Do You Know Who I Am?

One dilemma that the super famous face isstar's brisk pace, were startled when she took a
balancing the needs of privacy and recognition.detour. "Oh my God. She's going into Grand
One time in New York an unnoticed MarilynCentral Station!" Someone shouted," Look it's Joan
Monroe was walking down Madison AvenueCrawford!" and she was mobbed, it took thirty
accompanied by Eli Wallach. " My God, don't theseminutes to escape the crowd and get back to
people know who you are?" Wallach asked her.their hotel suite. Her hair disheveled, her dress
Marilyn, whose application of make-up took nearlytorn and her face scratched, Crawford leaned
as long Boris Karloff''s Frankenstein Monster,against the door out of breath. "Oh. . .oh my. That
grinned at him. "I'm only recognized when I wantwas wonderful. Lets do it again!"Notoriety can get
to be. Watch this." She began to swing her hipsyou out of a jam. Tired of being identified as
and walk in a way that was familiar to movieJames Bond, Sean Connery took an unusual step
goers and was eventually mobbed by adoringfor Hollywood leading man by publicly revealing his
fans.For some stars privacy is an overratedbaldness on screen, beginning with The Man Who
commodity. In 1919, Douglas Fairbanks and MaryWill Be King (1976). On location in Casablanca, the
Pickford went on their European honeymoon. TheScotsman rejected the use of a chauffer and
two international icons had divorced their previouslimo, choosing instead to drive himself in
spouses and were concerned about how theyVolkswagen Bug. One day he drove around town
would be greeted. They needn't have worried. Indressed in a sweat shirt and shorts and was
London their limousine was surrounded bystopped for questioning by the local police. The
admiring women who pulled Mary out of the carformer Mr. Universe runner-up had unfortunately
to shake her hand, still grateful after two year forleft his passport back at the hotel and was
her efforts selling war bonds. In Paris they couldn'tarrested as a suspicious character. Just as he was
get any sleep with crowds gathering below theirabout to be locked up, Connery shouted,"007! I'm
hotel room to serenade them. In Amsterdam007 damn you!" They recognized him and let him
they attended a party and were mobbed bygo.If you lose your hair, you can keep your
other guests who wanted to get close to them.privacy. Rob Reiner's big break was Harrison Ford
The acrobatic Fairbanks placed his wife on herturning down the role of Meathead on All In the
shoulder and escaped through the window. Finally,Family (1971-1980) because Ford couldn't stand
they found privacy in Hamburg, because of WorldArchie Bunker's bigotry. When the show first
War I their movies were not shown there. For anwent into production, Reiner and his fellow
hour the famous newlyweds walked the streetscastmates would leave the CBS lot to eat lunch
unnoticed until the bored Mary turned to herat the neighboring Farmers Market. Initial low
husband and said,"Doug I'm sick of this. Let's goratings meant they were mostly ignored by the
back to one of those countries were they mobtourists. A few months later All In the Family was
us."Joan Crawford had similar sentiments. Once ina monster hit and they received Beatle's like
the 1930s she was staying in New York gettingattention. From then on the cast generally
over her breakup with Clark Gable. Tired ofpreferred to stay in their dressing rooms at
moping around her hotel she told her entouragelunchtime. All except the ever hungry Meathead
they should go out and get some fresh air. Thewho removed the toupee he wore on the show
sycophants who had trouble keeping up with theand continued to eat at the Market in peace.