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Quiz about Exit Stage Left 1
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Exit Stage Left 1 Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about the last movie an actor or actress performed in prior to exiting the world for good.

A multiple-choice quiz by rojan61. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
rojan61
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
320,086
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
794
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. James Dean died in 1955 in a horrific car crash. His final movie was released after his death in 1956. He played Jett Rink, a poor handyman turned rich oil baron. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Prostate cancer took Gary Cooper to his final resting place in 1961. In his final role, released soon after his death, he played George Radcliffe, a dubious eyewitness to theft and murder. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Throat cancer robbed us of Humphrey Bogart's voice and acting in 1957. He managed to make one last film released the year before his death. He played unemployed ex-sportswriter, Eddie Willis, who took a job working for a shady boxing promoter. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Before a final stroke struck down Mae West in 1980, she managed one last campy performance two years earlier, playing six-time newlywed Marlo Manners, doing her best to consummate her latest marriage. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Montgomery Clift's coronary artery became clogged for the last time in 1966. He did manage one final middling portrayal before the lights turned off for him permanently that same year as physicist-turned-spy, James Bower. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Two years before tuberculosis ended Vivien Leigh's struggles with bi-polar disorder in 1967, she gave us one final seaworthy turn as Mary Treadwell, a coquettish but disillusioned aging southern belle. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In 1955, nearly thirty years before a cardiac arrest ended William Powell's life at the ripe old age of ninety-one, he starred in his final movie as Lieutenant 'Doc', a ship's medical officer on a cargo ship during the waning days of World War Two. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Twenty years before Cary Grant suffered a life-ending cerebral hemorrhage, he starred in his final film in 1966 as Sir William Rutland, a homeless man in Japan searching for accommodations. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. John Wayne died in 1979 from cancer. Three years earlier, he gave his last performance as J.B. Books, an aging cancer-ridden, now-reluctant gunfighter forced into one last gunfight. What was the name of the movie? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Before the plane she was in crashed into a cliff, Carole Lombard left a smile on our faces with her final appearance as Maria Tura, a stage actress involved with the Polish resistance to the Nazis during World War Two. What was the name of the movie? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. James Dean died in 1955 in a horrific car crash. His final movie was released after his death in 1956. He played Jett Rink, a poor handyman turned rich oil baron. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: Giant

Dean starred with Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson in this epic Texas cattle-ranching film. He received his second straight post-death Academy Award nomination for his work in the film as a man consumed by his desire for wealth. He also performed in "Rebel Without A Cause" and "East of Eden", both released in 1955. Marlon Brando was the star of 1951's "A Streetcar Named Desire".
2. Prostate cancer took Gary Cooper to his final resting place in 1961. In his final role, released soon after his death, he played George Radcliffe, a dubious eyewitness to theft and murder. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: The Naked Edge

Cooper starred with Deborah Kerr in this movie about robbery, murder and false testimony. Cooper played a man who may or may not have gotten away with theft and murder by fingering someone else for the crime. Kerr played his wife who vacillated between believing and disbelieving her husband's guilt or innocence. Cooper also performed in the other three films all released in 1959.
3. Throat cancer robbed us of Humphrey Bogart's voice and acting in 1957. He managed to make one last film released the year before his death. He played unemployed ex-sportswriter, Eddie Willis, who took a job working for a shady boxing promoter. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: The Harder They Fall

Bogart starred with Rod Steiger in this movie about boxing and fight-fixing. Bogart played a man who sold his reputation for money before seeking redemption for his sins. He also performed in the other three films all released in 1955.
4. Before a final stroke struck down Mae West in 1980, she managed one last campy performance two years earlier, playing six-time newlywed Marlo Manners, doing her best to consummate her latest marriage. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: Sextette

West starred with future-Bond Timothy Dalton, who played her much younger husband.
Rock icon Alice Cooper had a small part in the film playing a waiter. West also performed in the other three movies. "Wrong" was released in 1933, "Chickadee" was released in 1940, and "Breckinridge" was released in 1970.
5. Montgomery Clift's coronary artery became clogged for the last time in 1966. He did manage one final middling portrayal before the lights turned off for him permanently that same year as physicist-turned-spy, James Bower. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: The Defector

Clift starred with Roddy McDowall in this movie about spying and defection. This pro-forma 1960s cold war cloak-and-dagger movie was a sad end to Clift's once promising career. He also performed in the other three movies. "Nuremberg" and "Misfits" were both released in 1961 and "Freud" was released in 1962.
6. Two years before tuberculosis ended Vivien Leigh's struggles with bi-polar disorder in 1967, she gave us one final seaworthy turn as Mary Treadwell, a coquettish but disillusioned aging southern belle. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: Ship of Fools

Leigh starred with Lee Marvin and Jose Ferrer in this ship-based love story set in the 1930s. Werner Klemperer, who had a small part in this movie, immediately followed up this appearance with the start of his memorable television run as Colonel Klink on "Hogan's Heroes". Leigh also performed in the other three movies. "Karenina" was released in 1948, "Blue Sea" was released in 1955, and "Mrs. Stone" was released in 1961.
7. In 1955, nearly thirty years before a cardiac arrest ended William Powell's life at the ripe old age of ninety-one, he starred in his final movie as Lieutenant 'Doc', a ship's medical officer on a cargo ship during the waning days of World War Two. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: Mister Roberts

Powell starred with Henry Fonda, James Cagney and Jack Lemmon in this naval comedy drama. The role of 'Doc' was first offered to Spencer Tracy who turned down the role. Powell also performed in the other three movies. "Canyon" was released in 1952, while "Everything" and "Millionaire" were both released in 1953.
8. Twenty years before Cary Grant suffered a life-ending cerebral hemorrhage, he starred in his final film in 1966 as Sir William Rutland, a homeless man in Japan searching for accommodations. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: Walk Don't Run

Grant starred with Samantha Eggar and Jim Hutton in this movie about a housing shortage during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He played matchmaker to Eggar's and Hutton's characters. Grant also performed in the other three movies. "Mink" was released in 1962, "Charade" was released in 1963, and "Goose" was released in 1964.
9. John Wayne died in 1979 from cancer. Three years earlier, he gave his last performance as J.B. Books, an aging cancer-ridden, now-reluctant gunfighter forced into one last gunfight. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: The Shootist

Wayne starred with Lauren Bacall, James Stewart and Ron Howard in this movie about the last days of a dying gunfighter. This film was also Stewart's last acting turn in a western. Wayne also performed in the other three movies. "McQ" was released in 1974, while "Brannigan" and "Cogburn" were both released in 1975.
10. Before the plane she was in crashed into a cliff, Carole Lombard left a smile on our faces with her final appearance as Maria Tura, a stage actress involved with the Polish resistance to the Nazis during World War Two. What was the name of the movie?

Answer: To Be or Not to Be

Lombard starred with Jack Benny and Robert Stack in this Nazi-era comedy. Mel Brooks remade the movie in 1983 with his real life wife Anne Bancroft reprising Lombard's role. Lombard also performed in the other three movies. "Night" and "Wanted" were both released in 1940, while "Smith" was released in 1941.
Source: Author rojan61

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