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Let's be Old Hollywood names

I'm twice Academy Award nominee (but not winner) Ruth Chatterton

by Anonymousreply 129March 21, 2019 10:20 PM

I was the Jennifer Lawrence of my time!

Or the Ernest Borgnine.

It's been a long time.

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by Anonymousreply 1March 13, 2019 4:21 AM

I'm Janet Gaynor ... the first MRS. NORMAN MAINE

by Anonymousreply 2March 13, 2019 4:30 AM

Spring Byington anyone?

by Anonymousreply 3March 13, 2019 4:41 AM

Una Merkel

Blanche Yurka

Nina Mae McKinney

Helen Twelvetrees

Bunny Sunshine

Zasu Pitts

Agnes Ayres

by Anonymousreply 4March 13, 2019 7:16 AM

Helen Twelvetrees - my favorite actress

by Anonymousreply 5March 13, 2019 9:23 AM

Mary Miles Minter.

Mary!!!

by Anonymousreply 6March 13, 2019 10:07 AM

Debette Goldry

Gaye Fontaine

by Anonymousreply 7March 13, 2019 10:14 AM

Hedda Hopper

Louella Parsons

Fay Bainter

Gale Sondergaard

Alice Brady

Stu Erwin

by Anonymousreply 8March 13, 2019 10:07 PM

Mildred Harris

Lilyan Tashman

Mary Eaton

by Anonymousreply 9March 13, 2019 10:10 PM

Anna Q. Nilsson

Claire Windsor

Alla Nazimova

by Anonymousreply 10March 13, 2019 10:13 PM

I'm Franklin Pangborn.

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by Anonymousreply 11March 13, 2019 10:17 PM

I'm Marie Dressler.

And I'm Louise Dresser.

And I'm Louise Closser Hale.

by Anonymousreply 12March 13, 2019 10:31 PM

Grady Sutton

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by Anonymousreply 13March 13, 2019 11:21 PM

David Manners

Kent Douglass, then Douglass Montgomery

by Anonymousreply 14March 13, 2019 11:26 PM

Snitz Edwards

Daphne Pollard

Raymond Griffith

by Anonymousreply 15March 13, 2019 11:28 PM

Sam De Grasse

Francis X. Bushman

Nita Naldi

by Anonymousreply 16March 13, 2019 11:38 PM

I'm homo Nils Asther, who was pressured into a beard marriage by MGM!

by Anonymousreply 17March 13, 2019 11:46 PM

Ann Sheridan

by Anonymousreply 18March 13, 2019 11:48 PM

I'm Richard Arlen and Buddy Rogers sharing a tender moment toward the end of *Wings*.

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by Anonymousreply 19March 13, 2019 11:56 PM

Rock Hudson

Tab Hunter

Chad Everett

Nick Adams

Guy Madison

Troy Donahue

Rory Calhoun

Yale Summers

Clint Walker

Doug McClure

Dack Rambo

Ty Hardin

by Anonymousreply 20March 14, 2019 12:15 AM

Queenie O'Brien

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by Anonymousreply 21March 14, 2019 12:18 AM

R20, you forgot me!

by Anonymousreply 22March 14, 2019 1:03 AM

Anita Louise Theda Bara Clara Bow Dorothy Sabastian Agnes Morehead Dolores Costello

by Anonymousreply 23March 14, 2019 1:13 AM

I’m Jean Arthur.

by Anonymousreply 24March 14, 2019 1:13 AM

Minerva Urecal

by Anonymousreply 25March 14, 2019 1:14 AM

I forgot Lya De Putti .

by Anonymousreply 26March 14, 2019 1:31 AM

Cary Grant

Joan Crawford

Fred Astaire

Judy Garland

by Anonymousreply 27March 14, 2019 1:39 AM

Skelton Knaggs

by Anonymousreply 28March 14, 2019 1:40 AM

Van Nest Polglase---Look it up.

by Anonymousreply 29March 14, 2019 1:44 AM

Vilma Banky and Rod LaRocque

Hollywood's first lavender marriage.

by Anonymousreply 30March 14, 2019 1:50 AM

Edith Head

Orry-Kelly

Jean Louis

Travis Banton

Adrian

Irene

Irene Sharaff

Even the Costume Designers had exciting names!

by Anonymousreply 31March 14, 2019 1:53 AM

Beverly Roberts

Glynis Johns

Jean Arthur

Ann Richards

Gladys George

Jean Peters

Penny Edwards

by Anonymousreply 32March 14, 2019 1:56 AM

Lina Lamont

Sugarpuss O'Shea

Norma Desmond

Vicky Lester

Norman Maine

Don Lockwood

by Anonymousreply 33March 14, 2019 1:59 AM

Googie Withers here!

by Anonymousreply 34March 14, 2019 1:59 AM

Pola Negri

Jobyna Ralston

by Anonymousreply 35March 14, 2019 2:02 AM

Gustav von Seyfertitz

Doro Merande

Tempe Piggot

Evelyn Venable

Adeline deWalt Reynolds

Victor Mature

by Anonymousreply 36March 14, 2019 2:05 AM

Jetta Goudal

by Anonymousreply 37March 14, 2019 2:10 AM

THEDA BARA = ARAB DEATH

by Anonymousreply 38March 14, 2019 2:12 AM

Lupe Velez

Edna Purviance

Anita Page

by Anonymousreply 39March 14, 2019 2:15 AM

G.

by Anonymousreply 40March 14, 2019 2:19 AM

Walter Pidgeon

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by Anonymousreply 41March 14, 2019 2:20 AM

Jeanette MacDonald

Nelson Eddy

Marjorie Main

Gene Raymond

by Anonymousreply 42March 14, 2019 2:23 AM

Vivian Vance

by Anonymousreply 43March 14, 2019 2:31 AM

In case you forgot, “The world of the heterosexual is a sick and boring life!”.~ Edith Massey

by Anonymousreply 44March 14, 2019 2:44 AM

Rod Le Roc

by Anonymousreply 45March 14, 2019 3:05 AM

Hi I’m Molly Wemple! I just arrived in Hollywood straight off the Greyhound from Sioux City, Iowa. My mama always said I should be in picture, so here I am!

by Anonymousreply 46March 14, 2019 4:02 AM

Ramon Novarro

by Anonymousreply 47March 14, 2019 4:12 AM

We're the Joans. Crawford, Bennett, Leslie, Caulfield, Davis

We're the Powells. William, Dick, Eleanor, Jane

We're the Jeans. Arthur, Harlow, Parker

We're the Genes. Tierney, Kelly, Nelson

We're the Rogerses. Will, Ginger, Roy

by Anonymousreply 48March 14, 2019 4:29 AM

WE'RE the Jeans: Simmons, Peters, Gabin, Marais, Negulesco

by Anonymousreply 49March 14, 2019 4:58 AM

I am the ravishing Bebe Daniels.

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by Anonymousreply 50March 14, 2019 5:36 AM

I am Republic Pictures superstar Vera Hruba Ralston.

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by Anonymousreply 51March 14, 2019 5:40 AM

Florence Lawrence - the first film star known by name. Forgoten and impoverished munched on ant paste as her last supper.

by Anonymousreply 52March 14, 2019 5:58 AM

Greta "I van't to be alone and minge munching" Garbo

by Anonymousreply 53March 14, 2019 6:02 AM

Louise Fazenda

Flora Fiinch

John Bunny

by Anonymousreply 54March 14, 2019 6:02 AM

Ramon "I have not chocked to death on antique bronze dildo" Novarro

by Anonymousreply 55March 14, 2019 6:04 AM

R52 BUT William Mann wrote a novel based on her life, "The Biograph Girl," that tells a different story. Very entertaining.

by Anonymousreply 56March 14, 2019 6:05 AM

I'm Gustav von Seyffertitz.

Even I'm not sure how my last name was pronounced, but I had a Hollywood career from 1917-1939. I died in 1943 at the age of 81.

by Anonymousreply 57March 14, 2019 6:23 AM

I'm Peg Entwistle. I jumped to my death off the H in the Hollywood sign at the age of 32. The Who wrote a song about me.

by Anonymousreply 58March 14, 2019 6:31 AM

Archie Leach, "I'll be with you in a minute!"

by Anonymousreply 59March 14, 2019 6:36 AM

I am Virginia Rappe, if you don't remember me ask Fatty Arbucle...

by Anonymousreply 60March 14, 2019 6:39 AM

I'm Sonja Henie. I was once engaged to noted heterosexualist, Liberace.

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by Anonymousreply 61March 14, 2019 6:58 AM

Shame on you, R31 - you forgot Omar Kiam!

by Anonymousreply 62March 14, 2019 7:06 AM

Billie Burke

Margaret Hamilton

Edward Everett Horton

by Anonymousreply 63March 14, 2019 7:15 AM

Butterfly McQueen

Hattie McDaniel

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

by Anonymousreply 64March 14, 2019 9:16 AM

Norma Desmond

by Anonymousreply 65March 14, 2019 9:23 AM

Anna May Wong Bitches.

by Anonymousreply 66March 14, 2019 9:28 AM

Laura Hope Crews

Boris Karloff

Norma Shearer

Shirley Temple

Cantinflas

Paulette Goddard

by Anonymousreply 67March 14, 2019 9:32 AM

Astrid Allwyn

by Anonymousreply 68March 14, 2019 3:04 PM

Gwili Andre - best name ever!

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by Anonymousreply 69March 14, 2019 3:33 PM

I don't know why the OP is greyed out. Are trolls at work? I haven't seen a Ruth Chatterton movie yet but her reputation doesn't call for a F&F response.

by Anonymousreply 70March 14, 2019 3:48 PM

I'm Richard Barthlemess and all I do is stare.

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by Anonymousreply 71March 14, 2019 4:06 PM

RIN TIN TIN

by Anonymousreply 72March 14, 2019 5:48 PM

R70 Ruth was quite a gal. Became an aviatrix. When Mary Astor endured that custody case that involved her racy diary, Ruth attended, for moral support. She was married for a while to noted pussyhound George Brent, who co-starred with Davis in 78 movies.

by Anonymousreply 73March 14, 2019 5:51 PM

I was screwing Archie Leach ... jelous bitches?

by Anonymousreply 74March 14, 2019 6:07 PM

Steffi Duna

Elissa Landi

Adrienne Ames

Ilona (that's "i" then "l") Massey

Lya de Putti

Rafaela Ottianol

Jinx Falkenberg

Milizia Korjus (They called her "Gorgeous Korjus")

by Anonymousreply 75March 14, 2019 6:15 PM

I was relatively unknown in the Land of Free - due to your censorship bitches, but quite famous everywhere else in the 1910s

by Anonymousreply 76March 14, 2019 6:18 PM

Lya de Putti? Please .... she makes to many faces.

by Anonymousreply 77March 14, 2019 6:21 PM

But not too many faces

by Anonymousreply 78March 14, 2019 6:46 PM

Constance and Joan Bennett

Norma and Dolores Talmadge

Priscilla and Rosemary Lane

by Anonymousreply 79March 14, 2019 7:47 PM

Vera-Ellen

Ann-Margret

Margo

by Anonymousreply 80March 14, 2019 7:48 PM

Mary Miles Minter

Olive Thomas

Miriam Hopkins

Beulah Bondi

Faye Bainter

Mildred Dunnock

Minnie Maddern Fiske

Marion Davies

by Anonymousreply 81March 14, 2019 8:20 PM

Edna May Oliver

Marcia Mae Jones

Nigel Bruce

David Bruce

Virginia Bruce

Virginia Van Upp

Harry Von Zell

Theodore Von Eltz

Elisha Cook, Jr

Elissa Landi

by Anonymousreply 82March 14, 2019 9:05 PM

Someone with more energy than me should really do a list of all the stars with alliterative names, like Marilyn Monroe.

by Anonymousreply 83March 14, 2019 10:42 PM

Anna Sten

by Anonymousreply 84March 14, 2019 11:32 PM

Maria Montez

Turhan Bey

Sabu

Acquanetta

by Anonymousreply 85March 14, 2019 11:46 PM

Belita

Sir Lancelot

Zorina

Vera-Ellen

Nazimova

Gregory Gaye

by Anonymousreply 86March 15, 2019 12:03 AM

Some favorite off camera names

Rex Wimpy

Gaetano Gaudio (Tony)

Anton Grot

Milo Anderson

Natalie Kalmus

Darrell Silvera

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Hal Pereria

And a particular fave...Farciot Edouart

by Anonymousreply 87March 15, 2019 12:10 AM

I used to confuse Farciot with Travis Banton.

by Anonymousreply 88March 15, 2019 12:21 AM

Clark Goebbel

Betty Graebel

In their home country spellings.

by Anonymousreply 89March 15, 2019 12:26 AM

Carole Lombard

by Anonymousreply 90March 15, 2019 12:29 AM

R1 fun fact: Marie Dressler was a good friend of gay and much-younger actor Richard Cromwell, who was the first husband of Angela Lansbury. Briefly

by Anonymousreply 91March 15, 2019 12:30 AM

I'm Louise Fazenda! Charm and character wit personified, but I'm married to Hal Wallis so ultimately being a rich society woman is more interesting than pursuing my career.

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by Anonymousreply 92March 15, 2019 12:33 AM

I'm Lash La Rue! Public kink even in the golden era.......Who knew?

by Anonymousreply 93March 15, 2019 12:53 AM

I'm Jack LaRue. Sizzling!

by Anonymousreply 94March 15, 2019 2:31 AM

If you,Google lash larue, nuvo, you'll find a lively article about that scamp. Also, on YouTube, he demos whip technique for David Letterman.

by Anonymousreply 95March 15, 2019 2:46 AM

Margo (Mrs. Eddie Albert)

by Anonymousreply 96March 15, 2019 3:05 AM

Eric Blore

Erik Rhodes

Alice Brady

Helen Broderick

by Anonymousreply 97March 15, 2019 3:37 AM

I'm Wini Shaw!

by Anonymousreply 98March 15, 2019 3:48 AM

What idiot just keeps listing names? Thanks so much, we could get that much out of wikipedia.

by Anonymousreply 99March 15, 2019 3:49 AM

I'm Baby Peggy!

by Anonymousreply 100March 15, 2019 3:52 AM

Edward Everett Horton.

by Anonymousreply 101March 15, 2019 7:08 AM

R99 is super at kvetching.

by Anonymousreply 102March 15, 2019 7:10 AM

Donald Meek, diminutive character actor of the 1930s-40s who always played timid, fearful and hen-pecked roles. Meek was his real name.

by Anonymousreply 103March 15, 2019 1:29 PM

Bettina Dawes

by Anonymousreply 104March 15, 2019 1:45 PM

Splangler Arlington Brough

by Anonymousreply 105March 15, 2019 2:50 PM

Maria Ouspenskaya -queen of the on screen Gypsies!!!

by Anonymousreply 106March 15, 2019 7:32 PM

I'm Gloria Stuart.

by Anonymousreply 107March 15, 2019 7:47 PM

I'm Anna Sten, Sam Goldwyn's answer to Garbo. He dropped me after three flops.

by Anonymousreply 108March 15, 2019 9:03 PM

I am Sigrid Gurie, another one of Samuel Goldwyn's failed attempts at launching a new Garbo. Billed as "The Norwegian Garbo" or "The Siren of the Fjords," I was actually born in exotic Brooklyn.

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by Anonymousreply 109March 16, 2019 2:54 AM

I'm Franciska Gaal, another one of those European glamour gals brought over to be the next Dietrich or Garbo. Like Anna Sten.

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by Anonymousreply 110March 16, 2019 2:57 AM

I'm Isa Miranda, the "Italian Marlene Dietrich." I briefly had a Hollywood career at Paramount. But, I guess one Dietrich was enough.

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by Anonymousreply 111March 16, 2019 3:01 AM

We're Ona Munson and Osa Massen. We're not the same person.

by Anonymousreply 112March 16, 2019 3:32 AM

I'm Alice Faye. I was a box office superstar.

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by Anonymousreply 113March 16, 2019 4:58 AM

I guess I should have posted a picture of Anna Sten.

Now I have.

By the way, Sten was from Germany.

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by Anonymousreply 114March 16, 2019 10:50 PM

Barbara LaMarr

Hedy Lamarr

Dorothy Lamour

Bessie Love

Louise Lovely

Linda Lovelace

by Anonymousreply 115March 16, 2019 11:32 PM

Tallulah Bankhead.

by Anonymousreply 116March 16, 2019 11:43 PM

Dita Parlo

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by Anonymousreply 117March 17, 2019 12:04 AM

I'm Charles Starrett.

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by Anonymousreply 118March 17, 2019 12:18 AM

I’m Bess Flowers, The Queen of the Hollywood Extras. I appeared in over 350 films and countless TV shows. Here I am on the left, in one of my most famous appearances. Have you seen any of my pictures?

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by Anonymousreply 119March 17, 2019 12:41 AM

R114 I think Sten had some Slavic ancestry. She was gorgeous (obviously).

by Anonymousreply 120March 17, 2019 12:59 AM

Bess, honey, it would be hard NOT to see any of your pictures.

by Anonymousreply 121March 17, 2019 1:01 AM

R120 That's about all she was. Goldwyn signed her before knowing that A.) she couldn't speak English and B.) she couldn't act. He hired her strictly based on her looks.

by Anonymousreply 122March 17, 2019 2:57 AM

I'm Norma Varden. I made dozens of movies and to portrayed some memorable characters in classic films such as Casablanca, National Velvet, Strangers on a Train, Witness for the Prosecution, The Sound of Music and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, I was also Mrs. Benson who belongs in another thread because I switched apartments with Lucy and Ricky.

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by Anonymousreply 123March 17, 2019 3:09 AM

I'm Evelyn Varden, who SOME people confused with Norma, though I'm the the one who starred in The Bad Seed AND Night of the Hunter.

by Anonymousreply 124March 17, 2019 5:01 AM

Starred, Evelyn?

by Anonymousreply 125March 17, 2019 5:11 AM

I’m Leona Richards. For 40 years I played such roles as "nightclub patron", "party guest", "restaurant patron", "court spectator", and in a memorable episode of "Murder She Wrote", "mourner." That’s me sitting just behind Lucy, playing the role of "audience member."

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by Anonymousreply 126March 17, 2019 2:12 PM

I’m must be getting senile, my name is Leoda, not Leona!

by Anonymousreply 127March 17, 2019 2:12 PM

R114 Sten was a Ukrainian actress from Kiev.

by Anonymousreply 128March 21, 2019 8:42 PM

R128 I got my info from a book I have called "The Real Oscar" (now out of print) which said she was German. It could have been wrong.

by Anonymousreply 129March 21, 2019 10:20 PM
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