20 Most Beautiful Women from the '30s to the '60s (In my opinion)

20. Judy Garland




19. Bette Davis




18. Natalie Wood



17. Jane Russell



16. Ingrid Bergman



15. Lana Turner



14. Carole Lombard



13. Loretta Young



12. Olivia de Havilland



11. Sophia Loren




10. Veronica Lake



9. Bridget Bardot



8. Hedy Lamarr (looks  like Vivien Leigh's sister!)



7. Lauren Bacall



6. Grace Kelly



5. Ava Gardner



4.  Audrey Hepburn



3. Marilyn Monroe



2. Elizabeth Taylor



1. Vivien Leigh




I understand that not all of you will agree with these, but you've got to admit, these women are B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!

Marilyn Monroe Dress Sells For $4.6m (£2.8m)

Until the likes of Princess Diana and her fairytale wedding dress came along in the '80s, Monroe's iconic dress was, arguably, the most famous dress in history.

The dress made its debut to Hollywood and the rest of the world in 1955's 'The Seven Year Itch', in which it became famous for its 'Subway Scene'. Since then the dress has become more famous for the iconic woman who wore it than for its quality or for the fact that it was in a classic '50s Hollywood movie.

Debbie Reynolds, a fellow '50s Hollywood star, managed to obtain the dress in 1971 when 20th Century Fox off-loaded Monroe's wardrobe. She was said to be "very emotional" when the deal finaly closed on the dress and other items including Charlie Chaplin's bowler hat and a dress and pair of ruby slippers used in the screen test for 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939).

Reynolds tried for years to get a museum to take the whole collection but failed. The amazing Hollywood memorabilia collection is not split up and scattered across the world, most items are now in Japan and Saudi Arabia.

Elizabeth Taylor: A True Hollywood Legend

On the 23rd of March 2011, Elizabeth Taylor sadly passed away. The Hollywood beauty who was considered by many as the last 'Hollywood Godess' died of Congestive heart failure, and although she's gone she will forever live on in our hearts.

I remember the first time I saw Elizabeth and her violet eyes light up the screen in Cleopatra (1963), up until then I had found it impossible that any woman could be more beautiful than Vivien Leigh, but my was I wrong! I later went on to watch some of her other films such as award-winning Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Butterfield 8 (1960)  for which she recieved an Academy award for Best Actress both times.

Perhaps that is what set Elizabeth apart from other Hollywood Stars of her day, she wasn't just a pretty face, she could act too. To many people Elizabeth is most famous for being married 8 times to 7 different husbands. But we must not forget her huge contribution to aids charitys, and her famous friendship with fellow legend - Michael Jackson.

From her early years, it was aparent that Elizabeth wanted to be an actress. Her ambition as a child was to be a movie star with MGM just like Vivien leigh- her idol. Her first film role was in There's One Born Every Minute (1942), which gave Elizabeth a taste of fame, a small taste that would double with every film that she made until evetually it would be too much to bare. The film that really put Elizabeth up there with the child stars of her day was National Velvet (1944), a film that would remain one of her favorites throughout her life, mainly because of her love for horses. 

In 1999 Elizabeth was named the seventh greatest female star of all time, beating stars such as Grace Kelly, Ginger Rogers and Judy Garland.
R.I.P ELIZABETH TAYLOR - GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN

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Hi, I've made this Blog to celebrate the Golden Age of Hollywood. My aim is to create a group of admirers of 'Old Hollywood', in which we can all enlighten each other on anything we do not know. I hope that you all enjoy my Blog and have a great time reading some of the things me and others have to say about this amazing time in Hollywood's history.