AFI Top 50 Screen Legends

Top 25 Female Screen Legends	Top 25 Male Screen Legends
Katharine Hepburn Bette Davis Audrey Hepburn Ingrid Bergman Greta Garbo Marilyn Monroe Elizabeth Taylor Judy Garland Marlene Dietrich Joan Crawford Barbara Stanwyck Claudette Colbert Grace Kelly Ginger Rogers Mae West Vivien Leigh Lillian Gish Shirley Temple Rita Hayworth Lauren Bacall Sophia Loren Jean Harlow Carole Lombard Mary Pickford Ava Gardner	Humphrey Bogart Cary Grant James Stewart Marlon Brando Fred Astaire Henry Fonda Clark Gable James Cagney Spencer Tracy Charles Chaplin Gary Cooper Gregory Peck John Wayne Laurence Olivier Gene Kelly Orson Welles Kirk Douglas James Dean Burt Lancaster Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx) Buster Keaton Sidney Poitier Robert Mitchum Edward G. Robinson William Holden
Remaining 225 Female Nominees	Remaining 225 Male Nominees
Gracie Allen June Allyson Dame Judith Anderson Annabella Eve Arden Jean Arthur Mary Astor Pearl Bailey Lucille Ball Tallulah Bankhead Vilma Bánky Theda Bara Ethel Barrymore Anne Baxter Louise Beavers Barbara Bel Geddes Constance Bennett Joan Bennett Joan Blondell Claire Bloom Ann Blyth Beulah Bondi Shirley Booth Clara Bow Alice Brady Helen Broderick Betty Bronson Louise Brooks Virginia Bruce Billie Burke Spring Byington Kitty Carlisle Madeleine Carroll Cyd Charisse Ruth Chatterton Mae Clarke Dolores Costello Jeanne Crain Viola Dana Dorothy Dandridge Bebe Daniels Linda Darnell Danielle Darrieux Jane Darwell Marion Davies Joan Davis Doris Day Laraine Day Yvonne De Carlo Ruby Dee Gloria DeHaven Olivia de Havilland Dolores del Río Louise Dresser Marie Dressler Margaret Dumont Irene Dunne Deanna Durbin Jeanne Eagels Dale Evans Frances Farmer Glenda Farrell Alice Faye Betty Field Gracie Fields Geraldine Fitzgerald Rhonda Fleming Nina Foch Joan Fontaine Kay Francis Peggy Ann Garner Betty Garrett Greer Garson Janet Gaynor Mitzi Gaynor Hermione Gingold Dorothy Gish Paulette Goddard Ruth Gordon Betty Grable Gloria Grahame Bonita Granville Kathryn Grayson Jane Greer Corinne Griffith Jean Hagen Barbara Hale Margaret Hamilton Ann Harding June Haver Helen Hayes Susan Hayward Sonja Henie Judy Holliday Celeste Holm Miriam Hopkins Lena Horne Marsha Hunt Kim Hunter Ruth Hussey Betty Hutton Jennifer Jones Ruby Keeler Madge Kennedy Deborah Kerr Veronica Lake Hedy Lamarr Dorothy Lamour Elsa Lanchester Priscilla Lane Angela Lansbury Piper Laurie Florence Lawrence Janet Leigh Joan Leslie Viveca Lindfors Gina Lollobrigida Bessie Love Myrna Loy Ida Lupino Jeanette MacDonald Anna Magnani Marjorie Main Dorothy Malone Jayne Mansfield Mae Marsh Mary Martin Virginia Mayo May McAvoy Mercedes McCambridge Hattie McDaniel Dorothy McGuire Nina Mae McKinney Butterfly McQueen Una Merkel Ethel Merman Ann Miller Carmen Miranda Maria Montez Colleen Moore Agnes Moorehead Rita Moreno Mae Murray Mildred Natwick Alla Nazimova Dame Anna Neagle Patricia Neal Pola Negri Anna Q. Nilsson Mabel Normand Margaret O’Brien Maureen O’Hara Maureen O’Sullivan Merle Oberon Seena Owen Geraldine Page Lilli Palmer Eleanor Parker Gail Patrick ZaSu Pitts Eleanor Powell Jane Powell Marie Prevost Edna Purviance Luise Rainer Vera Hruba Ralston Martha Raye Donna Reed Lee Remick Anne Revere Debbie Reynolds Thelma Ritter Dame Flora Robson Ruth Roman Gail Russell Jane Russell Rosalind Russell Ann Rutherford Lizabeth Scott Martha Scott Jean Seberg Norma Shearer Ann Sheridan Dinah Shore Sylvia Sidney Jean Simmons Simone Simon Penny Singleton Alexis Smith Gale Sondergaard Ann Sothern Gloria Stuart Margaret Sullavan Gloria Swanson Blanche Sweet Constance Talmadge Norma Talmadge Jessica Tandy Gene Tierney Ann Todd Thelma Todd Claire Trevor Lana Turner Helen Twelvetrees Lupe Vélez Evelyn Venable Vera-Ellen Ethel Waters Pearl White Esther Williams Lois Wilson Marie Wilson Marie Windsor Shelley Winters Estelle Winwood Jane Withers Anna May Wong (黄柳霜) Natalie Wood Irene Worth Fay Wray Teresa Wright Jane Wyatt Jane Wyman Clara Kimball Young Loretta Young	Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Brian Aherne Don Ameche Eddie “Rochester” Anderson Gilbert M. “Broncho Billy” Anderson Dana Andrews Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle George Arliss Louis Armstrong Edward Arnold Gene Autry Lew Ayres King Baggot John Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Richard Barthelmess Freddie Bartholomew Warner Baxter Noah Beery Sr. Wallace Beery Ralph Bellamy John Belushi* William Bendix Jack Benny Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Milton Berle Ray Bolger Ward Bond William Boyd Charles Boyer Eddie Bracken Walter Brennan Lloyd Bridges Joe E. Brown Yul Brynner George Burns Richard Burton Francis X. Bushman Eddie Cantor John Carradine Leo G. Carroll Jack Carson John Cassavetes Lon Chaney Lon Chaney Jr. Maurice Chevalier Montgomery Clift Lee J. Cobb Charles Coburn Ronald Colman Jackie Coogan Jackie Cooper Joseph Cotten Buster Crabbe Broderick Crawford Hume Cronyn Bing Crosby Robert Cummings Tony Curtis Dan Dailey Ossie Davis Sammy Davis Jr. Divine* Peter Finch* Richard Dix Robert Donat Brian Donlevy Melvyn Douglas Jimmy Durante Buddy Ebsen Nelson Eddy Douglas Fairbanks Sr. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. William Farnum José Ferrer W. C. Fields Peter Finch* Barry Fitzgerald Errol Flynn Glenn Ford John Garfield John Gielgud* John Gilbert Jackie Gleason Farley Granger Stewart Granger Sydney Greenstreet Sir Alec Guinness Edmund Gwenn Jack Haley Rex Harrison William S. Hart Laurence Harvey Sessue Hayakawa (早川雪洲) Sterling Hayden George “Gabby” Hayes Van Heflin Paul Henreid Charlton Heston Bob Hope Edward Everett Horton John Houseman* Leslie Howard Trevor Howard Rock Hudson Tab Hunter John Huston Walter Huston Rex Ingram (Actor) Burl Ives Emil Jannings Ben Johnson Van Johnson Al Jolson Louis Jourdan Raul Julia* Boris Karloff Danny Kaye Howard Keel Arthur Kennedy Alan Ladd Bert Lahr Harry Langdon Mario Lanza Charles Laughton Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy Peter Lawford Oscar Levant Jerry Lewis Harold Lloyd Peter Lorre Bela Lugosi Keye Luke (陸錫麒) Fred MacMurray Gordon MacRae Karl Malden Fredric March Herbert Marshall Dean Martin Lee Marvin James Mason Raymond Massey Victor Mature Joel McCrea Roddy McDowall Victor McLaglen Steve McQueen Adolphe Menjou Burgess Meredith Ray Milland Sal Mineo Thomas Mitchell Tom Mix Ricardo Montalbán George Montgomery Robert Montgomery Mantan Moreland Frank Morgan Zero Mostel* Paul Muni George Murphy The Nicholas Brothers David Niven Ramon Novarro Jack Oakie Edmond O’Brien Pat O’Brien Donald O’Connor Jack Palance Larry Parks George Peppard Anthony Perkins Slim Pickens Walter Pidgeon Dick Powell William Powell Tyrone Power Elvis Presley Robert Preston Vincent Price Anthony Quinn George Raft Claude Rains Basil Rathbone Charles Ray Ronald Reagan Wallace Reid Ralph Richardson Paul Robeson Bill “Bojangles” Robinson Charles “Buddy” Rogers Roy Rogers Will Rogers Gilbert Roland Cesar Romero Mickey Rooney Charlie Ruggles Harold Russell Robert Ryan Sabu George Sanders Randolph Scott Peter Sellers Robert Shaw* Frank Sinatra Red Skelton Dean Stockwell Woody Strode Robert Taylor The Three Stooges (Curly Howard, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Joe DeRita) Franchot Tone Ben Turpin Peter Ustinov Rudolph Valentino Rudy Vallée Conrad Veidt Erich von Stroheim Max von Sydow* Robert Walker Clifton Webb Johnny Weissmuller Richard Widmark Cornel Wilde Chill Wills Gig Young Robert Young

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