When Omar Sharif was cast in 1968 as Nicky Arnstein opposite Barbra Streisand’s Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, Sharif’s films were banned in his native Egypt because he made love to a Jewish woman on screen.
The English name Cholmondeley is pronounced “Chumley.”
The introduction of NBC’s 1950s animated peacock logo no doubt helped sell color TV sets manufactured by NBC’s parent company, RCA.
About 44% of bulk mail is thrown away unopened.
Norwegian tax law defines female strippers as “entertainers,” while male strippers pay a lower tax rate because they are considered “artists.”
This article appears in March 21 • 2003.