Voice Of Post

Meet the iconic beauties of yesterday and today that we just can't get enough of.

Trademark looks: husky voice and The Look -- chin down, eyes up 

Most known for: "The Big Sleep," "How to Marry a Millionaire"

Husbands: Humphrey Bogart, Jason Robards

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Watch videos of Bogart and Bacall on screen

Trademark looks: red hair, heart-shaped lips

Most known for: impeccable comedic timing, hit TV show "I Love Lucy"

Husbands: Desi Arnaz, standup comedian Gary Morton

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Watch a video of Lucy learning to drive on "I Love Lucy"

Trademark looks: smoky eyes, pouty lips, the Bardot updo hairstyle

Most known for: popularizing the bikini, the original "sex kitten," many French films, animal rights activism

Husbands: Roger Vadim, Jacques Charrier, Gunter Sachs, Bernard d'Ormale

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Watch scenes of Bardot in the 1956 movie "And God Created Woman"

Trademark looks: Film critic Wanda Hale said of Ingrid: "She has a combination of rare beauty, freshness, vitality and ability that is as uncommon as a century plant in bloom." 

Most known for: "Casablanca," "The Bells of St. Mary's"

Husbands: Petter Lindstrom, Roberto Rossellini, Lars Schmidt

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Watch video of Ingrid Bergman in "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

Trademark looks: beauty-queen looks and the official face of Revlon and Versace

Most known for: "Jungle Fever," "Monster's Ball," Bond girl, first African-American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar. 

Husbands: baseball player David Justice, Eric Benet

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Watch a video her emotional Academy Award acceptance speech.

Trademark looks: great gams

Most known for: dancing with Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain"

Husbands: Nico Charise, Tony Martin

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Watch video of Charisse dancing with Fred Astaire in "The Band Wagon"

Trademark looks: Plutarch wrote of her: "what ultimately made Cleopatra attractive were her wit, charm and sweetness in the tones of her voice."

Most known for: last pharaoh of Egypt, affair with Mark Antony, suicide by asp

Husbands: royal consorts, including Julius Caesar and Marc Antony

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Watch video of Cleopatra (played by Elizabeth Taylor) entering Rome

Trademark looks: mole above her upper lip, all-American girl

Most known for: supermodel status

Husbands: Richard Gere, Rande Gerber

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Watch video of her head-turning Pepsi ad.

Trademark looks: sultry, flirtatious style, dark eyes and beauty mark on her chin

Most known for: singer-dancer-actress, "Carmen Jones," "Porgy and Bess," first African-American woman to earn Academy Award nomination for Best Actress

Husbands: Harold Nicholas, Jack Denison

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Watch video of Dandridge singing the "Cow Cow Boogie"

Trademark looks: those pretty peepers

Most known for: "Jezebel," "All About Eve," "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?," first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 

Husbands: Ham Nelson, Arthur Farnsworth, William Grant Sherry, Gary Merrill

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Watch video of Davis' interview with Barbara Walters

Trademark looks: flawless Gallic features

Most known for: "Repulsion," "Belle de Jour"

Husband: British photographer David Bailey, relationship with Marcello Mastroianni produced a daughter

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Watch her in scenes from "Repulsion"

Trademark looks: short blond hair, shy demeanor, glamorous gowns

Most known for: fairy-tale wedding, two princely sons, charity work, international style icon, paparazzi frenzy, untimely death

Husband: Prince Charles

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Watch videointerviews of Princess Diana

Trademark looks: blue eyes, arched eyebrows; her New York Times obituary observed that "Her masculinity appeals to women and her sexuality to men."

Most known for: "The Blue Angel" (German), "Morocco"

Husband: Rudolf Sieber

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Watch video of her singing in "The Ruins of Berlin"

Trademark looks: A New York Times film critic once wrote of her: "Set in the face of classic structure were large, sad, luminous eyes that expressed a limited but intense emotional range."

Most known for: "Anna Karenina," "Anna Christie" and the nickname "Swedish Sphinx"

Husbands: none, though reportedly had liaisons with both men and women

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Watch video clips from her 1932 film "Mata Hari"

Trademark looks: her "earthy femininity"

Most known for: "Mogambo," "The Barefoot Contessa"

Husbands: Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra

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Watch video of Gardner singing in "Show Boat"

Trademark looks: platinum-blond hair, she was the "original blond bombshell"

Most known for: "Hell's Angels," "Dinner at Eight"

Husbands: Charles McGrew, Paul Bern, Harold Rosson, William Powell (she died before they wed)

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Watch video of Harlow in "Dinner at Eight"

Trademark looks: Red hair

Most known for: dancing with Fred Astaire; the films "Gilda," "The Strawberry Blonde," "You'll Never Get Rich"

Husbands: Edward Charles Holmgren Judson, Orson Welles, Prince Aly Khan, Dick Haymes, James Hill

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Watch her famous first appearance as "Gilda"

Trademark looks: the face that launched a thousand ships

Most known for: overwhelming beauty that triggered the Trojan War; daughter of Leda and Zeus

Husband: Menelaus

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Watch scenes from a modern Helen of Troy

Trademark looks: angelic face, poise, elegance

Most known for: Holly Golightly, "Roman Holiday," the little black dress, UNICEF ambassador

Husbands: Mel Ferrer, Andrea Dotti

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Watch scene of Hepburn in "How to Steal a Million"

Trademark looks: "a lithe, horsey beauty with a haughty voice" (American Theater Guide)

Most known for: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "The Lion in Winter," "African Queen," "The Philadelphia Story"

Husband: Ludlow Ogden Smith, lifelong affair with Spencer Tracy; romance with Howard Hughes

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Watch a video of her in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"

Trademark looks: sparkling smile, smooth-as-silk voice

Most known for: pioneering jazz singer and actress, career lasting six decades; signature song "Stormy Weather," triumphant Broadway show "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music."

Husbands: Louis Jordan Jones, songwriter Lennie Hayton

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Watch her sing a Broadway medley from 1962

Trademark looks: pouty lips, long brown hair, sultry eyes

Most known for: humanitarian work, her large family, films "Girl, Interrupted," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"

Husbands: Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Bob Thornton, domestic partner Brad Pitt

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Watch interview of Jolie on the "Today" show and on the red carpet at the 2009 SAG Awards.

Trademark looks: With her white gloves and string of pearls, this classic beauty was sometimes described as "virginal"

Most known for: "Dial M for Murder," "Rear Window," princess of Monaco, tragic death

Husband: Prince Rainier III of Monaco

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Watch video of her last interview

Trademark looks: Catlike smile, raised right eyebrow

Most known for: "Gone With the Wind," "A Streetcar Named Desire"

Husbands: Herbert Leigh Holman, Lawrence Olivier

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Watch her as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind"

Trademark looks: voluptuous brunette, the "Italian Marilyn Monroe"

Most known for: "La Ciociara," "The Black Orchid," "It Started in Naples"

Husband: Carlo Ponti

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Watch Sophia in a clip from her Academy Award-winning role in "Two Women"

Trademark looks: ample cleavage, platinum-blond hair

Most known for: films "The Wayward Bus," "The Girl Can't Help It"; sexy pinup girl and first leading actress to pose nude in a mainstream film ("Promises! Promises!"); dying young

Husbands: Paul Mansfield, bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, Matt Cimber

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Watch video of Mansfield

Trademark looks: Platinum blond, buxom bombshell

Most known for: "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "How to Marry a Millionaire," "Seven Year Itch," singing "Happy Birthday" to JFK

Husbands: James Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio, Arthur Miller

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Watch video of Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Trademark looks: long neck, delicate features

Most known for: Queen of Egypt, the limestone bust of her uncovered in a dig at Marna; a name meaning "the beautiful one has come"

Husband: Pharaoh Akhenaten

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Trademarks: Husky, seductive voice

Most known for: "The Man With the Golden Arm," "Vertigo"

Husbands: Richard Johnson, Robert Malloy

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Watch video of Novak singing and dancing to "Boola Boola"

Trademark looks: megawatt smile, voluminous hair, her laugh

Most known for: "Pretty Woman," "Erin Brockovich"

Husbands: Lyle Lovett, Daniel Moder

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Watch the trailer for Roberts' new movie, "Eat Pray Love"

Trademark looks: statuesque (aka busty) figure

Most known for: "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," World War II pinup girl, later in life was popular spokeswoman for Playtex full-figure bras

Husbands: high school sweetheart & NFL Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield, actor Roger Barrett, John Calvin Peoples

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Watch her singing in "Las Vegas Story"

Trademark looks: teenage model of virginal innocence

Most known for: "Nothing comes between me and my Calvins," "Suddenly Susan" TV show, speaking out about postpartum depression

Husbands: Andre Agassi, Chris Henchy

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Watch her iconic Calvin Klein ad

Trademark looks: dark hair, dramatic eyebrows, porcelain skin

Most known for: "National Velvet," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and befriending Michael Jackson

Husbands: Conrad Hilton Jr., Michael Wilding, Michael Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice), John Warner, Larry Fortensky

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Trademark looks: green eyes and a slight overbite

Most known for: "Laura," "Leave Her to Heaven"

Husbands: Oleg Cassini, W. Howard Lee

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Watch video clips from her famous film "Laura"

Trademark looks: "The Sweater Girl," WWII pinup

Most known for: "The Postman Always Rings Twice," "Peyton Place" and a stormy affair with a mobster who was stabbed and killed by Turner's daughter during an altercation

Husbands: Artie Shaw, Stephen Crane, Henry Topping, Lex Barker, Fred May, Robert Eaton, Ronald Dante 

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Watch Lana Turner on an episode of "What's My Line?"

Trademark looks: doe eyes, boyish bob and waifish figure

Most known for: supermodel and icon of the "psychedelic '60s," movie "The Boy Friend"

Husbands: Michael Whitney, Leigh Lawson

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Watch Twiggy sing her '70s hit "Here I Go Again"

Trademark looks: 38-24-38

Most known for: "Night After Night," "She Done Him Wrong"

Husbands: Guido Deiro, Paul Novak

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Watch clips from her movie "I'm No Angel"

Trademark looks: Life magazine called her "The Most Beautiful Teenager in the World" in 1956

Most known for: "Rebel Without a Cause," "Splendor in the Grass," mysterious death by drowning

Husbands: Robert Wagner (married twice), Richard Gregson

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Watch her in "Splendor in the Grass"

Older Americans who rock
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy designated May as Senior Citizens Month, and in 1980, President Jimmy Carter's proclamation changed the name to Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate those 65 and older through ceremonies, events and public recognition. Here are a few older Americans who should be celebrated.
Betty White
Her comeback: Betty White, 89, gained celebrity status all over again when she appeared in "The Proposal" .Then came the Super Bowl ad..

Her career: White has been acting for six decades, but we bet you don't know the name of her first sitcom in 1953. Other shows in which she starred:


* "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the '70s
* "The Golden Girls" in the '80s 
* Now she's on "Hot in Cleveland".Her co-stars include:
* Valerie Bertinelli best known for her role on the '70s and '80s sitcom "One Day at a Time" and for being the spokesperson of a weight loss company 
* "Frasier" star Jane Leeves who played Daphne, the love interest of Niles Crane.
* "Just Shoot Me Star" Wendie Malick who played the role of model-turned-fashion editor Nina Van Horn.
Clint Eastwood
His career: Clint Eastwood, 80, broke out in the acting biz with a late 1950s drama series, but he soon became an iconic actor with leads in classics like “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”  and a crime thriller. The catchphrase he made famous? Watch the scene.

As a director: He’s been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director four times and won twice: Once for a western and one for a movie in which he starred. Other movies he’s famous for:

* Directed the little known “Bronco Billy” in the ‘80s
* Played a Secret Service agent in “In the Line of Fire” in the ‘90s
* His current directing project is a biopic, “J. Edgar,” starring:
o Leonardo DiCaprio best known for his role in a box-office epic and his relationship with a top model His first acting job may surprise you.
o Naomi Watts who recently played a real-life FBI agent. Her famous husband?
Harrison Ford
His career: Harrison Ford, 68, doesn’t let his age get him down and he's still one of Hollywood's hot leading men. Watch a super-young Ford in his first movie bit part in 1966.
Famous roles: Ford’s legendary roles include a rogue archeologist and a sharp-tongued space hero Other famous roles include:

* “Patriot Games”  and “Sabrina” in the ‘90s
* “What Lies Beneath” and “Extraordinary Measures” in the 2000s
* He will star in “Cowboys & Aliens” this summer. His co-stars include:
o Olivia Wilde best known for her role in the TV drama “House” and a mock PSA 
o Daniel Craig is best known as a secret agent these days, but he was a drug dealer in his breakout role.
Raquel Welch
Icon status: Raquel Welch, 70, is considered one of the biggest sex symbols of the ‘60s and ‘70s.She struck an iconic pose on the poster for this film.She was the face of a cosmetic’s brand.

Her career: Before she became a movie legend, she had a different on-air job.Her first feature film had a party theme.Her notable roles include:

* “Bandolero” in 1968
* The controversial “Myra Breckinridge” in 1970
* Won a Golden Globe for her role in “The Three Musketeers”
Lauren Bacall
Icon status: Lauren Bacall, 86, was known for her work in film noir as well as her husky voice and unique look  in the ‘40s and ‘50s. Her trademark look?

Her career: The screen star broke out with her role in the book-to-film movie “The Big Sleep” Despite her long career, she finally won a Golden Globe at age 72 for her role in “The Mirror Has Two Faces.” Other notable roles include:

* “How to Marry a Millionaire”  in 1953, with another famous actress
* “Written on the Wind” in 1956
* “Murder on the Orient Express” in 1974, also starring:
o Ingrid Bergman, best known for her in “Casablanca”
o Sean Connery, best known for his role as 007
Aretha Franklin
Her career: The Queen of Soul, 68, had her first hit more than 40 years ago. Listen and see if you recognize it. Who was her role model?
Greatest hits: She’s been belting out great songs for years, earning numerous No. 1 hits on the charts. Here are some:

* “Chain of Fools”
* “Baby, I Love You”
* “I Say A Little Prayer”
* “Respect”
Maya Angelou
Her career: Maya Angelou, 83, is a beloved African-American author, poet and civil rights activist. She was the first female (at 14) to hold this job and was an editor at a far-flung newspaper.

Greatest works: She is best known for a series of autobiographical books and poetry. Some of her greatest works include:
Books

* “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”  in 1969
* “All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes”  in 1986
* “A Song Flung Up to Heaven” in 2002

Poetry

* “Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie”  in 1971
* “Celebrations: Rituals of Peace and Prayer”  in 2006

Screen

* “Roots” in 1977
* First African American woman to direct a major motion picture.
Jimmy Carter
His career: Before Jimmy Carter, 86, was America’s 39th president (1977-1981), he served two terms as senator and one term as governor of the Peach State.
Accomplishments: Many of his notable endeavors came after his presidency. Here are some highlights:

* Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002
* Active with a non-profit devoted to affordable housing
* With the Carter Center, helping to combat a deadly disease
* Famous for his diplomacy
Jack Nicholson
His career: Jack Nicholson, 74, has come a long way from his first role in 1958  having since been nominated for 12 Academy Awards. How many has he won?
His cast of characters: From a private eye to a mad-man villain in a superhero film, Nicholson boasts an eclectic film resume. Here are some of his greatest roles:

* “The Shining”  in 1980
* “Terms of Endearment”  in 1983
* “A Few Good Men” in 1992
* “Something’s Gotta Give”  in 2003
* “The Departed” in 2006