Saturday, February 20, 2016

The 2016 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney begins in 2 weeks...

Wow here we go...with another favorite classic movie actress tourney! It's the sixth one I've had the honor of hosting. And this one seems filled with so many actresses who could potentially be crowned champion. Here's a little primer to get everyone up to speed.


First, the five previous tourney winners: Irene Dunne, Ginger Rogers, Carole Lombard, Bette Davis and Natalie Wood are all ineligible to compete, so they can just sit back and enjoy.

The top 4 seeds this year based on their performances last year are:
Myrna Loy (30's era)
Greer Garson (40's era)
Audrey Hepburn (50's era)
Shirley MacLaine (60's era)

Here are the complete matches for first round action in all the eras:
30'S ERA
SCREWBALL QUEENS
1 MYRNA LOY
8 CONSTANCE BENNETT

4 JOAN BLONDELL
5 BILLIE BURKE

3 JEAN ARTHUR
6 UNA MERKEL

2 CLAUDETTE COLBERT
7 MARGARET DUMONT

ICONS
1 GRETA GARBO
8 GLORIA SWANSON

4 NORMA SHEARER
5 MARY PICKFORD

3 BARBARA STANWYCK
6 JOAN CRAWFORD

2 JEAN HARLOW
7 CLARA BOW


DRAMA QUEENS
1 MARLENE DIETRICH
8 ANN DVORAK

4 MARY ASTOR
5 LILLIAN GISH

3 LUISE RAINER
6 MIRIAM HOPKINS

2 KAY FRANCIS
7 MERLE OBERON

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL
1 JEANETTE MACDONALD
8 DOLORES DEL RIO

4 SIMONE SIMON
5 MICHELE MORGAN

3 LOUISE BROOKS
6 DANIELLE DARRIEUX

2 MARGARET LOCKWOOD
7 ANITA PAGE
The top 4 seeds


40'S ERA
RAVISHING REDHEADS
Greer Garson v. Esther Williams
Katharine Hepburn v. Joan Leslie
Maureen O'Hara v. Jeanne Crain
Rita Hayworth v. Ann Sheridan

CLASSY BROADS
Olivia de Havilland v. Jane Wyman
Ingrid Bergman v. Loretta Young
Vivien Leigh v. Wendy Hiller
Joan Fontaine v. Teresa Wright

FEMME FATALES
Gene Tierney v. Marie Windsor
Ava Gardner v. Joan Bennett
Lauren Bacall v. Claire Trevor
Ida Lupino v. Jane Greer

FUNNY LADIES / SONG AND DANCE
Rosalind Russell v. Paulette Goddard
Veronica Lake v. Joan Greenwood
Judy Garland v. Deanna Durbin
Betty Hutton v. Dorothy Lamour

50'S ERA
CHARACTER ACTRESSES

THELMA RITTER vs VIVIAN VANCE
SHELLEY WINTERS vs SHIRLEY BOOTH
JUDY HOLLIDAY vs JESSIE ROYCE LANDIS
JEAN HAGEN vs JO VAN FLEET

THEY CAN SING !

MARILYN MONROE vs  VIVIAN BLAINE
DORIS DAY vs JANE POWELL
DEBBIE REYNOLDS vs CELEST HOLM
JANE RUSSELL vs LESLIE CARON

BEAUTIFUL BLONDES

GRACE KELLY vs JAN STERLING
KIM NOVAK vs DOLORES HART
JANET LEIGH vs VERA MILES
EVA MARIE-SAINT vs BARBARA BEL GEDDES

EUROPEAN/UNDERRATED

AUDREY HEPBURN vs NANCY OLSON
DEBORAH KERR vs SIMONE SIGNORET
ANNE BAXTER vs DONNA REED
SOPHIA LOREN vs PIPER LAURIE

Last year's winner Natalie Wood


60'S ERA
ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS
PAULA PRENTISS VS SUE LYON
FAYE DUNAWAY VS PATTY DUKE
JANE FONDA VS SHARON TATE
ANNE BANCROFT VS LEE REMICK

A FOREIGN AFFAIR
CATHERINE DENEUVE VS ANNA KARINA
LIV ULLMAN VS BRIGITTE BARDOT
CLAUDIA CARDINALE VS JEANNE MOREAU
ROMY SCHNEIDER VS JANE BIRKIN

SONG AND DANCE
SHIRLEY MACLAINE VS LIZA MINNELLI
BARBRA STREISAND VS RITA MORENO
SHIRLEY JONES VS RAQUEL WELCH
ANN-MARGRET VS ANNETTE FUNICELLO

BRITISH INVASION
ELIZABETH TAYLOR VS HAYLEY MILLS
JEAN SIMMONS VS VANESSA REDGRAVE
JULIE CHRISTIE VS DIANA RIGG
JULIE ANDREWS VS JACQUELINE BISSET



The fun begins on Sunday March 6th as I will have 8 matches from the 30's era up and running
and 8 matches from the 60's era on my other blog along with having links to the other two blogs my friends John and Virginie are doing the other eras on.

And this year's opening ceremony song will be performed by Carrie Underwood!

2 comments:

  1. Hi, Monty. I'm not blogging anymore and, in fact, don't spend much time online (not on Facebook either anymore), but when someone mentioned March Madness yesterday, it made me think of you and this great tournament. I wondered if you were still doing it, so I decided to pop by. Wow...6 years! It's an awesome tournament, and even though I am no longer blogging, I still plan to participate in the voting.

    Hope all is well with you,
    Patti (formerly of They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To).

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