The Vintage Film Star Thread

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Born Today: Irving Thalberg (May 30, 1899). Although never ON the silver screen, Thalberg - Hollywood's "Boy Wonder" - was responsible for producing many classics as well as signing and promoting several famous stars. Shown pictured with his wife Norma Shearer.

 

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Montgomery Clift

 

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Cooper, presumably on the way back to the States after a visit in Europe. I don't believe this is the same trip, but my uncle who served as security for the Hollywood studios accompanied Gary on at least one trip as his bodyguard.

 

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Gregory Peck

 

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Leslie Howard, Gary Cooper and Mary Pickford

 

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Gregory Peck in Spellbound, 1945

 

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Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge, 1946

 

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Young Vincent Price

 

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Humphrey Bogart, c. 1940

 

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Johnny Weissmuller in all of his shirtless glory

 

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Born Today: Irving Thalberg (May 30, 1899). Although never ON the silver screen, Thalberg - Hollywood's "Boy Wonder" - was responsible for producing many classics as well as signing and promoting several famous stars. Shown pictured with his wife Norma Shearer.

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Robert De Niro as Monroe Stahr in The Last Tycoon (1976). F Scott Fitzgerald based the character on Thalberg. De Niro may not strictly be 'vintage' but it was 44 years ago!

 

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Robert De Niro as Monroe Stahr in The Last Tycoon (1976). F Scott Fitzgerald based the character on Thalberg. De Niro may not strictly be 'vintage' but it was 44 years ago!

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I’ll always go for De Niro, no matter the age.

 

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I’ll always go for De Niro, no matter the age.

Agree. And what a good looking man he was, back in the day!

 

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Agree. And what a good looking man he was, back in the day!

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Still a good looking guy IMO even if more of a DILF/GDILF. Very hot Italian meat.

 

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Louis Jourdan

 

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Laurence Olivier

 

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Marlon Brando. Probably Hollywood's ultimate hedonist.

 

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Marlon Brando. Probably Hollywood's ultimate hedonist.

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Beautiful. Taken before he had his nose broken, which some thought made him sexier!

 

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Here's 'The King', Clark Gable, at the beginning and at the end. The latter was taken by the great Eve Arnold on the set of The Misfits in 1960.

 

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James Dean as Cal Trask in East of Eden, 1955