As a society, our ideas of what is cool, trendy, and sexy changes constantly, but one thing remains constant: we are obsessed with Hollywood and the movie stars that it produces.
The names change throughout the years, but the fact remains that we love our matinee idols.
Take a look at the different movie stars that defined “cool” during the different decades of the 20th century.
1900s – Florence Turner, Gilbert M. Anderson, and Marion Leonard
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1910s – Florence Lawrence, William S. Hart, and Mary Pickford
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1920s – Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, and Charlie Chaplin
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1930s – Mae West, Gary Cooper, and Carole Lombard
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1940s – Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, and Barbara Stanwyck
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1950s – John Wayne, Doris Day, and William Holden
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1960s – Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, and Sidney Poitier
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1970s – Steve McQueen, Barbra Streisand, and Burt Reynolds
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1980s – Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep, and Eddie Murphy
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1990s – Demi Moore, Tom Cruise, and Julia Roberts
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Who do you think has been Hollywood royalty in the first two decades of the 21st century?
