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Saturday, July 20, 2019

The 2019 Final Four Favorite Classic Movie Actresses Tournament

We have arrived at the most exciting part of the tourney which is The Final Four. And it's another star studded affair. Myrna Loy, Olivia de Havilland, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor. Below is a primer on the history of these ladies involved and then the polls are below to vote on.


MYRNA LOY 
30'S ERA CHAMPION
Lifetime Tourney Record (24-11)
Number of Final Four appearances:  this is Myrna's 3rd Final Four appearance 
2015 (she lost to Natalie Wood)
2016 (she lost to Doris Day)
what's at stake: to continue the dominance of the 30's era actresses
who have won 4 of the 8 previous tourneys

VS
GRACE KELLY
50'S ERA CHAMPION
Lifetime Tourney Record (28-7)
Number of Final Four Appearances: this is Grace's 3rd Final Four appearance
2011 (she lost to Irene Dunne)
2012 (she lost to Ginger Rogers)
what's at stake: would become only the 3rd actress from the 50's era to win alongside Doris Day and Audrey Hepburn


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 OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND
40'S ERA CHAMPION
Lifetime Tourney Record (17-9)
Number of final four appearances: this is Olivia's 2nd final four
lost to Barbara Stanwyck in 2018
what's at stake: would become the 3rd actress from the 40's era to win the 
championship, joining Bette Davis and Greer Garson

VS
 ELIZABETH TAYLOR 
60'S ERA CHAMPION
Lifetime Tourney Record (20-9)
Number of Final Four appearances: this is Liz's 4th Final Four
lost to Bette Davis in 2014)
lost to Audrey Hepburn 51-47 in 2017
lost to Olivia de Havilland in 2018
what's at stake: would become only the 2nd actress from the 60's era to win, 
joining Natalie Wood







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