TopBilled Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 Burt Lancaster was an acrobat so he was always in shape Yes..in THE CRIMSON PIRATE and TRAPEZE, he's certainly in shape. Richard Egan was into physical fitness and so was this guy, Buster Crabbe: That's Buster at the 1932 Olympics. And here he is a few years later, doing a publicity shot for Paramount: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIPPER Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Ronald Reagan .....swam during his college years and as governor and president chopped wood and rode horses at his California ranch. Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama .....play(played) golf. By the way, Nixon also bowled (had a bowling alley in The White House). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Should also mention her: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I particularly remember Robert Cummings who loved to swim and was filmed by Ken Murray teaching his young children how to swim. Carole Lombard was shown playing golf. Tyrone Power playing polo. Katharine Hepburn was a very strong athlete in so many sports which included golf, tennis, and swimming. Robert Conrad is an actor who was very interested in eating healthy and working out in order to keep himself in good shape. Sonja Henie a three time Olympic Figure Skating Champion and Esther Williams a great swimmer were conscious of physical fitness both on screen and off. Gloria Swanson was known for maintaining a very healthy lifestyle. Johnny Weissmuller was a great competitive swimmer winning 5 Olympic Gold Medals which led him to becoming swimming's first superstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Katharine Hepburn was a very strong athlete in so many sports which included golf, tennis, and swimming. She plays two of those sports in PAT AND MIKE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 two hundred thirty-third categoryMay - December romances Gary Cooper & Audrey Hepburn in LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON William Holden & Kay Lenz in BREEZY Ruth Gordon & Bud Cort in HAROLD AND MAUDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulll Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in High Noon Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest Gene Kelly and Natalie Wood in Marjorie Morningstar Jack Lemmon and Joe E Brown in Some Like it Hot Christopher Plummer and Natalie Wood in Inside Daisy Clover Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade Eli Wallach / Karl Malden and Carroll Baker in Baby Doll Sean Connery and Kim Basinger in Never Say Never Again Michael Douglas and Demi Moore in Disclosure Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow in A Perfect Murder Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor in South Pacific William Holden / Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder in Bram Stroker's Dracula Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas William Frawley and Vivian Vance in I Love Lucy Pierce Brosnan and Izabella Scorupco in Goldeneye Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight James Stewart and Kim Novak in Vertigo James Stewart and Grace Kelly in Rear Window James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life Van Johnson and Elizabeth Taylor in The Last Time I Saw Paris Thomas Calabro and Josie Bissett in Melrose Place Jim Belushi and Courtney Thorne-Smith in According to Jim Courteney Cox and Tom Selleck in Friends *I wanted to see if there was a specific age gap that determined May-December romances, and I read 11 years or more, that is what I went off of! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 But Not For Me - Clark Gable & Carroll Baker Sabrina (1954) - Humphrey Bogart & Audrey Hepburn Chaplin - Robert Downey, Jr. & Moira Kelly as Oona O'Neill Susan Slept Here - Dick Powell & Debbie Reynolds & Dick Powell & Anne Francis Daddy Long Legs - Fred Astaire & Leslie Caron Lolita - James Mason & Sue Lyon & Peter Sellers & Sue Lyon The Girl With Green Eyes - Peter Finch & Rita Tushingham Gods And Monsters - Ian McKellan & Brendan Fraser Behind The Candelabra - Michael Douglas & Matt Damon Autumn Leaves - Joan Crawford & Cliff Robertson Adam and Evelyne - Stewart Granger & Jean Simmons Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid - William Powell & Ann Blyth My Fair Lady (1964) - Rex Harrison & Audrey Hepburn To Have And Have Not - Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall Summer of '42 - Jennifer O'Neill & Gary Grimes Forty Carats - Liv Ullmann & Edward Albert Funny Face - Fred Astaire & Audrey Hepburn Gigi - Louis Jourdan & Leslie Caron The Professional - Jean Reno & Natalie Portman Educating Rita - Michael Caine & Julie Waters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 *I wanted to see if there was a specific age gap that determined May-December romances, and I read 11 years or more, that is what I went off of! Thanks for giving us an 'official' guideline. Obviously some of these had way more than 11 year age differences. Audrey Hepburn's movie career in the 50s & 60s seemed to be based on this type of story. In CHARADE, they varied the formula-- that time she was the chaser and the older man was the object of desire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 But Not For Me - Clark Gable & Carroll Baker I actually love this film. And I think the reason I enjoy it so much is because (...spoiler...): He doesn't wind up with Baker at the end. He pairs off with Lilli Palmer which seems much more realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Peter Sellers and Sinead Cusack in HOFFMAN (1970) Albert Brooks and Leelee Sobieski in MY FIRST MISTER (2001) Alan Alda and Lise Hilboldt/Michelle Pfeiffer in SWEET LIBERTY (1986) Angel Tompkins and Jay North in THE TEACHER (1974) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Peter Sellers and Sinead Cusack in HOFFMAN (1970) Albert Brooks and Leelee Sobieski in MY FIRST MISTER (2001) Alan Alda and Lise Hilboldt/Michelle Pfeiffer in SWEET LIBERTY (1986) Angel Tompkins and Jay North in THE TEACHER (1974) Didn't realize how many there were. *** Some more from the 70s: THE NIGHT DIGGER with Patricia Neal & Nicholas Clay: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Digger LOVE AND PAIN AND THE WHOLE DAMN THING with Maggie Smith & Timothy Bottoms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_and_Pain_and_the_Whole_Damn_Thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Gene Kelly and Francoise Dorleac in LES DEMOISELLES DE ROCHEFORT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Elizabeth Taylor was 17 when she played Robert Taylor's wife in CONSPIRATOR. I think she was supposed to be playing a bit older, but she still looks very young. He was 37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 The Man Who Played God (1932) - George Arliss & Bette Davis Moment By Moment (1978) - Lily Tomlin & John Travolta All That Heaven Allows (1955) - Jane Wyman & Rock Hudson The Girl in the Café (2005 TV Movie) - Bill Nighy & Kelly Macdonald Ten North Frederick (1958) - Gary Cooper & Suzy Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 The Man Who Played God (1932) - George Arliss & Bette Davis Moment By Moment (1978) - Lily Tomlin & John Travolta All That Heaven Allows (1955) - Jane Wyman & Rock Hudson The Girl in the Café (2005 TV Movie) - Bill Nighy & Kelly Macdonald Ten North Frederick (1958) - Gary Cooper & Suzy Parker Good ones, Marsha. A big deal isn't really made of the age difference in HIGH NOON, but Coop was 51 and Grace Kelly was 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshaKatz Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Good ones, Marsha. A big deal isn't really made of the age difference in HIGH NOON, but Coop was 51 and Grace Kelly was 23. Thanks, TopBilled for that info regarding Cooper and Kelly. I saw Rear Window today and I never really thought about the age difference between James Stewart and Grace Kelly, but I think it was about 25 years when the film was released in 1954. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIPPER Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Fred Astaire (born in 1899) and Ginger Rogers (born in 1911) in "FLYING DOWN TO RIO" (193) , "THE GAY DIVORCEE" (1934), "ROBERTA" (1935), "TOP HAT" (1935), " FOLLOW THE FLEET" (1936), "SWING TIME" (1936), SHALL WE DANCE" (1937), "THE STORY OF VERNON AND IRENE CASTLE" (1939) and "THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY"(1949). Ronald Reagan (born in 1911) and Nancy Davis (born in 1921) in "HELLCATS OF THE NAVY" (1957) Ronald Reagan (born in 1911) and Doris Day (born in 1924) in "THE WINNING TEAM" (1952) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Ronald Reagan (born in 1911) and Nancy Davis (born in 1921) in "HELLCATS OF THE NAVY" (1957) Ronald Reagan (born in 1911) and Doris Day (born in 1924) in "THE WINNING TEAM" (1952) I like how you manage to relate Reagan to many of our categories. LOL Didn't know he was ten years older than Nancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thanks, TopBilled for that info regarding Cooper and Kelly. I saw Rear Window today and I never really thought about the age difference between James Stewart and Grace Kelly, but I think it was about 25 years when the film was released in 1954. Probably audiences at the time didn't even consider the age difference. And neither do we, until we look closely. Gary Cooper wore hairpieces in the 50s, and in his westerns, he kept his baldness covered with a cowboy hat. He disguised his aging as much as he could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIPPER Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I like how you manage to relate Reagan to many of our categories. LOL Didn't know he was ten years older than Nancy. I try to work in Reagan to our categories as often as I can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 MOGAMBO (1953)-- Clark Gable (b. 1901) with Ava Gardner (b. 1922) & Grace Kelly (b. 1925) THE MISFITS (1961)-- Gable again with Marilyn Monroe (b. 1926) WHERE THE SPIES ARE (1966)-- David Niven (1910) with Francoise Dorleac (1942) GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)-- Leslie Howard (1893) with Vivien Leigh (1913) & Olivia de Havilland (1916) PYGMALION (1938)-- Howard again with Wendy Hiller (b 1912) THE APARTMENT (1960)-- Fred MacMurray (1908) with Shirley MacLaine (1934) & Edie Adams (1927) Briefly in HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953)-- William Powell (1893) & Lauren Bacall (1924), which led to Powell pointing out the difference in their ages, thus setting up Bacall's hilarious quote about how she prefers older men: "Look at Roosevelt; look at Churchill; look at that old fella what's-his-name in The African Queen!" I hate to bring this up, but... Raymond Shaw and his Mom in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (though the actors weren't too far apart in age, so it's okay, right?) And, seriously, no one's brought up THE GRADUATE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonesomePolecat Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Jack Lemmon and Joe E Brown in Some Like it Hot This cracks me up that you mentioned this one -- hey, it counts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 And, seriously, no one's brought up THE GRADUATE? Yes...how did we miss that one..though it doesn't seem to really qualify as a romance, does it? Your examples of Leslie Howard are interesting-- at least he looked younger than his actual age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 two hundred thirty-fourth category Title has an element from the periodic table THE IRON PETTICOAT with Bob Hope & Katharine Hepburn DIG THAT URANIUM with the Bowery Boys PLATINUM BLONDE with Jean Harlow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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