You’ve probably heard of the Batman movies but have you heard of Catwoman and The Penguin, a Batman series? According to the 60s star of the show, Burt Ward, the shooting of the series was terribly chaotic and worse, even dangerous.
In fact, during the first four days of filming, the actor ended up in a hospital. Thankfully the incident wasn’t serious enough to shut down the entire production. Ward returned to work soon after his release and completed this bizarre spin-off of the beloved Marvel series – all in the name of good filmmaking!
Grace Slick
Grace Slick was a big name back in the days of flower power and free love. Slick started her career in modeling and gained fame in the 60’s as part of San Francisco’s psychedelic music scene. She is most famous for singing and performing with Jefferson Airplane, whose most successful song was “White Rabbit”.
After some musical and band member changes, Slick helped form Jefferson Starship. The band had several hit songs including “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”, which was featured in the film “Mannequin” starring Andrew McCarthy. The movie told the story of a mannequin that comes to life for love.
Elvis Loved Spending Time in the Dojo
"The King" loved rock and roll so much that when we think of this music genre, his name never fails to pop up. Besides spending all that time on stage, Elvis loved to kick it up in his dōjō practicing Karate.
He even earned a Black Belt in the 60s thanks to his master, Hank Slemansky. The King had two sides to him, the soft and romantic side of music-making and the tough side where he’d spend days in the dōjō.
Marilyn Monroe Peers Out of the Ambassador Hotel
We see Marilyn Monroe staring out into the city with the biggest smile on her face. For good reasons too, since she just separated from baseball icon Joe DiMaggio and was now a free bird.
Afterward, she pursued her acting studies and devoted herself fully to her art. She wasn’t happy in her previous relationship and took the steps she needed to grow fully by herself without depending on anyone else’s approval.
Don Knotts Worked with Go Karts, 1961
Don Knotts the actor who starred on the Andy Griffith Show was considered an eccentric man with some strange hobbies. He became the ambassador for McCulloch racing karts at one point during the period where motors were a way of life.
His daughter mentioned his funny side and how he would always crack jokes until the very last day of his life.