Rock Hudson

He actively sought the leading role in Ice Station Zebra , and after Laurence Harvey backed out of the project, Hudson was cast.

His favorite of his films was the Cold War drama Ice Station Zebra .

Michael Jackson

His favorite movie as a child and teenager was Oliver! .

Mia Farrow

Mia and her family live in huge rent-controlled apartment building right next door to Manhattan's legendary Dakota apartment house, which starred as the devilish locale in Rosemary's Baby . Dakota is also the building where her friend, John Lennon, lived and in front of which he was shot to death.

Hit #111 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts with "Lullaby from Rosemary's Baby" in August of 1968.

Woody Allen

Has been a successful playwright since 1960, writing noted plays such as "Don't Drink Water" , "Play it Again, Sam" , nominated for three Tony Awards, "The Floating Light Bulb" , his last work on Broadway to date, and "A Second Hand Memory" .

Christopher Plummer

He was awarded the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) in the 1968 Queen's Honours List for his services to drama.

Walt Disney

Pictured on a 6¢ US commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor, 11 September 1968.

Rip Torn

In 1970, a bullet was fired through the window of his home after he spoke out against the Vietnam War on "The Dick Cavett Show" .

Charlton Heston

Turned down Rock Hudson's role as the captain of a nuclear submarine in Ice Station Zebra because he didn't think there was much characterization in the script.

Although he had supported Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election, in 1972 he openly supported Republican Richard Nixon.

Was sick with the flu during filming of Planet of the Apes . The producers decided to have him act through his illness, even though it was physically grueling, because they felt the hoarse sound of his voice added something to the character. Heston recounted in a diary he kept during filming that he "felt like Hell" during the filming of the scene where his character was forcefully separated from Nova (Linda Harrison), made worse by the impact of the fire hose used on him.

In April 2003 10-foot-tall bronze statue of Heston was erected in front of the NRA's national headquarters in Washington, D.C., in character from Will Penny , in full cowboy gear holding a handgun.

Cited Will Penny as his personal favorite film from his career.

Somewhat ironically, Heston was a vocal supporter of the Gun Control Act of 1968, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson.

Said that Planet of the Apes was the most physically demanding film he had ever done.

He and Linda Harrison are the only actors to appear in both the 1968 and 2001 versions of Planet of the Apes.

After his starring role in the 1968 version of Planet of the Apes , he had an uncredited cameo in the 2001 remake, Planet of the Apes , as Gen. Thade's dying father.

Roseanne

On 9/17/1968 she was severely injured in a car crash, resulting in memory loss and nightmares. She was admitted to a state mental hospital at age 17, but left after less than a year.

Doris Day

When her husband and manager of 17 years, Martin Melcher, died suddenly in April of 1968, she professed not to have known that he had negotiated a multimillion-dollar deal with CBS to launch "The Doris Day Show" the following fall. After an abbreviated period of mourning, she went ahead with the series, which ran successfully for five seasons.