What are some movie stars original names and ancestries?
By Carl Halling
@CarlHalling (3617)
United Kingdom
May 19, 2008 7:40pm CST
Judy Garland was born (no, not Esther Blodgett) Frances Gumm. She was largely Irish by ancestry unless I'm mistaken, with English and Scottish and other mixtures. What about other movie stars. It's a fascinating game...isn't it. Any other original names and ancestries? Who was Bernard Schwartz for example? Archibald Leach? Joe Yule? Let's talk movie stars' original names/ancestries.
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
24 May 08
I know Archibald Leach was Cary Grant but the other two I have no idea who they are.
@CarlHalling (3617)
• United Kingdom
24 May 08
Bernard Schwartz = Tony Curtis; Joe Yule = Mickey Rooney...
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
24 May 08
he photo you added to this post made me think of Dana Carvey.
@CarlHalling (3617)
• United Kingdom
11 Jul 08
Yes, I did. He may have been named after his grandfather, also Marion Morrison, a famous Civil War veteran. It seems that once upon a time Marion was acceptably both male and female, unlike today.
@mommyboo (13174)
• United States
21 Mar 09
Norma Jeane - Marilyn Monroe 
I looked up some info on wikipedia because you were asking about ancestry - on there it states something about her biological father being norwegian but she was not even raised by her biological parents. She spent a lot of time with various foster parents. My ex-husband's mother met her when they were about 11 or 12 - I think at the same foster home or place. He had a photo of her and his mother.
I looked up some info on wikipedia because you were asking about ancestry - on there it states something about her biological father being norwegian but she was not even raised by her biological parents. She spent a lot of time with various foster parents. My ex-husband's mother met her when they were about 11 or 12 - I think at the same foster home or place. He had a photo of her and his mother.
