Leading Ladies of the 1950's!

The Leading Ladies of the 1950's! - That is right, we here at Love Those Classic Movies! (LTCM) are back at it once again; providing the best of the best from a new decade in focus - the 1950's!

These ladies you will truly embody the 1950's from their outstanding projects in this specific decade which due to their quality stand the test of time.

Let us hear from you on your thoughts, maybe you agree, disagree or have someone of worthy mention. It is a very difficult task at hand which is never taken lightly on our end. We will be publishing our "Leading Men of the 1950s" shortly along with other wonderful decades such as the 1960s, 1940's, 1930, 1920's and more! Now take a seat and have a read of whom we consider the true definition of a classic lady of the 1950s.

The eight top leading ladies deemed as the defining women of the 1950's are:


Dorothy Dandridge, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, Katharine Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Simone Signoret, & Eleanor Parker!


Dorothy Dandridge:


Tarzan's Peril (1951)
The Harlem Globetrotters (1951)
Bright Road (1953)
Remains to be Seen (1953)
Carmen Jones (1954) - nominated for an Academy Award & BAFTA.
Island In The Sun (1957)
Tamango (1958)
The Decks Ran Red (1958)
Porgy and Bess (1959) - nominated for a Golden Globe

Susan Hayward:

 1959    Woman Obsessed

 1959    Thunder in the Sun

 1958    I Want to Live!

 1957    Top Secret Affair

 1956    The Conqueror

 1955    I'll Cry Tomorrow

 1955    Soldier of Fortune

 1955    Untamed

 1954    Garden of Evil

 1954    Demetrius and the Gladiators

 1953    White Witch Doctor

 1953    The President's Lady

 1952    The Lusty Men

 1952    The Snows of Kilimanjaro

 1952    With a Song in My Heart

 1951    David and Bathsheba

 1951    I Can Get It for You Wholesale

 1951    Rawhide

 1951    I'd Climb the Highest Mountain


Ava Gardner:

My Forbidden Past	1951
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman	1951
Show Boat	1951
Lone Star	1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro	1952
Knights of the Round Table	1953
Mogambo - nominated for Academy Award	1953
Ride, Vaquero!	1953
The Band Wagon	1953
The Barefoot Contessa	1954
Bhowani Junction	1956
The Little Hut	1957
The Sun Also Rises	1957
The Naked Maja	1958
On the Beach	1959

Deborah Kerr:

 1959    Beloved Infidel

 1959    Count Your Blessings

 1959   The Journey

 1958   Separate Tables - nominated for an Academy Award

 1958   Bonjour Tristesse

 1957   An Affair to Remember

 1957   Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison - nominated for an Academy Award

 1956   Tea and Sympathy

 1956   The King and I  - nominated for an Academy Award, won Golden Globe

 1956   The Proud and Profane

 1955   The End of the Affair

 1953   From Here to Eternity - nominated for an Academy Award

 1953   Dream Wife

 1953   Young Bess

 1953   Julius Caesar

 1952   The Prisoner of Zenda

 1951   Thunder in the East

 1951   Quo Vadis

 1950   King Solomon's Mines

 

Katharine Hepburn:

 

 1959    Suddenly, Last Summer - nominated for an Academy Award & Golden Globe

 1957   Desk Set

 1956   The Rainmaker - nominated for an Academy Award & Golden Globe

 1956   The Iron Petticoat

 1955   Summertime - nominated for an Academy Award

 1952   Pat and Mike - nominated for a Golden Globe

 1951   The African Queen - nominated for an Academy Award

Marilyn Monroe:

 1959    Some Like It Hot - won Golden Globe

 1957    The Prince and the Showgirl

 1956    Bus Stop - nominated for Golden Globe

 1955    The Seven Year Itch

 1954    There's No Business Like Show Business

 1954    River of No Return

 1953    How to Marry a Millionaire

 1953    Gentlemen Prefer Blonde

 1953    Niagara

 1952    Monkey Business

 1952    O. Henry's Full House

 1952    Don't Bother to Knock

 1952    We're Not Married!

 1952    Clash by Night

 1951    Let's Make It Legal

 1951    Love Nest

 1951    As Young as You Feel

 1951    Home Town Story

 1950    All About Eve

 1950    The Fireball

 1950    Right Cross

 1950    The Asphalt Jungle

 1950    A Ticket to Tomahawk

Simone Signoret:

 1959    Room at the Top - won an Academy Award & Golden Globe nominated

 1957    The Crucible

 1956    Un matin comme les autres (Short)

 1956     Death in the Garden

 1955    Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (Short)

 1955    Diabolique

 1953    The Adultress

 1953    Confidences en zig-zag sur l'amour (Short)

 1952    Casque d'Or

 1951    Shadow and Light

 1951    Without Leaving an Address

 1950    Gunman in the Streets

 1950    Le traqué

 1950    La Ronde

 1950    Four Days Leave

 1950    Manèges

Eleanor Parker:

 1959    A Hole in the Head

 1957    The Seventh Sin

 1957    Lizzie

 1956    The King and Four Queens

 1955    The Man with the Golden Arm

 1955    Interrupted Melody - nominated for an Academy Award

 1955    Many Rivers to Cross

 1954    Valley of the Kings

 1954    The Naked Jungle

 1953    Escape from Fort Bravo

 1952    Above and Beyond

 1952    Scaramouche

 1951    Detective Story - nominated for an Academy Award

 1951    A Millionaire for Christy

 1951    Valentino

 1950    Three Secrets

 1950    Caged - nominated for an Academy Award

 1950     Chain Lightning

"Act, Sing, Laugh" My Showreel Experiences!

Antonio Rullez – Showreel Experiences

After having composed, over a four year period, the majority of the music for

the original musical “Man of Assisi”, taking on the lead role of St Francis in

most of the performances of the 2013 production was, in many ways,

something entirely different. Parts of my opening night for these

performances feature in both my “Singing and Playing keys” and “Acting”

showreels, but seem only partially to represent the degree of preparation,

emotionally, spiritually, physically and performance-wise overall, required for

this production. It was, in respect of both the rehearsal and performance

process, one of the most rigorous yet rewarding experiences of my career and

life.

Moreover, playing the lead role of Agent Ferrara in the La Trobe University,

Melbourne (Australia) short film “Single Woman Seeks Good Robot” (2011)

was, similarly, though in a filmic context, a delightful time, both in terms of

making the movie and the comradery established between fellow cast and crew

members and the director. This film, shown as part of “Short Flicks” at the

ACMI Cinema (Federation Square, Melbourne), features significantly in my

“Acting” showreel and, on the whole, is one which was well-made and

wonderfully directed and performed.

My time (extending to the present) with the Victorian Ballet School

(Melbourne, Australia) is largely demonstrated, at least performance-wise, in

my “Dance” showreel, which presents extracts from a number of dance and

theatrical performances, of varying styles, between 2009 and 2011. I found

2009 to be a particularly challenging year with respect to dance and, especially

earlier in the year, had noted that it took a considerable amount of time for

certain aspects of my dancing technique to “click into gear”, so to speak.

However, as “concert-time” drew nearer, things started to flow a lot more and

the difficulties that I had faced ultimately held me in good stead for the years

of rehearsals, performances and great times ahead.

 

 

Showreel Links

Acting showreel: http://youtu.be/2nIEC4KTysM

Singing and Playing keys showreel: http://youtu.be/CJJJkSHAsBU

Dance showreel: http://youtu.be/wNMVgZ8PCmE

© Antonio Rullez 2016