Favorite Person Who's a Drink?

by NJtoTX | created - 01 Oct 2014 | updated - 06 Oct 2016 | Public

If you can give the person's full name to the bartender and get a drink back, for whom do you raise your glass? (Film era people only)

Mix your discussion here!

1. Shirley Temple

Actress | The Little Colonel

Shirley Temple was easily the most popular and famous child star of all time. She got her start in the movies at the age of three and soon progressed to super stardom. Shirley could do it all: act, sing and dance and all at the age of five! Fans loved her as she was bright, bouncy and cheerful in ...

4 To 6 Oz. Ginger Ale 1 Oz. Grenadine 1 Oz. Lime Juice Maraschino Cherry Orange Slice

Pour ingredients over ice in a tall glass. Granish with cherry and orange slice.

2. Arnold Palmer

Actor | Return to Campus

Arnold Palmer was born on September 10, 1929 in Youngstown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Return to Campus (1975), Call Me Bwana (1963) and Arnold Palmer: Course Strategy (1989). He was married to Kathleen Gawthrop and Winifred Walzer. He died on September 25, 2016 in Pittsburgh, ...

1 3/4 oz. Sweet Tea Flavored Vodka 1 1/4 oz. Fresh Lemonade

Garnish - Lemon slice Lemon sugar for rim

3. Roy Rogers

Soundtrack | Cowboy and the Senorita

Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, aged 18. He played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws, and his own group, the International Cowboys. In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan called Sons of the Pioneers. While in that ...

1/4 ounce grenadine Cola Maraschino cherry for garnish Pour the ingredients into a collins glass filled with ice. Stir well. Garnish with the maraschino cherry.

4. Jean Harlow

Actress | China Seas

Harlean Carpenter, who later became Jean Harlow, was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 3, 1911. She was the daughter of a successful dentist and his wife. In 1927, at the age of 16, she ran away from home to marry a young businessman named Charles McGrew, who was 23. The couple pulled up ...

One part white rum (2 oz.) One part sweet vermouth (2 oz.) A lemon peel, for garnish

5. David Bowie

Soundtrack | Labyrinth

David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...

2 1/2 oz New Deal Mud Puddle chocolate liquor 1/2 oz bourbon (choose a sweeter bourbon like Four Roses) orange wedge, for garnish

In an old fashioned glass, pour first two ingredients. Add ice, stir to incorporate. Garnish with orange wedge and serve.

6. Mel Gibson

Actor | Braveheart

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson was born January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA, as the sixth of eleven children of Hutton Gibson, a railroad brakeman, and Anne Patricia (Reilly) Gibson (who died in December of 1990). His mother was Irish, from County Longford, while his American-born father is ...

1 oz gin 1 oz vodka 1 oz tequila 1 oz coconut rum 1 splash cola 1 1/2 oz sweet and sour mix 1 splash sweet red wine

Mix ingredients together over ice in a glass. Pour into a shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into the glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top. Garnish with lemon.

7. Mary Pickford

Actress | Coquette

Mary Pickford was born Gladys Louise Smith in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Elsie Charlotte (Hennessy) and John Charles Smith. She was of English and Irish descent. Pickford began in the theater at age seven. Then known as "Baby Gladys Smith", she toured with her family in a number of theater ...

1 1/2 oz. Light Rum 1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice 3 dashes Granadine

Shake well with cracked ice. Strain into cocktail glass.

8. Will Rogers

Actor | Steamboat Round the Bend

World-famous, widely popular American humorist of the vaudeville stage and of silent and sound films, Will Rogers graduated from military school, but his first real job was in the livestock business in Argentina, of all places. He transported pack animals across the South Atlantic from Buenos Aires...

1 1/2 oz Gin 1/2 oz. Dry Vermouth dash of Triple Sec 1 tbsp. Orange juice

Shake well with cracked ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.

9. Freddie Bartholomew

Actor | Captains Courageous

One of the most popular child actors in film history, Child superstar Freddie Bartholomew was born Frederick Cecil Bartholomew in Harlesden, London, the son of Lilian May (Clarke) and Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew. From age three, he grew up in the town of Warminster under the care of his father's ...

9 oz ginger ale 2 oz lime juice

Fill an old-fashioned glass about three-quarters full of ginger ale. Add about a half-inch of chilled lime juice. Garnish with a slice of lime, and serve.

10. Dita Von Teese

Actress | The Death of Salvador Dali

Dita Von Teese was born on September 28, 1972 in Rochester, Michigan, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Death of Salvador Dali (2005) and Don't Worry Darling (2022). She was previously married to Marilyn Manson.

1 1/2 oz Cointreau Orange Liqueur 1 1/2 oz Silver Tequila 1 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice 1/2 oz Monin Rose Syrup 1 pinch Chipotle Spice

Add all recipe ingredients into a cocktail shaker or tin filled with ice cubes. Shake thoroughly and pour into a chilled glass. Garnish with yellow rose petals. For extra spicy, add a chipotle pepper to the drink and rim the glass with salt.

11. John Daly

Self | NWA: Total Nonstop Action

John Daly was born on April 28, 1966 in Carmichael, California, USA. He is an actor, known for NWA: Total Nonstop Action (2002), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and The 'Vous. He was previously married to Sherrie Miller, Paulette Dean Daly, Bettye Fulford and Dale Crafton.

1 1/4 oz Citron vodka 1/4 oz triple sec fill with 1/2 lemonade fill with 1/2 iced tea ice cubes

Fill a collins glass with ice. Add citron and triple sec. Fill glass with equal parts lemonade/iced tea. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

12. Humphrey Bogart

Actor | Casablanca

Humphrey DeForest Bogart was born in New York City, New York, to Maud Humphrey, a famed magazine illustrator and suffragette, and Belmont DeForest Bogart, a moderately wealthy surgeon (who was secretly addicted to opium). Bogart was educated at Trinity School, NYC, and was sent to Phillips Academy ...

2 ounces Zacapa 23 2 dashes rhubarb bitters 1 cube turbinado or brown sugar 1 brandied cherry (sold at specialty markets) 1 1/2-inch thick slice blood orange, peel intact 1 small wedge blood orange splash of water ice

In a rocks glass, dash bitters over sugar cube, add cherry and blood orange slice to it, then muddle. Add enough ice to nearly fill the glass. Add the rum. Top with a splash of water and garnish with a blood orange wedge.

13. John Wayne

Actor | True Grit

John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry.

Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern ...

1 1/2 shot of Tennessee whiskey 1 1/2 shot of amaretto almond liqueur

Pour both over ice into a martini shaker, shake for a bit. Then pour over a little ice in a glass.

14. Joan Collins

Actress | Dynasty

Joan Collins is an English actress from Paddington, London. She is most famous for playing the role of vengeful schemer Alexis Carrington Colby in the soap opera "Dynasty" (1981-1989). In 1997, She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama. In 2015, She...

1½ ounces Old Tom gin ½ ounce Crème Yvette or similar violet liqueur ½ ounce lemon juice 1 small bottle (16 ounces) sparkling mineral water 1 strip orange rind 1 maraschino cherry

In a tall, slender glass filled with ice, combine gin, Crème Yvette, and lemon juice. Top with sparkling mineral water and garnish with an orange twist and a cherry.

15. Charles Chaplin

Writer | The Great Dictator

Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp; the man with the ...

Charlie Chaplin aka The Tramp

1 oz apricot brandy 1 oz sloe gin 1 oz lemon juice

Use a "Shaker" for Charlie Chaplin drink recipe Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice cubes, and serve.

16. Ginger Rogers

Actress | Kitty Foyle

Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri on July 16, 1911, the daughter of Lela E. Rogers (née Lela Emogene Owens) and William Eddins McMath. Her mother went to Independence to have Ginger away from her husband. She had a baby earlier in their marriage and he ...

10-12 fresh mint leaves 2 oz. London dry gin ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice ¾ oz. ginger syrup 2 oz. ginger ale

Garnish: mint sprig Muddle the mint in a glass, then pour in the remaining ingredients, add ice, stir and garnish.

17. Theda Bara

Actress | A Fool There Was

Theda Bara was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, as Theodosia Goodman, on July 29, 1885. She was the daughter of a local tailor and his wife. As a teenager Theda was interested in the theatrical arts and once she finished high school, she dyed her blond hair black and went in pursuit of her dream. By 1908 ...

1 oz of Dry Madeira or Sherry (or fortified wine) 1 oz of creme de cassis (or blackcurrant-flavored liqueur) 1/2 oz of Maraschino liqueur (or cherry liqueur) 2 dash of peach bitters 2 dash of absinthe (or substitute)

Half fill a cocktail shaker or heavy glass tumbler with ice. Add ingredients. Stir, do not shake, and strain into a cocktail (martini) glass. Garnish with a fresh, pitted, stemless bing cherry.

18. Rosalind Russell

Actress | Auntie Mame

The middle of seven children, she was named, not for the heroine of "As You Like It" but for the S.S. Rosalind on which her parents had sailed, at the suggestion of her father, a successful lawyer.

After receiving a Catholic school education, she went to the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New ...

2 ounces aquavit 1 ounce sweet vermouth 2 dashes of Angostura bitters 1 lemon twist, for garnish

Fill a pint glass with ice. Add the aquavit, sweet vermouth and Angostura bitters and stir well. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish the cocktail with the lemon twist.

19. Cary Grant

Actor | North by Northwest

Once told by an interviewer, "Everybody would like to be Cary Grant", Grant is said to have replied, "So would I."

Cary Grant was born Archibald Alec Leach on January 18, 1904 in Horfield, Bristol, England, to Elsie Maria (Kingdon) and Elias James Leach, who worked in a factory. His early years in ...

1 1/2 ounces Tia Maria 1 1/2 ounces vodka 1 lime

Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice. Squeeze the juice from the lime over the ice. Pour the Tia Maria and Vodka in. Stir well and garnish with a lime wheel.

20. Johnny Weissmuller

Actor | Tarzan the Ape Man

Johnny Weissmuller was born as Peter Johann Weißmüller in Freidorf, today a district of the city of Timisoara in Romania, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Weissmuller would later claim to have been born in Windber, Pennsylvania, probably to ensure his eligibility to compete as part of ...

1 ounce gin 1 ounce light rum 1 ounce lemon juice 1 teaspoon powdered sugar

Dash of grenadine Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

21. Lita Grey

Actress | Seasoned Greetings

Lita Grey began working for Charles Chaplin at his Hollywood studio when she was 12, doing bit parts in a couple of his movies. Three years later, at 15, she met him again and became pregnant by him by the time she was 16; they married in 1924 when she was still 16 and he was 35. They had two sons ...

3/4 ounce gin 3/4 ounce sloe gin 3/4 ounce apricot liqueur 3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice 2 ounces Champagne

Pour the gin, sloe gin, liqueur, and juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with Champagne.

22. Mae West

Actress | She Done Him Wrong

Mae West was born August 17, 1893 in Brooklyn, New York, to "Battling Jack" West and Matilda Doelger. She began her career as a child star in vaudeville, and later went on to write her own plays, including "SEX", for which she was arrested. Though her first movie role, at age 40, was a small part ...

3-4 ounces brandy 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon powdered sugar Cayenne pepper for garnish​

Pour the brandy, egg and sugar into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Shake vigorously (more so than normal to mix the egg yolk well with the other ingredients). Strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with a dusting of cayenne pepper.

23. Marlene Dietrich

Soundtrack | Witness for the Prosecution

Her father was a police lieutenant and imbued in her a military attitude to life. Marlene was known in school for her "bedroom eyes" and her first affairs were at this stage in her life - a professor at the school was terminated. She entered the cabaret scene in 1920s Germany, first as a spectator ...

3 oz rye or Canadian whiskey 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1/2 oz orange curaçao orange and lemon peels

Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a wine glass. Squeeze orange and lemon peels on top.

24. Chuck Norris

Actor | Walker, Texas Ranger

Chuck Norris is familiar to fans worldwide as the star of action films such as The Hitman (1991), The Delta Force (1986) and Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990). He also starred in Missing in Action (1984) and its sequels, Firewalker (1986) and Sidekicks (1992). He was an executive ...

1 shot vodka, cherry (Phillips UV) 2 shots Energy drink (liquid ice)

Fill a shot glass with cherry vodka and put inside a larger glass. Take the energy drink and pour into the glass until it reaches the top of the shot glass.



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