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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-29-05 09:49 PM
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Who are the top 5 most universally recognizable movie stars of all time?
I'd have to vote for:

Marilyn Monroe
Humphrey Boggart
Audrey Hepburn
James Dean
I can't decide on a 5th
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LSdemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-29-05 09:50 PM
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1. Sean Connery, Jimmy Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor, maybe?
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-29-05 09:51 PM
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2. Charlie Chaplin maybe? (though I'm having my doubts about the use
Edited on Tue Nov-29-05 09:52 PM by qnr
of "universally."
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-29-05 11:50 PM
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7. Charlie Chaplin is probably #1. The Little Tramp is iconic. n/t
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-29-05 11:53 PM
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8. I think Marilyn is number one
She's pretty iconic as well.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:35 AM
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11. Sure. Tough call. And don't forget Godzilla.


:)
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Ladyhawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:38 AM
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12. He certainly can't be mistaken for anyone else. ;)
Hehe.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-29-05 09:54 PM
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3. Cary Grant, John Wayne.....
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hickman1937 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-29-05 09:59 PM
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4. Not Spencer Tracy, but he should be.
Edited on Tue Nov-29-05 10:03 PM by hickman1937
He was the best of the best. The only actor that even comes close in our times is Tom Hanks. No one could ever do an impression of Tracy because he was any role he took. No ticks, no tricks, just great acting.
on edit my second is Laurence Olivier. For the same reasons.
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-29-05 09:59 PM
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5. Marilyn Monroe,Liz Taylor,Cary Grant, Clark Gable,Charlie Chaplin
I'd say
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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-29-05 11:06 PM
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6. Katharine Hepburn?
I heard a rumour that she had a condo in the West End. Across the street from my grotty apartment.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:52 AM
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15. That'd be my pick...
You could recognize her even if you didn't see her, because her voice as so distinctive.
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happyasaclam Donating Member (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:01 AM
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9. Charlie Chaplin, Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Marilyn Monroe
and any of a host of others for 5th
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:35 AM
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10. The governor of California comes to mind.
He may not be able to act, but he's pretty recognizable.
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:43 AM
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13. hmmm....
Clint Eastwood
Denzel Washington
Sean Connery
Harrison Ford
Marilyn Monroe
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:47 AM
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14. Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo
and Gummo Margaret Dumont. :silly:

(Doesn't the silly smilie look like Harpo?)
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 12:57 AM
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16. Marlon Freakin' Brando!
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hickman1937 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 01:03 AM
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17. Ok, I'll try.
Spencer Tracy because he was the best of the best.
Julie Andrews because she could have been, but never took the challenge.
Laurence Olivier because he was Spencer Tracy's British counter part. and fore runner
Ellen Burstyn- best of the best.
Meryl Streep when she decides to put some effort into it, which hasn't happened in about 10 years.
Tom Hanks will be if he ever starts paying attention.
The best of the best do drama for fun, and comedy for the challenge of working the high wire, and succeed at both.
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 01:06 AM
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18. Not looking for the best actors necessarily
but 'Movie Stars' Who would be recognized by the broadest range of people, from multiple generations, countries etc.
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hickman1937 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 01:17 AM
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19. That would probably be Katharine Hepburn.
She started working when my Great Grandparents were alive and saw her in the movies. My daughter sat with me and watched her in Love Affair. I think that's 5 generations.
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LVdem Donating Member (375 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 01:18 AM
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20. Kathrine Hepburn, Cary Grant
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yurbud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 01:19 AM
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21. Bela Lugosi or Boris Karlof
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:16 AM
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22. Well, by universally recognizable, I assume you mean that most anybody
Edited on Wed Nov-30-05 06:18 AM by ET Awful
would recognize them in an instant.

I don't know that everybody would recognize Bogie, Hepburn and Dean. Many would, but I think a lot of the younger types wouldn't simply because they don't pay attention to old films :). Monroe is an icon and most would recognize her. If you said the name "Bogart" to people, they'd know that he was a movie star, but many today couldn't pick him out of a line-up.

I'd say:

Jack Nicholson
Marilyn Monroe
Johnny Depp

I'll have to think about the last two.

I say Depp and Nicholson because at this point in time, EVERYBODY would recognize them.
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:59 AM
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23. I'd bet money some of my elderly relatives
would not know who Johnny Depp was.
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:02 AM
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25. You might be surprised.
My grandmother's damn near 90 and she has the hots for the poor guy :)
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:08 AM
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27. I think your grandmother is unusual
I don't even think my dad would know who he was. My mom would, but not my dad.
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:30 AM
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30. Hey! Just because you can't keep track of your groove doesn't mean
your parents aren't hip :evilgrin: :P
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:02 AM
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24. Elvis Presley -
Edited on Wed Nov-30-05 08:02 AM by DanCa
Allthough his only good movies were king creol, and Change of Habbit. We all know his face when someone mentions his face.
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:09 AM
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29. I really considered him
I know he made a lot of movies, but I think he's known because of his music.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:05 AM
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26. Jimmy Stewart....
Mickey Mouse...

Frank Sinatra...

Anyone who never appeared on the Love Boat or Murder She Wrote....
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:09 AM
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28. Lauren Bacall, Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth, Jane Fonda, John Wayne
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:33 AM
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31. Bette Davis, Sean Connery, John Wayne,


Marilyn Monroe

Clark Gable
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VaYallaDawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:38 AM
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32. I'd have to agree w/Bette Davis.
She was the pinnacle of the old-time "Star."
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:41 AM
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33. Mickey Mouse, John Wayne, Kermit, Ahnuld, Tom Cruise
These are the ones that I would say almost anyone around the world, including children, would instantly recognize.
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Z_I_Peevey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:51 AM
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34. Judy Garland
Marilyn, Bogie, Henry Fonda, Sophia Loren
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 08:57 AM
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35. Clark Gable should be on that list n/t
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TallahasseeGrannie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:09 AM
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36. Clark Gable, John Wayne, Liz Taylor, Elvis Presley, M. Monroe
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:22 AM
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37. I don't think Hepburn and Dean are still all that recognizable.
But any list without Connery, Pacino, and Deniro is lacking. I don't think anyone wouldn't know who they are.
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