1940s Era of the Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament!!!

I’ve been on vacation, but I am back! It is almost time for the tournament…. in fact, it starts on Monday, March 5th! I hope many of you will vote in the tournament… I will put links to the sites that are holding the 1930s, 1950s, and 1960s eras as well, so please vote. Thanks, Monty, for making all this possible!

Here are the matches in the “Sophisticates” and “Drama Queens” categories that will take place on my blog on Monday (The other two categories will be voted on later in the week):

SOPHISTICATES


VIVIEN LEIGH
Known for: Gone with the Wind (1939), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
VS.
RUTH HUSSEY
Known for: The Philadelphia Story (1940), The Uninvited (1944)
 GREER GARSON
Known for: Mrs. Miniver (1942), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
VS.
GENE TIERNEY
Known for: Laura (1944), Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
INGRID BERGMAN
Known for: Casablanca (1942), Notorious (1946)
VS.
LORETTA YOUNG
Known for: The Bishop’s Wife (1947), The Farmer’s Daughter (1947)
LAUREN BACALL
Known for: The Big Sleep (1946), Key Largo (1948)
VS.
ANN SHERIDAN
Known for: Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Kings Row (1942)
DRAMA QUEENS


BETTE DAVIS
Known for: All About Eve (1950), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
VS.
CLAIRE TREVOR
Known for: Stagecoach (1939), Murder, My Sweet (1944)
JOAN FONTAINE
Known for: Rebecca (1940), Suspicion (1941)
VS.
LANA TURNER
Known for: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
KATHARINE HEPBURN
Known for: Adam’s Rib (1949), Bringing Up Baby (1938)
VS.
JANE GREER
Known for: Out of the Past (1947), The Big Steal (1949)
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND
Known for: The Heiress (1949), The Snake Pit (1948)
VS.
IDA LUPINO
Known for: High Sierra (1941), On Dangerous Ground (1952)
Good luck to all these ladies on Monday!

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