noir. He was often paired with Veronica Lake, in noirish films such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942) and The Blue Dahlia (1946).
His other notable credits include Two Years Before the Mast (1946), Whispering Smith, his first Western and color film, (1948) and The Great Gatsby (1949). His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in popular films until his accidental death due to a lethal combination of alcohol, a barbiturate, and two tranquilizers.[2]
Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown, August 8, 1922 April 28, 1999) was an American film and television actor, screenwriter and producer. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared in support parts in films such as How to Marry a Millionaire (1953).
Early life
Born Francis Timothy McCown in Los Angeles, California, Calhoun spent his early years in Santa Cruz, California.[1] The son of a professional gambler, he was of Irish ancestry.[1] He was only nine months old when his father died; Calhoun's mother remarried, and he occasionally went by Frank Durgin, using the last name of his stepfather.[citation needed]
Prison
At age thirteen, he stole a revolver, for which he was sent to the California Youth Authority's Preston School of Industry reformatory at Ione, California. He escaped while in the adjustment center (jail within the jail).
He left home at seventeen to escape beatings from his stepfather and began hot-wiring cars.[2]
After robbing several jewelry stores, he stole a car and drove it across state lines. This made it a federal offense, and when he was recaptured, he was sentenced to three years in prison. He served his sentence at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.[3] He remained there until he was paroled shortly before his twenty-first birthday.[4]
Acting career as Frank McCown
Calhoun worked at a number of odd jobs, including as a mechanic, a logger in California's redwoods, a hard-rock miner in Nevada, a cowboy in Arizona, a fisherman, a truck driver, a crane operator, and a forest firefighter.[5]
"I liked the money it brought in," said Calhoun. "And I felt it would be nice to go back to forestry with a neat bank roll when these fellows found me out. I never had any feeling I'd make good."[5]
David O. Selznick
Shortly afterwards, the Ladds hosted a party attended by David O. Selznick employee Henry Willson, an agent who was known for representing young actors. Willson signed McCown to a contract with Selznick's company Vanguard and his name was soon changed to Rory Calhoun.
According to Calhoun, Selznick told him his first name should be "Rory... because you're a Leo, Leos are lions, and lions roar." Selznick suggested either Donahue, Calhoun or Callahan as a surname, and he picked Calhoun.[2] (In another account of the story, Selznick named him "Rory" because he helped put out roaring fire blazes when a fire fighter and "Calhoun" because it sounded Irish.[6]
In 1945, Calhoun returned to prison after punching a detective.[7]
Not Alex Sandy. This guy was the first of his kind.
Sheba said
08:39 PM May 20, 2019
He played for a well-known NQ. team.
sandman55 said
05:25 PM May 21, 2019
I'm not a football/Rugby follower I have tried but I had better leave it to the experts
Sheba said
09:13 PM May 21, 2019
sandman55 wrote:
I'm not a football/Rugby follower.
Neither am I Sandy, but I admired this guy for having the guts to come "out" publicly.
bluecat said
11:57 AM May 22, 2019
Would that be Ian Roberts ??
Sheba said
06:53 PM May 22, 2019
It certainly is Terry. Who do you have ?
Until Ian Roberts came out we thought all gay guys were weak, says Mario Fenech, the former South Sydney Rabbitohs captain and Robertss team-mate. I had no idea but he sharpened me up. Fenech remembers Roberts as one of the toughest he had played with or against and the first of the new athlete prototype that heralded the changing of the guard. Fenech warmly recalls a kind off-field personality: With everything hes been through, what a great man, fun to be around and caring.
bluecat said
09:09 PM May 23, 2019
Thanks Sheba now for a change of pace who is this youngster from days gone by
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 September 30, 1955) was an American actor from Indiana. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956).
No not Russell Crowe, this guy died at the age of 40 as a passenger in a car crash
sandman55 said
06:27 PM May 25, 2019
As a clue this guy was an actor and going back to my childhood comic book days he shares the same last name as the ghost who walks who is 400 years old.
Radar said
07:11 PM May 25, 2019
sandman55 wrote:
As a clue this guy was an actor and going back to my childhood comic book days he shares the same last name as the ghost who walks who is 400 years old.
Fast and furious, 2013 as a passenger dies in car accident. Paul Walker.
You got the brain working to fill the gaps, I was curios about the Phantom real surname and then I remembered the rest but still needed to google his Christian name.
You've got him Sheba over to you for a pic.
Martin Alan "Marty" Feldman (8 July 1934[1] 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedy writer and comedian, known for his prominent, misaligned eyes.[2][3][4][5] He starred in several British television comedy series, including At Last the 1948 Show and Marty, the latter of which won two BAFTA awards. He was the first Saturn Award winner for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Young Frankenstein.
Early life
Feldman was born on 8 July 1934 in the East End of London, the son of Cecilia (née Crook) and Myer Feldman, a gown manufacturer,[6][7] who were Jewish immigrants from Kiev, Ukraine. He recalled his childhood as "solitary".[8]
Feldman suffered from thyroid disease and developed Graves' ophthalmopathy, causing his eyes to protrude and become misaligned. A childhood injury, a car crash, a boating accident, and reconstructive eye surgery may also have contributed to his appearance.[2][4][8][9][10][11][12][13] Leaving school at 15, he worked at the Dreamland funfair in Margate,[8] but had dreams of a career as a jazz trumpeter, and performed in the first group in which tenor saxophonist Tubby Hayes was a member.[14] Feldman joked that he was "the world's worst trumpet player."[14] By the age of 20 he had decided to pursue a career as a comedian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman
Thanks Sandy. This should be pretty easy. Sorry, forgot to hit the "Post" button last night.
Cheers,
Sheba.
I think he is a young John Wayne..
That's him BG. Off you go.
Marion Mitchell Morrison[a] (born Marion Robert Morrison;[2] May 26, 1907 June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed 'Duke', was an American actor, filmmaker and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.[3][4] He was among the top box office draws for three decades.[5][6]
Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa but grew up in Southern California. He was president of Glendale High School class of 1925.[7] He found work at local film studios. Wayne lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California as a result of a bodysurfing accident,[1]:6364 initially working for the Fox Film Corporation. He appeared mostly in small parts, but his first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's Western The Big Trail (1930), an early widescreen film epic which was a box-office failure. Only leading roles in numerous B movies followed during the 1930s, most of them also Westerns.
Wayne's career was rejuvenated when John Ford's Stagecoach (1939) made him an instant mainstream star. He starred in 142 motion pictures altogether. According to one biographer, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage. Eighty-three of his movies were Westerns, and in them he played cowboys, cavalrymen, and unconquerable loners extracted from the Republic's central creation myth."[8]
Wayne's other roles in Westerns include a cattleman driving his herd on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer (James Stewart) for a woman's hand in marriage in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in True Grit (1969). He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), Rio Bravo (1959) with Dean Martin, and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of his era, and made his last public appearance at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979.[9][10
Thank You Sheba. Who is This ?
Rod Taylor.
Rod Taylor it is Sheba. Over to you...
Rodney Sturt Taylor was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 films, including The Time Machine, The Birds, and One Hundred and One Dalmatians.Thanks BG. How about this one ?
Cheers,
Sheba.
Alan Ladd
Take it away Sandy.
Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns such as Shane (1953) and in films noir. He was often paired with Veronica Lake, in noirish films such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942) and The Blue Dahlia (1946).
His other notable credits include Two Years Before the Mast (1946), Whispering Smith, his first Western and color film, (1948) and The Great Gatsby (1949). His popularity diminished in the late 1950s, though he continued to appear in popular films until his accidental death due to a lethal combination of alcohol, a barbiturate, and two tranquilizers.[2]
Thanks Sheba. Now who is this fella.
Rory Calhoun.
You've got him Sheba over to you for a pic.
Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown, August 8, 1922 April 28, 1999) was an American film and television actor, screenwriter and producer. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared in support parts in films such as How to Marry a Millionaire (1953).
Early life
Born Francis Timothy McCown in Los Angeles, California, Calhoun spent his early years in Santa Cruz, California.[1] The son of a professional gambler, he was of Irish ancestry.[1] He was only nine months old when his father died; Calhoun's mother remarried, and he occasionally went by Frank Durgin, using the last name of his stepfather.[citation needed]
Prison
At age thirteen, he stole a revolver, for which he was sent to the California Youth Authority's Preston School of Industry reformatory at Ione, California. He escaped while in the adjustment center (jail within the jail).
He left home at seventeen to escape beatings from his stepfather and began hot-wiring cars.[2]
After robbing several jewelry stores, he stole a car and drove it across state lines. This made it a federal offense, and when he was recaptured, he was sentenced to three years in prison. He served his sentence at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.[3] He remained there until he was paroled shortly before his twenty-first birthday.[4]
Acting career as Frank McCown
Calhoun worked at a number of odd jobs, including as a mechanic, a logger in California's redwoods, a hard-rock miner in Nevada, a cowboy in Arizona, a fisherman, a truck driver, a crane operator, and a forest firefighter.[5]
In January 1944, while riding horseback in the Hollywood Hills, he met actor Alan Ladd, whose wife, Sue Carol, was an agent. She arranged for him to have a screen test at 20th Century Fox, and he was cast in uncredited roles for Something for the Boys (1944), and Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944).[6] He had a one-line role in a Laurel and Hardy comedy, The Bullfighters (1945), credited under the name Frank McCown.
He also appeared in Where Do We Go from Here? (1945), The Great John L. (1945) (as Gentleman Jim Corbett), and Nob Hill (1945).
"I liked the money it brought in," said Calhoun. "And I felt it would be nice to go back to forestry with a neat bank roll when these fellows found me out. I never had any feeling I'd make good."[5]
David O. Selznick
Shortly afterwards, the Ladds hosted a party attended by David O. Selznick employee Henry Willson, an agent who was known for representing young actors. Willson signed McCown to a contract with Selznick's company Vanguard and his name was soon changed to Rory Calhoun.
According to Calhoun, Selznick told him his first name should be "Rory... because you're a Leo, Leos are lions, and lions roar." Selznick suggested either Donahue, Calhoun or Callahan as a surname, and he picked Calhoun.[2] (In another account of the story, Selznick named him "Rory" because he helped put out roaring fire blazes when a fire fighter and "Calhoun" because it sounded Irish.[6]
In 1945, Calhoun returned to prison after punching a detective.[7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rory_Calhoun
Thanks Sandy.
Cheers,
Sheba.
He was quite a good Footballer.
Alex Jesaulenko
Not Alex Sandy. This guy was the first of his kind.
He played for a well-known NQ. team.
Neither am I Sandy, but I admired this guy for having the guts to come "out" publicly.
It certainly is Terry. Who do you have ?
Until Ian Roberts came out we thought all gay guys were weak, says Mario Fenech, the former South Sydney Rabbitohs captain and Robertss team-mate. I had no idea but he sharpened me up. Fenech remembers Roberts as one of the toughest he had played with or against and the first of the new athlete prototype that heralded the changing of the guard. Fenech warmly recalls a kind off-field personality: With everything hes been through, what a great man, fun to be around and caring.
Thanks Sheba now for a change of pace who is this youngster from days gone by
Is it James Dean?
Spot on there Sandy who do you have now
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 September 30, 1955) was an American actor from Indiana. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955) and surly ranch hand Jett Rink in Giant (1956).
After his death in a car crash,[1] Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations.[2] In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list.[3]
Thanks Terry now on the same theme who is this guy.
No not Russell Crowe, this guy died at the age of 40 as a passenger in a car crash
As a clue this guy was an actor and going back to my childhood comic book days he shares the same last name as the ghost who walks who is 400 years old.
Fast and furious, 2013 as a passenger dies in car accident. Paul Walker.
You got the brain working to fill the gaps, I was curios about the Phantom real surname and then I remembered the rest but still needed to google his Christian name.
Paul Walker.