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Jackie Gleason by Natalie Parker

Fun Facts

Jackie Gleason was born on February 26, 1916

Jackie Gleason died on June 24, 1987.

Gleason was a famous comedian and actor.

Two of his most famous shows he starred in was The Honeymooners and The Jackie Gleason Show.

His debut album holds the record for most consecutive weeks in the Billboard top ten, with 153.

He hosted a game show that only lasted one episode.

His final movie was with Tom Hanks called, Nothing in Common.

(Metv)

The Honeymooners was a comedy that followed the everyday life of Ralph and Alice Kramdem, and Ed and Trixie Norton. The Kramdem’s and the Norton’s lived in the same apartment building in New York, Ralph was a bus driver and Ed worked for a sewer department. Ralph and Ed were best friends, and so were their wives. Ralph was short tempered and was famous for his line to his wife, “you’re going to the moon.” (IMDb)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSwopPDl3Oo

The Jackie Gleason Show was a talk show hosted by Jackie Gleason that was on once a week. His show featured big name guest stars, and people who made sketches of scenes from his old show, The Honeymooners. (IMDb)

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Audrey Hepburn // Natalie Parker

During Audrey Hepburn’s lifetime, she was very famous for acting, and her charity work.

Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 and died January 20, 1993.

Movies

Throughout Audrey Hepburn’s life, she was nominated for a total of 39 awards and won 23 of those.

Audrey Hepburn grew up in Belgium, but spent her childhood in the Netherlands. She attended school in England and worked as a photographer in London. She thought that the Netherlands would be safer for her than London, so she moved back there. Audrey was wrong, and her town was being occupied by Germans. When the town was free from the Germans, she was fifteen and dangerously malnourished. As she became healthy again she was too tall and old to follow her dream of being a classical dancer, and was discovered as an actress, instead of aspiring to be an actress. (Sonneborn)

Breakfast At Tiffany’s- A romance movie based off a novel written by Truman Capote. In the movie, a writer, Paul “Fred” Varjak falls in love with his neighbor Holly (Audrey Hepburn), a very social,  carefree woman. (Sonneborn)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgq0oS11zcc

Funny Face-  A fashion photographer is in search for a backdrop for a snobby model, and stumbles upon a bookstore. After, the photoshoot, the place is left a mess. The photographer stays behind to help cleanup, and sees a picture of the owner, he is intrigued by her unique appearance and offers her a modeling contract. She accepts the offer, but only does because there is a trip to Paris. Overtime, the bookstore owner, played by Audrey Hepburn starts to enjoy her job. (Sonneborn)

Charity Work

Instead of Audrey Hepburn settling down at the end of her acting career, she became a special ambassador for a charity called United Nations Children’s Fund. This charity helped her after World War II, by giving her food, medicine, and much needed clothing.  She always said “there is a moral obligation, that those who have should give to those who don't." Today, there are even hospitals named after her called the Audrey Hepburn Children’s house, these hospitals strive to treat children who were maltreated. (Sally and Clara)

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Jane Russell| Gabriela Gomez

Jane Russell was born on June 21, 1921 and she grew up in California. She went to school and graduated from Van Nuys High School. She then got married in 1943 to an athlete named Bob Waterfield who became the star quarterback of the Los Angeles Rams , but got divorced in the year 1968 after their 24 years of marriage. And adopted 3 children, one daughter named Tracy, and two sons named Thomas and Robert. She was a Receptionist before she became a model, she also studied acting. After her divorce she married Roger Barrett, an actor, but he died of a heart attack three months after their wedding wedding. After that in 1974, John Calvin Peoples, a retired Air Force lieutenant, became her third husband, and they were together until his death, in 1999.

Some films she was in:

The outlaw (1943)

Young Window (1946)

The Paleface (1948)

His Kind of Woman (1951)

Gentlemen Prefer Blonds

And many more.

But Jane Russell died at the age 89, she died Monday morning at her home in Santa Maria, California, because she had a respiratory related illness.

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Marilyn Monroe | Daniel Antal

At her peak, Marilyn was synonymous with glamor, beauty, and a type of tragic fragility that people still find fascinating today.  (thedoros)

Marilyn as a toddler. her mother's erratic behavior and alcoholism basicly destroyed her childhood and adolescence (thedoros)

Marilyn's birth name was  norma Jeane Mortenson (thedoros)

She starred in many movies such as some like it hot, bus stop, Niagara, don't bother and knock, etc. (thedoros)

she was 118 pounds (thedoros)

Monroe was her mother's maiden name (thedoros)

she did not like diamonds (thedoros)

she stuttered all the way through her childhood   (thedoros)

she spent most of her childhood in foster homes because her mother was committed to a mental institution  (thedoros)

She reportedly became pregnant twice, in July 1957 and November 1958 during her marriage to Arthur miller but on both occasions, she suffered miscarriages  (thedoros)

She was not well educated and did not graduate from high school. She didn't even know how to spell her name the first time she signed an autograph she had to ask how to spell it and she said I don't know where to put the I in Marilyn   (thedoros)

It was said that she killed herself, She was found nude in bed…. hand on phone…..Took 40 pills  (thedoros)

Works Cited
II, Thedoros. "25 facts about Marilyn Monroe." 25 facts about Marilyn Monroe, 28 June 2016,

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Fred Astaire | Andrew Lio
Fred Astaire's real name was Frederick Austerlitz, and was born on May 10, 1899. Early in his acting career, he frequently performed with his sister, Adele. They played in huge, successful musicals, such as Lady, Be Good  and Funny Face. (Astaire)

Once Adele had retired, Fred was on his own. People doubted him, but he exceeded their expectations. He did exceptionally good in Gay Divorce. Fred proved he would still be the person they know without his sister Adele. (Astaire)

Fred Astaire in Hollywood

Fred moved to Hollywood in 1933, after marrying Phyllis Livingston Potter.

In Hollywood, he made an iconic partnership with Ginger Rodgers.

Ginger Rodgers was his dance partner, who helped Astaire in Hollywood.

In films, Fred and his team was most known for their "breathless high spirits, emotional richness, bubbling comedy, and beguiling romantic compatibility."

Within that career, Astaire was in 212 musical numbers.

(Astaire)
This Comes to an End...
Later in the 1930's films by Rodgers weren't getting as much revenue. Astaire was not happy about the financial situation so he left the studio, but continued to act in multiple films.

Fred later retires, but still was active in films and musicals.

Fred created a chain of dancing schools that were successful.

He later returned to choreograph 9 more musicals.

The 16 year partnership ended in the mid 1950's when Rodgers died of cancer.

Fred died 37 years later.

Fred Astaire had a very good career, he was a choreographer and an amazing dancer (Astaire).

Works Cited
"Fred Astaire." Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2004, pp. 348-350. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=prhs_ca&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CCX3404700310&asid=c83722439104b03e522acf9a2bfed176. Accessed 10 Mar. 2017.

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Marlon Brando | Andrew Lio
Marlon Brando was born on April 30, 1924. Before he became interested in the acting/television industry, he had some behavior problems. He had gotten expelled from 2 high schools and a military academy (Harmon).

Marlon Brando’s real name was James Dean, but later changed it to what we know him as Marlon Brando once he got into the acting industry (Brando). This occurred in 1944, where he acted as Jesus Christ in Hannele’s Way to Heaven.  Brando wasn’t recognized too much, and neither was wealthy (Harmon).

The Look (claim to fame)

Marlon Brando is most known for his look. This consists of jeans and a torn T-shirt, with sometimes a leather jacket. He debuted this look in the play, A Streetcar Named Desire. People said Marlon had “animal magnetism” and “soulful vulnerability”. This is what gave him the high ranks and the attention of Hollywood (Harmon).  This gave him a chance in acting in Hollywood, and he excelled on this opportunity. (Brando)

Awards

Marlon Brando was nominated many times and won many awards. Some awards that Brando won were:

Best Actor in a Leading Role, (2) Oscar

World Film Favorite Male, (2) Henrietta Award

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Golden Globe

Best Actor - Drama, Henrietta Award

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special, Primetime Emmy

(Harmon)

The list goes on and on, but those were some of the most prestigious of all.
Clearly, Marlon Brando was considered one of the best actors of all time, known for his torn t-shirt and jeans.

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"Brando, Marlon 1924-." American Decades, edited by Judith S. Baughman, et al., vol. 6: 1950-1959, Gale, 2001, p. 54. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=prhs_ca&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CCX3468301777&asid=0bc9ec13801b4f491bfcc56f1e272332. Accessed 8 Mar. 2017.

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