It took a lot of courage for Bert Lahr to transform into the “King of the Forest.” The comic actor famously played the Cowardly Lion in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz.” The Technicolor classic, which featured Judy Garland, proved to be risky business for the veteran vaudevillian, the late star’s daughter told Fox News Digital....
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Owner of world’s largest car collection has over 7,000 vehicles in his possession
The world’s largest private car collection is owned by Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III. His impressive collection is stashed with luxurious vehicles with high price tags. The sultan is the second-longest reigning monarch, following the late Queen Elizabeth II. Born on July 15, 1946, he was second in line for the throne. He...
'Diff'rent Strokes' star Todd Bridges claims troubled Gary Coleman was exploited by 'greedy people'
Todd Bridges believes Gary Coleman could have been saved from the pitfalls of child stardom if he wasn’t forced to be a breadwinner. “That’s what happens when people get greedy,” Coleman’s “Diff’rent Strokes” co-star told Fox News Digital. “They tend to just take money … and steal things. We all lost some money to some...
Age-defying pics show '80s actors reunited 41 years after 'National Lampoon's Vacation'
“National Lampoon’s Vacation” stars Christie Brinkley and Chevy Chase are continuing their adventure 41 years later. Brinkley, 70, and Chase, 80, took fans on a “Holiday Road” trip down memory lane, as the two were seen all smiles during their reunion. “Vacation is always over too soon!” the two Hollywood actors shared on their Instagram...
Historic baseball park used in 'A League of Their Own,' other films destroyed by fire
A piece of Hollywood history is gone. The Jay Littleton Ball Park, located in Ontario, California, where scenes from the classic movie “A League of Their Own” were filmed, was destroyed in a fire that began on Thursday night. The Ontario Fire Department shared a statement on social media that the first fire engine responded...
Elvis Presley's stepbrother feels the King's 'presence' in Las Vegas hotel
Elvis Presley’s stepbrother, David Stanley, still feels a strong connection with the late icon, 47 years after his death. In a conversation with Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, formerly known as the International Hotel, where Presley performed his residency, Stanley addressed stories about people feeling his stepbrother’s presence on the premises. “There haven’t been...
'Sopranos' star thought he’d be fired until James Gandolfini laughed off on set incident
“Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli’s first meeting with co-star James Gandolfini was not a smooth ride. The actor, who played Christopher Moltisanti opposite Gandolfini’s head mobster Tony Soprano, told The New York Post his first day on set resulted in a little accident. Imperioli’s character was driving Gandolfini, and had to maneuver the car backwards with...
'Facts of Life' star says reboot sabotaged by 'greedy b—-'
“The Facts of Life” stars are back in the spotlight after one star’s claims that fans were denied a reboot because one of the core four — Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon — was a “greedy b—-.” Whelchel was photographed in Los Angeles last week smiling. On Thursday, she sported a...
Yvonne Furneaux, screen siren in Fellini’s ‘La Dolce Vita’ and Polanski’s ‘Repulsion,’ dead at 98
Yvonne Furneaux, the 1950s and 1960s actress who appeared in Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” and Roman Polanski’s “Repulsion,” has died. She was 98. “Yes, sadly it’s true, my mother did pass away,” her son Nicholas Natteau confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday. Furneaux passed away on July 5 at her home in New...
'Mommie Dearest' star Faye Dunaway 'fought tooth and nail' against famous 'no more wire hangers' scene: book
“No more wire hangers ever” is one of the most quotable lines in Hollywood history, and it almost didn’t happen. Faye Dunaway, who portrayed silver screen star Joan Crawford in 1981’s “Mommie Dearest,” was said to be hesitant about bringing the film’s most infamous scene to life. In the scene, Crawford [Dunaway] is seen beating...









