Halloween Trivia

• Because The studio expected it to bomb, the budget of Casablanca was so low that the plane used in the background of the final scene was a small cardboard cutout. To give it the illusion of being full-sized, the producers hired midgets to portray the crew preparing it for takeoff.
• The title role in Beetlejuice was written for Sammy Davis Jr.
• Director Wes Craven named Freddy Krueger after a kid who bullied him in school.
• The sight of oranges in all three Godfather films signals that death (or a close call) is about to happen.
• The signature line drawing of Alfred Hitchcock's profile was drawn by Alfred Hitchcock.
• Hitchcock purchased the film rights to Robert Bloch's novel Psycho anonymously-- and then proceeded to buy up as many copies of the book as he could in order to keep the ending a secret.

• The original Clarabelle in Howdy Doody was played by Bob Keeshan, who went on to become Captain Kangaroo. The first Ronald McDonald was Today show personality Willard Scott.

From a book called: Who Knew? by David Hoffman.ISBN 1-56731-442-2. Some fun facts to think about on Halloween! I will have to go back and re-watch Casablanca, because I know I didn't catch that! I posted that one because even though it's not scary, it's shocking!
Sammy as Beetlejuice? We just watched it again over the weekend,( right after Sleepy Hollow) another Bit of Burton Brilliance.
As for the rest- just little factoids I found interesting- Happy Halloween! I'm not sure what time to be ready for the small kids in the neighborhood, it's usually early, I need to get Witchie! Ha! Yes, white and black make-up with black lipstick! I am going to powder my hair- it's long enough to be an old witch and I have the costume. I do enjoy a good fright night and will get Fred to take some pictures for me to post. In the meanwhile I am working on this: a small embroidery with a little bit of quilting and maybe a little embellishment. Buttons and Bows- just to jazz it up. I am going to make a few special people Christmas gifts and I have made a list, which for me is easy to do. Finding the list 2 weeks from now is the challenge! It's the menopause memory game! So much fun to play! Everyday is like a new day, cause you sure can't remember yesterday! Thank goodness everyone is so patient with me, especially my son, Troy. Can I just take a moment to pat him on the back for doing so well in college (FSU) and for being brilliant, charming, witty, handsome and for choosing a wonderful girlfriend, who is his best friend and (I'm assuming) laughes at his terribly biting sarcasim, jokes and rants. They are good kids and I'm proud of both of them. He helped me post my badges on this bloggerbug and is going to help me put up a shop here soon as well. How amazingly brilliant! He must have gotten that from his father, cause it sure didn't come from me!