Legends
How the great stars of the screen got their start, and what came after.
LegendsMarilyn Monroe Was Spotted on a Factory Floor. Here's How Norma Jeane Became a Legend
Before the white dress and the Golden Globe, she was a teenager spraying airplane parts in a wartime factory.
LegendsLucille Ball Ran a TV Studio, and She Said Yes to Star Trek
America's favorite redhead became the first woman to head a major television studio.
LegendsAudrey Hepburn Survived Wartime Hunger, Then Spent Her Life Feeding Children
Behind the little black dress was a girl who lived through the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
LegendsJames Dean Made Only Three Big Movies, and Became an Icon Forever
He was 24 when he died. His career as a leading man lasted barely 18 months.
LegendsOver the Rainbow Was Almost Cut From The Wizard of Oz
Studio bosses thought the song slowed the movie down. It went on to win the Oscar.
LegendsCary Grant Started Out as a Teenage Stilt-Walker Named Archie
Hollywood's most polished leading man learned his timing as an acrobat in a traveling troupe.
LegendsDoris Day Turned Down Mrs. Robinson, and Chose the Animals
America's sweetheart said no to one of the most famous roles of the 1960s.
LegendsShirley Temple Went From Child Star to U.S. Ambassador
She won a special Oscar at six. Decades later, she watched history being made in Prague.
LegendsSophia Loren Made Oscar History With a Role in Italian
From a beauty contest in 1950 to the first acting Oscar for a non-English performance.
LegendsIn 1967, Sidney Poitier Starred in Three Hits in One Year
He had already made Oscar history. Then he became the biggest box office star in America.
