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!

The 6th Annual Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney returns in March

March Madness, Classic Movie Actress style will soon be upon us as the 6th annual Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tourney returns. Wow, can't believe this will be the sixth one. Time has just zipped along and these tourneys just seem to get better and better each year. Once again 132 classic movie actresses will be competing across four eras and once again my friends and fellow bloggers Desiree, John and Virginie will be helping me make this another wonderful tourney. The top 4 seeds this year based on their finishes last year are:
30's era - Myrna Loy
40's era- Greer Garson
50's era - Audrey Hepburn
60's era - Shirley MacLaine
The tourney begins Sunday march 6th and I will be posting updates through-out the rest of this month and next with complete listings of all the actresses that will be competing. Can't wait!

I LOVE LUCY wins favorite classic TV comedy show tourney...

It's official...I LOVE LUCY wins the Favorite Classic TV Comedy Show Tournament with a 10-7 win over The Dick Van Dyke Show in the final match. I want to thank everyone who voted and I hope you enjoyed it. Congrats on Lucy once again!

It's I LOVE LUCY vs THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW for all the marbles

For the favorite classic tv comedies tourney that began with 32 favorite shows last month, it has come down to the final two. I Love Lucy will face The Dick Van Dyke Show in the final match to decide your favorite classic tv comedy show as voted on by you. In their semi-final matches, the two number one seeds, I Love Lucy edged out The Carol Burnett Show 11-9 while The Dick Van Dyke Show crushed Green Acres 16-5. You can vote on the match on the right sidebar and spread the word as it will be up and running through next Sunday.

1 I LOVE LUCY
1 THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW

Final Four of The Favorite Classic TV Comedies now underway

We began with 32 top classic TV shows and now we're down to the final four. First let me wrap up the results of last round's matches:

GREEN ACRES edged out THAT GIRL 16-11

THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW defeated BEWITCHED 18-10

I LOVE LUCY crushed MY THREE SONS 23-4

and THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW upset another top seed ANDY GRIFFITH 20-8

Now here are the four shows competing in the two semi-final matches to decide

who will be playing the final championship match

1 THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW

2 GREEN ACRES

1 I LOVE LUCY

2 THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW

I have to say that this is a pretty good final four as I love all these shows. Polls can be found on the right sidebar and will be open till Sunday evening.

Round 3 of The Favorite Classic TV Comedies Tourney is now underway

Round 2 wrapped up last night and it featured some very close matches. And one top seed is no longer around. Before I list the matches for round 3 here are the results for round 2:
I LOVE LUCY edged out THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES 11-9
MY THREE SONS upset LEAVE IT TO BEAVER 10-7
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW squeaked by GET SMART 12-10
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW beat THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW 15-7
BEWITCHED defeated THE HONEYMOONERS 13-9
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW crushed FATHER KNOWS BEST 20-1
GREEN ACRES beat I DREAM OF JEANNIE 13-9
and THAT GIRL upset one of the top 4 seeds by beating THE BURNS/ALLEN SHOW 11-9

Now on to round 3 matches which begin today and runs through Sunday evening:
1 I LOVE LUCY
7 MY THREE SONS

1 THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
2 THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW

1 THE DICK VAN SHOW
3 BEWITCHED

2 GREEN ACRES
5 THAT GIRL

Polls can be found on the right sidebar and will be open through Sunday evening.

Round 2 of the Favorite Classic TV Comedies Tourney is now underway

Now we move onto the next exciting round of the Favorite Classic TV Comedies Tourney with matches that will be much more competitive. Oh first just a wrap up of the four matches from yesterday which included an unbelievable comeback by That Girl over The Addams Family by the count of 9-8. Top seed The Burns and Allen Show crushed Hazel 14-6, Green Acres rolled over Gilligan's Island 14-3 and I Dream of Jeannie beat Make Room For Daddy 14-3. Now here are the match-ups for this round with the polls located on the right sidebar and will be open through Sunday evening.

BRACKET 1
1 I LOVE LUCY
4 THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES

3 LEAVE IT TO  BEAVER
7 MY THREE SONS

BRACKET 2
1 THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
4 GET SMART

2 THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW
3 THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW

BRACKET 3
1 THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
4 FATHER KNOWS BEST

2 THE HONEYMOONERS
3 BEWITCHED

BRACKET 4
1 THE BURNS/ALLEN SHOW
5 THAT GIRL

2 GREEN ACRES
3 I DREAM OF JEANNIE

Bracket 4 of the Favorite Classic TV Comedies Tourney

Here we go with the last bracket in the first round of my favorite classic tv comedies tourney with top seed The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show leading the way. Here are the matches:

1 THE GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN SHOW
8 HAZEL

4 THE ADDAMS FAMILY
5 THAT GIRL

2 GREEN ACRES
7 GILLIGAN'S ISLAND

3 I DREAM OF JEANNIE
6 MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY

Matches begin today and will run through Sunday evening and can be found on the right
sidebar, one vote per person per match.

Oh and here are the results for Bracket 3 which wrapped up last night:
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW 12-3 over PETTICOAT JUNCTION
THE HONEYMOONERS 7-6 over THE DONNA REED SHOW
BEWITCHED 11-4 over DOBIE GILLIS
FATHER KNOWS BEST 9-5 over THE BRADY BUNCH

Bracket 3 of the Favorite Classic TV Comedies Tourney

Here is the third bracket of the Favorite Classic TV Comedies Tourney with this bracket's top seed The Dick Van Dyke Show. Here are the matches:

1 THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
8 PETTICOAT JUNCTION

4 FATHER KNOWS BEST
5 THE BRADY BUNCH

2 THE HONEYMOONERS
7 THE DONNA REED SHOW

3 BEWITCHED
6 THE MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS

The polls to cast your votes can be found on the right sidebar, one vote per person per match and will be open to vote through Wednesday evening. So spread the word!