Rebecca Pahle

Rebecca Pahle

Rebecca Pahle is a New York City-based entertainment journalist and part-time Sith Lord. Currently the Assistant Editor/Staff Writer at Film Journal International, her previous places of editorial employment include The Mary Sue and MovieMaker Magazine. You can find her freelance work at Pajiba, Phactual, and Nerd Approved.

Jayne Mansfield on the set of ‘The Girl Can’t Help It.’

The bottle-blonde bombshell studied five languages, played the violin and the piano, and reportedly had an IQ in the 160s. Here’s what else you need to know about actress Jayne Mansfield.

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They had a date with fate—and Hollywood history.

You probably know that no one says “Play it again, Sam.” But there are probably a lot of other facts about this Hollywood classic that you might not know about.

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Clara Bow.

Clara Bow, one of the earliest megastars of the silent film era, is famous for being Hollywood’s first “It Girl.” But there’s a lot more to Bow’s dramatic life than bobbed hair and flapper couture.

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Christopher Lee

Learn more about Christopher Lee, the actor who appeared in 'Lord of the Rings,' 'Star Wars,' and one 1970s soft-core porn flick.

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Chinese-American actress Anna May Wong is one of the most important figures to come from Hollywood's Golden Age, but her career was marked by just as many disappointments as triumphs.

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The real life of Lana Turner, the ice-blonde goddess of the silver screen, was as dramatic and tragic as that of any of the heroines she ever played onscreen.

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