In 2002, Afton Fraser, then married to Brendan Fraser, published a guide for film beginners and afficionados called Hollywood Picks the Classics.
Among the dozens participating were June Allyson, Sean Astin, Jeff Bridges, Michael Caine, Arlene Dahl, Olivia de Havilland, Carrie Fisher, Bridget Fonda, Hugh Jackman, Piper Laurie, Janet Leigh, George Lucas, William H. Macy, Virginia Mayo, Ian McKellen, Margaret O'Brien, Sidney Poitier, Mickey Rooney, Jane Russell, Winona Ryder, Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Barbara Walters, and John Woo.
See if you can guess whose picks these were:
Selected by an Oscar winning actress:
Brief Encounter
Dodsworth
East of Eden
The Grapes of Wrath
Henry V
High Noon
Little Women 91933)
A Place in the Sun
The Private Life of Henry VII
Singin' in the Rain
An Oscar nominated actress:
The 400 Blows
Dark Victory
Dodsworth
Notorious
Now, Voyager
The Public Enemy
Spellbound
Sullivan's Travels
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
A never nominated actress:
Ball of Fire
Black Narcissus
The Day the Earth Stood Still
A Face in the Crowd
I Know Where I'm Going
The Lady Eve
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Nonotchka
Nothing Sacred
The Philadelphia Story
An Oscar winning actor:
The Bride of Frankenstein
Citizen Kane
Duck Soup
East of Eden
High Noon
It's a Wonderful Life
Paths of Glory
The Philadelphia Story
Tarzan and His Mate
Umberto D.
The Wizard of Oz
An Oscar nominated actor:
All About Eve
Casablanca
Citizen Kane
Roman Holiday
Scaramouche (1952)
Singin' in the Rain
Witness for the Prosecution
The Wizard of Oz
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