35 Celebrities From Hollywood's Golden Age

The celebrities from Hollywood's Golden Age are more than just actors and musicians. It should come as no surprise then that these very stars that fill our hearts have been rewarded with a life of opulence. Check out Hollywood's richest Golden Age celebrities.

Barbara Walters didn't break the glass ceiling when she got into journalism, she shattered it, leaving behind a legacy and changing the way Americans viewed media. In 1974 Walters became the first woman to anchor a prime time evening news program, using her powerful presence in front of the camera to secure numerous jobs on the most prestigious networks. Her talent and determination resulted in her earning a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy Of Television Arts And Sciences.

Many Americans likely haven't heard of her, but Anne Robinson is a famous television personality in Great Britain. There, she is lovingly referred to as "The Queen of Mean," for the way she brutally dismissed contestants while hosting The Weakest Link. Since then she has continued to host television shows, where UK audiences tune in to see what clever line the Queen of Mean has up her sleeve. Currently she's the host of a quiz show called Test The Nation.

When thinking of the carefree blonde, both eccentric in her wild and energetic personality while carrying a magnetism that attracts everyone, Arlene Golanka fits that image. More than just fitting it though, Golanka is credited as epitomizing it in a career that included roles on some of the most successful television shows of the Hollywood Golden Age. Although her career began in the late '60s it continued on for 30 years before Golanka retired to teach aspiring young actors instead.

It's possible that someone who has spent their whole lives living under a rock might not have heard of Axl Rose or his titular band, Guns N' Roses, but just hearing that name likely gives one the impression of a hard rocker who does it for the love of the music. Indeed that does apply to Rose, who has been considered to be the support that kept this hard rock band aloft throughout their many years of rock n' roll.