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Ace of the title sequence/graphic designer/filmmaker Saul Bass (May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996)

#saul bass

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Bea Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009)

#bea arthur

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Happy birthday, Al Pacino!

#al pacino

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George Sanders (July 3, 1906 – April 25, 1972)

#george sanders

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“Your No. 1 BOXOFFICE STAR in Her No. 1 BOXOFFICE HIT!"

Betty Grable stars in H. Bruce Humberstone‘s PIN UP GIRL, which opened 80 years ago today. #OnThisDay

#betty grable #pin up girl

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Judy with Liza for ‘Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day’

#judy garland #liza minnelli

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Remembering quadruple threat Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995)

#ginger rogers

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Already a year. Harry Belafonte (March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023)

#harry belafonte

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The first Old Hollywood star I fell in love with is really about to get knocked out...

At least it's by Natalie, I guess.

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Judy Garland (Meet Me In St. Louis, A Star is Born, Summer Stock)— Judy is the GOAT when it comes to classic movie musicals. The voice of an angel who deserved so much better than she got. She can sing she can dance she can act she's a triple threat. Though she had a turbulent personal life (her treatment as a child star by the studio system makes me mad as hell like Louis b Mayer fight me ((she was made to believe that she was physically unattractive by the constant criticism of film executives who made her feel ugly and who manipulated her onscreen appearance by capping her teeth and using discs in her nose to change its shape and Mayer called her "my little hunchback" like imagine hearing that as a child and not having damage)) she always goddamn delivered on screen and in any performance she gave. She began in vaudeville performing with her sisters and was signed to MGM at 13. Starting out in supporting parts especially paired with mickey Rooney in a bunch of films (she's the best part tbh) she eventually transferred to the lead role. She is best known for her starring role in movie musicals like the iconic Wizard of Oz (somewhere over the rainbow still hits hard and is ranked the top film song of all time), meet me in St. Louis (Judy singing have your self a merry little Christmas brings tears to the eyes she is that powerful), the Harvey girls (she looks like a technicolor dream and sings a catchy af song about trains), Easter parade ( dancing and singing with Fred Astaire), for me and my gal, the pirate, and summer stock ( with pal Gene Kelly who she helped when he was starting out and he helped her when she was struggling). But she also does non- singing just as well like the clock ( her first movie where she sings no songs and is an underrated ww2 era romance), her Oscar nominated a star is born ( like the man that got away she put her whole soul in that and I have beef with the fact she lost to grace kelly ((whom I love but like still not even her best work)), and judgement at Nuremberg (a courtroom drama about the nazi war criminal trials). Outside of film she made concert appearances to record-breaking audiences, released 8 studio albums, and had her own Emmy-nominated tv series. She was the youngest (39) and first female recipient of the Cecil B DeMille award for lifetime achievement in the film industry. Girl was a lifelong democrat and was a financial and moral supporter of many causes including the civil rights movement (she was at the March on Washington and held a press conference to protest the 16th street Baptist church bombings). She was a friend of the Kennedy family and would call jfk weekly often ending the calls by singing the first few lines of somewhere over the rainbow (she thought of them as Gemini twins).She was a member of the committee for the first amendment which was formed in response to the HUAC investigations. Though she died far too young and tragically she remains an icon for her work and her life. As a girl who didn't feel like i was as pretty as everyone else I have always felt a connection to Judy and I just really love her.

Natalie Wood (West Side Story, The Great Race)—She went through so much shit which I know can be said for all these women but Natalie really was a star and her death often overshadows her career and life. She could make you cry, but she also had the capacity to be incredibly funny which I think is lost on people.

This is round 4 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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Natalie Wood:

Judy Garland:

Judy's voice alone qualifies her for at least top ten hottest HOT VINTAGE MOVIE WOMEN. She was a truly incredible swing singer, with a stunning voice on top of her technique. Her short dark hair looked incredible in just about any style. Have I mentioned her swagger? I can’t do it justice with words. She had swagger. She was funny as hell, and clever too. Incredibly charming and cool. I adore her.

Her eyes, her voice have bewitched me

I mean how can you beat the one and only Judy? She's beautiful, her smile is contagious, the way she sings with her whole body. You can't help but love her.

Beautiful woman, love her singing voice. And she can do everything between happy or silly and angry or heartbroken

#infamously she was never thought of as a glamour girl so I didn't think she'd win #but I'm still sad to see her go

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Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon during production of Billy Wilder’s IRMA LA DOUCE (1963)

#shirley maclaine #jack lemmon

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Clara Bow

#clara bow

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April, 1949: Trigger, the pal of Roy Rogers, gets immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Pictured L-R Pat Butram, Dale Evans, Trigger, Roy Rogers

#roy rogers

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Barbra Streisand poses for Tony Palmieri in some of the vintage items purchased before she gained fame in "Funny Girl.”

#barbra streisand

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A knock on the door. (It´s Hildy).

"What do you want?"

"Your ex. wife is here. You wanna see her?"

HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)

Director: Howard Hawks.

#his girl friday

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Anders als die Andern (Different from the Others) (1919) Directed by Richard Oswald

"Widely considered the first feature-length film aimed specifically at a gay audience, made all the more significant for its humanistic depiction of gay men and its explicit plea for the end of their social and legal persecution." (x)

#different from the others

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I love both these women, but I would like to take this opportunity to point out that in addition to everything outlined above, Marlo Thomas also produced the album and TV special Free to Be… You and Me, one of the first pieces of mainstream children's media to challenge traditional gender roles. She was inspired to do it after trying to buy her niece a picture book and finding one that taught kids "boys are doctors, girls are nurses. Boys are pilots, girls are stewardesses."

It can come off as corny today, but a lot of it was genuinely groundbreaking at the time. The whole thing is on YT, here are a couple of sample clips:

Marlo Thomas Vs. Lily Tomlin

Propaganda

Marlo Thomas - (That Girl) - ann marie from that girl is literally me and my mom's Blorbo From My Shows. <3 Marlo Thomas is beautiful, very funny, and an activist and philanthropist. was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. currently serves as National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a nonprofit pediatric research hospital (founded by her father, Danny Thomas) that focuses on treatment for children's catastrophic diseases, particularly cancer. starred in That Girl from 1966-1971, which centered around a young woman who moves to New York City to become an actress - one of the first tv shows to focus on a leading lady who lived on her own. was only the fourth tv series to be produced by its' female star. the sponsors wanted the series to end with a wedding between Thomas's character and her boyfriend, which she refused because, in her words, "I just can't do that to these women and girls who followed Ann Marie's adventure. I can't now say that the only happy ending is a wedding, because I don't believe it." the final episode instead featured her character taking her now-fiance to a women's lib meeting, which according to Thomas "made nobody happy but me. I loved it."

Lily Tomlin - (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Saturday Night Live, Murphy Brown) - She's beautiful and hilarious! Her smile is so bright! photo of her and her partner Jane Wagner (pic below the cut)

Master Poll List of the Hot Vintage TV Ladies Bracket

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Marlo Thomas:

Marlo is an Emmy award winning actress and feminist. She is also the outreach director for St. Jude’s Children Hospital which was founded by her father, Danny Thomas. Her show “That Girl” was one of the first sitcoms to focus on a single woman and helped pave the way for other similar shows like the Mary Tyler Moore Show. The network and the show’s sponsor wanted to end the series with the main character getting married but Marlo fought against it: “…They wanted to end the show with a wedding. I said, "I just can't do that to these women and girls who followed Ann Marie's adventure. I can't now say that the only happy ending is a wedding, because I don't believe it." There was a big ruckus about it, but I wouldn't do it. The last show, Ann Marie took Donald (her fiancé) to a women's lib meeting, which made nobody happy but me. I loved it.“

Along with having stunning dark eyes and iconic hair, Marlo Thomas helped lead the way for shows about young unmarried women living on their own. While it's true that That Girl's heroine Ann Marie had a steady boyfriend throughout, Marlo Thomas was instrumental in keeping her unmarried through the show's run and resisted ending the series with a wedding. Especially in the early seasons, she not only gave the character a charming wistful style (Ann Marie was almost always shown carrying a ladylike pair of gloves when she went out, long after convention dictated), but she kept the character from being too sweet with her comic exaggerations and feisty comebacks.

this article has several good photos from that girl:

Lily Tomlin:

#marlo thomas #Youtube

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Ice: Viper, give him a direct order! Mav: Oh, do, Viper. I have never ignored one of those.

#pete maverick mitchell #tom iceman kazansky