The DU Lounge

kairos12

(12,862 posts) Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:08 PM Jan 2018

When someone says the word "movie star" what name or names come to mind immediately?

Burt Lancaster
Gregory Peck
Lauren Bacall

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

When someone says the word "movie star" what name or names come to mind immediately? (Original Post) kairos12 Jan 2018 OP

Old, eh! Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1

Mainly those from Hollywood's Golden Age hlthe2b Jan 2018 #2

Denzel Downey Jr. Clooney Pitt underpants Jan 2018 #3

This man..... ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2018 #4

Morgan Freeman left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #5

I love Rusty, George and Morgan, but have to add spiderpig Jan 2018 #6

Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward Glorfindel Jan 2018 #7

Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Betty Davis, Barbara Stanwyck RandomAccess Jan 2018 #8

Kirk Douglas popped up first rock Jan 2018 #9

Marilyn Monroe, always. Codeine Jan 2018 #10

Hoot Gibson doc03 Jan 2018 #11

Jimmy Stewart Sinistrous Jan 2018 #12

Paul Newman, 🇷Robert Redford, GeorgeGist Jan 2018 #13

Yes, those three, plus: Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #14

Great distinction!! kairos12 Jan 2018 #15

James Cagney, Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck IrishEyes Jan 2018 #16

Among the stars of the past pressbox69 Jan 2018 #17

Swimming pools, movie stars... BluesRunTheGame Jan 2018 #18

I was shocked that Rock Hudson and Marilyn Monroe popped up. LAS14 Jan 2018 #19

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

1. Old, eh!

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:12 PM

Jan 2018

If you want to go back that far

Cary Grant
John Wayne
Bette Davis

hlthe2b

(102,285 posts)

2. Mainly those from Hollywood's Golden Age

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:15 PM

Jan 2018

The Clark Gables, Gary Coopers, Vivian Leighs, Bette Davises of the era--even the Doris Days and Rock Hudsons

and so many more:
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls000459494/

With a handful of notable exceptions, I don't view today's actor celebrities the same way...

underpants

(182,826 posts)

3. Denzel Downey Jr. Clooney Pitt

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:15 PM

Jan 2018

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)

4. This man.....

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 05:15 PM

Jan 2018

[img]?quality=80&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1[/img]

The incredible Russell Crowe. Actor, Song writer, Musician who I have had the pleasure to meet and see in concert in 2001 and 2003 at the House of Blues in Chicago. Even my husband was impressed with him.