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re: who is considered the greatest/biggest movie star of all time?
Posted on 5/28/14 at 10:41 am to Jamohn
Posted on 5/28/14 at 10:41 am to Jamohn
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I just don't see Monroe as much of a movie star. She was a "Hollywood Starlet" but to line her up with the Hepburns of the world would be like lining up Howard Hughes as a movie director next to Scorcese.
Monroe was more famous as a pin-up, model, socialite, and just a chick who fricked rich high-profile dudes than she was for acting in movies.
If we're talking female movie stars, I'd think the nod has to go to Kat Hepburn.
This.
Marilyn was a pinup girl who was simply a pretty face. She played Marilyn Monroe in every movie. Seriously, her character in Seven Year Itch is simply "The Girl."
Calling her the greatest actress of all time is like saying Kim Kardashian is the greatest TV star of all time simply because of her fame.
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Posted on 5/28/14 at 10:46 am to Feral
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Calling her the greatest actress of all time is like saying Kim Kardashian is the greatest TV star of all time simply because of her fame.
Nobody was talking about "acting" or "greatest actress" in this thread. The character actors tend to wipe the floor with the leads in that discussion.
We're talking "movie star" - "film star" - however you want to qualify it - and Marilyn is probably it on the female side. Were Kate and Audrey Hepburn big stars? Yes. Were they great actresses? Kate was, Audrey was okay - I wouldn't say great. Is Meryl Streep a great actress? Certainly. Is she one of the greatest movie stars of all time? Certainly not.
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