To not understand why Clark Gable was considered handsome? <trivial thread>

[Salmotrutta]

I mean, he wasnt really was he? Somewhat rubbery looking if you ask me

I'm sure I read somewhere he had terribly bad breath too ...

I shold explain I've been dipping in and out of Teacher's Pet on TV (Doris Day and Clark Gable)

Give me Yul Brynner/Steve McQueen/James Stewart etc. anyday!

And I agree about Richard Burton - very fine eyes.

What about beautiful actresses?

Vivien Leigh obviously.

Audrey Hepburn - elegant to a fault.

Elizabeth Taylor was a very gorgeous young girl/woman.

Sophia Loren - very sexy.

Ava Gardner - class.

Grace Kelly - class/Ice Queen.

etc etc. ...

Forgive me folks - have been tee-total for a few weeks (medication) and finally allowed a glass of wine tonight.

It went straight to my loins.

salmotrutta - agree they are all beautiful but you have missed out Merle Oberon. Stunning looking actress. Louise Brooks was very stylish.

My younger brother has always had a thing for Lee Remick.

James Mason - IF I could be turned, as a bloke, it would have been him! Yes, The Wicked Lady, with him and Margaret Lockwood was an iconic film. And Margaret Lockwood made my mind up!

Oh Lee Remick was gorgeous, as was Merle Oberon. Ingrid Bergman had a luminous quality. Lovely.

Lauren Bacall - stunning

Jean Simmons - also gorgeous.

Deborah Kerr - elegant and very, very pretty.

But it has to be Audrey Hepburn - the last word in beauty. Apart from dd of course.

Well, obviously, I wasn't bringing my DD into the equation who could knock them all into a cocked hat.

Oh - sorry DeePan - that sounded like I was saying "My DD is prettier than your DD" - not my intention

no no no Sal! I know my dd is more beautiful than your dd. Stands to reason..

Having said that...dd is a stunner, even at 11y.o. [prepares defences for gangly boy pretenders]

Sal - it's Pan here.

Virginia McKenna is very beautiful
David McCallum in the sixties and now
Maggie Smith

Oh hello Pan -

My DD is a tad older than yours (mid 20s) - she is also a stunner with no idea how lovely she actually is.

She makes gorgeous babies too

oh nice, Sal.

Oh ... and those gangly boys. They will be the very devil.
Put 'em straight.

you know, I trust dd a lot. She has an honest heart and takes no prisoners. And yes also has no idea how gorgeous she is.
[still sharpening tools]

I can't believe I missed this thread today- I am a total old movie junkie. I think Montgomery Clift was beautiful- has anybody seen Drop Dead Diva, the slightly rubbish TV show? There's an actor in it who could be his son, it's quite uncanny.

Olivia Dehavilland? Was beautiful.

See, I always see Olivia De Havilland as plain looking because of GWTW but there is a beautiful picture of her on her wiki page.

I do the same with her sister Joan Fontaine because of Rebecca but she is also beautiful.

I think Olivia DeHavilland campaigned about something and was blacklisted by various Hollywood studios.

Here:
De Haviland

She was in The Heiress with Monty Clift, and deliberately plain in that, but was a very beautiful woman.

Oh and Pan - your DD sounds very grounded and sensible.
Mine was a bit of a "wild child" and had to be monitored.
She came out fine on the other side though.

Off topic - i'd be reincarnated with Gravce Kelly's looks, body frame, height :)

Make a change from current state in the form of Shrek :(

Grace*