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