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DRAMA QUEENS and ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS Upcoming Matches tonight, 3/6!

Here are the matches that will appear tonight in the polls on my sidebar to the right:

DRAMA QUEENS


Rita Hayworth
Born 1913
Known for: Gilda
VS
Eve Arden
Born 1917
Known for: Anatomy of a Murder

Loretta Young
Born 1913
Known for: The Bishop’s Wife
VS
Hedy Lamarr
Born 1913
Known for: Samson and Delilah

Rosalind Russell
Born 1907
Known for: His Girl Friday
VS
Maureen O’Hara
Born 1920
Known for: Miracle on 34th Street

Lucille Ball
Born 1911
Known for: The Big Street

VS

Betty Grable
Born 1916
Known for: How to Marry a Millionaire

ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS

Gene Tierney
Born 1920
Known for: Laura

VS

Carole Landis
Born 1919
Known for: I Wake Up Screaming

Lauren Bacall
Born 1924
Known for: The Big Sleep

VS

Linda Darnell
Born 1923
Known for: A Letter to Three Wives

Ida Lupino
Born 1918
Known for: High Sierra

VS

Veronica Lake
Born 1922
Known for: Sullivan’s Travels

Jane Greer
Born 1924
Known for: Out of the Past

VS

Claire Trevor
Born 1910
Known for: Murder, My Sweet

Finalized 1940s Actress Categories

Hello all,

I was finally able to finish the categories the 1940s ladies fit into and the ones they’ll compete in. I will post pictures with the actual “upcoming matches” as soon as I can. What do you think?

DRAMA QUEENS
Bette Davis
Greer Garson
Ingrid Bergman
Jane Wyman
Joan Fontaine
Katharine Hepburn
Olivia de Havilland
Vivien Leigh

SOPHISTICATES
Betty Grable
Eve Arden
Hedy Lamarr
Loretta Young
Lucille Ball
Maureen O’Hara
Rita Hayworth
Rosalind Russell

ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS
Ann Miller
Donna Reed
Jeanne Crain
Judy Garland
June Allyson
Margaret O’Brien
Teresa Wright
Virginia Mayo

WOMEN OF FILM NOIR (I need a better name for this, haha)
Carole Landis
Claire Trevor
Gene Tierney
Ida Lupino
Jane Greer
Lauren Bacall
Linda Darnell
Veronica Lake

Whoever reads this, thank you! 😉

1940s Actresses Competing in 2013 Tourney

Wanted to share with you all the list I just finalized yesterday for the competition. What do you think?

ANN MILLER
BETTE DAVIS
BETTY GRABLE
CAROLE LANDIS
CLAIRE TREVOR
DONNA REED
EVE ARDEN
GENE TIERNEY
GREER GARSON
HEDY LAMARR
IDA LUPINO
INGRID BERGMAN
JANE GREER
JANE WYMAN
JEANNE CRAIN
JOAN FONTAINE
JUDY GARLAND
JUNE ALLYSON
KATHARINE HEPBURN
LAUREN BACALL
LINDA DARNELL
LORETTA YOUNG
LUCILLE BALL
MARGARET O’BRIEN
MAUREEN O’HARA
OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND
RITA HAYWORTH
ROSALIND RUSSELL
TERESA WRIGHT
VERONICA LAKE
VIRGINIA MAYO
VIVIEN LEIGH