WHO ARE YOUR TOP 50 FAVORITES?
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pktrekgirl
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Wow...some very interesting lists. And all so different, too.
It's really funny, because the actors/actresses who are on my list are sorta my 'center of the universe', when it comes to classic film. It's interesting that so many actors/actresses not only exist outside of my own chief interests, but are other people's very top picks!
This exercise - especially the reading of other people's posts, has made me want to go out and broaden my horizons when it comes to making an effort with other actors/actresses.
I mean, I think all of us know and enjoy more than 100 actors/actresses. Certainly in my case, I could have easily listed another 25 of each without even having to think much about it. But the fact that there are so many of other people's favorites outside of my 'usual suspects' makes we want to pay closer attention to certain stars who I have only a fleeting acquaintance with.
It's really funny, because the actors/actresses who are on my list are sorta my 'center of the universe', when it comes to classic film. It's interesting that so many actors/actresses not only exist outside of my own chief interests, but are other people's very top picks!
This exercise - especially the reading of other people's posts, has made me want to go out and broaden my horizons when it comes to making an effort with other actors/actresses.
I mean, I think all of us know and enjoy more than 100 actors/actresses. Certainly in my case, I could have easily listed another 25 of each without even having to think much about it. But the fact that there are so many of other people's favorites outside of my 'usual suspects' makes we want to pay closer attention to certain stars who I have only a fleeting acquaintance with.
This was very difficult and I'm sure there's many favorites I left out(mainly the actors), but here's my list in no particular order:
1. Conrad Veidt
2. Don Ameche
3. Lon Chaney
4. Vincent Price
5. Ricardo Montalban
6. Jose Ferrer
7. Burt Lancaster
8. Cesar Romero
9. Boris Karloff
10. Bela Lugosi
11. Van Johnson
12. John Carradine
13. Cliff Robertson
14. David Niven
15. Joseph Cotten
16. Leslie Howard
17. John Hodiak
18. Rock Hudson
19. Yul Brynner
20. Gregory Peck
21. J. Carrol Naish
22. Charles Ruggles
23. Edward Everett Horton
24. Leonid Kinskey
25. Stepin' Fetchit
26. Jerry Lewis
27. Peter Finch
28. Cary Grant
29. Maurice Chevalier
30. Clark Gable
31. James Ellison
32. Sammy Davis Jr.
33. Danny Kaye
34. Franchot Tone
35. Eddie Cantor
36. Ricardo Cortez
37. John Gilbert
38. Gilbert Roland
39. Ramon Novarro
40. Antonio Moreno
41. Fred Astaire
42. Fredric March
43. Glenn Ford
44. Rex Harrison
45. William Powell
46. Howard Keel
47. Richard Conte
48. Rudolph Valentino
49. Tony Curtis
50. Jack Lemmon
1. Lucille Ball
2. Jennifer Jones
3. Thelma Ritter
4. Doris Day
5. Debbie Reynolds
6. Audrey Hepburn
7. Katharine Hepburn
8. Hattie McDaniel
9. Lana Turner
10. Beulah Bondi
11. Ginger Rogers
12. Myrna Loy
13. Eleanor Powell
14. Dolores Del Rio
15. Gene Tierney
16. Sandra Dee
17. Mitzi Gaynor
18. Judy Garland
19. Julie Andrews
20. Una Merkel
21. Billie Burke
22. Jane Wyman
23. Norma Shearer
24. Maureen O'Sullivan
25. Maureen O'Hara
26. Janet Gaynor
27. Carmen Miranda
28. Rita Moreno
29. Deborah kerr
30. Kathleen Freeman
31. Greer Garson
32. Claudette Colbert
33. Patsy Kelly
34. Charlotte Greenwood
35. Miriam Colon
36. June Allyson
37. Jane Powell
38. Lauren Bacall
39. Vivian Vance
40. Marlene Dietrich
41. Greta Garbo
42. Joan Blondell
43. Esther Williams
44. Betty Grable
45. Loretta Young
46. Alice Faye
47. Annabella
48. Joan Crawford
49. Bette Davis
50. Kay Thompson
1. Conrad Veidt
2. Don Ameche
3. Lon Chaney
4. Vincent Price
5. Ricardo Montalban
6. Jose Ferrer
7. Burt Lancaster
8. Cesar Romero
9. Boris Karloff
10. Bela Lugosi
11. Van Johnson
12. John Carradine
13. Cliff Robertson
14. David Niven
15. Joseph Cotten
16. Leslie Howard
17. John Hodiak
18. Rock Hudson
19. Yul Brynner
20. Gregory Peck
21. J. Carrol Naish
22. Charles Ruggles
23. Edward Everett Horton
24. Leonid Kinskey
25. Stepin' Fetchit
26. Jerry Lewis
27. Peter Finch
28. Cary Grant
29. Maurice Chevalier
30. Clark Gable
31. James Ellison
32. Sammy Davis Jr.
33. Danny Kaye
34. Franchot Tone
35. Eddie Cantor
36. Ricardo Cortez
37. John Gilbert
38. Gilbert Roland
39. Ramon Novarro
40. Antonio Moreno
41. Fred Astaire
42. Fredric March
43. Glenn Ford
44. Rex Harrison
45. William Powell
46. Howard Keel
47. Richard Conte
48. Rudolph Valentino
49. Tony Curtis
50. Jack Lemmon
1. Lucille Ball
2. Jennifer Jones
3. Thelma Ritter
4. Doris Day
5. Debbie Reynolds
6. Audrey Hepburn
7. Katharine Hepburn
8. Hattie McDaniel
9. Lana Turner
10. Beulah Bondi
11. Ginger Rogers
12. Myrna Loy
13. Eleanor Powell
14. Dolores Del Rio
15. Gene Tierney
16. Sandra Dee
17. Mitzi Gaynor
18. Judy Garland
19. Julie Andrews
20. Una Merkel
21. Billie Burke
22. Jane Wyman
23. Norma Shearer
24. Maureen O'Sullivan
25. Maureen O'Hara
26. Janet Gaynor
27. Carmen Miranda
28. Rita Moreno
29. Deborah kerr
30. Kathleen Freeman
31. Greer Garson
32. Claudette Colbert
33. Patsy Kelly
34. Charlotte Greenwood
35. Miriam Colon
36. June Allyson
37. Jane Powell
38. Lauren Bacall
39. Vivian Vance
40. Marlene Dietrich
41. Greta Garbo
42. Joan Blondell
43. Esther Williams
44. Betty Grable
45. Loretta Young
46. Alice Faye
47. Annabella
48. Joan Crawford
49. Bette Davis
50. Kay Thompson
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pktrekgirl
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I haven't been able to compile a list -- every time I get more than 4 or 5 names, I think of 4 or 5 others that I might like better. Really -- when you are a classic movie fan, the list could be endless, couldn't it? I think I wouldn't have quite as much trouble making a list of those I don't care for.
I'm sure Katharine Hepburn is my favorite female, with Audrey H. and Thelma Ritter as close seconds, but I can't make a definite decision on favorite male. I'd probably go with Cary Grant as overall "favorite," but then, as second, there's Bogart, and Tracy, and Robinson, and Stewart, and Cooper, and Brennan, and McCrea, and my pet, Sabu, and Trigger, and . . . . . . No, no, wait, let me restate that . . . . .
I'm sure Katharine Hepburn is my favorite female, with Audrey H. and Thelma Ritter as close seconds, but I can't make a definite decision on favorite male. I'd probably go with Cary Grant as overall "favorite," but then, as second, there's Bogart, and Tracy, and Robinson, and Stewart, and Cooper, and Brennan, and McCrea, and my pet, Sabu, and Trigger, and . . . . . . No, no, wait, let me restate that . . . . .
Okay, here goes...these just flew out of the top of my head in no particular order (except those near the top) and only reflect the so-called "Golden Age" (pre-70s) era. Lists are so much fun!
Boys:
1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mtchum
3. John Garfield
4. Burt Lancaster
5. James Dean
6. Richard Conte
7. James Cagney
8. Bela Lugosi
9. Dan Duryea
10. Peter Lorre
11. Sterling Hayden
12. Robert Ryan
13. Lee Marvin
14. David Janssen
15. Leo Gorcey
16. Lon Chaney
17. Lon Chaney, Jr.
18. Van Heflin
19. John Cassavetes
20. Vic Morrow
21. Lee Van Cleef
22. Glenn Ford
23. Aldo Ray
24. Edward G. Robinson
25. Cary Grant
26. George Sanders
27. William Demarest
28. Elisha Cook, Jr.
29. Ralph Meeker
30. Orson Welles
31. Robert Walker
32. Joseph Cotten
33. John Wayne
34. Alan Ladd
35. Marlon Brando
36. Spencer Tracy
37. Lee J. Cobb
38. James Whitmore
39. Albert Dekker
40. William Bendix
41. Lawrence Tierney
42. Paul Stewart
43. Charles McGraw
44. Timothy Carey
45. Dean Martin
46. Jerry Lewis
47. George Reeves
48. George Zucco
49. Ted D'Corsia
50. Percy Helton
Girls:
1. Barbara Stanwyck
2. Audrey Hepburn
3. Ann Sheridan
4. Ann Sothern
5. Eve Arden
6. Marilyn Monroe
7. Ava Gardner
8. Cyd Charisse
9. Lee Remick
10. Gloria Grahame
11. Natalie Wood
12. Claudette Colbert
13. Joan Bennett
14. Jean Peters
15. Katharine Hepburn
16. Ella Raines
17. Ellen Drew
18. Eva Marie Saint
19. Ann Savage
20. Carole Landis
21. Ida Lupino
22. Claire Trevor
23. Martha Vickers
24. Dorothy Malone
25. Colleen Grey
26. Marie Windsor
27. Dana Wynter
28. Carolyn Jones
29. Jane Greer
30. Judy Garland
31. Ruth Hussey
32. Jan Sterling
33. Barbara Steele
34. Janet Leigh
35. Donna Reed
36. Jennifer Jones
37. Rita Hayworth
38. Joan Blondell
39. Lynn Bari
40. Jean Harlow
41. Larraine Day
42. Piper Laurie
43. Anne Francis
44. Gene Tierney
45. Helen Walker
46. Lucille Ball
47. Bette Davis
48. Joan Crawford
49. Adele Mara
50. Jean Gillie
Boys:
1. Humphrey Bogart
2. Robert Mtchum
3. John Garfield
4. Burt Lancaster
5. James Dean
6. Richard Conte
7. James Cagney
8. Bela Lugosi
9. Dan Duryea
10. Peter Lorre
11. Sterling Hayden
12. Robert Ryan
13. Lee Marvin
14. David Janssen
15. Leo Gorcey
16. Lon Chaney
17. Lon Chaney, Jr.
18. Van Heflin
19. John Cassavetes
20. Vic Morrow
21. Lee Van Cleef
22. Glenn Ford
23. Aldo Ray
24. Edward G. Robinson
25. Cary Grant
26. George Sanders
27. William Demarest
28. Elisha Cook, Jr.
29. Ralph Meeker
30. Orson Welles
31. Robert Walker
32. Joseph Cotten
33. John Wayne
34. Alan Ladd
35. Marlon Brando
36. Spencer Tracy
37. Lee J. Cobb
38. James Whitmore
39. Albert Dekker
40. William Bendix
41. Lawrence Tierney
42. Paul Stewart
43. Charles McGraw
44. Timothy Carey
45. Dean Martin
46. Jerry Lewis
47. George Reeves
48. George Zucco
49. Ted D'Corsia
50. Percy Helton
Girls:
1. Barbara Stanwyck
2. Audrey Hepburn
3. Ann Sheridan
4. Ann Sothern
5. Eve Arden
6. Marilyn Monroe
7. Ava Gardner
8. Cyd Charisse
9. Lee Remick
10. Gloria Grahame
11. Natalie Wood
12. Claudette Colbert
13. Joan Bennett
14. Jean Peters
15. Katharine Hepburn
16. Ella Raines
17. Ellen Drew
18. Eva Marie Saint
19. Ann Savage
20. Carole Landis
21. Ida Lupino
22. Claire Trevor
23. Martha Vickers
24. Dorothy Malone
25. Colleen Grey
26. Marie Windsor
27. Dana Wynter
28. Carolyn Jones
29. Jane Greer
30. Judy Garland
31. Ruth Hussey
32. Jan Sterling
33. Barbara Steele
34. Janet Leigh
35. Donna Reed
36. Jennifer Jones
37. Rita Hayworth
38. Joan Blondell
39. Lynn Bari
40. Jean Harlow
41. Larraine Day
42. Piper Laurie
43. Anne Francis
44. Gene Tierney
45. Helen Walker
46. Lucille Ball
47. Bette Davis
48. Joan Crawford
49. Adele Mara
50. Jean Gillie
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Lonette McKee
Ken, I was very pleased to see Lonette McKee made your list. When I first saw her in Cotton Club I thought a star was born. I couldn't wait to see all of her movies that were bound to follow. And then they didn't... Oh, she's still around and working. I saw her in ATL last year in the mother's role. But her career never took off the way I expected. She was incendiary in Cotton Club! She should have been a big star. McKee went on to Broadway in the reconstructed Show Boat, and she was nomianted for a Tony for that. She was also got to sing Gershwin's "How Long Has This Been Going On?" in 'Round Midnight. It's a shame that musicals were dormant during her career; she would have made a swell musical star.