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Post a little-known fact about someone famous (Original Post) red dog 1 Jun 2021 OP
Harrison Ford was thrown out of Ripon College, in Wisconsin. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2021 #1
Ripon College... very conservative. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #3
Ripon College... very conservative. LakeArenal Jun 2021 #4
According to Jim Capaldi, BarbaRosa Jun 2021 #2
John Lithgow spent summer of 1965 . . . RobertDevereaux Jun 2021 #5
In "3rd Rock From the Sun", Lithgow's son plays one of the students in his physics class red dog 1 Jun 2021 #22
Actor Robert Ryan, who often portrayed characters that were rough, ruthless and in one film ... Raven123 Jun 2021 #6
One of my faves--so glad his politics were what they were. Baked Potato Jun 2021 #8
Actress Olivia Hussey was sexually XanaDUer2 Jun 2021 #7
Trump spoke the unvarnished truth TWO TIMES during the 2016 campaign: keithbvadu2 Jun 2021 #9
Einstein was fooled by a magic trick TlalocW Jun 2021 #10
Richard Simmons lives with 2 maids and 5 dogs MatthewHatesTrump2 Jun 2021 #11
Martin Sheen had a heart attack while filming "Apocalypse Now" red dog 1 Jun 2021 #12
Jerry Garcia got into a lot of fights in high school (Balboa High in SF) MatthewHatesTrump2 Jun 2021 #13
Corny Eddie Albert of Green Acres rescued Marines at Tarawa and became an Environmental Activist Submariner Jun 2021 #14
Thanks for posting that red dog 1 Jun 2021 #15
At age nine, John Wesley Hardin tried to run away from home & join the Confederate Army red dog 1 Jun 2021 #16
John Wesley Hardin knew the guy he shot just because he was snoring. red dog 1 Jun 2021 #17
So it was a domestic crime Bucky Jun 2021 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Jun 2021 #20
I may have been wrong about that Hardin story red dog 1 Jun 2021 #21
If Hardin had only fired the one shot, the snoring guy would have awakened & the snoring would red dog 1 Jun 2021 #34
Until he got married in his 40s, the bookish James Madison wore only all black suits Bucky Jun 2021 #19
Or America's first Goth president? red dog 1 Jul 2021 #41
Andy Garcia was born with a conjoined twin TexasBushwhacker Jun 2021 #23
Wow, now that's interesting. smirkymonkey Jun 2021 #24
Miles Davis could be an extremely nice guy when he chose... First Speaker Jun 2021 #25
Have you seen "Collateral"? red dog 1 Jun 2021 #28
Walt Disney had his own private, small apartment for his family inside Disneyland. red dog 1 Jun 2021 #26
Hitler was afraid of heights. red dog 1 Jun 2021 #27
John Wayne had a fear of horses red dog 1 Jun 2021 #29
According to Margaret Salinger's memoir, her father, J.D. Salinger, drank his own urine. red dog 1 Jun 2021 #30
Kurt Vonnegut kept all his rejections from publishers. Captain Zero Jun 2021 #31
Jimmy Page dated a 14-year-old girl while touring with Led Zeppelin red dog 1 Jun 2021 #32
When he was a struggling writer, Charles Bukowski survived on one candy bar a day. red dog 1 Jun 2021 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Jun 2021 #35
Harlan Ellison participated in the 1963 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by MLK red dog 1 Jun 2021 #36
Harlan Ellison's older sister, Beverly, died in 2010 without having spoken to him since their red dog 1 Jul 2021 #37
Joan Jett disbanded The Runaways and founded Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. red dog 1 Jul 2021 #38
In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear tied to a tree by the trip guide red dog 1 Jul 2021 #39
Carly Simon wrote her 1972 hit "Anticipation" while waiting for her date, Cat Stevens, to show up red dog 1 Jul 2021 #40
Richard Simmons is a very nice guy in real life red dog 1 Jul 2021 #42
Steve McQueen once took Ed Sullivan along with him on a very fast ride at a race track. MatthewHatesTrump2 Jul 2021 #43
Very likely a fact about Van Gough red dog 1 Jul 2021 #44
Neil Simon's nephew is a U.S. District Judge in Oregon red dog 1 Jul 2021 #45
Billy Bob Thornton has been married six times red dog 1 Jul 2021 #46
Harlan Ellison had gargoyles mounted around the outside of his house red dog 1 Jul 2021 #47
Walter Matthau served as a radioman-gunner in a B-24 Liberator during WW2 red dog 1 Jul 2021 #48
Walter Matthau played a villain in "King Creole" in which he gets beaten up by Elvis Presley red dog 1 Jul 2021 #49
John Travolta did a commercial for Band-Aids when he was a kid red dog 1 Jul 2021 #50

RobertDevereaux

(1,841 posts)
5. John Lithgow spent summer of 1965 . . .
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 06:02 PM
Jun 2021

. . . at the Oberlin College G&S Players’ summer season at Highfield Theatre in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
22. In "3rd Rock From the Sun", Lithgow's son plays one of the students in his physics class
Sun Jun 20, 2021, 05:30 PM
Jun 2021

(I forget his name)

Raven123

(4,714 posts)
6. Actor Robert Ryan, who often portrayed characters that were rough, ruthless and in one film ...
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 06:25 PM
Jun 2021

(crossfire) an antisemitic murderer was the opposite in real life. Although he served in the military, he became a pacifist, progressive and was a supporter of the ACLU and outspoken against racism.

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
8. One of my faves--so glad his politics were what they were.
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 07:08 PM
Jun 2021

He went way too young.

Another good movie of his with some good twists:

Odds Against Tomorrow


XanaDUer2

(10,327 posts)
7. Actress Olivia Hussey was sexually
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 06:40 PM
Jun 2021

assaulted by then-boyfriend actor Christopher Jones. This occurred at the Cielo Drive house of the Manson-driven Tate murders. Hussey moved in weeks after the murders. The owner was her manager.

keithbvadu2

(36,362 posts)
9. Trump spoke the unvarnished truth TWO TIMES during the 2016 campaign:
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 07:10 PM
Jun 2021

Trump spoke the unvarnished truth TWO TIMES during the 2016 campaign:

1. He said the election was RIGGED. True.

2. He said if I voted for Hillary, there would be a criminal in the White House. 2 for 2!

TlalocW

(15,358 posts)
10. Einstein was fooled by a magic trick
Fri Jun 4, 2021, 07:34 PM
Jun 2021

Which was essentially a simple math word problem... twice. He went up to a magician at an event he was at after the show was over to offer his hypothesis on how the trick worked (he was wrong), and the magician did it again and fooled him.

TlalocW

Submariner

(12,485 posts)
14. Corny Eddie Albert of Green Acres rescued Marines at Tarawa and became an Environmental Activist
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 02:50 PM
Jun 2021

Eddie Albert Heimberger was famous for his acting skills but few know of his heroism in WW2. Eddie in the battle of Tarawa disobeyed his orders to collect reusable supplies from the initial landing and instead rescued over 40 marines who were trapped offshore under heavy machine gun fire.

Eddie Albert was also an activist in social and environmental issues. He was involved with Meals for Millions becoming a special envoy. Meals for Millions was a project that created nutritional means for about three cents per meal to be distributed to countries in need. 6.5 million pounds of food was given out to a total of 129 countries, and they are still going. He also founded the City Children’s Farms to try and make small farms for inner city children. Eddie fought against pollution as well especially DTT. DTT is toxic to many sea creatures and also effects the thickness of egg shells in birds such as the Bald Eagle. Eddie Albert also involved with the Boy Scouts of America, becoming the national chairman. He was also involved with the start of Earth Day, speaking at its opening ceremony in 1970.

https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2016/10/16/eddie-albert-in-the-battle-of-tarawa/

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
17. John Wesley Hardin knew the guy he shot just because he was snoring.
Fri Jun 18, 2021, 05:18 PM
Jun 2021

In fact, he rode into town with the guy earlier that day, along with a third guy.

Bucky

(53,795 posts)
18. So it was a domestic crime
Sat Jun 19, 2021, 07:27 AM
Jun 2021

... suddenly I'm starting to think there's more to this story than just snoring. 🤔

Response to Bucky (Reply #18)

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
21. I may have been wrong about that Hardin story
Sun Jun 20, 2021, 05:26 PM
Jun 2021

After doing some research, it appears that the guy in the next room was a stranger.
Hardin's first shot woke him up, but his second shot killed the guy.
Hardin fled out a back window, hid in a hay pile, stole a horse at dawn & rode out of town.
(The Marshal in Abilene then was Wild Bill Hickock)

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
34. If Hardin had only fired the one shot, the snoring guy would have awakened & the snoring would
Tue Jun 29, 2021, 04:37 PM
Jun 2021

have ended (for how long, I don't know)

But Hardin, being the homicidal maniac he was, fired multiple shots, and the 2nd shot killed the guy.

Bucky

(53,795 posts)
19. Until he got married in his 40s, the bookish James Madison wore only all black suits
Sat Jun 19, 2021, 07:29 AM
Jun 2021

That's right, the Bill of Rights were written by America's first emo president

TexasBushwhacker

(20,043 posts)
23. Andy Garcia was born with a conjoined twin
Sun Jun 20, 2021, 05:41 PM
Jun 2021

on his shoulder. It was about the size of a tennis ball and was surgically removed.

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)
25. Miles Davis could be an extremely nice guy when he chose...
Sun Jun 20, 2021, 08:36 PM
Jun 2021

...my brother was a jazz trumpeter for years, and met Miles a few times. Says he did nothing but smile and laugh...

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
28. Have you seen "Collateral"?
Wed Jun 23, 2021, 09:21 PM
Jun 2021

It's the only Tom Cruise movie I've ever liked, and Jamie Foxx is in it too.

Great flick!

There's a great scene where this guy is relating a story about being up on stage with Miles Davis

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
26. Walt Disney had his own private, small apartment for his family inside Disneyland.
Mon Jun 21, 2021, 04:35 PM
Jun 2021

(It's located near City Hall above the fire station)

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
30. According to Margaret Salinger's memoir, her father, J.D. Salinger, drank his own urine.
Fri Jun 25, 2021, 06:13 PM
Jun 2021

Last edited Fri Jul 2, 2021, 02:21 PM - Edit history (1)

(You can't make this stuff up)

Captain Zero

(6,714 posts)
31. Kurt Vonnegut kept all his rejections from publishers.
Fri Jun 25, 2021, 08:01 PM
Jun 2021

They are now in the Kurt Vonnegut Museum in Indianapolis.

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
33. When he was a struggling writer, Charles Bukowski survived on one candy bar a day.
Sun Jun 27, 2021, 04:36 PM
Jun 2021

It was a "Payday" and it cost a nickel.

Response to red dog 1 (Original post)

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
37. Harlan Ellison's older sister, Beverly, died in 2010 without having spoken to him since their
Thu Jul 1, 2021, 06:09 PM
Jul 2021

mother's funeral in 1976.

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
38. Joan Jett disbanded The Runaways and founded Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 02:21 PM
Jul 2021

After 23 major record labels rejected her debut album, she released it on her own.
Her first single, "I Love Rock & Roll" became a number 1 hit, selling more than 10 million copies.

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
39. In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear tied to a tree by the trip guide
Sun Jul 4, 2021, 05:10 PM
Jul 2021

during a bear hunting trip in Mississippi.

MatthewHatesTrump2

(915 posts)
43. Steve McQueen once took Ed Sullivan along with him on a very fast ride at a race track.
Sat Jul 10, 2021, 01:38 PM
Jul 2021

It was reported that he hit speeds of 120 mph

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
44. Very likely a fact about Van Gough
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 06:42 PM
Jul 2021

A biographer of his wrote that he did not shoot himself, but was shot accidentally by a French teenager, who, with his friends, bullied Van Gough nearly every day.

They would give him a bottle of cheap wine while he was out in the fields painting, and then have fun with him.

(The punk who shot him just meant to scare him, apperently)

red dog 1

(27,648 posts)
45. Neil Simon's nephew is a U.S. District Judge in Oregon
Mon Jul 12, 2021, 06:11 PM
Jul 2021

His niece-in-law is in Congress (Rep. Suzanne Bonamici D-Oregon)

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