Gig Young isn’t talked about all that much today, though he was once one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. After winning an Academy Award for his role in the 1969 film The Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Gig’s career went on a downward spiral that it never recovered from. Tragically, this downward spiral ended in […] More
After redefining cinema with her pool scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and appearing on the cover of virtually every magazine, Pheobo Cates ditched Hollywood. Cates managed to become a sex icon in her day despite being a teenager. Just when she was in her element, she disappeared into thin air. Join FactsVerse as […] More
John Barrymore was a legendary Hollywood actor that started out in the era of silent films and managed to be just as successful when films with sound were introduced. This made John stand out from many of his silent-film contemporaries, though the actor wouldn’t have such great luck later in his life. As a result […] More
Caroline Munro is a gorgeous British actress and model best known for her supporting performances in a variety of genre films throughout the 1970s. These films included such features as Ray Harryhausen’s 1973 fantasy classic The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, as well as the 1977 Roger Moore-starring James Bond vehicle The Spy Who Loved Me. […] More
Remember when Paul Reuben, AKA Pee Wee Herman, was arrested for engaging in some not-so-family-friendly activity at an adult theater in 1991? And did you know that David Joyner, the actor who spent more than a decade portraying the lovable purple T-Rex Barney on PBS’ Barney and Friends is now a tantric sex therapist? We […] More
Better known by her stage name of Elvira, Cassandra Peterson is a horror icon that is ubiquitous beyond any of her works. The star began playing the character that made her famous in the 1980s. Elvira started out as a character that hosted syndicated horror movies on television, and she quickly became more popular than […] More
1976 was a truly historic year. It was the year that Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent president Gerald in the United States presidential election, Apple Computer and Microsoft incorporated, and the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Karen Ann Quinlan could be disconnected from her ventilator. Aside from landmark political and business milestones, 1976 was also […] More
Alyssa Milano is a television star that has featured in multiple hit programs over the course of her ongoing career, including Who’s the Boss?, Melrose Place, and Charmed. The actress got her start in the entertainment industry at a young age, when her babysitter brought the young girl to an audition for the role of […] More