A few of us were talking about some of the old time screen actresses who had classic beauty and curves. I happen to really love the look of the female stars of the 50's and earlier.  They were so sophisticated, yet very sexy. It's very rare to be able to witness that sort of thing nowadays.  Here are some of my favorites...what are yours?



Marlene Dietrich

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9ibyiC6BZ5E4KUAkUmjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12i47anjt/EXP=1151293242/**http%3a//morgenpost.berlin1.de/specials/marlene/img/marlene8.jpg

http://www.themave.com/bijou/30/galry/galry-dietrich.jpg

Rita Hayworth

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9iby4IfBp5E53MAlKWjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12m6ds9h1/EXP=1151293343/**http%3a//www.3djeweler.com/wipm/images/eckley/Rita_Hayworth06_lg.jpg

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9ibyiBFBp5ETaQA6GyjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=127ockf1j/EXP=1151293381/**http%3a//shots.oxo.li/hot/OXO-World/Rita_Hayworth.jpg

Romy Schneider

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9iby6GEBp5EgA4BtY.jzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=129otduul/EXP=1151293444/**http%3a//www.wu-wien.ac.at/usr/h96b/h9651193/Romy03.jpg

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9ibyiHiBp5EbukA1QujzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12qtmebpg/EXP=1151293538/**http%3a//www.poster.net/gaumy-jean/gaumy-jean-romy-schneider-7600029.jpg


Norma Shearer

http://www.lafterhall.com/shearer027.jpg

http://www.divasthesite.com/images2/Norma_Shearer/Wallpapers/Norma_Shearer_wallpaper_01.jpg

Mary Pickford

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9ibyiE.CJ5E5eMAHgGjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12e7me5hg/EXP=1151293886/**http%3a//www.pettipond.com/laterimages/image_ce/pickford.jpg

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9iby4ViCJ5EgjkBSVyjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12mo7b10l/EXP=1151293922/**http%3a//www.cobbles.com/simpp_archive/images/mary-pickford-main.jpg


Bettie Page

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A9iby6F5CZ5EHw8BuKijzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=11ugld0st/EXP=1151294201/**http%3a//www.mistergiuseppe.it/Bettie006.jpg

http://www.retrokittykat.com/bettie6.jpg

Rita Hayworth is pretty.. the rest.. I don't know.. they just aren't attractive to me.

I.. absolutely love Mary Pickford.

Mary Pickford was Canadian, as was the talented Fay Wray, the lovely lady from the original 1933 King Kong 8)

http://www.canadianactors.info/Fay_Wray_7SHOP.jpg

I.. absolutely love Mary Pickford.




she's effin' awesome! :)

Rita Hayworth is pretty.. the rest.. I don't know.. they just aren't attractive to me.



Same here.. they just are like... TOO beautiful.

Same here.. they just are like... TOO beautiful.


In a very generic sense.. like.. "This is what society told you was beautiful, worship it."

Same here.. they just are like... TOO beautiful.



So.. it's NOT "Same here".

So.. it's NOT "Same here".


Yes, because I'm not attracted to them..

http://images.picsearch.com/is?JFiPI2T03gl9YpntmUjN3SPzcSpPr9wztejthvpnP20

http://images.picsearch.com/is?gSmDvUj6OEeWGiA5KgC0zXXuHW0hXkYPKECAyrD-fFU

Need I say more?

but they are beautiful...and not trashy like today's icons.

Lauren Bacall, beautiful and mysterious. I couldn't decide between these 2 pics so I chose both  8)
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5xZ1GZ5ECHEBiuijzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12sq89509/EXP=1151298293/**http%3a//hompy-img.dreamwiz.com/IMAGE/titbit/f00001/f219/Lauren_Bacall.jpg http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5wvgGZ5EAsMAv0GjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12fkjuube/EXP=1151298400/**http%3a//www.spfonline.org/quiz_photos/2005/lauren-bacall.jpg

but they are beautiful...and not trashy like today's icons.



Those are worse... the trashy ones.

Jennifer Jones

http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Images/People/JenniferJones.jpg


http://www.leninimports.com/jennifer_jones_gallery_15.jpg


http://www.leninimports.com/jennifer_jones_gallery_16.jpg


Natalie Wood

http://www.born-today.com/Today/pix/wood_n2.jpg


http://www.iballer.com/divas/wood/images/w15_jpg.jpg


http://www.iballer.com/divas/wood/images/w6_jpg.jpg


http://www.iballer.com/divas/wood/images/w14_jpg.jpg

Audrey Hepburn:

http://redraven.garcia-cuervo.com/images/Audrey_hepburn_03.jpg

http://www.starspage.com/photo_gallery/audrey_hepburn/gallery/images/audrey_hepburn11.jpg

http://www.poster.net/hepburn-audrey/hepburn-audrey-portrait-wall-4004155.jpg

http://www.poster.net/anonymous/anonymous-audrey-hepburn-8700051.jpg

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/audrey-hepburn/scansh/hepburna2/AUDREY_HEPBURN2.JPG

Aw, I didn't see Lorac's post. Woops!

They didn't define classic beauty, but what society wanted to define as classic beauty.

Here's mine:

http://javasbachelorpad.com/ritam.jpg
Rita Moreno

and

http://www.worth1000.com/web/media/7424/dorothydandridgeoriginal.jpg
Dorothy Dandridge

I like Natalie Wood & Audrey Hepburn the best out of the actresses displayed.  8)

Ahh, now we are on my subject here! I am a huge fan of 1930's and 40's black and white movies. I also collect black and white photo's from that era. I would add to this list Margaret Lockwood, Vivian leigh, Veronica Lake,Gene Tierney and Lana Turner ............I could go on and on!

Gene Tierney

Lauren Bacall, beautiful and mysterious. I couldn't decide between these 2 pics so I chose both  8)
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5xZ1GZ5ECHEBiuijzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12sq89509/EXP=1151298293/**http%3a//hompy-img.dreamwiz.com/IMAGE/titbit/f00001/f219/Lauren_Bacall.jpg http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5wvgGZ5EAsMAv0GjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12fkjuube/EXP=1151298400/**http%3a//www.spfonline.org/quiz_photos/2005/lauren-bacall.jpg


Too bad that she now has the voice and the looks of a truck driver.  Bacall never did it for me to be honest.  :-\\

I agree with you on Natialie Wood and Audrey Hepburn though.  Hot stuff indeed.  8) :)

but they are beautiful...and not trashy like today's icons.


Yes, they had style, and flair (in general), but I must say some of their antics were as un-flattering as many of today's celebs. But let's not get into that. Let's remember them how we want to - glamorous, beautiful, starlets who exist on black and white celluloid in our memory and nostalgia... :)

I like Natalie Wood & Audrey Hepburn the best out of the actresses displayed.  8)




Natalie Wood is f*cking GORGEOUS. 

I am having trouble posting pictures so I can only mention,

Christine McIntyre, She is the beautiful blonde you'll often see
in the Three Stooges Shorts.

Natalie Wood is f*cking GORGEOUS. 


lol...so was James Dean.  ;)

Mary Pickford and Norma Shearer (from early on)...as well as Natalie Wood (in the 1950's)... :)

Yes, they had style, and flair (in general), but I must say some of their antics were as un-flattering as many of today's celebs. But let's not get into that. Let's remember them how we want to - glamorous, beautiful, starlets who exist on black and white celluloid in our memory and nostalgia... :)


They had style, they had grace.  Rita Hayworth gave good face...  ;)

They had style, they had grace.  Rita Hayworth gave good face...  ;)



Lauren, Katherine, Lana too......Bette Davis, we love you

Audrey Hepburn:

http://www.poster.net/anonymous/anonymous-audrey-hepburn-8700051.jpg

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/audrey-hepburn/scansh/hepburna2/AUDREY_HEPBURN2.JPG


I like those two.

Audrey Hepburn:

http://redraven.garcia-cuervo.com/images/Audrey_hepburn_03.jpg






aww...I love this picture of her...so candid and cute!!

aww...I love this picture of her...so candid and cute!!
she was such a cute lil babe.  ;)

Lauren Bacall, beautiful and mysterious. I couldn't decide between these 2 pics so I chose both  8)
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5xZ1GZ5ECHEBiuijzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12sq89509/EXP=1151298293/**http%3a//hompy-img.dreamwiz.com/IMAGE/titbit/f00001/f219/Lauren_Bacall.jpg http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5wvgGZ5EAsMAv0GjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12fkjuube/EXP=1151298400/**http%3a//www.spfonline.org/quiz_photos/2005/lauren-bacall.jpg




Couldn't agree with you more. She is my definition of "Classy". She still is classy.




Cat

Couldn't agree with you more. She is my definition of "Classy". She still is classy.




Cat
right on Cat, she's a Classic Beauty and I loved her confident style.


Too bad that she now has the voice and the looks of a truck driver.  Bacall never did it for me to be honest.  :-\\

I agree with you on Natialie Wood and Audrey Hepburn though.  Hot stuff indeed.  8) :)
I kind of like that low scruffy voice  ;D  and I don't wanna see the elder pics of some of these classics, that will ruin the image for me.

And now for the minority report

Dorothy Dandrige

http://www.worth1000.com/web/media/7424/dorothydandridgeoriginal.jpg


Anna Mae Wong

http://www.artnet.com/artwork_images/112514/116133t.jpg

Ethel Waters

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drf900/f940/f94043lkaoe.jpg

Lena Horne

http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/gif/1lena2.gif

And now for the minority report

Dorothy Dandrige

http://www.worth1000.com/web/media/7424/dorothydandridgeoriginal.jpg


Anna Mae Wong

http://www.artnet.com/artwork_images/112514/116133t.jpg

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drf900/f940/f94043lkaoe.jpg


http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/gif/1lena2.gif



Ahh Ms. Horne! The report looks good.

http://images.picsearch.com/is?JFiPI2T03gl9YpntmUjN3SPzcSpPr9wztejthvpnP20

http://images.picsearch.com/is?gSmDvUj6OEeWGiA5KgC0zXXuHW0hXkYPKECAyrD-fFU

Need I say more?


Audrey has always been a style icon to me. She could do no wrong :0)

Definitely agree with the fine featured and stunning AUDREY HEPBURN
but no ones mentioned the totally beautiful MARILYN MONROE,
personally I'm in total agreement with Erin - actresses of the 40s 50's 60's etc totally outclass the regular/standard ones around thesedays..maybe there are 1 or 2 exceptions but no one springs to mind, not a good sign   :D

http://www.marilynmonroe.com/images/photos/dienes/photo14.jpg

http://www.marilynmonroe.com/images/photos/bw/bw3.jpg

http://www.marilynmonroe.com/images/photos/color/mm18.jpg

MARILYN MONROE

Definitely agree with the fine featured and stunning AUDREY HEPBURN
but no ones mentioned the totally beautiful MARILYN MONROE,

thank you Jules for mentioning Marilyn. not only a classic beauty, but a sultry singer and a funny actress in comedy.  http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5x.rGqhEafwApRSjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12oq5kre2/EXP=1151953963/**http%3a//www.nationaltheatre.org/cinema/art/1998/MonroeMarilyn152h.jpg

thank you Jules for mentioning Marilyn. not only a classic beauty, but a sultry singer and a funny actress in comedy.  http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5x.rGqhEafwApRSjzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12oq5kre2/EXP=1151953963/**http%3a//www.nationaltheatre.org/cinema/art/1998/MonroeMarilyn152h.jpg



aww she's lovely isn't she, so sad she had such a tragic shortened life - enjoying only brief happiness.

Marilyn Monroe was gorgeous. 

The Canada Post recently brought out a series of stamps titled "Canadians in Hollywood" and two of the stamps feature Fay Wray and Mary Pickford 8)

The Canada Post recently brought out a series of stamps titled "Canadians in Hollywood" and two of the stamps feature Fay Wray and Mary Pickford 8)


that's a nice tribute

Yes, classic beauty deals with something totally different to the general world's view of beauty these days (which often involves artificial methods). However, it doesn't neccessarily do anything for me.