There are plenty of celebrities
today who are upfront about their marijuana use, such as Snoop Dogg,
Seth Rogen, Miley Cyrus and many, many others. But it’s not just modern
celebrities who enjoy cannabis. Plenty of celebrities in the past
enjoyed getting stoned just as much as the ones today do.
Here are 10 old school celebrities you probably didn’t know used marijuana.
1. Robert Mitchum
Mitchum was one of the biggest film noir stars of the 1940’s and 1950’s, and he also starred in the original Cape Fear.
But in 1949, the actor was sent to prison for 60 days for “conspiracy
to possess marijuana cigarettes.” Luckily it didn’t really affect his
career.
2. Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis was a huge star during the 1950’s and starred in movies such as The Defiant Ones and Some Like It Hot,
and he’s also actress Jamie Lee Curtis’ father. He was arrested in 1970
for possession of cannabis resin while at Heathrow airport, although he
was only fined $120.
3. David Bowie
Many prominent classic rock stars are
known for dabbling with cannabis, including pretty much everyone in The
Beatles and the Rolling Stones. But Bowie’s never really been reported
as being a major stoner. But in 1976 Bowie and some of his friends were
arrested in New York for possession of half a pound of cannabis. One of
the friends with Bowie at the time was none other than Iggy Pop.
4. James Garner
James Garner had a lengthy Hollywood career doing everything from starring in the TV show The Rockford Files, co-starring with Steve McQueen in The Great Escape and he even appeared in The Notebook
with as an elderly version of Ryan Gosling’s character. In his 2012
memoir, Garner admitted he started using marijuana back in the 1940’s
and continued to do so for the rest of his life.
He wrote, “I smoked
marijuana for 50 years. I don’t know where I’d be without it.”
5. Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby is probably best known to today’s generation as the star of White Christmas.
But like many musicians and actors, Crosby also enjoyed cannabis. One
biographer wrote that legendary musician Louis Armstrong introduced
Crosby to marijuana, and one of Crosby’s sons said, “When marijuana was
mentioned, he’d get a smile on his face.”
6. Marilyn Monroe
The legendary actress is known for
abusing various narcotics during her life, which contributed to her
untimely death. But Monroe also allegedly used marijuana, as a home
video showing the actress smoking a joint was sold in 2009 for $275,000.
7. Bob Denver
Best known for playing Gilligan on Gilligan’s Island,
Denver was arrested in 1998 for receiving a package containing
marijuana. Denver admitted to being a cannabis user, saying, “I’ve been
doing it for years.” Weirdly enough the marijuana package was supposedly
sent by actress Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island.
8. Peter Sellers
The legendary actor and comedian played
an uptight attorney who falls in love with a stoner in a 1968 movie. But
in real life, Sellers was more alike to the stoner character. Swedish
actress Britt Ekland said he introduced her to marijuana on their first
date in 1964, and they got married 10 days later. So it must’ve been
some good stuff.
9. Ava Gardner
Gardner is another star from the Golden
Era of Hollywood who enjoyed using marijuana. In fact, she was
introduced to the drug by Robert Mitchum while they starred in a movie
together. She said she preferred alcohol to cannabis.
10. Barbra Streisand
Streisand is actually not very hidden
about her past marijuana use. She’s discussed smoking cannabis with
Peter Sellers in interviews, and talked about it in various outlets.
When she started playing in Vegas, she would do a routine where she
would talk about how nervous she was and then she would light a fake
joint on stage. Eventually she swapped in real joints for the fake ones.
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