Neanderthal: Joan Collins turned down Richard Burton while making Sea Wife
Posted on 03/22/2010 8:39:16 PM PDT by Stoat
What strikes me again and again about these movies is how hunky and masculine the majority of the male stars were.
Neanderthal: Joan Collins turned down Richard Burton while making Sea Wife
Boom Town was on recently, with the extremely macho co-stars Spencer Tracy and Clark Gable. Although Gable was by far the better looking and taller (he kept referring to Tracy as 'Shorty' in the film) Spencer Tracy was his equal in the he-man department.
The same goes for most of the male movie stars from the golden era of Hollywood: Anthony Quinn dancing the tango with Rita Hayworth in Blood And Sand oozed masculine sex appeal, as did his co- star Tyrone Power.
John Garfield, in The Postman Always Rings Twice with gorgeous Lana Turner, sizzled a great deal more than the pale remake with Jessica Lange and Jack Nicholson. John Garfield was a true man's man. Obviously something of a ladies man, too, as he died in bed with his mistress.
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Many of these actors had an aura of 'don't mess with me, kiddo'. I met Humphrey Bogart at a party soon after my arrival in Hollywood and he scared me to death. However, when I got to know him better he was a charming family man. There's a big difference between the male stars of bygone years and today's slightly metrosexual-looking actors. Johnny Depp, Leonardo Di Caprio and Sean Penn are all wonderful actors, but they are chameleon-like when it comes to their place on the masculinity meter.
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Man's man: Paul Newman and Joan in Rally Round The Flag, Boys
Strong silent type: Robert Mitchum with Joan in 1977's The Big Sleep
hey, Joan. Aidan Quinn’s not so bad....
Two words: Gerard Butler
Joan nails it — and good for her!
Sadly, Joan, I am no longer available for films. But thanks for thinking of me...
Agreed ;-) Perhaps Joan didn’t have the opportunity to get to know Ronald Reagan? She appears to be speaking mainly of people whom she had an opportunity to meet.
I don’t think anyone questions Charlton Heston’s or John Wayne’s ratings on the masculinity meter.
Interesting read. Thanks for the posting. This kind of reminds me of the excerpts from Robert Wagner’s book that I read. One I remember is Robert’s weekend fling with Barbara Stanwyck a woman at the time who was a “few” years older than him. Interesting reads.
in the 50’s and 60’s Robert Mitchum was the very hottest of the hot. and no one out masculines John Wayne. i wish there were still leading men like that. i also wish there were leading ladies with the class of Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and Maureen O’Hara.
Agreed, and Joan Collins mentions Charlton Heston in the article. Perhaps she didn't meet John Wayne? It could also be that she has met so many stars that she couldn't really mention all of them in the article, and just took a few examples.
From the article:
Another huge, manly star graced Dynasty for one episode. When Charlton Heston walked onto the set, everyone kow-towed in deference. One of the handful of great leading men of the Fifties and Sixties, he received the respect he deserved
Ronald Reagan was a hunk his whole life....from his teenage years to his retirement. A real man.
You're quite welcome, and I'm delighted that you've found it to be worthwhile :-)
This kind of reminds me of the excerpts from Robert Wagner’s book that I read. One I remember is Robert’s weekend fling with Barbara Stanwyck a woman at the time who was a “few” years older than him. Interesting reads.
FReeper ladies love real men! Not metrosexualized nancy girls who would be apoplectic at the thought of getting their hands dirty.
Audrey Hepburn
Grace Kelly
Maureen O'Hara
Also, please be advised that because I'm a male stoat, I will naturally be more inclined to post pictures of ladies when they're referenced here. Please don't let that stop others from posting pics of gents if you feel that they will add to the thread :-)
class ? Grace Kelly screwed everything not nailed down and
Audry was a bisexual who loved ruining marriages...could they act ? sure, they faked decency
I had a couple of friends at Univ in my BA program
. . . she had red hair below her knees.
He was often claiming they were going off to play
LADY GODIVA
AND HE WAS GOING TO BE THE HORSE.
One of the manliest men...
...Sean Connery
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