From Wikipedia: “Olive Ann Alcorn was
Oh.
Okay, then…
…and that’s it. Of course, we all know that Wikipedia often lies; and this would appear to be one of those times.
That, or her Mafia boyfriend* had them all destroyed.
Sorry about that.
*I have no idea if she had a Mafia boyfriend.
Ann Rutherford was my kinda gal. Her speech teacher told her she’d never be anything, so she faked a resume, got a job on radio and then in 1935 became a huge star, acting in Westerns, romances and ten (!) movies as Polly Benedict, the girlfriend of Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney). Take that, speech teacher.
Then she quit acting in 1950 and did rich woman stuff (she was married to the guy who owned the May department store chain). And yeah, she was gorgeous:
Voted “Most Beautiful Girl Next Door, Ever” in a recent poll SOTI.
Was there ever a screen name that says “All-Murkin Gal” any better than “Julie Adams”? And the original Betty May Adams was from Iowa, even better.
“Who she, Kim?” you may ask.
Well, old-time movie fans would know her as the hottie from Creature From The Black Lagoon, but I’ll show those pics at the end. Here she is:
That All-American Girl thing:
But on with the good stuff we go.
…wait, here’s a better one, with a Mauser:
And those Black Lagoon pics?
Scary.
And at last we can look at Brazilian actress Odete Lara, who appeared in over three dozen Brazilian movies — and absolutely none out of Hollywood, which is why most of us have never heard of her.
And she also cut more than a few record albums, so the lady could sing.
Magnificent.
Despite the Anglo surname, Leonor is Spanish. And our loss is that she has appeared mostly so far in Spanish-language movies. However:
Color? Why, sure:
Leanor is also a singer with a band, and has released several albums.
And on that note:
Here’s one actress of whom it can be said that she was better than any movie she featured in, and when some of those movies are classics, it just proves how brilliant Sarah Miles was. Here’s a short list of those movies: The Servant, Ryan’s Daughter, The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea, Blow Up, and White Mischief. With the possible exception of White Mischief (an historical drama) and Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines (comedy), most of her movies during the 1960s and -70s were dark, artistic and might be called “avant garde” — which is why Hollywood never seemed to know what to do with her, and she shone mostly in British films. Oh, and by the way, in Hope And Glory she was astonishing, her old-fashioned looks perfect for the role.
Exquisite and talented: the complete package.