The 2012 Favorite Classic Actress Tournament Preview: The 1940's era

I'm back to preview the 1940's era for the upcoming favorite classic actress tournament. Now my good friend Desiree will be handling this era and she has set up some wonderful matches for the opening round. She broke her matches down into four categories just like I did for the 50's and 60's: Sophisticates, Drama Queens, Funny Ladies/Girls Next Door and Singers/Dancers. And the fun will begin on Monday March 5th at her blog: Rosalind Russell. I'm going with Bette to win this era. Here is the link:rosalind-russell:dazzling star

 Overall top seed of 1940's era Vivien Leigh (and last year's final four finalist)

SOPHISTICATES 

1 VIVIEN LEIGH VS 8 RUTH HUSSEY

4 GREER GARSON VS 5 GENE TIERNEY

2 INGRID BERGMAN VS 7 LORETTA YOUNG (should be an excellent match)
3 LAUREN BACALL VS 6 ANN SHERIDAN (I will be torned between these two)

 

Drama Queen top seed Bette Davis

DRAMA QUEENS

1 BETTE DAVIS VS 8 CLAIRE TREVOR

4 JOAN FONTAINE VS 5 LANA TURNER (go Lana!)

2 KATHARINE HEPBURN VS 7 JANE GREER (I smell a possible upset here..)

3 OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND VS 6 IDA LUPINO

 

Funny Ladies/Girls Next Door top seed Rosalind Russell

FUNNY LADIES/GIRLS NEXT DOOR

1 ROSALIND RUSSELL VS 8 JEANNE CRAIN (yay for Roz!)

4 JANE WYMAN VS 5 DONNA REED (tough one! for me anyway)

2 LUCILLE BALL VS 7 MAUREEN O'HARA ( Oh my goodness! A battle of the red-heads)

3 EVE ARDEN VS 6 TERESA WRIGHT

 

Singers/Dancers top seed Judy Garland

SINGERS/DANCERS

1 JUDY GARLAND VS 8 MARGARET O'BRIEN

4 BETTY GRABLE VS 5 JUNE ALLYSON

2 RITA HAYWORTH VS 7 HEDY LAMARR (Should be a super match!)

3 ANN MILLER VS 6 VIRGINIA MAYO