40 Bizarre Rules That Old Hollywood Stars Were Forced To Obey

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37. You were likely to be given a stage name

Today, most Hollywood actors and actresses are known by their real names. But in the days of the studio system, many of them were forced to adopt stage names the studio deemed more marketable. For example, Lucille LeSueur became Joan Crawford; Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe; and Archibald Leach became Cary Grant.

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