IF: guinea pig
Gilbert was angered by having to constantly explain that he wasn’t a goddamn hamster!
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DCS: fay spain
Fay Spain was on her own at 14, living in the attic at the home of her English teacher. At 17, she lied about her age and got a job as a dealer at a Reno, Nevada casino. She proudly proclaimed she made more money than her husband who worked as a gambling shill at …
IF: giant
Despite his imposing appearance, André Roussimoff was a gentle giant. The so-called “Eighth Wonder of the World” passed away in 1993 at the age of 48.
DCS: scott hutchison
Scott Hutchison began singing at 19, despite being told that he couldn’t. Scott’s songwriting was influenced by American artists like Wilco and Ryan Adams. He liked playing guitar and performing, considering that he was always a shy kid growing up. In 2003, Scott started performing under the stage name “Frightened Rabbit,” a nickname he picked …
DCS: margot kidder
“You’ve got me? Whose got you?” We’ve got you, Margot.
IF: hairy
“Top billing” was always a constant argument between The Wild Man of Borneo and Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy.
DCS: myrna fahey
Myrna Fahey was a former cheerleader and beauty pageant winner. However, she refused to coast along on her good looks alone. She was an avid skier and stock investor, insisting that her dressing rooms be equipped with a stock ticker. Myrna appeared in numerous episodes of TV Westerns, including Gunsmoke, Maverick and Wagon Train. After …
IF: utopia
The origins of the word “utopia” are a bit unclear, as well as little ambiguous. The word was coined by lawyer, philosopher, author and eventual saint, Sir Thomas More in his 1516 book Utopia about an imaginary society of perfect well-being. The word comes from the Greek — but which actual root words — that’s up for …
DCS: doreen tracey
Doreen Tracey grew up singing and dancing, thanks to her father’s dance studio. At 12, young Doreen auditioned for The Mickey Mouse Club along with hundreds of other talented children (including singer Paul Williams and actress Candace Bergen, who didn’t make the cut). She was picked and stayed with the show for all three seasons. Doreen …
IF: transformation
In 1931, Frederic March was cast in Paramount Studios’ film version — the sixth one since 1908 — of the Robert Louis Stevenson study in psychology Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The production was made five years before the Hayes Code that monitored morality in motion pictures. The film contained some pretty strong sexual content …