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1. The star of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961), rented this mansion on 100 Delfern Drive, Holmby Hills , while she made her 1964 musical "My Fair Lady". Who was she?

Answer: Audrey Hepburn

She rented this house with her husband Mel Ferrer, but she considered her home in Switzerland her full time residence. Other celebrities to have lived at the same address at some point are Frank Sinatra, Mia Farrow, Katherine Hepburn, David Niven and Eva Gabor.

2. This actor resided at 2 Latimer Road, Santa Monica, in the 1940s. He starred in a series of movies based on the books of Edgar Rice Burroughs. The first in the series of films was "Tarzan the Ape Man" (1932). Who was he?

Answer: Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller, an Olympic gold medal winner, was approched by MGM to play the part of Tarzan in 1932; he went on to make 11 more Tarzan movies. His next staring role was "Jungle Jim", based on the comic strip character, Jim Bradly. He made thirteen of the "Jungle Jim" movies before he retired. Born 23rd of June 1904, he sadly died of liver cancer on the January 20th, 1984, aged 79.

3. A star of the silent era of Hollywood, "The Great Dictator" (1940) was his first talking picture. He rented the property 6147 Temple Hill Drive, Hollywood Hills before buying land to build his own home on 1085 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills. Who was he?

Answer: Charles Spencer Chaplin

Born on 16th April 1889, Charlie Chaplin's career spanned six decades from from 1914 to 1967. He had a very full and varied life, from being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975 to becoming a father at the age of 73. He won his first and only Oscar for the movie "Limelight" (1952).

He was nominated twice more for "Monsieur Verdoux" (1947) and " The Great Dictator" (1940). He died on Christmas day 1977.

4. This Hollywood leading man resided at this address 407 N. Rockingham Drive, Brentwood during the 1950's. The star of "The Mark of Zorro" (1940). He made about fifty movies before his untimely death. Who was he?

Answer: Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power was born on 5th May 5th 1914. He mainly played the romantic swashbuckling roles such as in "The Mark of Zorro" (1940), "The Black Swan" (1942) and "The Black Rose" (1950) to name but a few. On 15th November 1958, on set during the making of his last movie "Solomon and Sheba" (1959), he collapsed during a duelling scene with George Sanders and died of a massive heart attack. He was only 44 years old.

5. The star of "The Wolfman" (1941), this actor followed in his father footsteps and became a well known name in the horror movies. In the 1950s he lived at 1856 Bel Air Road, Bel Air. Who was he?

Answer: Lon Chaney Jr

He starred in over 190 movies. Lon Chaney's father tried to discourage his son from becoming an actor, telling him he was too tall to become an actor. He is best remembered for his role of Lawrence Talbot in the movies "The Wolf Man" (1941) and "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). Chaney jr, is the only actor to play all four major monster creatures: "The Wolf Man" (1941), " The Ghost of Frankenstein " (1942), he played the Frankenstein monster, the creature was earlier played by Boris Karloff. "The Mummy's Tomb" (1942), and "Son of Dracula" (1943) completes the four.

Born on 10th February 1906, he died of liver failure on 12th July 1973.

6. Shortly after arriving in Hollywood this movie great rented 1315 North Hayworth Avenue, West Hollywood. The star of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942), then moved to his permanent home 2069 Coldwater Canyon Drive, Los Angeles. What is his name?

Answer: James Cagney

Born 17th July 1899. Cagney liked to play the tough guy and is probally best known for his gangster roles in movies such as "Public Enemy" (1931) and the classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938). He won an Oscar for his role of George M. Cohan in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942). He died of a heart attack on 30th March 1986 aged 86.

7. After separating from her husband Senator John Warner this movie great bought this property, 700 Nimes Road, Bel Air. She was the star of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966), one of her greatest performances. What is her name?

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor started her movie career in the 1942 film "There's One Born Every Minute" when she was nine years old. One of her most memorable performances is in "National Velvet" (1944). She plays Velvet Brown who enters her horse in the Grand National race. She disguises herself as a male jockey and rides her horse "The Pie" to victory. She has won two Oscars for "Butterfield 8" (1960) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966). A star of numerous movies, she announced her retirement from acting in 2003.

8. A child star of the classic Christmas movie "Miracle on 34th street" (1947), she lived at 9060 Harland Avenue, West Hollywood along with her family in the 1940s. As an adult actress she went on to play Maria in one of her finest performances. Who was she?

Answer: Natalie Wood

Born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko on 20th July 1938, she drowned on 29th November 1981 off the coast of Santa Catalina Island, California. Some suspicion surrounds her death but it was ruled as an accident. Natalie was 43 years old when she died. Some of her best known films include "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955) where she played the part of Judy, the classic western "The Searchers" (1956) where she played John Wayne's niece Debbie Edwards, and "Gypsy" (1962).

She played the role of Maria in "West Side Story" (1961).

9. This Hollywood icon lived at Colonial House, 1416 North Havenhurst Drive, West Hollywood, during the last years of her life. She won an Oscar for "Dangerous" (1935). Who was she?

Answer: Bette Davis

Ruth Elizabeth Davis, one of Hollywoods greatest actresses, had over a hundred movies to her credit. Bette won two Oscars one for "Dangerous" (1935) and the other for "Jezebel" (1938). One of her best performances was in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962) with Joan Crawford. Born on 5th April 1908, she worked right up until her death on 6th October 1989.

10. This actor, best known for his creative dance, built and lived at 1155 San Ysidro Drive, Beverly Hills in the 1960s. He starred in movies such as "Top Hat" (1935) and "Swing Time" (1936). What was his name?

Answer: Fred Astaire

Frederic Austerlitz Jr was born on 10th May 1899. He was best know for his films with dancing partner Ginger Rogers. One of his best known movies is "Easter Parade" (1948) where he starred alongside Judy Garland. He followed in the footsteps of fellow actress and dancer Cyd Charisse and insured his legs for a million dollars, Charisse insured hers for five million.
He died on 22nd June 1987. He was 88 years old.

Source: Author Evangeline30

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