On June 29, 1978, the former star of Hogan's Heroes was bludgeoned to death under bizarre circumstances. To this day, the case remains unsolved. His public image suffered due to the nature of his grisly death, as well as the revelations about his personal life.

One of the creators of home shopping television, Paxson went on to establish Pax TV (now Ion Television) in 1998, a television network focusing exclusively on family-friendly content.

One of the most commercially successful producer-directors of his time, Cecil B. DeMille played a pivotal role in the development of American cinema. His list of classics include the Biblical epics The King of Kings, Samson and Delilah, and The Ten Commandments, as well as other period pieces like Cleopatra, The Buccaneer, and Union Pacific.

Fast facts about Pat Boone and Bing Crosby, both of whom targeted entirely different demographics during the first decade of the rock and roll era.

The eldest son of WWE Hall of Famer "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, Scott followed in his father's footsteps to become a wrestler. He later turned to refereeing, serving in this capacity in the WWE for 15 years and now doing the same for Impact Wrestling.

A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee for nine years and went on to play Manhattan D.A. Arthur Branch on Law & Order for five years.

Yet another round of facts about the 1939 movie.

Comedian Shemp Howard was a charter member of the Three Stooges when they toured the vaudeville circuit, only to depart in 1932 for a successful career as a character actor. He rejoined in 1946 but died of a heart attack in 1955 while on his way home from a boxing match.

The former University of Arkansas football star coached the Oklahoma Sooners for 16 years and went on to coach the NFL's Dallas Cowboys for four years. He is one of only three NFL coaches to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl, the others being Jimmy Johnson and Pete Carroll.

Recognizable by his nearly 400-pound frame and the distinctive flame tattoo spanning most of his bald head, Bigelow was hailed by Ryan Murphy (a writer for Bigelow's former employer WWE) as "the most natural, agile and physically remarkable big man of the past quarter century", while former colleague Bret Hart described him as "possibly the best working big man in the business."