Post by NK19 on Sept 22, 2021 11:54:41 GMT
Rest in peace.
She has to have been among the last living actors to get starring roles in the 1930s and 1940s. One idea that I've thought about is creating an objectivly ranked list of the biggest stars of those two decades still alive. The scoring system would be 3 points per top billing, which is determined by looking at the original movie poster (biggest fonts, top of the page, picture of said actor). And 1 point if your name merely appears on the poster, but not more than a supporting role.
For example, Joan Evans debuted and starred in Roseanna McCoy (1949), so that's 3 points in total. Unfortunately, it's quite time-consuming to check every poster for those who appeared in a large number of films. But I suspect that Marsha Hunt, Margaret O'Brien, Angela Lansbury, Jimmy Lydon, June Lockhart, Darryl Hickman, Glynis Johns, Robert Blake, Mirtha Legrand, Cora Sue Collins, Ann Blyth, Ted Donaldson, etc. would be the top contenders.