The Great Eve Arden!

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1. In the 1950s, Eve Arden was best known for her role as the title schoolteacher in "Our Miss Brooks". What was her character's first name? Marie Martha Gwendolyn Connie

2. Eve Arden is her birth name. True False

3. Eve's first big break came with a 1937 film starring Katharine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers. It also featured fellow newcomers Lucille Ball and Ann Miller. What was the title of the film? Ziegfeld Follies Stage Door Little Women A Letter to Three Wives

4. After her big break, Eve Arden worked continuously in motion pictures, but rarely played the lead role. She did, however, earn an Oscar nomination for a 1945 supporting role. What was the film? Double Indemnity Mildred Pierce Out of the Past Gaslight

5. Eve Arden's next prominent role came in a film which starred Ava Gardner playing a statue that comes to life. What was the title of the film? Lady Liberty One Touch of Venus Down to Earth Bell, Book, and Candle

6. Eve Arden played Miss Brooks on the radio, on television, and on film. True False

7. After her tenure as Miss Brooks was up, Eve Arden had her own short-lived series, "The Eve Arden Show". When that ended, she went back to film work playing a supporting role in a suspenseful courtroom drama directed by Otto Preminger. What was the title of that 1959 film? I Want to Live! Judgement at Nuremburg Anatomy of a Murder Witness for the Prosecution

8. Eve slowed down a bit in the 1960s, but she did accept an offer from veteran TV producer Desi Arnaz to star in a sitcom with Kaye Ballard. Unfortunately, it only lasted two seasons. What was the name of the show? My Mother the Car The Mothers-in-Law I Married Joan Please Don't Eat the Daisies

9. No quiz on Eve Arden would be complete without a question about "Grease"! Due to her flawless diction and previous success playing a teacher, Eve was offered the role of the school principal in the 1978 blockbuster musical. What was the principal's last name? Lynch McGee Murdock Skinner

10. Shortly after making her comeback in films, Eve whote her autobiography, "The Three Phases of Eve". She died five years after it was published, at the age of 82. In what year did Eve pass away? 1990 1995 1985 2000