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If I had to pick one girl from the golden era

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Lilian Harvey

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with Willy Fritsch in Die Drei von der Tankstelle

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and Oskar Karlweis from the same film

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I just couldn't pick one, so many were gorgeous but my top 3 in no particular order. Claudette Colbert, Susan Hayward, a bit later(1950s) though,my all time favourite, Gina Lollobrigida.
 
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Possibly 30' and 40's film star Marika Rokk (sorry Marika, I can't do an umlaut in Rokk), the German Ginger Rogers.

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Marika Rökk, 1944

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actually her career lasted well into the 1950s and '60s

1953

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1961

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GHT

I'll Lock Up
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One woman from the Golden Era? Jean Harlow, no contest.
Got to quote Margot Grahame:
When asked by Jean Harlow whether her name was pronounced "Margo" or "Margott"
She replied: "Margo. The 'T' is silent as in Harlow."
This is often misquoted, being attributed to Margot Asquith.
Brilliant retort though.
 

Flat Foot Floey

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Not sure if girls are just waiting to be "picked" but OK....

Lee Miller. She was smart, talented and knew all the cool artists of her time.


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rjb1

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Agree on Lee Miller.
Lee Miller also took some excellent WWII photos. She was accredited as the War Correspondent/Photographer for "Vogue" magazine but was as close to the front as she could get, not taking "fashion" photos. Get a copy of "Lee Miller's War".
 

GHT

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Rita Hayworth in Gilda pretty much seals the deal for me:

"Put The Blame On Mame"

At around 1:04 she starts working the hair, and that's when my knees give out.
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Couldn't agree more, and I have no problem watching that film over and over. My wife sits there lusting Glenn Ford.
Although she rather likes Rita too, says that Rita set the benchmark in elegance.

In the early years of WW2, all that was left to face the military might of Hitler's Third Reich, was The RAF. High Command threw in every available pilot during those few months. It was left to the ladies to learn to fly so that new aircraft could be delivered from the factories to the airfields. Known as The ATA, these young women flew everything from the small fighter planes to the heavy bombers. One such lady became an icon of her time. A real life, Rosie the Riveter. Her name was Mauren Dunlop, she had a casual air that sent many a heart a flutter. Mauren passed away last year, at the grand age of 92. Here she is stepping out of a Spitfire, with that casual air, just throwing her parachute over her back. Not film star, but a pin up all the same.
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