The 9th Annual Classic Movie Actress Tourney begins tomorrow..

Ok earlier in the year I posted I would be moving my annual tourney from it's traditional March start to July. And here is July. The only other change I have made is that I cut down the number of contestants from 64 to 32. 8 top actresses from each era of the 30's, 40's, 50's, and 60's.  Here are the actresses chosen to compete this year:

1930's:
Myrna Loy (top seed)
Norma Shearer
Marlene Dietrich
Hattie McDaniel
Joan Crawford
Jean Arthur
Jean Harlow
Greta Garbo

1940's:
Olivia de Havilland (top seed)
Katharine Hepburn
Esther Williams
Ava Gardner
Judy Garland
Gene Tierney
Ingrid Bergman
Lauren Bacall

1950's:
Marilyn Monroe (top seed)
Lana Turner
Grace Kelly
Deborah Kerr
Eleanor Parker
Dorothy Dandridge
Thelma Ritter
Susan Hayward

1960's:
Elizabeth Taylor (top seed)
Shirley MacLaine
Catherine Deneuve
Julie Andrews
Shirley Jones
Faye Dunaway
Jean Simmons
Romy Schneider

The first matches taking place in the 30's era starts tomorrow