Thursday, April 10, 2014

The 2014 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Championship Match: Barbara Stanwyck vs Bette Davis

It all comes down to this...after 5 weeks and 132 actresses vying for favorite classic movie actress of 2014, we are down to the final two. Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis. The match begins tomorrow morning and will run through Wednesday evening. Here are the stats for our two finalists:

BARBARA STANWYCK
30'S ERA CHAMPION
Tourney record (12-3)
Number of final fours: 1st time
How she got here:
defeated Thelma Todd 38-4
defeated Marlene Dietrich 49-7
defeated Norma Shearer 40-19
defeated Greta Garbo 49-16
defeated Myrna Loy 51-43
defeated Audrey Hepburn 47-30
total votes accumulated so far 274
what's at stake for her: continuing the streak of 30's era actresses
being tourney champions....all three previous tourney
winners came from the 30's era

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BETTE DAVIS
40'S ERA CHAMPION
Tourney Record (17-3)
How she got here:
defeated Katharine Hepburn 50-25
defeated Rosalind Russell 40-36
defeated Judy Garland 53-16
defeated Rita Hayworth 50-7
defeated Olivia de Havilland 35-34
defeated Elizabeth Taylor 46-25
Total votes accumulated so far: 274 (the exact same number as Babs)
what's at stake for her: this is Bette's 2nd straight championship
match...I'm sure she doesn't want a 3rd

3 comments:

  1. I don't think you could ask for a more blockbuster final round. Wow!

    Though Bette's my #1 gal, Babs isn't far behind...sometimes she's my #2 gal, sometimes #3. I love them both, so I'll be thrilled with whomever wins.

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  2. My vote went to "Missy", my first and last favourite actress.

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