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Round 1: Part 2 Final Results!

ROUND 1 FINAL RESULTS

 

joan blondell
Joan Blondell

 

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)

 

peggy ann garner
Peggy Ann Garner

 

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

 

audrey hepburn
Audrey Hepburn

 

1950s era

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natalie wood
Natalie Wood

 

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!

Round 1: Part 1 Final Results!

ROUND 1 FINAL RESULTS

myrna loy
Myrna Loy

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)

 

judy garland
Judy Garland

 

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

 

eleanor parker
Eleanor Parker

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)

 

elizabeth taylor
Elizabeth Taylor

 

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

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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)

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

Links to Other Blogs to Vote!

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Graphic by Josie Miller

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 9th, 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/

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

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Graphic by Josie Miller
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