DawnM74
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Here's a bunch from my Pinterest pages......sorry if some have already been named. Some are from the silent film age as well as "talkies".
Alice Faye - Alice Jeane Leppert
Marie Dressler - Leila Marie Koerber
Dolores Del Rio - María de los Dolores Asúnsolo López-Negrete
Esther Ralston - Esther Louise Worth
Marian Marsh - Violet Ethelred Krauth
Claudette Colbert - Emilie (Lily) Claudette Chauchoin
Bessie Love - Juanita Horton
Ginger Rogers - Virginia Katherine McMath
Anna May Wong - Wong Liu Tsong
Alice Terry - Alice Frances Taaffe
Mary Astor - Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke
Edward G. Robinson - Emanuel Goldenberg
Clark Gable - William Clark Gable
Mary Pickford - Gladys Louise Smith
Alice White - Alva Violet White
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. - Douglas Elton Thomas
Barbara LaMarr - Reatha Dale Watson
Carey Grant - Archibald Leach
Mae Murray - Marie Adrienne Koenig,\
D.W. Griffith - David Wark Griffith
Lupe Velez - María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez
Jane Russell - Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell
Marilyn Monroe - Norma Jean Baker (or Mortenson depending on what article your reading)
Greer Garson - Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson
Hedy Lamarr - Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
Raquel Torres - Paula Marie Osterman
Mary Brian - Louise Byrdie Dantzler
Carole Landis - Frances Lillian Mary Ridste
Mack Sennet - Michael Sinnott
Carmen Miranda - Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha
Joan Blondell - Rose Joan Blondell
Dorothy Lamour - Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton
Jane Wyman - Sarah Jane Mayfield
Susan Hayward - Edythe Marrenner
Rudolph Valentino - Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella
Barbara Stanwyck - Ruby Catherine Stevens
Jean Harlow - Harlean Harlow Carpenter
Helen Twelvetrees - Helen Marie Jurgens
John Gilbert - John Cecil Pringle
Alla Nazimova - Marem-Ides Leventon
Linda Darnell - Monetta Eloyse Darnell
Conrad Veidt - Hans Walter Conrad Veidt
Mary Carlisle - Gwendolyn Witter
Janet Gaynor - Laura Augusta Gainor
ZaSu Pitts - Eliza Susan Pitts
Mary Miles Minter - Juliet Reilly
John Wayne - Marion Michael Morrison
Anita Page - Anita Evelyn Pomares
Sylvia Sydney - Sophia Kosow
Loretta Young - Gretchen Michaela Young
Merle Oberon - Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson
Nita Naldi - Mary Dooley
Vilma Banky - Koncsics Vilma
Dorothy Sebastian - Stella Dorothy Sabiston
Lon Chaney Sr. - Leonidas Frank Chaney
Maureen O'Hara - Maureen FitzSimons
Pola Negri - Apolonia Chalupec
John Barrymore - John Sidney Blythe
Theda Bara - Theodosia Burr Goodman
Lana Turner - Julia Jean Turner
Renee Adoree - Jeanne de la Fonte
Virginia Bruce - Helen Virginia Briggs
Ann Harding - Dorothy Walton Gatley
Myrna Loy - Myrna Adele Williams
Toby Wing - Martha Virginia Wing
Ramon Novarro - Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego
Kay Francis - Katherine Edwina Gibbs
Carole Lombard- Jane Alice Peters
Bebe Daniels - Phyllis Virginia Daniels
Ann Miller - Johnnie Lucille Collier
Joan Crawford - Lucille Fay LeSueur
Veronica Lake - Constance Frances Marie Ockelman
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Another one I would love to kiss....Rudolph Valentino!
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On 7/1/2020 at 1:09 AM, sewhite2000 said:
Thanks for some small insights into her relationship with Fontaine. Other than everyone always saying the two sisters were rivals, this is by far the most info I've ever read anywhere about how they felt about one another. I also liked very much seeing some photos of the two of them together.
No mention at all of her personal life otherwise, however. Typically, I don't care too much about these things, but I can't help but wonder if she ever married and/or had children or if she's a lesbian. Not my business if she doesn't want to share such things
Olivia was married twice and had two children. Her son, Benjamin Goodrich, died in 1991 at age 42. Her daughter, Gisèle Galante (born in 1956) is still living and the two are very close.
Joan was married & divorced 4 times and had 1 adopted daughter. The two were estranged.
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6 hours ago, TikiSoo said:
Any relation to Shah Rukh Khan?
No, they're not related. Khan is a very common Muslim last name. Salman Khan, SRK, Irrfan, Amir, etc. none of them are related.
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Rudolph Valentino - His eyes were always so intense & expressive even in candid photos
Conrad Veidt - Another actors whose eyes expressed every emotion.
Buster Keaton - Old Stone Face had amazing eyes.
Errol Flynn - He always had a mischievous (& slightly dangerous) twinkle in his eyes. You knew he was up to no good but you couldn't help but love him for it. Towards the end of his life that twinkle was gone & there was only sadness.
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Carole Lombard
Joan Crawford
Gloria Swanson
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I have so many!
The ladies I love.......
Clara Bow, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Joan Blondell, Rita Hayworth, Claudette Colbert, Mabel Normand, Barbara Stanwyck, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Ida Lupino, Marie Dressler, Myrna Loy, Lillian Gish, & ZaSu Pitts
The men.....
William Powell, John Barrymore (before his alcoholism got the best of him), Lionel Barrymore, Rudolph Valentino, Errol Flynn, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Lon Chaney, Sr., James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, Conrad Veight, Clark Gable, & Guy Kibbe
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On 1/9/2020 at 9:38 AM, Roy Cronin said:
A lifelong heavy smoker, Betty Grable died of lung cancer. At 3 packs a day though, she was not at the Bette Davis level. She died nearly broke after being a millionaire at one point in her career, and with no health insurance, worked as long as she could after her diagnosis to pay the medical bills.
Harry James (her husband of over 20 years) was a gambling addict & introduced the bad habit (as well as smoking & drinking which she didn't do until she hooked up with James)to Betty. That's where all of her money went - to pay off debts incurred at the horse races. He was also an alcoholic & was very jealous of her success....their marriage was a dumpster fire.
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Errol Flynn & Tyrone Power supposedly smoked 4-5 packs per day.
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This is one of my favorite Valentino films. I think it shows that he did have range & had he not died so young, would have proven himself to be more than just a heart-throb. He also had a knack for comedy which you can see in "The Eagle" & in some of his very early work.
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A few of my unpopular opinions........
Greta Garbo was way overrated
So are Lauren Bacall, Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep, Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Sophia Loren, Marlene Dietrich, Paulette Goddard, Humphrey Bogart, Grace Kelly, John Wayne, Katherine Hepburn, & Audrey Hepburn
Louise Brooks was beautiful & an amazing fashion icon but not a good actress (or writer)
Hedy Lamarr was beautiful (my goodness was she a stunner!) but she wasn't a good actress either
Same with Lana Turner
Charlie Chaplin was a genius but I still would rather watch Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, & Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle any day (they were geniuses too!)
Joan Crawford was a better actress than Bette Davis (I still love Bette but I just feel Joan was better)
Norma Shearer was a terrible actress & only got the parts she did because of Irving Thalberg
I agree with MG about Spencer Tracy
I always knew Joan Blondell was underrated but after watching so many of her movies this month, she should have been a much bigger star than she was
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21 hours ago, Polly of the Precodes said:
Buster Keaton. Seriously, I swooned the first time I saw him shirtless in one of his silent films.
Both Buster & Harold Lloyd had incredible bodies. They had to be in shape to do all of the crazy things they did!
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Some of my picks.....
John Barrymore (before his alcoholism destroyed him)
Rudolph Valentino
James Cagney
Tyrone Power
Errol Flynn
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My least fave - late 50s & 60s.
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Here are a few of my favorites.......
The Great Profile Himself - John Barrymore (I know he's already been posted but i absolutely LOVE John Barrymore so I'm posting him again!)
Buster Keaton had an amazing profile too....
Rudolf Valentino
The beautiful Myrna Loy
and Joan Crawford
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I loved this movie!! I originally watched it because I love Joan Blondell (and will watch anything with her in it) but I feel it was one of the best roles Tyrone Power ever got to play. Zanuck really didn't want Power to to this picture because he feared it would hurt his matinee idol image and the studio didn't promote it very well. What a shame because it is a great film.
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I am so glad someone else feels that Joan Crawford was a horrible dancer! I know that she always talked about how she started out as a dancer before her film career but she was terrible. I think that *she* thought she was a good dancer & that was part of the problem. I also agree about Ruby Keeler - terrible dancer!
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Linda Christian is one that comes to mind. Very pretty lady but not very talented, IMO.
Annabella - see Linda Christian. Both were married to Tyrone Power but Annabella actually started her acting career before Tyrone Power started his.
Lauren Bacall - another beauty but not someone I felt could truly act. She was okay with Bogart but that's it.
Sonja Henie - Never should have been allowed to 'act'. Great skater, terrible actress.
Simone Simon - I can only tolerate her in Cat People. Terrible actress.
Gene Raymond - To me, he was just plain boring.
I'll probably think of more later......
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On 4/3/2019 at 10:28 AM, Sepiatone said:
Yeah. And in GARBO'S case, not a fan here. So.....
Been hitting the DVD library!
Sepiatone
I'm not a fan either but I do love John Gilbert so I'm happy about seeing the films they did together.
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22 minutes ago, TomJH said:
Actually, in Barrymore's case, I think we did see what he could accomplish as an actor before his drinking got him by the throat and he slowly evolved into a comic self caricature.
Think of the versatility that the Great Profile demonstrated on screen: horror and Grand Guignol (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Svengali), swashbuckling romance (Don Juan, Beloved Rogue), romantic leads (Grand Hotel, Arsene Lupin), straight drama (Councillor at Law, Bill of Divorcement), screwball comedy (20th Century).
That is a remarkable acting range, with Barrymore impressive in all of them.
I do agree that we did get to see some of his amazing talent. I just wish we could have seen him at his full potential. If he was that amazing when he was drinking, just think how amazing he would have been if he never started drinking at all.
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I wish they would. I love Errol Flynn!!!!
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I love both because I love John Barrymore & I love Errol Flynn. Both films are enjoyable but to me they are so different from each other than I can't really compare them.
Barrymore's is dark, more serious, more melodramatic, & a silent film. JB has to do all of his acting with his face, eyes, mannerisms, etc. Barrymore's voice was amazing but, at that time, we weren't able to hear it just yet.
Flynn's is fun, energetic, and in technicolor. EF has dialogue along with his mannerism & his beautiful speaking voice doesn't hurt either.
These two actors had so much in common & led such tragic lives. I don't think we really got to see their true talent because their inner demons destroyed them & their careers. We only got a glimpse of what could have been.
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Here are my picks. Some of them are just bad performances while others were shamefully bad and are uncomfortable for me to watch. I know the studios often chose these roles so there were many times when the actor/actress had no choice because of the studio system. But I also know that some of these roles were chosen by the stars themselves so they had no one to blame but themselves. I do wonder sometimes if someone did try to say “Maybe this isn’t the right role for you” but a star’s ego just couldn’t handle that. Anyway, here are some of my picks:
Humphrey Bogart as a Mexican in "Virginia City"- terrible! I think he was probably just trying to pay the bills at the time since he wasn’t the legend he would become. Maybe I should let him slide on this one….
Errol Flynn as Sebastian (a musician) in "Escape Me Never" - I love Errol but this role was completely wrong for him. I think the studio was trying to punish him for his bad behavior so they stuck him in this awful film. I love Ida Lupino & she was good even in the worst films so I guess it’s not a total loss.
Jean Harlow in “Reckless” – Jean Harlow should have never been cast in a musical. Watching her dance (poorly) & sing (even though her voice was dubbed) is just plain wrong.
John Wayne as Genghis Khan in “The Conqueror” – I don’t know how or why anyone thought that role was a good idea.
This one is the epitome of 'painful to watch' films.
Joan Crawford & Jimmy Stewart as ice skaters in “The Ice Follies of 1939” – awful! Speaking of these two great actors, Joan’s role in “Trog” was actually much worse so maybe “Follies” wasn’t so bad after all! And Jimmy Stewart singing “Easy to Love” from 1940's “Born to Dance” is pretty bad too.
Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is hard for me to watch. I know times were different back then but it’s still pretty bad.
Laurence Olivier in the 1965 British version of “Othello” – In outrageous all-over black makeup. Awful!!!
Norma Shearer & Leslie Howard as “Romeo & Juliet” – both were way too old. The costumes were stunning but they were just not believable. I love John Barrymore but he too was too old (although he stole every scene he was in IMO). I liked Norma Shearer better when she was in silent films, To me, she always overacted in her speaking roles.
Ramon Novarro & Lupe Velez as Native Americans in “Laughing Boy” – I love Ramon Novarro’s silent film work but not so much his career in talkies. This film was just awful and one of his worst talkies. Their Mexican accents & Lupe’s bad acting make this movie unbearable in my opinion. I always thought Lupe Velez was much better suited to comedies rather than serious roles.
There are so many more but I'll stop there......for now.
Sorry about all the crazy font changes. I'm at work posting this!😉
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NAME AN ACTOR OR ACTRESS THAT YOU REGARD AS A TRAGIC FIGURE
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There are so many actors/actresses who had tragic lives it would be impossible to name them all. Here are a few that I think of when I hear the phrase 'tragic figure'.....
Rebecca Shaeffer - murdered at age 21 by obsessed fan Robert Bardo
Silent actor Wallace Reid died trying to get off morphine.
Mabel Normand - Died from TB but her life & career were destroyed by the William Desmond Taylor/Fatty Arbuckle/Courtland S. Dines scandals as well as her drug/alcohol use.
Ramon Novarro - murdered by two hustlers he invited into his home for sex
Heather O'Rourke - dead from cardiac arrest caused by septic shock brought on by intestinal stenosis from a bowel blockage at age 12.
Phil Hartman - murdered at age 49 by his wife, Brynn.
Brandon Lee - died young like his dad (age 28); accidentally shot & killed while filming what would be his break-through film 'The Crow'.
Albert Dekker - suffered a gruesome death! From BuzzFeed: 'In 1968, after going missing for a few days, his fiancé found him naked and kneeling in his bathroom tub. He was bound by chains, and a noose was wrapped around his neck and hung from a curtain rod. Hypodermic needles were stuck in both of his arms, and slurs were written all over his body with red lipstick. The police ruled it a suicide, which the coroner and press rejected. No further investigation was done, and the official ruling was an "accidental death from auto-erotic asphyxiation." No suspects were found.'
Sharon Tate - she & her unborn child were murdered by the Manson family
Jon-Erik Hexum - The 'Voyagers' star died at age 26 by shooting himself in the head with a blank gun while in between takes. He was playing Russian Roulette but apparently didn't realize how powerful the prop gun was.