| One dilemma that the super famous face | | | | God. She's going into Grand Central |
| is balancing the needs of privacy and | | | | Station!" Someone shouted," Look it's |
| recognition. One time in New York an | | | | Joan Crawford!" and she was mobbed, it |
| unnoticed Marilyn Monroe was walking | | | | took thirty minutes to escape the crowd |
| down Madison Avenue accompanied by Eli | | | | and get back to their hotel suite. Her |
| Wallach. " My God, don't these people | | | | hair disheveled, her dress torn and her |
| know who you are?" Wallach asked her. | | | | face scratched, Crawford leaned against |
| Marilyn, whose application of make-up | | | | the door out of breath. "Oh. . .oh my. |
| took nearly as long Boris Karloff''s | | | | That was wonderful. Lets do it |
| Frankenstein Monster, grinned at him. | | | | again!"Notoriety can get you out of a |
| "I'm only recognized when I want to be. | | | | jam. Tired of being identified as James |
| Watch this." She began to swing her hips | | | | Bond, Sean Connery took an unusual step |
| and walk in a way that was familiar to | | | | for Hollywood leading man by publicly |
| movie goers and was eventually mobbed by | | | | revealing his baldness on screen, |
| adoring fans.For some stars privacy is | | | | beginning with The Man Who Will Be King |
| an overrated commodity. In 1919, Douglas | | | | (1976). On location in Casablanca, the |
| Fairbanks and Mary Pickford went on | | | | Scotsman rejected the use of a chauffer |
| their European honeymoon. The two | | | | and limo, choosing instead to drive |
| international icons had divorced their | | | | himself in Volkswagen Bug. One day he |
| previous spouses and were concerned | | | | drove around town dressed in a sweat |
| about how they would be greeted. They | | | | shirt and shorts and was stopped for |
| needn't have worried. In London their | | | | questioning by the local police. The |
| limousine was surrounded by admiring | | | | former Mr. Universe runner-up had |
| women who pulled Mary out of the car to | | | | unfortunately left his passport back at |
| shake her hand, still grateful after two | | | | the hotel and was arrested as a |
| year for her efforts selling war bonds. | | | | suspicious character. Just as he was |
| In Paris they couldn't get any sleep | | | | about to be locked up, Connery |
| with crowds gathering below their hotel | | | | shouted,"007! I'm 007 damn you!" They |
| room to serenade them. In Amsterdam they | | | | recognized him and let him go.If you |
| attended a party and were mobbed by | | | | lose your hair, you can keep your |
| other guests who wanted to get close to | | | | privacy. Rob Reiner's big break was |
| them. The acrobatic Fairbanks placed his | | | | Harrison Ford turning down the role of |
| wife on her shoulder and escaped through | | | | Meathead on All In the Family |
| the window. Finally, they found privacy | | | | (1971-1980) because Ford couldn't stand |
| in Hamburg, because of World War I their | | | | Archie Bunker's bigotry. When the show |
| movies were not shown there. For an hour | | | | first went into production, Reiner and |
| the famous newlyweds walked the streets | | | | his fellow castmates would leave the CBS |
| unnoticed until the bored Mary turned to | | | | lot to eat lunch at the neighboring |
| her husband and said,"Doug I'm sick of | | | | Farmers Market. Initial low ratings |
| this. Let's go back to one of those | | | | meant they were mostly ignored by the |
| countries were they mob us."Joan | | | | tourists. A few months later All In the |
| Crawford had similar sentiments. Once in | | | | Family was a monster hit and they |
| the 1930s she was staying in New York | | | | received Beatle's like attention. From |
| getting over her breakup with Clark | | | | then on the cast generally preferred to |
| Gable. Tired of moping around her hotel | | | | stay in their dressing rooms at |
| she told her entourage they should go | | | | lunchtime. All except the ever hungry |
| out and get some fresh air. The | | | | Meathead who removed the toupee he wore |
| sycophants who had trouble keeping up | | | | on the show and continued to eat at the |
| with the star's brisk pace, were | | | | Market in peace. |
| startled when she took a detour. "Oh my | | | | |