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Just as not all actors started life in the movie business not all of them have gone on to be "respected character players", some have found a life outside the business and here are a few of those who went down that route.
Buster Crabbe went from outer space (Flash Gordon ) to Wall St. when he became a stockbroker Ultra suave Cary Grant became an executive with the cosmetics giant Rayett-Faberg� Gina Lollobrigida before becoming an Italian MEP was a successful photo-journalist, who scooped an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro Tex Ritter "The singing cowboy" who sang the theme tune to High Noon became a fast food magnate with "Tex Ritter chuck Wagons" "Mean moody and magnificent" Jane Russell established an adoption agency for childless American families who wished to adopt foreign children After splitting with the Lone Ranger Jay "Tonto" Silverheels became a harness racing driver We can only hope that Johnny Weissmuller didn't use his Tarzan yell when he became a greeter at Caesers palace in Las Vegas Art Accord cowboy star ended his career by being jailed for bootlegging in 1929 Shirley Temple became American ambassador to Ghana and chief of whitehouse protocol Baby le Roy must have been disillusioned by having his milk spiked by WC Fields, as he retired from the screen at the age of 4 and joined the merchant navy after leaving school Most bizaarely of all the star of The Hasty Heart and Bedtime for Bonzo went on to become president of the United States |
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