It happened almost twenty years ago. Natalie Wood (then Natasha Gurdin) looked up at her mother and demanded the family move from Santa Clara, California, to Hollywood so she could continue her movie career—so she could be a big star. At the time, Natalie was...
“Troy Donahue,” said Sandra Dee’s mother, “is one of the nicest, best behaved boys in Hollywood. I have complete trust in him. There are few boys I’d rather see take Sandra out than Troy.”
“Every time I hear what a nice guy Troy is supposed to...
At seven Evelyn Rudie played Eloise on television. It made her a star. But at nine Evelyn stamped her foot, said, “I’m a has-been and I won’t stand for it,” broke into her piggie bank and flew off to see Mamie Eisenhower. Cute? Not the...