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A tribute to the character actresses, pin-ups, "legends" from the Golden Age, who the modern public never really speak or think about; and those who succumbed to tragic deaths.
"Life can be wildly tragic at times, but whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh." - Katharine Hepburn.
List (alphabetical by first name)
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A
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- Agnes Moorehead
- Alexis Smith
- Alice Backes
- Allison Hayes
- Allyn Ann McLerie also as Allyn McLerie
- Amanda Duff, died April 6, 2006 at 92 years old.
- Anita Ekberg
- Ann Blyth
- Ann Dvorak
- Ann Sheridan
- Anna Magnani
- Anne Baxter
- Anne Benton
- Anna Lee Carroll aka Anne Carroll - Not of This Earth (1957).
- Annie Girardot
- Arlene Martel, birth name: Arline Greta Sax - best known as Spock's bride to be, "T'Pring".
- Ava Gardner
B
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- Barbara Bestar, Killers from Space, 1954.
- BarBara Luna, This exotic beauty of Italian, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Filipino decent has made a steady career for herself in television and movies from the ‘60’s right on up until 2010.
- Barbara Nichols
- Barbara Shelley - Village of the Damned (1960)
- Bea Griffith - Honey Carter/Lovey Linn in Reet, Petit and Gone (1947)
- Bettie Page
- Betty Grable
- Beverly Archer, born July 19, 1948.
- Beverly Garland - Not of This Earth (1957).
- Brenda Benet
- Brigitte Bardot
- Brooke Bundy
C
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- Carole Landis
- Celeste Holm
- Celeste Yarnall - Land of the Giants episode
- Claire Bloom
- Claire Trevor
- Claudette Colbert
- Claudia Barrett
- Colleen Gray
- Colleen Moore, (1899–1988)
- Constance Bennett
- Cynthia Patrick
D
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- Dawn Wells, Gilligan's Island
- Deanna Durbin
- Deanna Lund - Land of the Giants
- Debra Paget
- Diana Dors
- Diane Roter
- Dolores Fuller
- Donna Martel
- Doris Day
- Doris Kenyon, silent film star
- Dorothy Arnold
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Dorothy Lamour, My Favorite Brunette
E
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- Edna May Oliver (November 9, 1883 - November 9, 1942)
- Edna M. Harris (1910–1997) - Spirit of Youth (1938)
- Eleanor Parker
- Elen Willard
- Elsa Lanchester (October 28, 1902 December 26, 1986)
- Estelle Parsons
- Esther Williams
- Evangelina Elizondo
- Eve Bernhardt
- Eve Meyer
F
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- Faith Domergue
- Fay Holden, in Bulldog Drummond series
- Fern Emmett
- Frances Dee
G
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- Gail Russell
- Gene Tierney
- Gina Lollobrigida
- Ginger Rogers
- Giulietta Masina
- Gladys Cooper
- Gloria Foster
- Glynis Johns
- Googie Withers
- Grace Kelly, Princess consort of Monaco
H
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- Heather Angel, in Bulldog Drummond series
- Heather Young, birth name: Patricia Kay Paterson - Land of the Giants
- Hedy Lamarr in Cecil B. DeMille's Biblical epic, Samson and Delilah (1949)
- Helen Gallagher, born JUly 19, 1926.
I
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- Ida James - The Devil's Daughter (1939); Hi-De-Ho (1947)
- Ingrid Bergman
- Irish McCalla
- Isabel Cooley
J
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- Jane Darwell (October 15, 1879 - August 13, 1967)
- Janet Gaynor
- Jayne Mansfield
- Jean Arthur
- Jean Byron
- Jean Hawkshaw
- Jean Peters
- Jean Simmons
- Jeanne Moreau
- Jeni Le Gon - Hi-De-Ho (1947).
- Jennifer Douglas. Douglas is the second actress on this list to play Bob Newhart's television wife, this time on the '80's Newhart.
- Joan Bennett
- Joan Blondell - The Glove (1978)
- Joan Hackett
- Joan Marshall
- Joan Taylor
- Joan Weldon - Them! (1954)
- Joanna Cassidy - The Glove (1978)
- Jocelyn Lane
- Joi Lansing
- Joyce Meadows
- Joyce Bryant
- Julie Newmar
- June Richmond (1915–1962) - June in Reet, Petit and Gone (1947)
- June Wilkinson, considered by many as Playboy's greatest model-came from outside the acting world.
K
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- Karolyn Grimes, who played Zuzu in the 1946 Frank Capra classic, It's A Wonderful Life.
- Katharine Hepburn
- Kathie Browne
- Kathryn Grayson
- Kitty de Hoyos
L
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- Lana Turner
- Lauren Bacall
- Laurette Luez
- LaWanda Page
- Lena Horne - The Duke is Tops (1938)
- Lesley-Anne Down, Actress, Writer, Soundtrack
- Leslie Caron
- Lili St. Cyr, stripper
- Lilli Palmer
- Lilyan Tashman, (1896–1934)
- Linda Christian
- Linda Darnell
- Linda Evans
- Liv Ullmann
- Lois Nettleton
- Louise Campbell, in Bulldog Drummond series
- Louise Sorel
- Lupe Vélez
M
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- Madeline Carroll
- Mae Turner - Spirit of Youth (1938); Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
- Marguerite Chapman
- Mamie Van Doren
- Marga López
- Margaret Ann Peterson, she played Charlene on 2 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, 1963
- Margaret Fields
- Margaret Lockwood
- Margaret Sullavan
- Margie Stewart Johnson
- Marie Windsor
- Mariette Hartley
- Marilyn Harris
- Marilyn Manning, Eegah, 1962
- Marilyn Monroe
- Marjorie Main (February 24, 1890 - April 10, 1975)
- Marlene Dietrich
- Mary Alan Hokanson - Them! (1954)
- Mary Hill
- Mary Louise Brooks
- Mary Murphy, who played opposite Marlon Brando in The Wild One
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- Michele Carey. Carey went from starring with John Wayne in El Dorado to Elvis Presley in Live a Little, Love a Little to bit parts in television shows, and then, nada. She has not been seen or her from since a 1982 episode of The Fall Guy.
- Michèle Mercier
- Miiko Taka
- Mimi Gibson
- Muriel Landers
N
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- Neva Peoples (1914–1995) - Ella in The Duke is Tops (1938); Bronze Venus (1938)
- Nina May McKinney (1912–1967) - The Devil's Daughter (1939)
- Noreen Nash
O
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P
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- Patricia Medina
- Patricia Morison
- Patricia Neal
- Patricia Owens - The Fly (1958)
- Paula Raymond
- Paulette Goddard
- Peggy McCay
- Pia Zadora
- Priscilla Lane
Q
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R
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- Raquel Welch
- Ramsay Ames
- Rhonda Jeter, a child actress, she played Karen Burgess on Episode 91 of the Andy Griffith Show, entitled The Rivals.
- Rita Hayworth
- Roberta Shore
- Ruth Donnelly (May 17, 1896 - November 17, 1982)
S
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- Sally Eilers
- Sally Mansfield
- Sandra Rogers
- Sandy Descher, who confronted the giant ants of Them! (1954)
- Sara Lane
- Shelley Fabares
- Sheree North
- Sherry Jackson. Probably most famous for her role as Terry Williams on Make Room for Daddy.
- Shirley Ball
- [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_McLaine Shirley MacLaine]
- Silvia Pinal
- Simone Signoret
- Sophia Loren
- Susan Cabot
- Susan Oliver, This multitalented Broadway actress and movie director was also an accomplished aviator who became the fourth woman to cross the Atlantic in a single engine plane and the second to do so from New York.
- Suzanne Pleshette
T
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- Tamar Cooper
- Tamara Dobson
- Tandra Quinn
- Teresa Graves
- Teresa Wright
- Terry Moore
- Tina Louise
U
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V
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- Valerie Black
- Veronica Lake
- Victoria Spivey
- Virginia Grey
- Vivianne Baber - The Black King (1932)
W
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Y
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- Yvonne Craig. Most famous as Batgirl on the campy ‘60’s series Batman (She felt so connected with the role, she lead a campaign in the late ‘80’s to protest the character’s paralysis caused by the Joker in Batman: the Killing Joke because she felt it was demeaning).
- Yvonne De Carlo
Z
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Classic Movies
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- Frankenstein (1931)
- Scarface (1932)
- Robin Hood (1938)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
- Wuthering Heights (1939)
- Gone With the Wind (1939)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- The Letter (1940)
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- The Wolf Man (1941)
- Casablanca (1942)
- Flying Tigers (1942)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Hamlet (1948)
- Adams Rib (1949)
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
- Around The World in 80 Days (1956)
- The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
To be continued
SciFi Classics
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- Frankenstein (1931)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
- The Wolf Man (1941)
- Queen of the Amazons (1946/47, B&W) - Patricia Morison
- Prehistoric Women (1950, Color) - Laurette Luez
- Mesa of Lost Women (1953, B&W) - Mary Hill, Tandra Quinn, Dolores Fuller
- Rocky Jones, Space Ranger: Crash of the Moons (1954, B&W) - Sally Mansfield
- Around The World in 80 Days (1956)
- The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
- The Wild Women of Wongo (1958, Color) - Jean Hawkshaw The Wild Women of Wongo (1958)
- The Amazing Transparent Man (1960, B&W) - Marguerite Chapman
- The Wasp Woman (1960, B&W) - Susan Cabot
- Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964, Color) - Pia Zadora
- Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968, Color) - Mamie Van Doren
PinUp Cartoons
- Pin-Up Art of Bill Ward
- Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups (Taschen 25th Anniversary Special Editions)
- Alberto Vargas: Works from the Max Vargas Collection
Links and References
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- Screen Sirens Scream!: Interviews With 20 Actresses from Science Fiction, Horror, Film Noir and Mystery Movies, 1930s to 1960s
- Most Beautiful Classic Black Actresses
- Nonagenarian Nymphs
- Forgotten Actresses
- Old Hollywood Pinups
- Tribute to my favorite character actresses from the Golden Age
- TRAGIC DEATHS Vol.1
- Most Famous Pin Up Girls
- Humorama
- Pin-up girl
- Yvonne: An Autobiography
- Thank Heaven: A Memoir
- Ann Dvorak: Hollywood's Forgotten Rebel
- Carole & Co.: Reflections on Carole Lombard & classic Hollywood
- Classic Movie Search
- The Mayberry Historical Society Character List
- BLACK CELEBRITIES WHO DIED WITH LITTLE OR NO FANFARE-PART I
- ENTERTAINERS 1950 TO 1951
- Classic Movies. "Can you name the actors/actresses that starred in the following classic movies?" Cerealbox back quiz.
- Top Ten Films 1930-2009
- Black Cast Musical Shorts
- The Movies Of The Golden Age (and the Silent Era), Nothing after 1960s
- Film Star Pin Ups
- dead by 40
- A tribute to World War II poster girl Margie Stewart
- Marilyn Monroe Seduced Women: New Books
- Top Ten Women of Wild, Wild West
- Dead Celebrities 2013-The Complete Year
- Gone, but never forgotten ....2013
- Gone, but never forgotten ....2012
- Pioneers of Black Hollywood
- African-American Film Pioneers
- 16 Celebrities Who Fell Into Homelessness
- Classic Black Actresses Pic Appreciation Thread
- Old Black Hollywood
- Famous Faces in "The Ten Commandments" (1956)!