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Baitball Blogger

(46,785 posts) Fri Apr 5, 2024, 08:46 PM Apr 5

Was there a special title we gave the great actresses of the last generation?

Like Lauren Bacall, for example. I remember someone tried to give the label to someone from our generation (this was at least 30 years ago and I think it was Julia Roberts) and one of the grand ladies pushed back and stated that she was too young, still a baby, to be referred by the name.

I don't think it was a Grand Diva, since that can have negative connotations. But it was something along those lines.

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Was there a special title we gave the great actresses of the last generation? (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Apr 5 OP

I would have guessed "Divas" hlthe2b Apr 5 #1

Using Grande Dame in a search, this definitely lists the right names. Baitball Blogger Apr 5 #5

Hot? Lochloosa Apr 5 #2

Grande Dame? Sneederbunk Apr 5 #3

I think this is the right one. Baitball Blogger Apr 5 #7

Sarah Bernhardt bucolic_frolic Apr 5 #4

Legends of the silver screen dai13sy Apr 5 #6

hlthe2b

(102,574 posts)

1. I would have guessed "Divas"

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 08:48 PM

Apr 5

or maybe "Grande Dames?"

Baitball Blogger

(46,785 posts)

5. Using Grande Dame in a search, this definitely lists the right names.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 09:08 PM

Apr 5

So it's probably the right term.

Lochloosa

(16,086 posts)

2. Hot?

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 08:48 PM

Apr 5

Sneederbunk

(14,319 posts)

3. Grande Dame?

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 08:53 PM

Apr 5

Baitball Blogger

(46,785 posts)

7. I think this is the right one.

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 09:27 PM

Apr 5

bucolic_frolic

(43,535 posts)

4. Sarah Bernhardt

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 08:59 PM

Apr 5

Yeah, that was it.

dai13sy

(347 posts)

6. Legends of the silver screen

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Fri Apr 5, 2024, 09:10 PM

Apr 5

That is what google says. I noticed a lot of other words too like talented, gorgeous, intelligent. Movie stars have been revered almost since the beginning.

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