Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Bruce Lee was so fast that his films often had to be slowed down in order for viewers to see his moves.

Although raised in China, Bruce Lee was born in the United States (San Francisco) and did not return to the U.S. until he was 18 years old.

Bruce Lee was so fast that his films often had to be slowed down in order for viewers to see his moves.

Two families have three generations of Oscar winners in their ranks - Hutson and Coppola families

Walter Huston won Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Treasure of Sierra Madre); John Huston won Best Director, The Treasure of Sierra Madre in 1948, and Anjlica Huston won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Prizzi’sHonorin 1985. Carmine Coppola won Best Original Dramatic Score, The...
Two families have three generations of Oscar winners in their ranks - Hutson and Coppola families

Monday, July 1, 2013

The world's largest coins weighed 90 lbs. and were used in Alaska around 1850.

The world’s largest coins, in size and standard value, were copper plates used in Alaska around 1850. They were about a meter (3 ft.) long, half-a-meter (about 2 ft.) wide, weighed 40 kg (90 lbs.), and were worth $2,500.

The world's largest coins weighed 90 lbs. and were used in Alaska around 1850.

12 actors to win an Oscar for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Awards ceremony.

Patty Duke playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962). Spencer Tracy for playing Father Edward Flanagan in Boys Town (1938). Gary Cooper for playing Alvin C. York in Sergeant York (1941). Jason Robards for playing Benjamin Bradlee in All the President’s Men (1976). Robert De Niro for...
12 actors to win an Oscar for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Awards ceremony.