Classic actresses
 

OK, this seems to be a spot for fans of all things vintage. For the most part. So who's your favorite for most beautiful actress of the classic movie era (before 1965)? I'll throw my vote for Grace Kelly.

Kim Novak.

Sophia !

Margeret DuMont. :D

Pass these out to the boys in lieu of pay
 

Hedy Lamarr (that's Hedy, not Hedley!):D

Always loved Gene Tierney.

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Although, I would settle for Lauren Bacall as well.

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dew.

Some of my favorites.
Audrey Hepburn
Marilyn Monroe
Katharine Hepburn
Natalie Wood
Brigette Bardot
Maureen O'Sullivan
Olivia de Havilland
Barbara Stanwyck
Rita Hayworth
Lana Turner
Gene Tierney
Ingrid Bergman

Katharine Hepburn. To me, everyone else comes in a distant second.

Claudette Colbert, non better.

Bardot
 

The Hepburns- Audrey, then Katharine. Then all the rest.

Tippi Hedren


Going a bit further back, Marlene Dietrich


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Got a thing for redheads.

Ann-Margaret

Over & done right there for me -

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Granger49: That explains your thing for my wife... :D OTOH, the bourbon explains my wife's thing for you. :dunno: :D

But, back to the discussion at hand....

Audrey Hepburns
Gene Tierney

Each for different types of movies...

And, of course: a second for Margeret DuMont :thmbsp::tongue:

If I could go back in time and have a date with one, it would be ....... Kim Novak. That face, that body, that voice, she was amazing. Oh, and a nice personality. <grin>

Agree with Fisherdude.

Here's my gal:
 

I couldn't get the pic to load...but my vote goes to Myrna Loy.

Can't believe no-one has mentioned Loretta Young. Class & beauty!

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Natalie Wood.

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Audrey was/is the embodiment of grace.

We are not supposed to talk about that outside therapy.

I disavow any knowledge... I can't remember the rest.

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Lillian Gish.

Patricia Neal from all the old John Wayne war movies like "In Harm's Way".

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Claire Bloom?

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Greer Garson

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Sophia Loren

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Madeleine Carroll

...and everybody else in this thread.

+ 1 Myrna Loy

Also add Teresa Wright and Jennifer Jones.:yes:

Yowza!!

I'll also second Kim Novak.

Add Joanne Woodward.

Claudia Cardinale
 

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She is a fantastic Italian actress. My favorite movie with her is "Once Upon a Time in the West". Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach - great cast!

Ingrid Bergman
 

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Was fantastic across from Gary Cooper in Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls".

Heres one of my favorite youtube videos on the subject.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vEc4YWICeXk

Nice to see a pic of Patricia Neal.

True Story: "No brag, just fact." Seeing her pic above reminded me that my late father once told me he went on a date with Patricia Neal when they both attended Northwestern University in the early '40s. As my dad's been gone for over 30 years, my recollection of the story is a bit fuzzy. It may have been a double date.

Some fantastic beauties thus far. Perhaps a bit late for "classic" but one's yet mentioned Catherine Deneuve.

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Sister Benedict - Hubba Hubba
 

Excellent pick. I always enjoy her performance in The bells of St. Mary's.

Her daughter has a certain appeal as well.

What, no Jean Harlow?
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So now I know why you are always in the basement. :D

Barbara Stanwyck. Great in Double Indemnity with Fred MacMurray.


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Should have posted this to begin with. The bottom left is kind'a scary but the rest show what a beauty she is.

Lots of great choices and not a single wrong one. My addition would be TOBY WING.

She never rose above starlet status but she was, IMHO, one of the most beautiful actresses of all time.

She's the "Young and Healthy" girl from the classic 1933 musical "42nd Street."

I agree with pretty much all the pretty actresses mentioned so far... not a bad one in the bunch! I'll add three that haven't been mentioned yet. Not your classic blond bombshells nor your foreign exotica, but memorable and likeable, pretty girls who haven't been mentioned yet:

Diana Rigg as Emma Peal in the Avengers.
[http://frodisman.com/dianarigg.html ]
[Even if she did put on a surprising amount of weight some years later.]

Dawn Wells as Mary Ann in Gilligan's Island... not such a classic beauty, but the character was lovable. [http://www.dawn-wells.com/ ]

And one not very well known at all, Dana Wynters. I liked her best in "Sink the Bismark", as the Admiral's assistant, but she actually appeared in numerous movies and TV shows over the years as a supporting actress. Some pics attached for those who wouldn't know her:

Classic redhead as well!
 

Another good choice.

Particularly enjoyable in Bye Bye Birdie and Viva las Vegas. :thmbsp: