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Jack Nicholson on the set of 'Chinatown' (1974).

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Bessie Love wearing overalls.

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Dick Van Dyke photographed by Lawrence Schiller, 1963.

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Charles Boyer and James Cagney smile as they pull Olivia De Havilland's braids during a stop with the Hollywood Victory Caravan. The Hollywood Victory Caravan was a group of stars who toured the U.S. to raise funds for Army and Navy relief during World War II.

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No one anticipated the reaction, least of all me, but the resulting publicity went wild. An avalanche of mail poured into the studio; later, one of the national magazines did a cover story on the three lookalikes: Hedy, Vivien Leigh and me. A national hairdresser's association expressed its wholehearted approval and predicted a new trend of brunette-ism would sweep the country. Always the comments noted the striking resemblance between Hedy Lamarr and me. I could never see it myself. To me I just looked like Joan Bennett with dark hair, but there must have been something to it because often after 'Trade Winds' (1938) was released, in dimly lit restaurants I was greeted as Miss Lamarr. Personally, I liked the idea of escaping from all that bland, blonde innocence and thought the whole thing was very funny, but I don't think Hedy found the comparisons very amusing. - Joan Bennett

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Federico Fellini and Anita Ekberg during the shooting of the movie 'La Dolce Vita' (1960).

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John Cazale and Al Pacino in 'The Godfather Part II' (1974).

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Joan Fontaine for 'From This Day Forward' (1946).

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Jeff Chandler, 1950s.

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Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in 'Pat and Mike' (1952)

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Marilyn Monroe photographed by Douglas Kirkland, 1961.

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Bob Hope on the set of 'Casanova's Big Night' (1954).

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Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn photographed by Firooz Zahedi for promotional photoshoot for the movie 'Death Becomes Her' (1992).

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Charlton Heston, just landed at Ciampino airport, posing beside the poser of the film 'Ben Hur', Rome, 1960.

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John Gavin and Lana Turner for 'Imitation of Life' (1959).

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Rosalind Russell in 'The Women' (1939).

George Cukor told Rosalind Russell to play the part of Sylvia very broad. 'Because in this picture Sylvia's breaking up a family, and there's a child involved, and if you're a heavy', Cukor told her, 'audiences will hate you. Don't play it like a heavy, just be ridiculous.' Of this advice Russell said, 'He was a hundred-percent right. I was frightened to death, but from then on, I did what he said, and everything that came to me from 'The Women' - namely, my reputation as a comedienne - I owe to George.. He was marvelous to work for, he could think of a hundred bits of business for every moment.'

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The cast of the television series 'Bonanza' attend an award ceremony, circa 1960.