The Golden Age of Hollywood is generally said to have been born with The Jazz Singer (1927), the first of the deluge of "talkies" that were made by the iconic studios MGM, Paramount Pictures, RKO, Warner Bros., and 20th Century Fox, and delighted audiences right up to the early 1960s.
And while the scripts, sets, scores and effects were top of the range, what really drew people to the cinemas was the Hollywood stars that graced the screens. Half a century later and they are still iconic; and it is no wonder when they epitomised the essence of cool, suave, beauty, grace and glamour.
I have split this list into first names and surnames of iconic movie stars of the Golden Age. After all, if Clark is too fusty for you, why not consider Gable? The first names are a sweet mix between the homely and retro, striking just the right amount of daring. The surnames feel more striking and hipster. And the best thing is, half these surnames break down the gender divide. Why not have a boy named Davis if you love Bette? Why not a girl named Astaire after Fred?
First Names:| Alec Anthony Bing Burt Buster Cary Charles Charlton Clark David Donald Errol Franchot Frank Fred Gary Gene |
Glenn Gregory Henry Humphrey Jack James Jimmy John Kerwin Kirk Laurence Leo Leslie Lionel Lloyd Marlon Montgomery |
Omar Orson Paul Peter Ralph Rex Richard Rock Ronald Sal Spencer Steve Tony Tyrone Wallace William Yul |
Audrey Ava Bette Betty Brigitte Celeste Claudette Cyd Debbie Deborah Donna Doris Dorothy Eleanor Elizabeth Fay Gene |
Ginger Gloria Grace Greer Greta Ida Irene Janet Jean Jennifer Joan Judy Grace Hedy Ingrid Jayne Katharine |
Lana Lauren Lillian Loretta Mae Marilyn Marlene Maureen Natalie Olivia Peggy Rosalind Rita Sophia Susan Veronica Vivien |
Surnames:
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Arthur Astaire Bacall Bardot Bellamy Bennett Bogart Boyer Brando Brynner Burton
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Cagney Charisse Colbert Colman Cooper Crawford Crosby Curtis Davis Day Dean |
Douglas Flynn Fonda Ford Gable Garbo Gardner Garland Garson Gaynor Grable |
Grant Harlow Harrison Hayworth Hepburn Heston Holliday Howard Hudson Keaton Kelly |
Kerr Lake Lamarr Leigh Loren Lupino Marx Mason McQueen Monroe Newman |
Niven Olivier Parker Quinn Reed Stewart Tierney Tracy Turner Wayne West |
