Mistress
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The Greatest Actors and Actresses of Old HollywoodAudrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Angela Lansbury, Robert Redford(he's sort of old Hollywood), Shirley Jones, Robert Preston, Bette Davis, George Sanders, and Humphrey Bogart just to name a few...
How about you guys? Who are your favourite old Hollywood actors and actresses?
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Robinflamingo
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Re: The Greatest Actors and Actresses of Old Hollywood | Mistress wrote: | Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Angela Lansbury, Robert Redford(he's sort of old Hollywood), Shirley Jones, Robert Preston, Bette Davis, George Sanders, and Humphrey Bogart just to name a few...
How about you guys? Who are your favourite old Hollywood actors and actresses? |
Now here's a difference in perception based on age...I would never consider Audrey Hepburn, Robert Redford, Shirley Jones or Robert Preston in the same category as:
Ronald Colman. Lionel Barrymore. Greta Garbo. Gary Cooper. Barbara Stanwyck. William Powell. James Cagney. Jimmy Stewart. Henry Fonda. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Myrna Loy. John Wayne. Maureen O'Hara. Clark Gable. Jennifer Jones. Mickey Rooney. Jane Powell. Judy Garland.
I could ramble on forever. In my (humble and old) opinion, "Old" Hollywood means The Golden Age of Hollywood. Most actors came out of the studio system, and the ones who became stars often did it in spite of the material given.
/shuts up 
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curlyhairedsoprano91
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Ooh Old Hollywood. LOVES IT.
Marlon Brando (really fabulous, powerful actor)
Katharine Hepburn
Judy Garland
Vivien Leigh
Gene Kelly (mostly for his dancing, although his acting wasn't bad in Inherit the Wind)
Frank Sinatra (not a terribly good actor, melty-chocolate voice)
Dustin Hoffman
Robert Redford
Jeremy Brett
Gregory Peck! (sometimes a little bit wooden, but my god was he nice to look at)
Fred Astaire
Ingrid Bergman
Debbie Reynolds
Rita Moreno
Jimmy Stewart
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Salome
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Sir Rex Harrison
Leslie Howard
Katherine Hepburn
George Sanders
Colin Clive
Fredric March
Bette Davis
Laurence Olivier
John Gielgud
Claude Rains
Orson Welles
Jean Harlow
Cary Grant
William Powell
James Stewart
Clifton Webb
Rita Hayworth
Ingrid Bergman
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Mistress
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Can't forget Peter O'Toole either, although his career didn't really begin until the sixties, but I guess, if we can say Robert Redford...
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Salome
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| curlyhairedsoprano91 wrote: | Ooh Old Hollywood. LOVES IT.
Dustin Hoffman
Robert Redford
Jeremy Brett
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i dont think you can call these 3 old hollywood.
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JIJane
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Surely Spencer Tracy has to be on the list. Peter Lorre maybe too??
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Roger's Chica
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I'm a big fan of Cyd Charisse and Rosemary Clooney.
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Yip1982
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I do wish I could mention Dame Julie Andrews, as she gave some marvellous performances in the films and film musicals she starred in.
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Salome
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| Yip1982 wrote: | | I do wish I could mention Dame Julie Andrews, as she gave some marvellous performances in the films and film musicals she starred in. |
but she isnt old hollywood.
however if you want to see her in great film..check out Hawaii..starring maz von sydow,richard harris and julie.
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home
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i love lucy
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Chevstriss
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1954 is the cut off date for "Old Hollywood".[/i]
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AllThatJazzHands
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^^Agreed.
Thanks for mentioning Claude Rains, Salome. One of my favorites! Bogart takes the top spot as my favorite but I also love Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant. As for ladies, I loooove Greta Garbo. I don't know why--she's just so much fun to watch. Two words: Grand Hotel. One of the greatest movies ever made!
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Amber
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Clark Gable, Rex Harrison, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Lionel Barrymore, Jimmy Stewart, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Ingrid Bergman, Greta Garbo, Billie Burke (shutupILOVEHER), Vivien Leigh, Rita Hayworth, Mabel Normand, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Jean Harlow, Lucille Ball, MAUREEN O'HARA, Olivia DeHavilland[/u]
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star2ballie
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| Amber wrote: | | Billie Burke (shutupILOVEHER) |
I'm related to her very closely...she would be my great-great-aunt, I believe...something along those lines? 
But I'm just related to her by marriage, but related to her hubby by blood. Points for whoever knows!
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mezzo_soprano
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Margaret Hamilton!
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Salome
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| star2ballie wrote: | | Amber wrote: | | Billie Burke (shutupILOVEHER) |
I'm related to her very closely...she would be my great-great-aunt, I believe...something along those lines?
But I'm just related to her by marriage, but related to her hubby by blood. Points for whoever knows! |
wait..you are blood related to Florenz Ziegfeld?????
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mezzo_soprano
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AllThatJazzHands
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You should totally bank on that!! Haha.
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Kragey
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Vincent Price is one of my biggest obsessions.
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Salome
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do you own the OBC of Darling of the Day starring Price?
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Kragey
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| Salome wrote: | | do you own the OBC of Darling of the Day starring Price? |
I used to have a few songs from it, but never the whole thing. =(
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Salome
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Its one of my favorite scores of all time. I adore it. and Price is so good as Priam Farryl.
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Kragey
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| Salome wrote: | | Its one of my favorite scores of all time. I adore it. and Price is so good as Priam Farryl. |
Vincent Price was great at anything and everything because he was so unique and just...guh. I can't believe he died before I realized he even existed.
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blue wind
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hmmm....
shirley temple!
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Salome
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well thats because you were only what... 6 when he died?
when he died my theatre dept in college had a party watched his films drank lots of red wine and honored him.
btw..you should also check out his performance in Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore.
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