# Movie Marathon (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988 "2023-06-23T10:14:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/721 "2023-08-11T12:32:31Z")

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> [@Bayaker](#):
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> Ahem. The _movie_ _Kitty Foyle_ came out in 1940. Patty Duke was born in '46. Duke was in the 1958 TV spinoff of the radio soap opera _Kitty Foyle_, which was loosely based on the much more memorable movie with Ginger Rogers

My bad. I’m gonna leave her up for _The Miracle Worker,_ though, and her obvious later success.

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/722 "2023-08-11T13:31:39Z")

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**Child actors who went on to great fame and success as adults, and their first major role**

1. Drew Barrymore - _E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial_
2. Jesse Eisenberg - _Roger Dodger_
3. Saoirse Ronan - _I Could Never Be Your Woman_
4. Brooke Shields - _Pretty Baby_
5. Jodie Foster - _Napoleon and Samantha_
6. Wil Wheaton - _Stand by Me_
7. Tatum O’Neal – _Paper Moon_
8. Patty Duke – _Kitty Foyle_
9. Christian Bale - Empire of the Sun

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/723 "2023-08-11T13:45:54Z")

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**Child actors who went on to great fame and success as adults, and their first major role**

1. Drew Barrymore - _E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial_
2. Jesse Eisenberg - _Roger Dodger_
3. Saoirse Ronan - _I Could Never Be Your Woman_
4. Brooke Shields - _Pretty Baby_
5. Jodie Foster - _Napoleon and Samantha_
6. Wil Wheaton - _Stand by Me_
7. Tatum O’Neal – _Paper Moon_
8. Patty Duke – _Kitty Foyle_
9. Christian Bale - Empire of the Sun
10. Judy Garland, _Broadway Melody of 1938_

Before this movie she was known as Frances Gumm.

**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/724 "2023-08-11T13:51:23Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/725 "2023-08-11T13:55:44Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman

A great talent, still missed.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/726 "2023-08-11T14:59:25Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
4. Harry Dean Stanton

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/727 "2023-08-11T15:16:34Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
4. Harry Dean Stanton
5. Edward Everett Horton

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/728 "2023-08-11T15:20:53Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
4. Harry Dean Stanton
5. Edward Everett Horton
6. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/729 "2023-08-11T15:24:35Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
4. Harry Dean Stanton
5. Edward Everett Horton
6. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
7. Jamie Lee Curtis

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/730 "2023-08-11T15:31:32Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
4. Harry Dean Stanton
5. Edward Everett Horton
6. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
7. Jamie Lee Curtis
8. Billy Bob Thornton

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/731 "2023-08-11T17:12:16Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
4. Harry Dean Stanton
5. Edward Everett Horton
6. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
7. Jamie Lee Curtis
8. Billy Bob Thornton
9. Jan Michael Vincent

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/732 "2023-08-11T17:50:47Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
4. Harry Dean Stanton
5. Edward Everett Horton
6. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
7. Jamie Lee Curtis
8. Billy Bob Thornton
9. Jan Michael Vincent
10. Philip Baker Hall

Pass.

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/733 "2023-08-11T18:10:18Z")

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**Movie stars with three names**

1. Mary Kay Place
2. Sarah Jessica Parker
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
4. Harry Dean Stanton
5. Edward Everett Horton
6. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
7. Jamie Lee Curtis
8. Billy Bob Thornton
9. Jan Michael Vincent
10. Philip Baker Hall

**Movie stars better know by something other than their birth name**

1. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/734 "2023-08-11T18:12:22Z")

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**Movie stars better know by something other than their birth name**

1. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
2. John Wayne (Marion Morrison)

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/735 "2023-08-11T18:17:42Z")

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**Movie stars better know by something other than their birth name**

1. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
2. John Wayne (Marion Morrison)
3. Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch)

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**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/736 "2023-08-11T18:21:36Z")

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**Movie stars better know by something other than their birth name**

1. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
2. John Wayne (Marion Morrison)
3. Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch)
4. Martin Sheen (Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez)

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/737 "2023-08-11T18:42:40Z")

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**Movie stars better know by something other than their birth name**

1. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
2. John Wayne (Marion Morrison)
3. Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch)
4. Martin Sheen (Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez)
5. Cary Grant (Archibald Leach)

He’s never been in my kitchen, either.

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/738 "2023-08-11T18:52:56Z")

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Nor mine!

**Movie stars better know by something other than their birth name**

1. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
2. John Wayne (Marion Morrison)
3. Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch)
4. Martin Sheen (Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez)
5. Cary Grant (Archibald Leach)
6. Vivien Leigh (Vivian Mary Hartley)

Don’t know why she even changed the spelling of her first name. More posh?

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/739 "2023-08-11T18:59:42Z")

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**Movie stars better know by something other than their birth name**

1. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
2. John Wayne (Marion Morrison)
3. Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch)
4. Martin Sheen (Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez)
5. Cary Grant (Archibald Leach)
6. Vivien Leigh (Vivian Mary Hartley)
7. Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti)

better known as a singer, but he did make movies both as part of the Rat Pack as well as on his own

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/740 "2023-08-11T19:03:35Z")

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**Movie stars better known by something other than their birth name**

1. Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta)
2. John Wayne (Marion Morrison)
3. Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovitch)
4. Martin Sheen (Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez)
5. Cary Grant (Archibald Leach)
6. Vivien Leigh (Vivian Mary Hartley)
7. Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti)
8. Vin Diesel (Mark Sinclair)

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