30 Classic Beauties

David

Not my list...

1. Ava Gardner

December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990

photo source: thefoxling

“Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn’t have been more wrong.”

2. Rita Hayworth

October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987

photo source: Vintage Gazette

“All I wanted was just what everybody else wants, you know, to be loved.”

3. Lana Turner

February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995

photo source: x-ray delta one

“Humor has been the balm of my life, but it’s been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana.”

4. Veronica Lake

November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973

photo source: pds309

“I will have one of the cleanest obits of any actress. I never did cheesecake like Ann Sheridan or Betty Grable. I just used my hair.”

5. Joan Fontaine

October 22, 1917

photo source: Cody Molica

“I hope I’ll die on stage at the age at 105, playing Peter Pan.”

6. Hedy Lamarr

November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000

photo source: pds309

“Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don’t have time to teach him”

7. Katharine Hepburn

May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003

photo source: thefoxling

“If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.”

8. Sophia Loren

September 20, 1934

photo source: erjkprunczyk

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”

9. Deborah Kerr

September 30, 1921 – October 16, 2007

photo source: move-fan

“I respect anyone who has to fight and howl for his decency.”

10. Bette Davis

April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989

source: carbonated

“I will not retire while I’ve still got my legs and my make-up box.”

11. Yvonne De Carlo

September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007

photo source: pds209

“I was on cloud nine all the time. After I made my hit in Salome, Universal sent me to New York so I could learn to be a proper movie star.”

12. Greta Garbo

September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990

photo source: thefoxling

“I don’t want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures.”

13. Ingrid Bergman

August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982

photo source: pds309

“Be yourself. The world worships the original.”

14. Vivien Leigh

November 5, 1913 – July 8, 1967

photo source: Lavender’s Legacy by Ryan

“I’m not a film star, I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.”

15. Audrey Hepburn

photo source: the foxling

May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993

“The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters.”

16. Marilyn Monroe

photo source: thefoxling

June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962

“Designers want me to dress like Spring, in billowing things. I don’t feel like Spring. I feel like a warm red Autumn.”

17. Myrna Loy

photo source: pds209

August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993

“Life, is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming.”

18. Lucille Ball

photo source: Isabel Santos Pilot

August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989

“Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don’t rush; otherwise you’ll look like a patchwork quilt.”

19. Claudette Colbert

photo source: pds309

September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996

“It matters more what’s in a woman’s face than what’s on it.”

20. Paulette Goddard

photo source: Movie-Fan

June 3, 1910 – April 23, 1990

“I am not temperamental. I just know what I want and if I don’t have it, I try to get it.”

21. Dorothy Dandridge

photo source: Classic Film Scans

November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965

-Dandridge was the first African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

22. Judy Garland

photo source: Movie-Fan

June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969

“Behind every cloud is another cloud.”

23. Grace Kelly

photo source: Classic Film Scans

12 November 1929 – 14 September 1982

“Getting angry doesn’t solve anything.”

24. Marlene Dietrich

photo source: jan willemsen

27 December 1901 – 6 May 1992

“I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.”

25. Bebe Daniels

photo source: Orange County Archives

January 14, 1901 – March 16, 1971

“All during the war, we kept saying, Ben [husband Ben Lyon] and I, that when it was over, we’d come back to Hollywood. But now we’ve been here, and we just have to be honest, this is no longer home. Home’s back in London, because we went through the bombings with them.”

26. Maureen O’Hara

photo source: erjkpunczyk

born: 17 August 1920

“I didn’t let anyone push me into things I didn’t want to do where my career was concerned. So why did I crumble when it came to men?”

27. Lauren Bacall

photo source: Vintage Gazette

born: September 16, 1924

“I put my career in second place throughout both my marriages and it suffered. I don’t regret it. You make choices. If you want a good marriage, you must pay attention to that. If you want to be independent, go ahead. You can’t have it all.”

28. Mae West

photo source: Nostaglia – domas

August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980

“Cultivate your curves – they may be dangerous but they won’t be avoided.”

29. Gene Tierney

photo source: Movie-Fan

November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991

“When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let’s Pretend, it’s often easy to see symbolism where none exists.”

30. Carole Lombard

photo source: pds 209

October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942

“If a woman has a limited wardrobe, it would be wise to sacrifice a second dinner or evening frock for one hostess gown. She’ll soon rate it the most valuable asset in her clothes collection.”

Matt

Pretty good list. The ranking, well, each of us would have a different opinion.

Charlie

:-q No Elizabeth Taylor = Not a legit list...

HumphreyBogart

This list is bananas!

[Deleted User]

I would allow Ava at #1

racer59

Marlene at #24? Veronica Lake wasn't even 5" tall. Lucy before Paulette Godard? WTF. Why is she even on the list?

David

Like all lists it is personal - it's not my list and I understand it is not in specific order.

I agree with Charlie, Elizabeth Taylor should be on it, however I also am happy MM is there but then Charlie thinks she is a tranny - then again he's also a schizo...
 

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Eisenhower

Very nice collection, these type of lists satisfy more if they are larger. Cause after Taylor i I think where's Harlow, Stanwyck or Rogers...