John Mills (1908-2005) was an English actor who earned over 120 film credits throughout his career. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Ryan's Daughter" in 1971.
Dorothy McGuire (1916-2001) was an American actress who appeared in 40 films during her career. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Gentleman's Agreement" in 1947.
2. Psycho
Answer: Anthony Perkins - Vera Miles
Anthony Perkins (1932-1992) was an American actor with 54 film credits to his name. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for "Friendly Persuasion" in 1956.
Vera Miles (1929) is an American actress who had 45 movie appearances. She placed third in the 1948 Miss America contest after being named Miss Kansas.
3. Spartacus
Answer: Kirk Douglas - Laurence Olivier
Kirk Douglas (1916-2020) was an American actor with more than 90 film credits. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Actor three times namely, "Champion" in 1949, "The Bad and the Beautiful" in 1952 and "Lust for Life" in 1956.
Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) was an English actor who appeared in 66 films during his illustrious career. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Actor nine times, winning for "Hamlet" in 1948.
4. La Dolce Vita
Answer: Marcello Mastroianni - Anita Ekberg
Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) was an Italian actor with an amazing 144 acting credits to his name. He was nominated for Best Actor three times, for "Divorce Italian Style" in 1961, "A Special Day" in 1977 and "Dark Eyes" in 1987.
Anita Ekberg (1931-2015) was a Swedish actress who appeared in 54 films. She was named Miss Sweden of 1950 and was best known for her role in "La Dolce Vita".
5. Exodus
Answer: Paul Newman - Eva Marie Saint
Paul Newman (1925-2008) was an American actor with 68 film credits to his name. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor eight times winning for "The Color of Money" in 1987.
Eva Marie Saint (1924) is an American actress who has appeared in 21 films. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1955 for "On the Waterfront".
6. The Apartment
Answer: Jack Lemmon - Shirley MacLaine
Jack Lemmon (1925-2001) was an American actor who made appearances in over 60 films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor seven times winning for "Save the Tiger" in 1974.
Shirley MacLaine (1934) is an American actress who has appeared in 60 movies. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress five times winning for "Terms of Endearment" in 1984.
7. The Alamo
Answer: John Wayne - Richard Widmark
John Wayne (1907-1979) was an American actor who is credited with appearances in over 170 films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor twice winning for "True Grit" in 1970.
Richard Widmark (1914-2008) was an American actor with 62 film credits in his career. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Kiss of Death" in 1947.
8. BUtterfield 8
Answer: Elizabeth Taylor - Laurence Harvey
Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) was a British-American actress credited with 57 film appearances. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress five times winning for "BUtterfield 8" in 1961 and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1967.
Laurence Harvey (1928-1973) was a Lithuanian-born British actor who made 58 film appearances. He was nominated for Best Actor for "Room at the Top" in 1959.
9. Ocean's 11
Answer: Frank Sinatra - Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) was an American singer and actor with 62 film credits. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "From Here to Eternity" in 1954 and was nominated for Best Actor for "The Man with the Golden Arm" in 1955.
Dean Martin (1917-1995) was an American singer and actor with over 60 film credits. He was part of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop all of whom were cast in "Ocean's 11".
10. Tall Story
Answer: Anthony Perkins - Jane Fonda
Anthony Perkins (1932-1992) was an American actor with 54 film credits to his name, including "Fear Strikes Out" and "Friendly Persuasion".
Jane Fonda (1937) is an American actress who has close to 50 film credits. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress six times winning for "Klute" in 1971 and "Coming Home" in 1978.
11. From the Terrace
Answer: Paul Newman - Joanne Woodward
Paul Newman (1925-2008) was an American actor with 68 film credits to his name. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for "The Color of Money" in 1987. He was also presented with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his charity work in 1994.
Joanne Woodward (1930) is an American actress who has appeared in 32 films. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress four times winning for "The Three Faces of Eve" in 1958.
12. Elmer Gantry
Answer: Burt Lancaster - Jean Simmons
Burt Lancaster (1913-1994) was an American actor who appeared in 76 films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor four times winning for "Elmer Gantry".
Jean Simmons (1929-2010) was a British actress with 84 film credits. She was nominated for Best Actress for "The Happy Ending" in 1970.
13. Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Answer: Doris Day - David Niven
Doris Day (1922-2019) was an American singer and actress with 39 movie credits. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Pillow Talk" in 1959.
David Niven (1910-1983) was a British actor with over 90 film credits. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for "Separate Tables" in 1958.
14. Pepe
Answer: Cantinflas - Dan Dailey
Cantinflas (1911-1993) was a Mexican actor with 50 film credits. At his peak in the late 1950s, he was earning more than $1.5 million a year and was described as "the world's greatest comedian" by Charlie Chaplin.
Dan Dailey (1915-1978) was an American actor with more than 40 film credits. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for "When My Baby Smiles at Me" in 1948.
15. G.I. Blues
Answer: Elvis Presley - Juliet Prowse
Elvis Presley (1935-1977) was an American singer and actor with over 30 movie credits. He is one of only a few artists inducted into both The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and The Country Music Hall of Fame.
Juliet Prowse (1936-1996) was an American dancer and actress who made 10 film appearances. She was the guest star on the very first "The Muppet Show" broadcast in 1976.
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