Friday, March 2, 2012

Looking Ahead: Monty's March Madness Favorite Actress Tournament #8

A look ahead at the Monty's March Madness Favorite Actress Tournament, part of which we'll be hosting here at the Monkey.

Voting begins March 5.

Shirley Temple
Birth Name: Shirley Jane Temple
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Singers and Dancers" #2
Birth Date: April 23, 1928
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
Film Debut: Kid's Last Stand (1932)
Academy Awards: Juvenile Award (1935)
Katie Awards: Best Actress (Drama) (1937) (Wee Willie Winkie and Heidi)
Three More To See: Bright Eyes, The Little Colonel, The Little Princess

versus

Hattie McDaniel
Birth Name: Hattie McDaniel
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Singers and Dancers" #7
Birth Date: June 10, 1892
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas
Height: 5' 2"
Film Debut: The Impatient Maiden (1932)
Academy Awards: 1 win, Best Supporting Actress (1939) (Gone with the Wind)
Katie Awards: Best Supporting Actress (1939) (Gone with the Wind)
Three More To See: Show Boat, Saratoga, The Great Lie

The winner of this match-up will face the winner of:

Ginger Rogers
Birth Name: Virginia Katherine McMath
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Singers and Dancers" #3
Birth Date: July 16, 1911
Birthplace: Independence, Missouri
Height: 5' 4½"
Film Debut: A Day of a Man of Affairs (1929)
Academy Awards: 1 win, Best Actress (1940) (Kitty Foyle)
Katie Awards: Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) (1935) (Top Hat)
Three More To See: Swing Time, Stage Door, The Major and the Minor

versus

Joan Blondell
Birth Name: Rose Joan Blondell
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Singers and Dancers" #6
Birth Date: August 30, 1906
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Height: 5' 3"
Film Debut: The Heart Breaker (1930)
Academy Awards: 1 nomination, no wins
Katie Awards: Best Supporting Actress (1930-31) (Sinners' Holiday, Other Men's Women and Night Nurse)
Three More To See: Gold Diggers of 1933, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Cincinnati Kid
at

4 comments:

  1. JandyMarch 2, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    Ginger Rogers vs. Joan Blondell is a tough choice - one of the toughest of the early rounds, I think. I predict much weeping and gnashing of teeth during this whole tournament. On my part, at least.

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  2. Mythical MonkeyMarch 2, 2012 at 11:23 PM

    I tried to pair actresses who already had some connection -- Ginger Rogers and Joan Blondell were in Gold Diggers of 1933 together, with Ginger singing the opening number ("We're in the Money") and Joan singing the closer ("My Forgotten Man").

    I love them both.

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  3. NatalieMarch 3, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    What?! We're supposed to chose between Shirley and Hattie?! Cruel... ;)

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  4. Mythical MonkeyMarch 3, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    We're supposed to chose between Shirley and Hattie?! Cruel... ;)

    That's what Katie-Bar-The-Door said! But I paired them because they were in The Little Colonel and Since You Went Away together.

    I don't know for sure myself who I'm going to vote for.

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