Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Looking Ahead: Monty's March Madness Favorite Actress Tournament #6

A look ahead at the Monty's March Madness Favorite Actress Tournament, part of which we'll be hosting here at the Monkey.

Voting begins March 5.


Myrna Loy
Birth Name: Myrna Adele Williams
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Funny Ladies" #2
Birth Date: August 2, 1905
Birthplace: Radersburg, Montana
Height: 5' 6"
Film Debut: What Price Beauty? (1925)
Academy Awards: none
Katie Awards: Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) (1934) (The Thin Man) and Best Supporting Actress (1946) (The Best Years of Our Lives)
Three More To See: After the Thin Man, Libeled Lady, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

versus

Margaret Dumont
Birth Name: Daisy Juliette Baker
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Funny Ladies" #7
Birth Date: October 20, 1882
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Height: 5' 9"
Film Debut: A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
Academy Awards: none
Katie Awards: Best Supporting Actress (1932-33) (Duck Soup)
Three More To See: Animal Crackers, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races

The winner of this match-up will face the winner of:

Jean Harlow
Birth Name: Harlean Harlow Carpenter
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Funny Ladies" #3
Birth Date: March 3, 1911
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Height: 5' 1½"
Film Debut: Moran of the Marines (1928)
Academy Awards: none
Katie Awards: Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) (1932-33) (Red Dust, Dinner at Eight, Bombshell)
Three More To See: Red-Headed Woman, China Seas, Libeled Lady

versus

Marie Dressler
Birth Name: Leila Marie Koerber
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "Funny Ladies" #6
Birth Date: November 9, 1868
Birthplace: Cobourg, Ontario
Height: 5' 7"
Film Debut: Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
Academy Awards: 2 nominations, 1 win (Best Actress, 1930-31) (Min and Bill)
Katie Awards: Best Supporting Actress (1929-30) (Anna Christie)
Three More To See: The Patsy, Emma, Dinner at Eight

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