Known for playing everyday men with real-life problems, James Stewart appeared in some of the most popular films of all-time in his over 50-year career. With her iconic looks and wispy voice, Marilyn Monroe defined the classic Hollywood actress. Called an amusing little clown in one film review, actress Jean Arthur (Mr. Maggie Smith has starred in over 50 films in her long career dating back to the early 50s and is considered to be one of Great Britains most recognizable actresses. Diana Rigg made her debut in 1957 as a theater actress, but it was when she played the Bond girl in On Her Majestys Secret Service in 1969 that really put her name on the map. Lucille Ball arrives at LaGuardia Airport in the freezing New York winter. 2. Riggs career is still going strong and is almost as recognized today as she was in the early parts of her career. Ann-Magret is one of those actresses that just doesnt seem to age, or better yet seems to get better with age. He remained married to Bacall until his death in 1957. Cooper was known for doing his own stunts and for having many different lovers, despite his wholesome portrayals. Actress Adele Mara brought plenty of luck with her into 1946. Dinah Shore, Burl Ives, and Gale Storm (and their ukuleles), film a TV Christmas special. Before & After Plastic Surgery Photos of 1950s Hollywood Stars One thing is for sure, pretty much anything that she does is usually loved by all. She won Oscars for Dangerous (1935) and Jezebel (1938). As Dorothy Parker once said of the so-called Battling Bogarts, shown here perched on a bougainvillea-draped terrace above the front door, Their neighbors were lulled to sleep by the sounds of breaking china and crashing glass. Bogart purchased the house in 1936, two years before he married Methot. A respected British actor with dreamy good looks and perfect diction, Laurence Olivier began his career on the Shakespearian stage before venturing to Hollywood. Her father had an engineering degree and worked with his father in the family business. She starred in hit films from the 60s such as Bullit and The Sweet Ride, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. 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Our website, archdigest.com, offers constant original coverage of the interior design and architecture worlds, new shops and products, travel destinations, art and cultural events, celebrity style, and high-end real estate as well as access to print features and images from the AD archives. Stars were signed to longtime contracts under the studio system and made numerous films every year. She auditioned for many roles as an extra, but her breakthrough role was in the 1930 Howard Hughes hit, Hells Angels. 48 Likes, 2 Comments - Gene Tierney (@welovegenetierney) on Instagram: "Gene Tierney close up c. 1950. This drop-dead gorgeous woman really shouldnt need any sort of introduction. Yvette lived a full life, but her later years were lonely and sad. In 1985 she was arrested in Long Island for skipping out on an unpaid hotel bill of nearly $5000. She appeared in such classic 1950s films as Some Like It Hot, The Seven Year Itch, and Gentlemen Prefer Blonde s. The one at left, formerly owned by Pittsburgh steel tycoon G. David Thompson, was described by Douglas as a seated child with a squashed-in face and two eyes on the same side of her head. Comedian Bob Hope made his first movie appearance in The Big Broadcast of 1938, singing his soon-to-be signature song, Thanks for the Memory. In partnership with the crooner/ actor Bing Crosby and the lovely actress Dorothy Lamour, he starred in many Road to comedies in the '40s and '50s. 1950s Classic Hollywood Blonde Bombshells - ReelRundown She's certainly one of the female icons of the 1950s. Her parents were well-to-do, with her father a successful attorney Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was born on June 21, 1921, in Bemidji, Minnesota. - Douglas Percy Bliss on his friend Eric Ravilious from their time at the Royal College of Art Eric Ravilious loved. It wouldn't be Valentine's Day without America's sweetheart, Audrey Hepburn. Here, she starred in the 1934 film, Imitation of Life and is seen with co-star, Louise Beavers (left), who plays her mother in the movie. She brought the popularity of Westerns in the '40s to the next decade with her getup, complete with a fringed top, hat, and boots. The role earned him an Oscar. Ms. Vickers had appeared in Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman before making a splash as the centerfold in a 1959 issue of Playboy. She was 17 years old and studying at the Centro Sperimentale in Rome when she entered a beauty contest, which resulted in her getting a succession of small film roles. Then, she started hopping from bed to bed in Hollywood with publicized affairs with Howard Hughes, Bob Hope, Woody Strode, Guy Madison, George Raft, John Ireland, Steve Cochran and Texas oilman Bob Neal. Anyone who loves B-movies of the 1950s appreciates this lovely actress Allison Hayes. Marilyn Monroe sure knows how to rock a holiday photoshoot. Vivien Leigh Carole Lombard Then shit started hitting the fan. Known for acting with intensity and candor, Marlon Brando first gained a reputation for being one of the great male actors from the 50s. "I always have a little . When she wasnt working to further her career, she was working to help charitable causes such as The American Cancer Society and Childrens Burn Foundation. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. During Old Hollywoods heyday from the 1930s to the late 1950s, lavish musicals, screwball comedies, and later, wartime dramas, dominated the screen. Actor Yul Brynner and Frank Sinatra chat poolside at the singers luxurious compound at the Tamarisk Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. Here, shes taking a much-deserved break from filming on set in 1936. Because of the outbreak of World War I, she is six years old the first time Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York, into a family of dancers. New! No one could swashbuckle better than the often-shirtless Errol Flynn, whose real-life carousing was nearly as adventurous as his on-screen brawls. She actually won a contest for the Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia where the prize was a trip to Italy where she landed her film contracts. Rita's American mother, Volga Margaret (Hayworth), who was of mostly Hedy Lamarr, the woman many critics and fans alike regard as the most beautiful ever to appear in films, was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna, Austria. He and his first wife, Eine Greta Kukkonen, a Finnish former makeup artist, purchased a 1930s house designed by legendary architect Cliff May, famed for his ranch-style aesthetic and sophisticated appreciation of indoor-outdoor living. Her father was of Swedish descent and her mother was of English and German ancestry.One month before her 18th birthday, Jean landed the title role in Otto Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her father Riccardo was married to another woman and refused to marry her mother Romilda Villani, despite the fact that she was the mother of his two children (Sophia and her younger sister Gina Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927 in Subiaco, Italy. Future U. S. president Ronald Reagan settles back in a rolled-arm chair at his 1957 ranch-style home in Pacific Palisades, California. Since then she has tried very hard to stay out of the public eye and does everything she can to avoid interviews and public appearances. By the late 1950s, waves and dips had loosened further, lending a "bigger" look for hair. Purchased by the screen siren in 1957, Jayne Mansfields Pink Palace earned its name for obvious reasons: Inside and out, the Mediterranean Revival mansion in Los Angeles where she lived with her second husband, Mr. Universe 1955 Mickey Hargitay, was a paradise of rose-color excess, thanks to set designer Glenn Holse. She starred in the Manchurian Candidate in 1963 that launched her into superstardom and continued on that path up until present day. A high-school dropout at age 16, Clark Gable decided to become an actor when he saw a play in his hometown. As a young man, he married his much-older acting coach, and the couple moved to L.A., where Gable was signed to MGM in 1930. Well its safe to say that she made it. This Chicago, Illinois born Italian bombshell landed the role in One Million Years B.C. Heatherton was a long-time member of Bob Hopes USO troupe between 1965 and 1977, delighting soldiers with her enticing singing, dancing and provocatively revealing outfits. Unfortunately, she passed away in 2000 due to complications with brain cancer. She is still going strong over seven decades later and recently released a new preschool TV series called Julies Greenroom. Here, Mitchum (right) plays checkers with his co-star Richard Hart on the set of the 1946 film, A Woman of My Own. Then, her public image was further tarnished by an performance at the White House, and a guilt-by-association with a soon-to-be dethroned Richard Nixon. Considered one of the 1950s' biggest box office draws, William Holden is most famous for starring in Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), and Stalag 17 (1953).