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Round 1: Part 2 Final Results!

March 9, 2014 des

ROUND 1 FINAL RESULTS

1930S ERA

Barbara Stanwyck (90%, 38 Votes)
Thelma Todd (10%, 4 Votes)

Marlene Dietrich (55%, 23 Votes)
Joan Crawford (45%, 19 Votes)

Norma Shearer (80%, 32 Votes)
Mary Astor (20%, 8 Votes)

Glenda Farrell (51%, 21 Votes)
Claudette Colbert (49%, 20 Votes)

Jeanette MacDonald (78%, 31 Votes)
Luise Rainer (22%, 9 Votes)

Joan Blondell (95%, 38 Votes)
Ruby Keeler (5%, 2 Votes)

Billie Burke (68%, 28 Votes)
Mae West (32%, 13 Votes)

Eleanor Powell (53%, 20 Votes)
Margaret Sullavan (47%, 18 Votes)

1940s era

Shirley Temple 28 to Margaret O’Brien 13

Ann Carter 9 to Peggy Ann Garner 32

Jane Withers 14 to Joan Leslie 27

Teresa Wright 25 to Deanna Durbin 16

Vivien Leigh 31 to Greer Garson 10

Olivia De Havilland 29 to Joan Fontaine 12

Ingrid Bergman 30 to Angela Lansbury 11

Hedy Lamarr 14 to Maureen O’Hara 27

1950s era

Audrey Hepburn 90.91% (40 votes)

vs.

Shirley Booth 9.09% (4 votes)

Joanne Woodward 41.46% (17 votes)
vs.

Judy Holliday 58.54% (24 votes)

Susan Hayward 85.37% (35 votes)

vs.

Kim Hunter 14.63% (6 votes)

Eva Marie Saint 53.66% (22 votes)

vs.

Shelley Winters 46.34% (19 votes)

Grace Kelly 90.48% (38 votes)

vs.

Jayne Mansfield 9.52% (4 votes)

Kim Novak 65.85% (27 votes)

vs.

Carroll Baker 34.15% (14 votes)

Gloria Grahame 36.59% (15 votes)

vs.

Lana Turner 63.41% (26 votes)

Sophia Loren 57.14% (24 votes)

vs.

Anne Francis 42.86% (18 votes)

1960s era

CLAUDIA CARDINALE 29-24 over LIV ULLMAN

ANNA KARINA 25-23 over FRANCOISE DORLEAC

ROMY SCHNEIDER 39-14 over JEANNE MOREAU

CATHERINE DENEUVE 41-14 over ANOUK AIMEE

SHIRLEY MACLAINE 37-19 over RITA MORENO

SHIRLEY JONES 38-18 over RAQUEL WELCH

ANN-MARGRET 28-26 over BARBRA STREISAND

NATALIE WOOD 43-13 over LIZA MINNELI

Congratulations to all the winners!

Classic Actress Tournament

Round 1: Part 1 Final Results!

March 5, 2014 des 5 Comments

ROUND 1 FINAL RESULTS

1930S ERA

Greta Garbo (75%, 40 votes)

Fay Wray (25%, 13 votes)

Miriam Hopkins (59%, 29 votes)

Kay Francis (41%, 20 votes)

Ruth Chatterton (58%, 29 votes)

Sylvia Sidney (42%, 21 votes)

Ann Dvorak (72%, 34 votes)

Anita Page (28%, 13 votes)

Myrna Loy (83%, 43 votes)

Marie Dressler (17%, 9 votes)

Constance Bennett (67%, 33 votes)

Margaret Dumont (33%, 16 votes)

Jean Arthur (80%, 41 votes)

Maureen O’Sullivan (20%, 10 votes)

Jean Harlow (66%, 35 votes)

Una Merkel (34%, 18 votes)

1940s era

Bette Davis 50 to Katharine Hepburn 25

Judy Garland 62 to Betty Grable 13

Rosalind Russell 55 to Loretta Young 20

Ava Gardner 52 to Jane Russell 23

Rita Hayworth 43 to Joan Bennett 32

Veronica Lake 36 to Jane Greer 39 to Veronica Lake 36

Gene Tierney 45 to Lauren Bacall 30

Claire Trevor 49 to Linda Darnell 26

1950s era

Doris Day 69.84% (44 votes)

vs.

Ann Miller 30.16% (19 votes)

Marilyn Monroe 70.49% (43 votes)

vs.

Kay Kendall 29.51% (18 votes)

Debbie Reynolds 79.03% (49 votes)

vs.

Betty Hutton 20.97% (13 votes)

Cyd Charisse 63.79% (37 votes)

vs.

Dorothy Dandridge 36.21% (21 votes)

Deborah Kerr 81.97% (50 votes)

vs.

Jennifer Jones 18.03% (11 votes)

Janet Leigh 77.97% (46 votes)

vs.

June Allyson 22.03% (13 votes)

Eleanor Parker 81.36% (48 votes)

vs.

Jean Hagen 18.64% (11 votes)

1960s era

LEE REMICK 35-21 over PATRICIA NEAL
SHARON TATE 30-26 over JANE FONDA
PAULA PRENTISS 34-25 over FAYE DUNAWAY
ANNE BANCROFT 38-21 over TUESDAY WELD
JULIE ANDREWS 34-26 over MAGGIE SMITH
ELIZABETH TAYLOR 41-17 over VANESSA REDGRAVE
JEAN SIMMONS 39-20 over JULIE CHRISTIE
DIANA RIGG 32-29 over HAYLEY MILLS

Congratulations to all the winners!

Part 2 of Round 1 Matches

March 5, 2014 des

greta garbo jeanette macdonald myrna loy barbara stanwyck — Graphic by Josie Miller

Here are the matches that will be available tomorrow morning! Also, don’t forget to click the links tomorrow for the blogs to vote in the other eras…

1940s era: (I will update when I get the link)

1950s era

1960s era

PRE-CODE WOMEN

Barbara Stanwyck Born 1907 Known for: Double Indemnity	VS	Thelma Todd Born 1906 Known for: Horse Feathers

Marlene Dietrich Born 1901 Known for: The Blue Angel	VS	Joan Crawford Born 1906 Known for: Mildred Pierce

Norma Shearer Born 1902 Known for: The Women	VS	Mary Astor Born 1906 Known for: The Maltese Falcon
Claudette Colbert Born 1903 Known for: It Happened One Night	VS	Glenda Farrell Born 1904 Known for: I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang

ALL AROUND ENTERTAINERS

Jeanette MacDonald Born 1903 Known for: San Francisco	VS	Luise Rainer Born 1910 Known for: The Great Ziegfeld

Joan Blondell Born 1906 Known for: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn	VS	Ruby Keeler Born 1910 Known for: 42nd Street

Mae West Born 1893 Known for: I’m No Angel	VS	Billie Burke Born 1884 Known for: The Wizard of Oz

Eleanor Powell Born 1912 Known for: Born to Dance	VS	Margaret Sullavan Born 1909 Known for: The Shop Around the Corner

Classic Actress Tournament

Links to Other Blogs to Vote!

March 2, 2014 des 5 Comments

Welcome to the 2014 Classic Actress Tournament, everyone!

Polls are now up in the right sidebar. Happy voting! The voting will continue until Sunday, March 9^th, at 10 AM Pacific Standard Time.

Don’t forget to vote in the other eras. Here are the links to those polls:

The 1940s era: http://journeysinclassicfilm.com/

The 1950s era: http://www.mythicalmonkey.blogspot.com

The 1960s era: http://www.poohtiger-allgoodthings.blogspot.com/

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Classic Actress Tournament has returned! Here is what I have in store for you!

February 26, 2014 des 5 Comments

For the first time since I’ve been co-hosting this tournament (this is my third year), I will be doing the magnificent, magical 1930s decade! And here are the ladies who will be competing this Sunday, March 2nd… The next batch of actresses will compete the following Thursday, 3/6. The polls should be up by late morning, Pacific Standard Time.

THEY HAD FACES

Greta Garbo Born 1905 Known for: Ninotchka	VS	Fay Wray Born 1907 Known for: King Kong

Kay Francis Born 1905 Known for: Trouble in Paradise	VS	Miriam Hopkins Born 1902 Known for: Trouble in Paradise

Ruth Chatterton Born 1892 Known for: Dodsworth	VS	Sylvia Sidney Born 1910 Known for: Sabotage
Ann Dvorak Born 1912 Known for: Scarface	VS	Anita Page Born 1910 Known for: The Broadway Melody

FUNNY LADIES

Myrna Loy Born 1905 Known for: The Best Years of Our Lives	VS	Marie Dressler Born 1868 Known for: Dinner at Eight

Constance Bennett Born 1904 Known for: Topper	VS	Margaret Dumont Born 1882 Known for: Duck Soup

Jean Arthur Born 1900 Known for: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	VS	Maureen O’Sullivan Born 1911 Known for: Tarzan the Ape Man

Jean Harlow Born 1911 Known for: The Public Enemy	VS	Una Merkel Born 1903 Known for: 42nd Street