Name the actor based on the image click an image to see a larger version and for attribution. Meanwhile, dracula and frankensteins monster appeared in. Only a rare man or woman reached the level of renown and admiration, and had enough audience appeal, to be the first name in a casts billing, a name that got marquee posting. How gays and lesbians shaped hollywood about an allgay pool party at francis house in the 1930s. The 1940s the 1990s the 1980s the 1970s the 1960s the 1950s the 1930s the 1920s. George vincent homeier the skip also came later was born in chicago in 1930, and began his career in the daytime radio soap, portia faces life. Even if you were wondering, which i have a feeling this visitor. William holden drew interest for his everyman roles, and for his handsome. He was named the second greatest male star of all time by the american film institute, losing the top spot to fellow 1930s movie star humphrey bogart. Nov 14, 2011 joan felt changed to joan carroll later on was born in 1932 in elizabeth, new jersey, and made her movie debut in foxs 1938 show biz drama walking down broadway starring claire trevor. Her breakout role was in howard hughes world war i epic hells angels in 1930. Similar searches 1930 1940s pinup fuck with a fun 1955 1960s porn vintage 1960s 50s vintage 1950 taboo 1982 1920s vintage mature 1950s 1950s vintage stag film 1940s porn pin up stag films 1990s 1980s 1960 1920 1930 1940 1950 1970s 1950 1940 1950s porn 1930s 1970 60s 1920 1900s more. Oct 15, 2019 these black and white photos of 1940s movie stars prove it.
Leading men of the 1930s included clark gable, ronald colman, maurice chevalier, warren william. Cowboy movie stars of the 40s and 50s see how many you can remember seeing when you were young if you remember most of them. Hollywood men, hooray for hollywood, golden age of hollywood. Which actors of the 1940s and 1950s were gay answers. Grandiose irish stage, film and television character player max adrian, a noted classical performer and musical comedy. Top movie stars of the 1930s ultimate movie rankings. John ridgely was a versatile character actor who made over 100 films at warner brothers during the 1930s and 1940s. Hollywood beefcake photos have titillated both female and gay male fans. See more ideas about character actor, actors, movie stars.
Humphrey bogart and ingrid bergman starred in casablanca, the oscar winning film of 1943. All of the movie stars pictured here are shown on 8 x 10 promotional still photos from their common home studio, 20th century fox, sometime during the 1940s. Bogart was nominated for an academy award in the lead actor. Mar 24, 2014 as with the first chart, youll see that this list is organized from shortest to tallest actors. Granted, some stars may not fall under that category, but this is why there are two decades on one page. The author does a good job writing concisely about movie stars whom many movie fans have forgotten. Thomas mitchell was one of the great american character actors, whose credits read like a list of the greatest films of the 20th century. Stars of the nineteen thirties and nineteen forties. Humphrey bogart and ingrid bergman starred in casablanca, the oscarwinning film of 1943. Vintage couture, vintage fashion, 1940s fashion, beautiful costumes. Films of the 1930s were often written with specific stars in mind and, accordingly, it was common to see these stars playing roles with which their fans were comfortably familiar. A sports talk radio show host mentioned on the air that glenn ford had died.
We put together this best 50 movies of the 1940s list to provide a suggestion of required viewing material for anyone who aspires to cultural literacy. So far we have box office grosses on 1,297 movies made between 1930 and 1939. Some come through the studios press agents for the movie magazines often idealized, though close to accurate. Who were the top movie stars of the 1940s statistically. After the success of son of frankenstein 1939, universal horror caught a second wind and horror films continued to be produced at a feverish pace into the mid 1940s. Top 10 of the greatest male hollywood stars of the 1940s. Milland was born alfred reginald jones in the welsh town of neath, glamorgan, to elizabeth annie truscott and alfred. Top 10 leading men of the 1940s we heart vintage blog. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts. Precode hollywood movies which shocked the censors we.
Jul, 2016 the real names of hollywood stars of the 1930s and 1940s. After the success of son of frankenstein 1939, universal horror caught a second wind and horror films continued to be produced at a feverish pace into the mid1940s. It is quite difficult to seperate these stars for many had fantastic careers through the 1930s and 1940s. He was named the second greatest male star of all time by the american film institute. Heres a tribute to some of the great movie actors of the 1940s who contributed. Gay actors of the 1930s and 1940s included montgomery clift, raymond burr, and laurence olivier. A the vacant lot where the horribly mutilated body of the black dahlia aspiring 22year old actress elizabeth short was found cut in half on jan. Norton avenue just south of 39th street, in south central l.
These famous movie stars were the very definition of glitz and glamour in in the 1930s. Dec 10, 2011 when this group of vintage photos arrived i was immediately struck by how similar they were not only in composition but beauty. The 1950s the 2010s the 2000s the 1990s the 1980s the 1970s the 1960s the 1950s the 1940s the 1930s the 1920s. Gallery of 1940s 20th century fox movie stars promotional.
Jan 19, 2018 movies quiz 1930s and 1940s actors and actresses. The world may have been at war, but these men ensured that not all was doom and danger. Due to space limitations i had to leave out actresses best known for the silent era mary pickford, lillian gish, clara bow, who rarely worked in hollywood anna. See more ideas about movie stars, old hollywood and 1940s mens hairstyles. Our main source of information was our massive ultimate movie ranking umr that looked at over 1,300 movies made from 1940 to 1949. Gallery of 1940s 20th century fox movie stars promotional photos. Sizing up old hollywoodheights of classic leading men. Lovers of films from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s will like this book. Here are 100 popular actresses who were very famous at some point during the golden era of hollywood, the 1930 s through the 1940 s. Male movie stars of the 40s, 50s and 60s 1 sentimental. Black cinema part ii race movies the hollywood studio era. The 1940 s was a great time for hollywood, and there were plenty of good looking men who were in hollywood. Asked in gay lesbian and bisexual, decade 1940s, decade 1930s gay actors of the 1930s and 1940s. Many times the main reason people watch a certain movie, is because the actor or actress playing the lead in the movie is a really good looking person.
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The real names of hollywood stars of the 1930s and 1940s. Sep 29, 2017 to help keep the list manageable, we focus here on male movie stars who initially rose to fame during the 40s and made a significant number of their key contributions to film in this same period. Nude freestyle tumbling vintage photo 1930s male nude photography photograph print handsome naked man gay interest penis 6748. Ray milland became one of paramounts most bankable and durable stars, under contract from 1934 to 1948, yet little in his early life suggested a career as a motion picture actor. In the 1940s, leading men included james stewart, humphrey bogart, tyrone power, john wayne, joel. James adomian was born on january 31, 1980 in omaha, nebraska, usa as james haig adomian. Aug 14, 20 hello everyone, here is part two of the top box office stars for the 1940s. Our main source of information was our ultimate movie ranking umr pages that covered movie stars that made movies in the 1930s. I was curious if you could guess which movies had come out during these years to title these actorsactresses in the top of the box office. Apr 17, 2015 precode hollywood movies which shocked the censors posted on april 17, 2015 by vilvintage in 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, cinema, silent movies, vintage with 15 comments the hays code was introduced in 1930 to regulate the morals of the us motion picture industry and influenced film production up until 1968. The average imdb vote of the best 5 films of each star gives the ranking. The flip side of glamorous leading ladies and leading men on the silver screen includes the bevy of character actors who had no shortage of work during the 1930s and beyond as supporting players. Hollywoods golden age took place from the end of the silent film era to the.
During this time period 65% of the american population bought movie tickets which translates to about eighty million tickets a. This is the first installment in a three part history of early black cinema. The introduction explains why this book was written. Humphrey deforest bogart was born in new york city, new york, to maud humphrey, a famed magazine illustrator and suffragette, and belmont deforest bogart, a moderately wealthy surgeon who was secretly addicted to opium. Alfred hitchcock was really coming into his own as the master of suspense, and frank. These famous movie stars were the very definition of glitz and. The movies would be sorely lacking without sidekicks, confidantes, confederates and loyal servants. Heartthrobs from the golden age of hollywood insider. See more ideas about classic hollywood, old hollywood and movie stars. She signed with mgm in 1932 and became one of their leading ladies, starring in various hit films like dinner at eight, suzy, red dust, and bombshell. These black and white photos of 1940s movie stars prove it. Sep, 2012 growing up with their movies from a hollywood era long gone, these are some of my favourites see more ideas about hollywood, old hollywood, movie stars. Glamorous studio portraits of the 1930s and 1940s to todays glittering images of pop stars.
Famous 1940s actors, such as jimmy stewart and liz taylor, lit up the silver screen throughout the decade. Carole lombard, jean harlow, claudette colbert, mae west, katharine hepburn, ginger rogers and myrna loy, for example, often appeared in screwball comedies featuring. Cowboy movie stars of the 40s and 50s sentimental journey. Starting out in bit roles in such films as dark victory 1939, they died with their boots on 1941 and the man who came to dinner 1942, ridgely eventually graduated to larger.
Who were the top movie stars of the 1930s statistically. In the 1930s and 1940s, she was signed to mgm and was one of the. Despite the recent stock market crash and the start of the great depression, the 1930s were part of the golden age of hollywood, when actors were movie stars, and films were genrebased masterpieces. Top movie stars of the 1940s ultimate movie rankings. B movie actor in the 1930 westerns, then leading roles in the 1940s including 7 as red ryder, then 30 as himself as in gunmen at abilene. Aug 14, 2015 jean harlow was born harlean carpenter in 1911, and she was a major sex symbol of the 1930s. Here are some of the heartthrobs who were big names in hollywood during the 1940s. The same disclaimers exist here as far as the numbers, which come from a variety of sources. A leading man is the actor who is the protagonist or plays a love interest to the leading actress in a film or play. Bodybuilder ed fury got a few tv and movie credits during the late 50s.
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