Reading Time: < 1 minuteSo far I used Ngram to evaluate the fame of 72 actresses and actors. Their fame levels ranged from 0.8 famons, for George Macready, to 60 famons for Bob Dylan (figure 1). Most actresses/actors have fame levels between 0 and 10 famons and between 10 and 20 famons. Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a series of earlier posts, I explored the fame of iconic actresses and actors from Hollywood. The vast majority of them have fame levels smaller than 20 famons. Elvis Presley sits at the top, with 53 famons. He is closely followed by Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra. Here I explore the Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesNow, one might wonder what is the relation between elections and home cinema. Movies involve actors and actresses who together with other celebrities support, kiss and hug presidential candidates in public. As Rachel Chang recently wrote, in a post entitled ‘From Sinatra to Streisand: 100 Years of Celebrity Political Endorsements’, Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a series of earlier posts, I explored the fame of iconic actresses and actors from Hollywood. The vast majority of them have fame levels smaller than 20 famons. Elvis Presley sits at the top, with 53 famons. He is closely followed by Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra. All four Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a series of earlier posts, I used Ngram in order to identify the fame of iconic actresses and actors from Hollywood. The vast majority of actresses and actors have fame levels smaller than 20 famons. Elvis Presley is the most famous actor, 53 famons. He is closely followed by Marilyn Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is a tendency, not to say regularity, for action actors like e.g.: Mark Wahlberg Dwayne Johnson John Cena Dave Bautista Ryan Reynolds and others to be the protagonists in comedies with some action elements or in superhero movies. I don’t know whether such comedy movies Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a series of previous posts that started in January 2024, I have searched Ngram for the names of 54 iconic actors and actresses from the Hollywood era. Among them Elvis Presley has the highest fame, 53 famons. He is closely followed by Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra. Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie Gilda is a 1946 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor. The cast includes Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford and George Macready. It is one of the most cult classic movies in movie history and quite interesting in the way it deals with sexual issues. Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSo far in a series of previous posts that started in January 2024, I have searched Ngram for the names of 54 iconic actors and actresses from the Hollywood era. They are shown in the figure that follows, in which the vertical axis shows fame in famon. Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesSearching for actresses and actors more famous than Monroe and Wayne In this post I present the results of the Ngram analysis for six more classic Hollywood icons some of which have been listed in the AFI greatest actors and actresses: Elvis Presley Bruce Lee Tom Hanks Michael Caine Jack Read more