Celebrity Celebrations

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• Overview
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• Character descriptions
• Excerpt
• What they've said
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It's 1961. The world's richest man - Jerry Oilman - has invited anybody who is anybody to his birthday party - the biggest party of all time. Jerry Oilman is an extremely wealthy man. He also has the misfortune of being a very short man.

He made his money in oil. He is eccentric and notorious for his collection of stuffed bats. These hideous black winged creatures hang from the walls and ceiling of his house spooking everyone who enters. Some people consider Jerry Oilman quite batty. Others are less polite.

Tonight Jerry has invited a host of rich and famous people. For example, Marilyn Monroe is here looking for the perfect man. And when you get this many big names together you know there's sure to be conflict. What Jerry hadn't foreseen, and what you don't know, is that something sinister and frightening is about to take place. You will all be asked to work out who is the villain behind this dastardly crime - a crime that will take us all the way to the graveside.

• Standard Format Hosts Guide
• Meet and Mingle Format Hosts Guide
• Invitation in Adobe Acrobat Format (4 per page)
• Invitation in Microsoft Word Format (4 per page)
• Invitation in JPG Format (1 per page)

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Fred Astaire I am a debonair man and I have sung and danced like no other. People say I gave Ginger class and she gave me sex appeal. I practice all the time.

Ginger Rogers I am a dazzling singer, dancer and actor. I won an Academy Award for "Kitty Foyle". When I retired from Hollywood fame, I bought a dairy farm. I am very attached to my dairy cows.

Jimi Hendrix I know I am going to be one of the most daring, inventive and influential rock guitarists. But at present, I'm still in the army.

Janis Joplin I am the first goddess of rock. I have a raw iron soul and sing like a blues mamma. I keep begging God to buy me a Mercedes Benz, but so far he hasn't.

John Wayne - The Duke I was born Marion Robert Morrison and I have never legally changed my name to John Wayne. I've been far more than a just film cowboy. I am a legend - a man who commands respect.

Marilyn Monroe I am a sex goddess, singer, actor and model. I spent part of my childhood unloved in an orphanage but now I'm loved by all the men in the world. I am a member of the "Rat Pack".

Elvis Presley I am the King of Rock 'N Roll. I am also known for moving my pelvis when I perform. I have acted in a large number of movies. I am religious, but I'm not a saint.

Judy Garland I have sung and danced in thirty-two feature films and I am one of the world's greatest entertainers. I am a member of the "Rat Pack".

Bruce Lee I am a martial arts master and star of many films such as "Enter The Dragon". I also starred in the TV series "The Green Hornet". As a child I saw a ghost as a black shadow.

Rita Hayworth I am an actress, singer and dancer. Some people have branded me as the screen's sultry love goddess. I married a prince. My face was painted onto the A-bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima in 1946.

Groucho Marx I am the most famous of the Marx Brothers and I am known for my one-liners about elephants and pajamas and so on. I set fire to the first film we made as the Marx Brothers because I thought it was bad. I never work with children or animals except for Harpo.

Lucille Ball I am the lady who has made thousands of people laugh with my films and TV shows for over 50 years. I dye my hair red and I am not really a redhead.

Bob Marley I am going to put Reggae on the map. I am a Jamaican Rastafarian and I don't eat salt because of my beliefs. I shot the sheriff (in one of my songs).

Patsy Cline I am a country music sensation with a voice people say is never to be forgotten. I started "entertaining" my neighbors when I was only three.

An extra 68 famous people roles are also available, plus 10 roles for authorities (eg police) and 8 roles for creatures (eg a black cat). If you are holding a Halloween party, you would definitely assign all of the creature roles. A trivia party game is also included in the meet and mingle version.

Shelly Klag, USA

Shelly helped organise an office picnic for around 75 guests.

"Hi Stephanie:

I just wanted to let you know that we had our party this weekend and it was a smash! Everyone had such a fun time! Thanks so much for the kit. As soon as we get the film developed I will pass along some pictures. We will definitely pass your name along.

Thanks again,
Shelly Klag"

Anne Laughton, Australia

Anne held a party for around 20 guests.

"Dear Stephanie:

We held our "Celebrity Celebrations" party on Saturday and it was a great success. People are still talking about it. The fact that it wasn't very formal was great especially as we had a real range of ages at the party.

Thanks for all your help,
Anne"

Theresa Burkman, USA

"My husband and I hosted this party to celebrate my 40th birthday. We invited 90 people and 84 of them came. Everyone says it was the party of the year. It was exhaustive putting this together for such a large group, however, it worked very well, and no other mystery game would have been able to accommodate so many. Everything came together as planned and the costumes were outstanding. I have recommended Tailormade Mysteries to everyone who inquired. Thank you very much."

Becky Haun, USA

We had over 90 guests with teachers performing the roles of the suspects and gifted students taking the other roles. It is a shot of all of our teacher "suspects" against the bat line decorations that were hung in the entryway to our commons area. We found the bat pattern on the Internet and students created the decorations for the commons area.

Our local newspaper covered the event with some very nice pictures on the front page.

We had a great time and are looking forward to doing Storm Survivors next November at school.

It was THE most requested activity in a survey of incoming 8th grade gifted students for the next school year!

Becky Haun
Teacher of the Gifted

Debbie Ordes, USA

"I hosted a fundraiser event with your Celebrity Celebrations and it was a great success! The event took place at a local country club and everyone was required to dress as a celebrity. I might add that most attendees dressed to the extremes. It was so fun to see everyone dressed up and even more how they all got involved in solving the crime. 8 people out of 47 guessed who the murderer was and their names went into a drawing to win a getaway vacation at a local resort."

"If you can believe, the murderer was one of the 8 people who guessed and this person's name was picked to win the trip also in the drawing. When they proudly came forward to receive this prize the microphone was grabbed and the person stated,"who says crime doesn't pay!" Thought that was clever. Thanks for putting together such a great script.

Debbie Ordes
Scoliosis Association of Palm Harbor"

Tony Banzer, USA

"What a turnout, everyone who RSVP'd showed up and was really into their character. We had heard about the mystery party from a friend, but weren't sure how it would go since we had so many people who didn't know each other. We were so happy to see everyone take their roles and costumes beyond what we expected and interact with all of the characters. Everyone asked us to host another party for Halloween next year and we are looking to make it an annual event. Thank you for the package, it was a great guide. Our guests improvised and made it even more fun.

Tony Banzer"

Kim Barker, USA

"We delivered the invitations, decorated the house, prepared the props, planned the menu and pulled it all together in one week…We all agreed that we haven’t laughed this hard and this much in a very long time!!! We all want to do it again!

Thanks again,

Kim Barker"

"Hi! I just wanted to let you know my family had a great time when we recently held our "Celebrity Celebrations" mystery dinner. There was great anticipation leading up to the event as everyone prepared their costumes. I printed pictures of all the celebrity guests and hung them on the wall in the dining room. I also made a CD that had songs from our celebrity guests. It was fun to watch each guest "come to life" when one of their songs was played. We even made a "dummy" of the deceased victim with crime scene tape around it. Both young and old enjoyed the evening. I think I'll order one especially made for children for my Girl Scout troop! I've attached a group photo from our mystery dinner.

Thanks for providing us with the tools for a truly fun evening!

Marie Anderson"

The kits are supplied as Adobe Acrobat files via email. The kits contain a host's guide, invitations, character descriptions and costume suggestions, name tags, clue pages for each main character and the "who did it" pages at the end (with a warning beforehand). You gain access to bundle of versions of the kit you have ordered. You can download the hosts guide and invitation from this web page. Click here to order.

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