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Favourite film stars?

Mayfield

Mayfield

Burbury Brummie
As with the question, which is your favourite song (mostly impossible to answer). The question is what is your favourite film star - male and female?

After comprehensive deliberation and thought, mine has to be:

Male: Ronald Coleman (the voice is exquisite)

Female: Merle Oberon (sultry and sensual)

What is your?

keith
 
Thats a hard one Keith I'll sleep on it, admired so many:) Harder still when I'm a film buff
 
Anyone remember Susan Hayward? I thought she was great. Two films of hers that I have never forgotten were Back Street and I Want to Live which had fantastic jazz music by Gerry Mulligan and Shelly Mann - I still have the LP (must get something to play it on again one day!!)

Judy
 
Male
There is only one possible answer "The Duke" John Wayne, mind you I have to say I didn't agree with his politics.

Female
It would have to be "Norma Jean" Marilyn Munroe, (its a generation thing), anyway there is a time when little things like acting ability goes out of the window.

Phil
 
Film Stars popular when I was a young girl were Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth, Jeannie Crain, Audry Hepburn all beautiful and glamorous. I also liked M Monroe in films with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.

James Mason made some good films, particularly as Captain Nemo in 20000 leagues Under the Sea, and he was excellent in the WW2 film ROMMEL in which he played Rommel.

Then there was Kirk Douglas, Gregory Peck, Paul Newman and Steve Mcqueen.

I had lots of favourites.....

Anthea:)
 
anthea said:
Film Stars popular when I was a young girl were Linda Darnell, Rita Hayworth, Jeannie Crain, Audry Hepburn all beautiful and glamorous. I also liked M Monroe in films with Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.

James Mason made some good films, particularly as Captain Nemo in 20000 leagues Under the Sea, and he was excellent in the WW2 film ROMMEL in which he played Rommel.

Then there was Kirk Douglas, Gregory Peck, Paul Newman and Steve Mcqueen.

I had lots of favourites.....

Anthea:)
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Anthea - no cheating???? You can only pick one of each? You have mentioned some great actors and actresses - the choice could be difficult???

Of your chosen ensemble I would have to go for McQueen and Hepburn???

keith :)

keith
 
Keith, You are dead right! How did you know??? I have lots more I could have chosen - I think I still have some Film Star Annuals up in the loft - sorry, I'm off again......:rolleyes:

Anthea:)
 
I've slept on it Keith and find it almost impossible, so I'll choose two English actors

Robert Donat for 'Goodby Mr Chips' 1939 a wonderful Love Story

Diana Dors for 'Yield To The Night' 1956 for sheer emotion of a person waiting to be Hung.

No special effects Just great acting
 
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Regarding this topic, I will have to mention the only film star I know, that happens to live in the same town as myself. I doubt whether anyone has heard of him, but his name is JOHN MURTAUGH. Over the years he has done a lot of TV work up here, with the likes of Taggart etc, but he also appeared in Rob Roy, and Braveheart. Anyway, thats one for the film buffs to look up. Regards, Barry.
 
Alf said:
I've slept on it Keith and find it almost impossible, so I'll choose two English actors

Robert Donat for 'Goodby Mr Chips' 1939 a wonderful Love Story

Diana Dors for 'Yield To The Night' 1956 for sheer emotion of a person waiting to be Hung.

No special effects Just great acting
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Goodbye Mr Chips is one of my favourite films - I can watch it time and time again.

keith
 
Like Alf, I find it impossible. I also love 'Goodbye Mr. Chips'. I know the last time I enjoyed watched it, I was snuggled up in bed, not feeling too well.

So difficult, but one of my favourite actresses was Katharine Hepburn, so good with Spencer Tracy, so good without. A hell of a character as well! I can recommend her biography, if you haven't read it already.

Actor, oh Keith I wished you had said top ten. Tim Robbins, for his part in The Shawshank Redemption, because along with Morgan Freeman, they made one of the best films ever.

Ann
 
I agree Ann B, Tim Robbins is a great actor, and The Shawshank Redemption was an excellent film.
 
Ann B said:
Like Alf, I find it impossible. I also love 'Goodbye Mr. Chips'. I know the last time I enjoyed watched it, I was snuggled up in bed, not feeling too well.

So difficult, but one of my favourite actresses was Katharine Hepburn, so good with Spencer Tracy, so good without. A hell of a character as well! I can recommend her biography, if you haven't read it already.

Actor, oh Keith I wished you had said top ten. Tim Robbins, for his part in The Shawshank Redemption, because along with Morgan Freeman, they made one of the best films ever.

Ann
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Interesting selection Ann - the great Katherine Hepburn most definately (I was watching 'On golden pond' the other day - fantastic). I agree about the Shawshank Redemption being an incredible film but Tim Robins as an all time favourite actor??? He needs to develop his acting portfolio further for me, whereas Morgan Freeman definately.

keith :)
 
Audry Hepburn is my favourite film star she was one class act all the way. .
 
I love Audrey Hepburn, in fact she is my 17 year old daughter favourite, she has got a box set of her films and only last week bought Breakfast at Tiffanys, I also love Steve Mcqueen.
 
Wait for it then Keith---------------Edmund Purdom

Tyrone Powers wife had an affair with Edmund Purdom.

Lucky devil one for a husband and the other for a lover.

Watch it I'm coming over faint again.
 
Alberta said:
Wait for it then Keith---------------Edmund Purdom

Tyrone Powers wife had an affair with Edmund Purdom.

Lucky devil one for a husband and the other for a lover.

Watch it I'm coming over faint again.
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Edmond Purdom - I am off to google him? I haven't got the faintest idea??

keith
 
Alberta said:
Wait for it then Keith---------------Edmund Purdom

Tyrone Powers wife had an affair with Edmund Purdom.

Lucky devil one for a husband and the other for a lover.

Watch it I'm coming over faint again.
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She married Edmund Purdon
 
I liked Dirk Bogard and Cary Grant didn't know it the time both homosexuals LOL
 
How about James Dean.....he was my heart throb..l guess because my husband favoured his looks.....l remember going to see him one saturday in East of Eden at the odean l think.....only to come out to the news that he had been killed in a car crash.........what a waste....Brenda
 
Clarke Gable, Ooooooooooh he was the most gorgeous man. At his very best in Gone with the Wind.

He married Carol Lombard, who died in a plane crash, and although he remarried a couple more times he is buried next to her.

Hard to say my favourite actress mmmmmm it has to be Marilyn I guess. The camera loved her, and she knew it.
I was meeting a friend in Sid's cafe in Witton, I was very pregnant, when we were told she had died.
 
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Have to say Steve McQueen In 'The Great Escape' and Audry Hepburn in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
 
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