Any Academy Awards trivia will start by making it clear that this is the most important awards ceremony honoring the film industry in America. The awards are usually simply called the Oscars, and were first held in 1929. The first Oscars was a small, intimate dinner honoring those who had made great achievements in the [...]
A comprehensive film buff would always have at least some Mae West trivia lurking in their back pocket. Mae West is an iconic film star and actress from the early days of American film, and was a dynamic and controversial figure during her time in Hollywood. Born in 1893 and passing in 1980, Mae [...]
To anyone who is interested in Leonard Nimoy trivia, there is another name which is almost as commonly associated with the face of this man as his own – that name is of course Mr. Spock, the character that Nimoy portrayed in the popular 1960’s television show, Star Trek. Even though Star Trek was [...]
If you’ve got friends that are interested in film and film history, you will be able to provide them with some great Quentin Tarantino trivia after reading this! For example, did you know that Tarantino’s middle name is Jerome? Or that he was born in 1963? How about that despite the fact that he is [...]
Since 1975, one actress has been stealing the stage and the screen; proving that age has nothing on ability. Though an American, this actress is world renowned as she has won numerous awards all over the world for the variety of roles that she has played throughout her lengthy acting career, not to mention her [...]
There are few musical artists in the last century which have been as important as Paul McCartney. Popular music in the last fifty years can almost all be directly traced to the music created by Paul McCartney and his three band mates in the most famous pop band of all time, The Beatles. John Lennon, [...]
Igor Stravinsky was born in 1882 and raised in St. Petersburg where his love for music was kindled at the age of 8 after seeing a performance of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, “The Sleeping Beauty”. Throughout his life, Stravinsky would travel the world. This included spending significant portions of his life and career in places such as [...]
