Rock Hudson

Was seriously considered for the male lead in Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie , and actually met with Hitchcock, but was turned down in favor of Sean Connery.

A conservative Republican, Hudson joined Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Irene Dunne and Raymond Massey in campaigning for Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election.

Early in his career he had surgery on his vocal chords to make his voice deeper, and had his teeth capped. The surgery had the unfortunate side effect of making it impossible for Hudson to learn to sing. Therefore when he played King Arthur in "Camelot" he had to talk his way through the songs, just as Rex Harrison did in My Fair Lady .

Even though some sources claimed he was 6' 6" tall, he was actually 6' 5", which can be seen in such films as Send Me No Flowers , in which Clint Walker, at 6' 6" looks taller than Hudson, and in The Undefeated , in which he looks about an inch taller than John Wayne, who was 6' 4" tall. It should be noted however that by 1969 Wayne was no longer at his peak height following the removal of his entire left lung and two ribs five years earlier, and therefore wore lifts inside his boots.

Roy Rogers

He and wife Dale Evans adopted four children, one of whom--Cheryl Rogers--later became an actress. One of his and Dale's daughters died in a bus wreck in Aug. 1964. One adopted son choked to death in Nov. 1965.

Mia Farrow

When Farrow first met husband-to-be Frank Sinatra in 1964, she was 19 and he 48, a fact that prompted Dean Martin to quip that he owned a bottle of Scotch older than Farrow.

Mike Nichols

Father of Daisy (born in 1964), Max Nichols (born in 1974) and Jenny Nichols (born in 1977).

Walt Disney

In 1964, Disney was one of several Americans chosen by President Lyndon Johnson to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. The award ceremony was held at the White House on 14 September 1964. The urban myth that Disney wore a "Vote for Goldwater" button during the ceremony to endorse Johnson's opponent in the upcoming election, Republican Barry Goldwater, is completely false and has been debunked many times.

He often called composer Robert B. Sherman into his office to play the piano for him. His favorite song was Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins .

Was a major contributor to the success of the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, primarily via his creative use of audio-animatronics (lifelike, internally animated figures). Among other things, he designed the Carousel of Progress for the General Electric exhibit, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln for the State of Illinois exhibit, and, most enduringly, It's a Small World for Pepsi Cola. One of the most popular attractions at the Fair, featuring animated figures of children from all over the world, the latter has since successfully established itself as a perennial crowd-pleaser at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. All three exhibits were transformed into attractions at Disneyland. Only the Carousel of Progress is not still open. It was closed to be turned into America Sings in Tomorrowland.

Ann-Margret

She formed a lifelong bond of friendship with Elvis Presley in their first pairing in Viva Las Vegas . It was kept alive by Elvis' habit of sending a bouquet of flowers to all of her stage-show appearances, until he died in 1977. She reveals her romance with Elvis in her autobiography.

Bono

Bono was a member of Band Aid but was absent when the ensemble came to perform "Do They Know It's Christmas?" on BBC TV's "Top of the Pops" leaving Paul Weller to mime the line Bono had sang on the record.

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Is an avid fan of musicals, particularly the ones she saw as a child: Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang .

Will Smith

Will's siblings are: Pam Smith (born in 1964), and twins Ellen and Harry Smith (born in 1971).

Walter Matthau

Appeared in Ensign Pulver , the sequel to Mister Roberts , for which his friend Jack Lemmon won an Oscar.

Walter Cronkite

In 1964 he was fired from his anchorman duties at the Democratic National Convention. CBS had gotten a new president who had never worked on a presidential campaign and had definate ideas about how CBS would be covering it. It turned out to be a mess and as a result Cronkite got some of the blame so the network executives removed him from the coverage but kept him as the anchorman of the evening news. Jokingly Cronkite became buddies with the president of NBC and the people at CBS were horrified that he was being offered a job in the rival network. So when the Republican Convention rolled around Cronkite got to cover it without using the new president's tactics.

Elizabeth Taylor

Actively sought the role of Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady , but Audrey Hepburn was cast instead.

Charlotte Rampling

In the Extras section of the 2-disc-set Miramax release of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night , actor Jeremy Lloyd, who makes an uncredited appearance in the film's dance scene, claims that Rampling, his then-girlfriend, is also present in the dance scene.

Quentin Tarantino

Has two sisters and one brother: Tanya Marie Tarantino (b. Pasadena, California, 4 Oct 1964), Ronnajean Tarantino (b. Phoenix, Arizona, 22 June 1969) and Edward James Tarantino (b. Simi Valley, California, 3 Oct 1974).

Named his production company, A Band Apart, after the Jean-Luc Godard film Band of Outsiders (Band of Outsiders).