The Dueling Divas Entries

Here they are, folks! I will be updating this page as the entries come in over the next few days. Be sure to check back often for the newest posts! At the end of each day I will re-post this page on Backlots’ social media sites for your convenience so you can read the official entries for each day. Have fun!

MOVIE STAR MAKEOVER: Sonja Henie and Lynn Bari duel over John Payne in this clever piece by Kay at Movie Star Makeover. http://moviestarmakeover.com/2012/12/19/sun-valley-smackdown-sonja-henie-vs-lynn-bari-dueling-divas/

CRITICA RETRO: Le examines Barbara Stanwyck’s two roles in everybody’s favorite comedy on a boat, The Lady Eve. This piece is in Portuguese, but Le has kindly offered a handy translation tool in the top right portion of her page. http://criticaretro.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/as-tres-noites-de-eva-lady-eve-1941.html

GEORGIE LEE: Scarlett O’Hara and her sister Suellen do some serious dueling in Gone With the Wind, and Georgie Lee is here to explain why! http://georgielee.blogspot.com/2012/12/scarlett-with-side-of-sueellen.html

SILVER SCREENINGS: Art imitates life in Old Acquaintance. The onscreen feud between Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins mirrors the one they had in real life, as analyzed in this very informative post over at Silver Screenings. We also learn a bit about “women’s films” as a genre. http://silverscreenings.org/2012/12/19/dueling-divas-old-acquaintances

HOLLYWOOD REVUE: Angela writes a wonderful and thoughtful piece about the real-life competition between Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer, beyond their famous onscreen rivalry in The Women. http://hollywoodrevue.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/dueling-divas-joan-crawford-vs-norma-shearer/#more-5740

THE GREAT KATHARINE HEPBURN: In an interesting and unique take on this topic, Margaret explains to us why Katharine Hepburn often takes a film in which there may be competition and turns a potential duel into something positive. http://thegreatkh.blogspot.com/2012/12/dueling-divas-and-why-hepburn-isnt-one.html

CLASSIC BECKY’S BRAIN FOOD: In another interesting take, Becky shows us some duels in the true sense of the word, carried out by those great male divas Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone! http://classicbeckybrainfood.blogspot.com/2012/12/dueling-divas-blogathon-in-manly-style.html

SILVER SCREEN MODISTE: Christian explores Greta Garbo’s dual role in Two-Faced Woman, and gives us a bit of history about Garbo’s film career. http://www.silverscreenmodiste.com/2012/12/garbo-in-two-faced-woman-dueling-divas.html

THE BEST OF ALEXANDRA: Alexandra muses on the infamous de Havilland sister feud, and offers a flowchart in which spinster/heiress movies tee off against each other. http://thebestofalexandra.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/dueling-divas-spinsterheiressprobz-edition/

ONCE UPON A SCREEN: Aurora compares two grand divas of noir, Phyllis Dietrichson in Double Indemnity and Cora in The Postman Always Rings Twice, and declares a winner at the end as to who is the bigger diva. http://onceuponascreen.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/dueling-divas-dans-lombre-de-noir/

BACKLOTS: My own entry focuses on the ladies of The Women. https://backlots.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/the-dueling-divas-of-the-women-1939/