Curious facts about the life and work of Ayn Rand
1. Ayn Rand was an extra in one of Cecil B. DeMille’s films. Rand met the acclaimed director in Hollywood and was offered the chance to feature as an extra in The King of Kings, DeMille’s 1927 silent film about the last weeks of the life of Jesus. She also began working as a screenwriter in Hollywood, as well as meeting her husband, an actor named Frank O’Connor. Rand later worked as the head of the costume department at RKO Studios.