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Lee Bowman in the 1940 Census

Roles in 1940 Philip Booth in Third Finger, Left Hand Lt. Connelly in Wyoming Bill Anders in Gold Rush Maisie Archduke Oliver in Florian

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#Lee Bowman #1940 Census

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Bob Hope in the 1940 Census

Roles in 1940 Ace Lannigan in Road to Singapore Larry Lawrence in The Ghost Breakers

Bob Hope and wife and baby have moved into a new North Hollywood home. According to Bob, "It's really a very swell place from what my wife tells me." Actually, between picture work and radio rehearsals, the master of the house has yet to see it by daylight. As soon as his present Paramount picture is completed, the actor's going to take a week's vacation, and he'll do nothing but stay at home.

—  Modern Screen,  May 1940

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#Bob Hope #1940 Census #Paulette Goddard #The Ghost Breakers

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Bing Crosby in the 1940 Census

Roles in 1940 Joshua 'Josh' Mallon in Road to Singapore Buzz Blackwell in If I Had My Way Bob Sommers in Rhythm on the River

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#Bing Crosby #1940 Census #Bob Hope

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Working on getting these in the queue, but feel free to write-in if you’ve found others—complete credit will go to you, of course!

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Edward G. Robinson in the 1940 Census

Roles in 1940 Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto in Brother Orchid Dr. Paul Ehrlich in Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Paul Julius Reuter in A Dispatch From Reuter's

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#Edward G. Robinson #1940 Census

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Harold Lloyd in the 1940 Census

Note: Silent film legend Harold made no films in the 1940s, his presence was still felt in Hollywood. The photo above is with his wife and daughters out on the town in early 1940.

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#Harold Lloyd #1940 Census

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George Burns and Gracie Allen in the 1940 Census

Both were very busy with their radio run of The Burns and Allen Show.  They made no films in 1940.

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#Gracie Allen #George Burns #1940 Census

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Charles Laughton in the 1940 Census

Role in 1940 Tony Patucci in They Knew What They Wanted

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#Charles Laughton #1940 Census

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Spencer Tracy in the 1940 Census

Roles in 1940 Square John Sand in Boom Town Thomas A. Edison in Edison, the Man  Major Rogers in Northwest Passage Cameo in Young Tom Edison  

*With daughter Susy in photograph.

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Gregory Ratoff in the 1940 Census

Role in 1940 Boris Mefoofsky in The Great Profile  

Films Directed in 1940 Public Deb No. 1 I Was an Adventuress 

Note: A jack of all trades, Gregory Ratoff was an actor, a director, a producer, and a writer.

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#Gregory Ratoff #1940 Census #Alice Faye

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Dolores Del Rio in the 1940 Census

Role in 1940 Eugenia 'Jenny' Sanford in The Man from Dakota 

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#1940 Census #Dolores Del Rio

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Cary Grant in the 1940 Census

Roles in 1940 Walter Burns in His Girl Friday Nick Arden in My Favorite Wife Matt Howard in The Howards of Virginia C. K. Dexter Haven in The Philadelphia Story

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#Cary Grant #Randolph Scott #1940 Census

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Constance Bennett in 1940 Census

Role in 1940 Christine Blaine in Escape to Glory 

Note: Constance Bennett was married to Henri de la Falaise who is clearly missing from their household.  Their divorce became final in November of 1940.

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#Constance Bennett #1940 Census

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Joan Bennett in 1940 Census

Roles in 1940 Stephanie Richardson in Green Hell Brenda Bentley in The House Across the Bay Carol Hoffamn in The Man I Married Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg in The Son of Monte Cristo 

Note: Joan was newly married here to Walter Wanger.

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#Joan Bennett #1940 Census

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So Much More to Come

Just a few of the dozens of names I've found: Spencer Tracy, Harpo Marx, Billie Burke, Edith Head, Hal Roach, Cary Grant, Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope—and many more.  These shall be queued and ready to go soon.

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Robert, Robert "Skip," Jr, and Elizabeth Montgomery in the 1940 Census

Roles in 1940 Robert Kilmount in Earl of Chicago Lord Peter Whimsy in Haunted Honeymoon

Note: The Montgomery family lived just a few homes down from Irene Dunne.

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#Robert Montgomery #Robert Montgomery Jr #Elizabeth Montgomery #1940 Census

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Irene Dunne in the 1940 Census

Film Role in 1940 Ellen Arden in My Favorite Wife

Note: Husband Francis Griffin reported information to the census taker.  Knowing the bi-coastal relationship of Irene and husband Francis, likely the census taker failed to ask if it was Dr. Griffin's permanent residence to begin with.  It looks quite strange though that he's there, but he's crossed out.

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#Irene Dunne #1940 Census #Cary Grant #My Favorite Wife