The awarding of film awards (be it the Oscars or the Golden Globes) has been considered a glamorous event since its inception. Despite today's (and some excellent) red carpet look choices, the film icons of Hollywood's golden age are still held up as examples of how to achieve an unforgettable red carpet glow.
Photos that show the extreme sophistication and appeal of film icons of the golden era of Hollywood on the red carpet, we also searched. So what was the brightness of the stars more than half a century ago? And what is it that today's stars lack on the red carpet - style or charm?
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See the icons of Hollywood's Golden Age in the gallery.
Marilyn Monroe
Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Barbra Streisand
Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty
Rita Hayworth and Jim Hill
Dustin Hoffman
Mary Tyler Moore
Anita Ekberg
Betty Grable
Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly
Bette Davis, Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly
Julie Andrews, Andy Williams and Ben Gazzara.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Elizabeth Taylor
Sophia Loren, George Chakiris, Rita Moreno and Maximilian Schell
Kim Novak
Audrey Hepburn
John Wayne
Frank Sinatra, Mercedes McCambridge and Donna Reed
Marlon Brando
Kirk Douglas
Ginger Rogers and George Murphy
Elizabeth Taylor
Natalie Wood
Clark Gable and Grace Kelly
Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe
Sophie Tucker and Jayne Mansfield
Grace Kelly and Donald Hartman
