Actors

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Hollywood actor Anton Yelchin had a drive to succeed like few others. Sadly, a freak accident at his own home cut his life—and career—tragically short.

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Shirley Temple may have seemed like one of those rare child stars that survived Hollywood unscathed, but nothing could be further from the truth.

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When Corey Haim revealed the abuse he suffered as a child star, many thought he was talking about Charlie Sheen, but it was actually Michael Jackson.

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Child star Deanna Durbin was the highest paid female actress of her time, but she left it all behind when Hollywood refused to let her grow up.

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When 10-year-old Tatum O’Neal became the youngest actress to win an Academy Award, her parents were no where to be found.

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When Dustin Diamond was battling cancer, his friends arranged for a race car driver to paint his car in tribute to the Saved By The Bell star.

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When Margaret Sullavan died, her daughter revealed the secret love affair Sullavan had with Jimmy Stewart, while she was married to Henry Fonda.

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Over the course of her glorious career, Doris Day enchanted fans and made millions—but behind the scenes, she endured deep disappointment and tragedy.

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Lucille Ricksen was one of Hollywood’s first big child stars—and she spent 12 of her 14 years working day and night before exhaustion killed her.

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American actress Patty Duke seemed to have it all. Having achieved glory at a young age, her rise to fame appeared to be the stuff of Hollywood dreams. But behind the closed curtains, her life...

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Mary Tyler Moore defined a new type of American woman with her characters in series like The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Sadly, her personal life was full of old traumas.

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Rebecca Schaeffer was waiting for a delivery when her doorbell rang. By the time she realized who the man at the door was was, it was too late.



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