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Post a true but little known fact about someone famous, living or dead -- Part 10 [View all]

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John Wayne credited his walk, talk, and persona to his acquaintance with Wyatt Earp.
The "Duke" had lost his football scholarship to USC after he broke his collarbone in a bodysurfing accident and had to drop out of college, because he couldn't afford the tuition.
Actor Tom Mix was USC football fan and friend of the USC football coach.
He gave John Wayne a job as an extra, and, through him, Wayne subsequently met Wyatt Earp, who was a close friend of Tom Mix.

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Bob Hope boxed professionally as a young man... First Speaker Mar 2020 #1

Mel Brooks was a combat engineer in Patton's army. n/t katusha Mar 2020 #2

Yul brynner raised performing pigeons Watchfoxheadexplodes Mar 2020 #3

Keith Barrenger Midnightwalk Mar 2020 #4

John Wayne got the nickname "Duke" from when he was a little kid walking to school. red dog 1 Mar 2020 #5

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Grateful Dead co-founder Ron "Pigpen" McKernan was the band's original front man, red dog 1 Mar 2020 #7

John Lennon could not read music. red dog 1 Mar 2020 #8

Bobby Darin worked on Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign red dog 1 Mar 2020 #9

Bobby Darin was a member of the Brill Building gang of struggling songwriters. red dog 1 Apr 2020 #10

At age 14, Robert Mitchum was arrested in Savannah, Georgia for vagrancy, red dog 1 Apr 2020 #11

Steve McQueen had pleural mesothelioma, an incurable type of Cancer red dog 1 Apr 2020 #12

Harlan Ellison once had a job driving a nitroglycerine truck in North Carolina red dog 1 Apr 2020 #13

Patti Smith once danced off a high stage in Tampa, Fla. & fell 15 feet into a concrete orchestra pit red dog 1 Apr 2020 #14

After getting out of the US Army, John Prine moved to Chicago & became a mailman, red dog 1 Apr 2020 #15

Roger Ebert was the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism red dog 1 Apr 2020 #16

The FBI's file on Abbie Hoffman reportedly was more than 13,000 pages long. red dog 1 Apr 2020 #17

I'm not famous, but here's a little known fact about this thread red dog 1 Apr 2020 #18

Robert Mitchum was a successful singer and songwriter red dog 1 Apr 2020 #19

Does anyone else care to "post a true but little known fact about someone famous"? red dog 1 Apr 2020 #20

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Never knew that, thanks. red dog 1 Apr 2020 #24

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Singer-Songwriter Iris Dement was the youngest of 14 children red dog 1 Apr 2020 #25

Wyatt Earp was a consultant for several silent cowboy movies. Wolf Frankula Apr 2020 #26

Wyatt Earp and Tom Mix were close friends red dog 1 Apr 2020 #27

Tom Hanks' movies have grossed nearly $10 billion worldwide. red dog 1 Apr 2020 #29

By the age of 10, Tom hanks had lived in 10 different houses. red dog 1 Apr 2020 #30

Joe Biden was a standout halfback and wide receiver on his high school football team. red dog 1 Apr 2020 #31

Bela Lugosi was actually born in Transylvania. Wolf Frankula Apr 2020 #32

That's very interesting red dog 1 Apr 2020 #39

Wilson Pickett's mother used to beat him red dog 1 Apr 2020 #33

Frank Sinatra's version of "My Way" set a record for length of time on the U.K.'s top 40 red dog 1 Apr 2020 #34

The Peter Gold hit song "Never Let Her Slip Away" was about comedian Laraine Newman (SNL) red dog 1 Apr 2020 #35

Major League Baseball retired number 42 for all major league teams in honor of red dog 1 Apr 2020 #36

Wayne Gretzky's 99 was also retired league-wide jmowreader Jul 2020 #85

It was the only time it was ever done in major league baseball red dog 1 Jul 2020 #88

Quentin Tarantino's very first job was as an usher at an adult movie theater in Torrance, CA. red dog 1 Apr 2020 #37

John Kerry's net worth is around $250 million red dog 1 Apr 2020 #38

John Kerry lives two blocks away from me in Boston. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #54

He would have defeated George Bush in 2004 were it not for GOP dis-info "Swift-Boat" lies. red dog 1 Jun 2020 #55

I agree. That was absolutely soul crushing. It was the first time i truly smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #56

Republicans can only steal elections that are close. red dog 1 Jun 2020 #59

Some weeks before murdering John Lennon, Mark David Chapman told his wife that he had been red dog 1 May 2020 #40

Andrew Strong, who played Deco Cuffe in "The Commitments," went on to tour with musicians like red dog 1 May 2020 #41

When he was just starting out in Deuuth, Minnesota, Bob Dylan was notorious for stealing red dog 1 May 2020 #42

Besides having his own film company, Frank Sinatra also had his own: red dog 1 May 2020 #43

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted Neil Young twice red dog 1 May 2020 #44

At one time, Joe Biden worked as a public defender. red dog 1 May 2020 #45

Samuel Jackson worked with one of my high school classmates in Hollywood. CottonBear May 2020 #46

Billy Bob Thornton has a phobia about antique furniture and certain types of silverware red dog 1 May 2020 #47

Patti Smith once danced off a high stage in Tampa, Fla. & fell 15 feet into a concrete orchestra pit red dog 1 Jun 2020 #48

Jerry Garcia was named after composer Jerome Kern red dog 1 Jun 2020 #49

Randy Quaid has acted in more than 90 films. red dog 1 Jun 2020 #50

Former boxing champion Michael Moorer was the colorful Hobo Bird in my 1st grade spring concert. Efilroft Sul Jun 2020 #51

Playwright Sam Shepard used to play drums for The Holy Moly Rounders red dog 1 Jun 2020 #52

Holy Modal Rounders. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2020 #71

Thanks for catching my mistake red dog 1 Jun 2020 #72

No problemo. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2020 #74

Me either! red dog 1 Jun 2020 #75

A short time before his death, Jimi Hendrix was heading out of a music hall up some steps red dog 1 Jun 2020 #53

Harry S Truman's middle name was S struggle4progress Jun 2020 #57

John Lithgow joined Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail in 2016 red dog 1 Jun 2020 #58

When he was very young, Jimi Hendrix carried around a broom wherever he went, even red dog 1 Jun 2020 #60

After Jim Morrison died in 1971, "The Doors" continued as a trio until disbanding in 1973. red dog 1 Jun 2020 #61

Grace Slick's maiden name is Grace Wing Wolf Frankula Jun 2020 #62

Beyonce Knowles is worth between $450 million and $500 million red dog 1 Jun 2020 #63

John Wayne wore a wig. red dog 1 Jun 2020 #64

Paul Robeson was an All-American college football player in both his junior and senior years red dog 1 Jun 2020 #65

Jay Leno has Mandibular Prognathism, which is the reason for his prominent jaw. red dog 1 Jun 2020 #66

Unlike Archie Bunker, Carroll O'Connor was a highly educated and cultured man, and taught red dog 1 Jun 2020 #67

At age 26, Vincent Van Gogh became a missionary in Belgium. red dog 1 Jun 2020 #68

It's quite possible that Van Gogh didn't shoot himself red dog 1 Jun 2020 #69

Tony Dow, who played Wally on "Leave It To Beaver," had no acting aspirations when he red dog 1 Jun 2020 #70

Elvis Presley had singer Jackie Wilson moved from a substandard convalescent home to red dog 1 Jun 2020 #73

Keith Richards got his first guitar from his maternal grandfather, Gus Dupree, who toured Britain red dog 1 Jun 2020 #76

Joni Mitchell wrote two songs about her affair with playwright Sam Shepard red dog 1 Jun 2020 #77

In their early days, Keith Richards & Mick Jagger did mostly old blues songs and didn't write their red dog 1 Jun 2020 #78

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have been friends since childhood. red dog 1 Jun 2020 #79

Actor Jason Lee was once a proffesional skateboarder. red dog 1 Jun 2020 #80

In 1975, lead vocalist Nick Gelder left the Canadian pub band, "Sweeney Todd" to start a solo career red dog 1 Jul 2020 #81

Mamie Eisenhower was the first woman to ever ride in a tank Bucky Jul 2020 #82

Harry Truman is the only president since William McKinley who did not earn a college degree. red dog 1 Jul 2020 #83

Arlo Guthrie was born in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, N.Y. red dog 1 Jul 2020 #84

Thomas Edison did not electrocute an elephant to "prove" the dangers of AC current jmowreader Jul 2020 #86

I'll bet the SPCA today wouldn't think that was "just fine" red dog 1 Jul 2020 #87

These days, they wouldn't have to do it that way jmowreader Jul 2020 #89

I wonder what exactly happened when she "killed a spectator" while she was in the circus. red dog 1 Jul 2020 #90

Donald Sinclair, who was the inspiration for the John Cleese character, Basil Fawlty, was a red dog 1 Jul 2020 #91

After forming a band in high school, Bob Dylan's group performed "Rock & Roll is Here to Stay" red dog 1 Jul 2020 #92

At the age of nine, Steve McQueen left home to live on the streets. red dog 1 Jul 2020 #93

Ringo Starr us worth between $350 million and $400 million. red dog 1 Jul 2020 #94

According to Cadet Bone Spurs' niece, Mary Trump, in her new book, red dog 1 Jul 2020 #95

In 1993, each member of the Monty Python troupe had an asteroid named after them red dog 1 Jul 2020 #96

Besides being an actor, Robert Mitchum was also a director, author, poet, composer and singer. red dog 1 Jul 2020 #97

Donald Trump is afraid of sharks. red dog 1 Jul 2020 #98

Lindsay Lohan is a redhead red dog 1 Jul 2020 #99

Unlike what was portrayed in "Walk the Line," Johnny Cash was in no way responsible for his older red dog 1 Jul 2020 #100

Claudette Colbert was a dirty old lady! EX500rider Jul 2020 #101

In 2016, Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Katherine Clark began a sit-in demanding House Speaker red dog 1 Jul 2020 #102

One time, Bob Dylan waited until some friends were away, then went over to their house and red dog 1 Jul 2020 #103

Not a little know fact drmeow Jul 2020 #104