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Western movies, of course, start and end with John Wayne. Whether it is Rio Bravo (my favorite John Wayne Western), Red River, The Shootist, True Grit, Stagecoach, or any one of the dozens of other Western classics he made in his long and illustrious career, John Wayne remains the Michael Jordan of the Western film.

Films about Wyatt Earp, the most famous Old West lawman, also abound in film history, whether it be Gunfight at the OK Corral, My Darling Clementine or the scores of lesser cinematic tributes, Earp remains "the" Old West icon of icons. With all this said, in my own humble opinion, 1993's masterpiece Tombstone is the finest western ever made.

Filmed on a budget of $25,000,000, Tombstone was the first-ever Wyatt Earp film to deeply research and pay actual attention to the Wyatt Earp period in Tombstone. Ironically, when the film was released, a few critics panned the film's straying from the truth and indulging in "revisionism.” This statement couldn't be further from the truth.

Tombstone has unparalleled accuracy in detail not only with dialogue, but mustaches, clothes, guns (including long-barreled and nickel-plated weapons), and, especially, hats (which had a clearly southwestern flavor, particularly in the cavalier-style sombreros worn by Wyatt and Doc Holliday.) It is also the first and only Wyatt Earp film to be shot in the country where the actual events took place, the first movie to use young, vigorous actors as the principals, and the first to make the town of Tombstone itself look exciting.

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook.

As any student of U.S. or presidential history knows, there have been four assassinations of U.S. presidents. Two were very famous, two not as well-known.

The first assassination of a president is both well-known and well-documented. On April 14, 1865, actor and southern sympathizer John Wilkes Booth shot our 16th president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's theater. Lincoln died from his wounds the next day.

Less well-known was the next assassination of a Commander-in-Chief. On July 2, 1881, 20th U.S. President James Garfield was assassinated by a ne'er-do-well named Charles J. Guiteau.

Garfield survived his gunshot wounds for 79 days. He finally succumbed on September 19, 1881. This was by far the longest time a president survived his assassination wounds before death.

The next assassination of a president was also slightly less or not as well-known.

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook.

A cult movie classic? A piece of Americana? A vintage slice of the '60's? Uh, I guess if you want to be diplomatic you could describe the movie Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine in all of these ways.

Made on a record-high budget for Samuel Z. Arkoff's American International Pictures (this was the first-ever A.I.P. film to have a budget of over $1 million dollars) Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine began filming in the late summer of 1965. Much of the film was shot on location in San Francisco, with other scenes shot at MGM studios.

The original idea for the film came from James H. Nicholson, who was one of the owners of A.I.P. films (Nicholson provided the story and is credited as James Hartford). Nicholson had a then-girlfriend, an aspiring actress named Susan Hart. Knowing full well that Susan did not have much acting ability, he wanted to provide her with a role by making her a robot in the film. A plot for the movie was thus hatched.

Dr. Goldfoot, a nefarious, evil, mad scientist, played by Vincent Price, would develop an army of female robots. These sexy and very attractive femme fatales would hunt out and locate wealthy men. The robots would then use their feminine wiles and anatomical endowments to milk the unsuspecting cash cows dry of all their assets.

The original title for the movie was actually Dr. Goldfoot and the Sex Machine.

Vincent Price, the legendary horror movie icon, was recruited for the lead title role. He had already starred in several A.I.P. macabre horror films. In fact, the dungeon and torture scene in the movie actually incorporated a long shot of Vincent from his 1961 A.I.P. film The Pit and the Pendulum. Vincent Price also gave this otherwise "fluff movie" some cachet.

There’s a famous photo from the Golden Age of Hollywood that features actress Sophia Loren giving blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield’s abundant cleavage some rather disapproving side eyes:

(Image Via Rex Features)

The 1957 photo became a classic because it’s full of attitude and tells a great story about the battle for the spotlight going on between talented actresses and bombshells in Hollywood during the 50s and 60s.

Fans have always assumed that Sophia wore a look of anger or derision, but in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly Sophia reveals she was more scared than angry:

Paramount had organized a party for me. All of cinema was there, it was incredible. And then comes in Jayne Mansfield, the last one to come. For me, that was when it got amazing. . . . She came right for my table. She knew everyone was watching. She sat down. And now, she was barely . . . Listen. Look at the picture. Where are my eyes? I’m staring at her nipples because I am afraid they are about to come onto my plate. In my face you can see the fear. I’m so frightened that everything in her dress is going to blow—BOOM!—and spill all over the table.

So her stare wasn't purely venomous- she was also concerned for the welfare of the table settings. Can you blame her for feeling a bit overshadowed by Mansfield and her two friends?!

-Via Vanity Fair

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Elvis Presley's favorite ice cream flavor was vanilla.

John Lennon's favorite room service snack was corn flakes with cream. He grew up during the war, when cream was rationed and was a rare luxury.

Jerry Lewis is crazy about Wendy's burgers.

Wilt Chamberlain's favorite sandwich was peanut butter and mayo on white bread.

In 2011, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made a pledge that he would only eat meat from animals he has slaughtered himself. He once sliced the throat of a goat. He also killed a chicken and ate it's heart. The pledge lasted over a year. At his wedding, Zuckerberg, his bride, and their guests dined on a mouse-shaped chocolates, a snack the couple both love and had shared on their first date.

George Reeves loved snacking on chocolate doughnuts he'd buy at the local farmer's market.

Michael Jordan's favorite fast food is Taco Bell.

Sarah Palin's favorite food is moose stew.

George Clooney's favorite food is Chaya steak. He is also a beer drinker. He had a keg of Guinness installed in his dressing room during the filming of Ocean's Eleven.

Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook.

Harry Houdini is, far and away, the most famous magician and escape artist in world history. Like Shakespeare, Babe Ruth, Elvis and the Beatles, he is the undisputed number one in his field. But Houdini, beside being a gifted artist, was also a very fascinating person who lived an amazing life. Okay, let's take a look at a few things you may not have known about the one and only Harry Houdini.

He was a man of many names.

Houdini was born Erik Weisz to Jewish parents in Budapest, Hungary. He changed his name to Erich Weiss. His friends called him “Ehrie,” which inspired his Americanized first name “Harry.” He changed his surname to “Houdini" in honor of legendary magician Robert Houdin. Houdini's other stage names include “Eric the Great,” “The King of Cards,” and “Eric, Prince of the Air.”

Early performance and abilities.

One of Houdini's early performances was escaping from being sewed up inside the belly of a whale. In another early gig, he was billed as "the wild man.” Clothed in a loincloth, Houdini was locked in a cage and ate raw meat.

Houdini was ambidextrous and could manipulate cards easily with both hands. He would practice card tricks over and over without looking at the cards, while casually talking with friends. He also could calmly untie knots repeatedly with his feet.

Houdini’s first public performance.

Fascinated with magic at an early age, Houdini’s first performance was at the age of 9. He picked up pins with his eyelids while hanging upside-down. Admission was 35 cents.

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During his heyday, Dean Martin was the coolest guy in the world. He was a movie star, had a hit TV show, was the king of the nightclubs, and he was one half of the most popular comedy team in the history of show business. Dean's records sold in the millions, but his greatest joy in life was his beloved golf. Dean was a very complicated man, although he appeared to be very simple. Let's take a look at Frank "Old Blue Eyes" Sinatra's best pal, Dean Martin- "Old Red Eyes.”

1) He didn't speak English until he was five.

Dean Martin grew up in a very Italian family and never spoke a word of English until he was five years old.

2) He was a Boy Scout.

Yes, Dean Martin- the bad boy, the drinker, the ladies' man, was, indeed, a Boy Scout. He was the drummer for the local Boy Scout band in Steubenville, Ohio.

3) He was once an amateur boxer.

Fighting under the name “Kid Crotchet,” Dean was reputedly a very good welterweight boxer. His record, according to one source, was 24 wins and 6 losses in 30 bouts.

Dean was so broke in his early years, he and a friend would stage fights in their hotel room and charge people to watch. Supposedly, they would often fight until one of the combatants knocked the other one out.

4) He changed his name twice.

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The Beatles had more number one hit records than anyone in the history of music. Elvis, Frank Sinatra, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Madonna, the Supremes and every other music legend takes a backseat to the Fab Four. From 1962 to 1970, the Beatles had 20 official #1 records. Nineteen of the Beatles 20 #1's were written by the greatest songwriting team in musical history- John Lennon and Paul McCartney. (“Something" by George Harrison also hit the #1 spot in 1969, George's only chart-topper as a Beatle.)

John and Paul met in July of 1957- both were teenagers who loved rock 'n roll. Paul was soon asked to join John's local band, which John had dubbed "the Quarreymen". There were hundreds of teenage rock 'n roll bands in Liverpool, England, during these years. Every musician dreamed of striking it big, like every teenage guy's idol, Elvis Presley.

The special added-in factor of the "self-written songs" was soon to set the Beatles above all the other local groups. Paul's first composition was called “I Lost My Little Girl" (written, interestingly, right after the tragic death of his beloved mother to cancer). Soon thereafter, John came up with his first solo composition- “Hello Little Girl".
 
These were individually written songs, but John and Paul soon realized they preferred, both for personal enjoyment and for quality, writing together as a team. Writing songs together soon became an almost-daily ritual with the two close friends. John and Paul would play hooky from school and hop over, usually, to Paul's house, which was unoccupied during the day.

The two truants would take out Paul's father's pipe, stuff it with some Twinnings tea leaves, and "smoke" the pipe together. Then they would sit a few feet apart, each with guitar in hand, and start composing songs ("eyeball to eyeball,” John was to call their method).