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| James Stewart, Charlton Heston, Patricia Neal |
What makes a 'LEGEND'? Being a survivor in the 'Hollywood Food Chain', certainly; these performers devoted their lives
to their careers, and, in some cases, worked until their deaths etching out unforgettable portrayals. They walked among gods:
Gable, Tracy, Bogart, Grant, Cagney, Flynn, Cooper, Wayne... They shared the screen with goddesses: Davis, Crawford, Monroe,
Hayworth, Colbert, Loy, Dunne, Arthur, both Hepburns...
Robert Mitchum laughed when he was referred to as a legend;
"That, and two bits will get you a cup of coffee," he'd crack. Clark Gable hated the title, reminding reporters constantly
that he still "went to the toilet" (using more colorful language), like everyone else; Joan Crawford relished it, setting
aside time every day to read fan mail and autograph photos. John Wayne chalked it up to constant exposure, and always giving
audiences what they wanted. "I sell sincerity," he'd say, explaining his continuing popularity.
This is my collection
of Hollywood's royalty, the veteran performers whose careers have spanned generations, and still entertain us today!
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| Gregory Peck, June Allyson, Red Skelton |
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Jane Russell, one of Hollywood's greatest Sex Symbols of the 40s and 50s, and Howard Hughes' most notorious
'discovery' (her film debut, in "The Outlaw", was delayed for over two years because of censorship problems concerning her
legendary 'assets'!)
Lizabeth Scott, one of the Queens of Film Noir in the late 40s; she costarred with Burt Lancaster, Humphrey Bogart,
Elvis Presley, and many other legendary stars in a series of hard-hitting dramas, and was equally adept at comedy, holding
her own against Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, in "Scared Stiff"!
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Joan Leslie, at only 18, with James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"; she had costarred as Gary Cooper's
love interest in "Sergeant York" and as the object of Humphrey Bogart's desire in "High Sierra", the previous year!
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Glenn Ford (1916-2006), one of Hollywood's most versatile and enduring leading men; his career spanned
five decades, and included several legendary pairings with Rita Hayworth (including the classic, "Gilda"), as well as a permanent
place of honor in the 'Superhero' genre, as 'Pa Kent' in the first Christopher Reeve "Superman" film!
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