More Real Names of Old Hollywood Stars

Last week I shared  the real names of some of our favorite classic film stars. I enjoyed putting that post together so much that I thought I would share a few more.

Many are simple, average American names and some are very indicative of  the actor/actresses culture. But no matter why they changed their names, their new stage names defiantly worked for them. Don't you think?

Hedy Lamarr = Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler

Gary Cooper = Frank James Cooper

Carole Lombard = Jane Alice Peters

Bing Crosby = Harry Lillis Crosby

Joan Crawford = Lucille Fay LeSueur

Boris Karloff = William Henry Pratt 

Judy Garland = Frances Ethel Gumm

George Burns =  Nathan Birnbaum

Joan Fontaine = Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland

Dean Martin = Dino Crocetti

Doctor Who Wednesday: DW Halloween Costumes

It is October and Halloween will be creeping its way into our households slowly but surely. I know that Halloween, although not typically celebrated in other parts of the world (aside from North America) is being picked up and practiced in all sorts of places now. I mean, what is not to like about dressing up as someone else and getting candy for it? Most of us dress up vintage every chance we get. Although it is more of a lifestyle choice for many of us, it is still super fun to don a costume of a Princess Lea or Wonder Woman or Snow White once in a while, right?

To continue my countdown and celebration of 50 fabulous years of Doctor Who, I found some costume inspiration as well as a few great items that one could add to their DW costumes for this October 31st!

Even if you don't dress up for Halloween, DW costumes could be used for some sort of DW celebration or for DW conventions.

 Fourth Doctor: Both from ThinkGeek: Scarf and Fedora Hat

 Seventh Doctor: Official BBC Jumper here and Question Mark Umbrella here

     Eleventh Doctor: Entire "Professor" Doctor Costume here and  Bowtie from ThinkGeek

 Weeping Angels: livewholly4him (dress only) and NeedfulThingsStudio (Latex Mask)

I also found some amazing bloggers and cosplay DW fans who created some outstanding costumes of their very own!

 Reese Dixen Blog

 Jason in Hollywood Blog

 JunkSpace Blog

 Hunky Dorky Blog

andreon Blog

Last but not least, here are some sites that may help you create your very own Doctor Who costumes. And don't forget to check out some of my past posts on DW inspired outfits here, here, here, and here.

Do-It-Yourself Doctor Who Costumes

The Who Shop

Amy Pond 11th Hour Hair Tutorial

Matt's Guide to 10th Doctor Hair

The Real Names of Old Hollywood's Stars

Ever wondered if the stars from yesterday were really born with names like Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, James Cagney, Carol Lombard, or Clark Gable? Well, some of them were and some of them weren't.

Here are some classic films stars and their real birth names:

Rita Hayworth = Margarita Carmen Cansino 

  Cary Grant = Archibald Leach 

 Barbara Stanwyck = Ruby Katherine Stevens 

John Wayne = Marion Robert Morrison

Lauren Bacall = Betty Joan Perske 

John Garfield = Jacob Julius Garfinkle

Veronica Lake =  Constance Frances Marie Ockelman 

 Tony Curtis = Bernard Schwartz

 Mary Pickford = Gladys Louise Smith 

Kirk Douglas = Issur Danielovitch

Weren't these fun!? I can see now why many did change their names but many like Lauren Bacall still went by their birth names when it came to close family and friends. Today she still prefers to be called Betty. 

The changing of the names is a reminder of how much control the film studios had on their actors and also how powerful a name can be in changing ones images or public persona.