Product Placement 
One facing Venus?   SELENA [“Star facing Venus” would be more celestial]
Close to a delivery   INLABOR [I thought 
on route, etc.]
RV filler?   STU
Word that stops fire?   CEASE
Something to play in   KEY 
Theme: product names in common phrases
Aftershave impact?   BRUTFORCE
Popular vodka-drinking locale?   BIGSKYYCOUNTRY
Camera in need of screw tightening?   LOOSECANON
Habitual depilatory cream user?   NEETFREAK
Breakfast for the road?   TRAVELERSCHEX 

Lots of people from different worlds:
Charlie Parker, 
SERENA and Venus {Williams},
NED Kelly, 
CITO Gaston, 
Daryl HANNAH, 
MIMI Rogers, 
Sun Tzu, 
CATO, 
GERARD Manly Hopkins, 
Myra HESS, 
ARMANDO Galarraga, 
Nellie BLY, 
Devereux of ESSEX, 
{Bobby} SEALE, 
Kid ORY, [who?]
Conan Doyle, 
{Edgar Allen} POE, 
NOMAR Garciaparra, [his father's name spelled backwards]
CCH Pounder
RATING: 
Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun