20 Questions - Game 17

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#61 Post by Doug7878 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:12 pm

Good point.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#62 Post by Doug7878 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:13 pm

Just joking...

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#63 Post by Jamiet99uk » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:19 pm

So I'm guessing she must be Japanese, Canadian, Russian, or from North Africa.

Question: Was she ever nominated for the Academy Award for either Best Actress, or Best Supporting Actress?
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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#64 Post by Doug7878 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:25 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:19 pm
So I'm guessing she must be Japanese, Canadian, Russian, or from North Africa.

Question: Was she ever nominated for the Academy Award for either Best Actress, or Best Supporting Actress?
Yes.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#65 Post by Doug7878 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:29 pm

Answers so far:
1. Real person
2. Deceased
3. Female
4. NOT unusually tall
5. NOT alive at any time in the 19th century
6. Involved in the entertainment industry
7. Work she is known for is NOT primarily after 1950
8. Famous primarily for her appearances in films
9. Majority of films she appeared in were black and white
10. Did NOT star opposite a leading actor named Fred
11. NOT born in Europe
12. NOT born in the USA
13. Did NOT "play" (act) in silent films
14. Film genre: Some (not most) were of a similar form or style, but not subject matter necessarily.
15. Did NOT have blond hair
16. Was born in the northern hemisphere
17. Nominated for at least one Acadamy Award (best actress in a leading or supporting role)

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Marilyn Monroe (cdngooner)
Judy Garland (damo666)
Vivien Leigh (Jamiet99uk)
Shirley Temple (Hamish)
Ingrid Bergman (MSmart)
Marlene Dietrich (Wusti)

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#66 Post by Jamiet99uk » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:30 pm

So we are looking for a Canadian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or North African actress nominated for Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress, probably in the 1930s or 1940s, who remains a household name today (bearing mind the 50% dart test).
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#67 Post by Hamish » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:43 pm

I am Googling like crazy here. (Well, mostly IMDB's 100 Famous Actresses of Hollywood's Golden Era.) So far, the only actresses I have come up with that would fit all criteria:

1. Norma Shearer. Born in Montreal, 1902, films up to 1942.
2. Merle Oberon. Born in Bombay, 1911, films up to 1973 but most pre-1950.
3. Olivia de Havilland. Born in Tokyo, 1916, films up to 1988 but lots pre-1950.
4. Lupe Velez. Born in San Luis Potosi, 1908, films up to 1944.
5. Maria Montez. Born in Barahona, 1912, films up to 1951.

The only one I have heard of is Olivia de Havilland, but she also has a lot of films post-1950, so not the best fit.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#68 Post by Hamish » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:49 pm

Lupe Velez and Maria Montez were never nominated for an Academy Award as far as I can find.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#69 Post by Hamish » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:50 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:30 pm
So we are looking for a Canadian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, or North African actress nominated for Best Actress or Best Supporting Actress, probably in the 1930s or 1940s, who remains a household name today (bearing mind the 50% dart test).
Mexican or Caribbean is also an option.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#70 Post by cdngooner » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:52 pm

Realizing this is my second guess, so it counts against the 20: Greta Garbo?

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#71 Post by damo666 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:52 pm

Hamish wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:43 pm
I am Googling like crazy here. (Well, mostly IMDB's 100 Famous Actresses of Hollywood's Golden Era.) So far, the only actresses I have come up with that would fit all criteria:

1. Norma Shearer. Born in Montreal, 1902, films up to 1942.
2. Merle Oberon. Born in Bombay, 1911, films up to 1973 but most pre-1950.
3. Olivia de Havilland. Born in Tokyo, 1916, films up to 1988 but lots pre-1950.
4. Lupe Velez. Born in San Luis Potosi, 1908, films up to 1944.
5. Maria Montez. Born in Barahona, 1912, films up to 1951.

The only one I have heard of is Olivia de Havilland, but she also has a lot of films post-1950, so not the best fit.
4 and 5 don't have Oscar nominations.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#72 Post by damo666 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:53 pm

cdngooner wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:52 pm
Realizing this is my second guess, so it counts against the 20: Greta Garbo?
Doesn't count . Europranborn.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#73 Post by cdngooner » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:53 pm

Can I withdraw that? I see one of the answers was "not born in Europe".

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#74 Post by damo666 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:54 pm

Gonna risk Norma Shearer.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#75 Post by Doug7878 » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:56 pm

damo666 wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:54 pm
Gonna risk Norma Shearer.
No.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#76 Post by SenatorNyxen » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:56 pm

Vivien Leigh? British, but born in India.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#77 Post by Hamish » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:58 pm

damo666 wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:52 pm
Hamish wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:43 pm
I am Googling like crazy here. (Well, mostly IMDB's 100 Famous Actresses of Hollywood's Golden Era.) So far, the only actresses I have come up with that would fit all criteria:

1. Norma Shearer. Born in Montreal, 1902, films up to 1942.
2. Merle Oberon. Born in Bombay, 1911, films up to 1973 but most pre-1950.
3. Olivia de Havilland. Born in Tokyo, 1916, films up to 1988 but lots pre-1950.
4. Lupe Velez. Born in San Luis Potosi, 1908, films up to 1944.
5. Maria Montez. Born in Barahona, 1912, films up to 1951.

The only one I have heard of is Olivia de Havilland, but she also has a lot of films post-1950, so not the best fit.
4 and 5 don't have Oscar nominations.

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Lucille Watson and a Mexicana I've cannot refund!
Lucile Watson was born 1879, so alive during 19th century.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#78 Post by Hamish » Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:59 pm

SenatorNyxen wrote:
Mon Jun 20, 2022 2:56 pm
Vivien Leigh? British, but born in India.
Already been guessed.

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#79 Post by SenatorNyxen » Mon Jun 20, 2022 3:01 pm

Oops, nevermind that's in the wrong guesses. Joan Fontaine then?

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Re: 20 Questions - Game 17

#80 Post by SenatorNyxen » Mon Jun 20, 2022 3:02 pm

Ugh, scratch that one too to Fred. Is there a way to edit or delete posts?

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