幼年时史宾塞·屈塞曾想成为一名牧师。一战时屈赛加入海军，后作为军官被送到威斯康星大学读书，在那里他参加了一些业余演出，并决定成为一名演员。他进入了纽约的表演学院深造，并参加了百老汇的一些演出，还从事了多种工作，丰富的阅历使得屈赛很快在百老汇脱颖而出，在《最后一里》一剧...
凯瑟琳·赫本的父母分别是医生和妇女参政活动家，从小她就被鼓励勇于说出自己的想法，并且努力锻炼自己的身体。在布瑞·迈沃学院学习时，赫本立志做一名演员，大学时演了不少戏，毕业后她开始在百老汇和其他地方演一些角色。1932年以《离婚清单》中的出色表演开始步入电影圈。次年...
Merry Anders practically grew up in local bijous watching films and their accompanying stage shows with her movie-crazy mother and grandmother. The family relocated to Los Angeles in 1949 and, while attending John Burroughs Junior High School, Anders made the acquaintance of Rita La Roy, an old-time film actress who convinced her to take a modeling course. Later, to help her with her modeling, she took dramatic lessons at the Ben Bard Playhouse and was "spotted" by a 20th Century-Fox talent scout in a Playhouse stage presentation. After several years at Fox, Anders turned freelancer, working in TV as well as starring in a string of modestly budgeted Western, science fiction and horror films.
