We're down to the final pairing in Monty's greatest actress tournament over at All Good Things. Two of the greats from cinema's Golden Age: Irene Dunne and Vivien Leigh.
Be sure to vote (click here). You've come this far; don't blow it now.
Irene Dunne
Birth Name: Irene Marie Dunne
Birth Place: Louisville, Kentucky
Birth Date: December 20, 1898
Date of Death: September 4, 1990
Height: 5' 5"
Film Debut: Leathernecking (1930)
Academy Awards: 5 nominations (Best Actress), 0 wins
Three To See: Theodora Goes Wild, The Awful Truth, I Remember Mama
Vivien Leigh
Birth Name: Vivian Mary Hartley
Birth Place: Darjeeling, India
Birth Date: November 5, 1913
Date of Death: July 7, 1967
Height: 5' 3-1/2"
Film Debut: Things Are Looking Up (1935)
Academy Awards: 2 wins (Best Actress)
Three To See: Gone With The Wind, Waterloo Bridge, A Streetcar Named Desire
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What happened to Doris! Bah!
Okay, I'm going to get in trouble, but I just thought Leigh was over the top.
Irene Dunne, hands down.
What happened to Doris! Bah!
There was a last minute surge for Natalie Wood. Which is a pity --Doris Day is still living and might have shown up for the award.
Well, you know, maybe.
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