Inked Mag Staff
March 21st, 2022
60 Tattoos of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Do you know the stars of classic Hollywood?
From the start of the 20th century up until the 1960s, Hollywood and cinema went through a massive change. This era is known as Hollywood’s Golden Age, Old Hollywood or Classical Hollywood Cinema. The birth of this time began after World War I and gave way to some of the most legendary film stars of all time. We’ve curated some of our favorite tattoos of Old Hollywood’s finest in the gallery below, take a peek at these big screen heavy hitters and let us know your favorite performer from this era in the comments section on social media.
Audrey Hepburn
Birth: 5/4/1929
Death: 1/20/1993
Origin: Brussels, Belgium
Most Famous Film(s): “Sabrina” (1954)
“Funny Face” (1957)
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961)
“My Fair Lady” (1964)
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James Dean
Birth: 2/8/1931
Death: 9/30/1955
Origin: Marion, Indiana
Most Famous Film(s): “Rebel Without a Cause” (1955)
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Marilyn Monroe
Birth: 6/1/1926
Death: 8/4/1962
Origin: Los Angeles, California
Most Famous Film(s): “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
“How to Marry a Millionaire” (1953)
“The Seven Year Itch” (1955)
“Some Like It Hot” (1959)
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Bette Davis
Birth: 4/5/1908
Death: 10/6/1989
Origin: Lowell, Massachusetts
Most Famous Film(s): “Of Human Bondage” (1934)
“Jezebel” (1938)
“Dark Victory” (1939)
“All About Eve” (1950)
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John Wayne
Birth: 5/26/1907
Death: 6/11/1979
Origin: Winterset, Iowa
Most Famous Film(s): “Stagecoach” (1939)
“True Grit” (1969)
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Clark Gable
Birth: 2/1/1901
Death: 11/16/1960
Origin: Cadiz, Ohio
Most Famous Film(s): “It Happened One Night” (1934)
“Mutiny on the Bounty” (1935)
“Gone with the Wind” (1939)
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Marlene Dietrich
Birth: 12/27/1901
Death: 5/6/1992
Origin: Berlin, Germany
Most Famous Film(s): “Blue Angel” (1930)
“Morocco” (1930)
“Blonde Venus” (1932)
“Desire” (1936)
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Rita Hayworth
Birth: 10/17/1918
Death: 5/14/1987
Origin: New York City, New York
Most Famous Film(s): “Cover Girl” (1944)
“Gilda” (1946)
“The Lady from Shanghai” (1947)
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Elizabeth Taylor
Birth: 2/27/1932
Death: 3/23/2011
Origin: London, England
Most Famous Film(s): “A Place in the Sun” (1951)
“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958)
“Cleopatra” (1961)
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Doris Day
Birth: 4/3/1922
Death: 5/13/2019
Origin: Cincinnati, Ohio
Most Famous Film(s): “Pillow Talk” (1959)
“Move Over, Darling” (1963)
“The Thrill of It All” (1963)
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Lucille Ball
Birth: 8/6/1911
Death: 4/26/1989
Origin: Jamestown, New York
Most Famous Work: “I Love Lucy” (1951-1957)
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Gene Kelly
Birth: 8/23/1912
Death: 2/2/1996
Origin: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Most Famous Film(s): “Anchors Aweigh” (1945)
“An American in Paris” (1951)
“Singin’ in the Rain” (1952)
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Vivien Leigh
Birth: 11/5/1913
Death: 7/8/1957
Origin: Darjeeling, India
Most Famous Film(s): “Gone with the Wind” (1939)
“A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951)
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Sophia Loren
Birth: 9/20/1934
Origin: Rome, Italy
Most Famous Film(s): “Two Women” (1961)
“Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” (1963)
“Marriage Italian Style” (1964)
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Judy Garland
Birth: 6/10/1922
Death: 6/22/1969
Origin: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Most Famous Film(s): “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)
“Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944)
“A Star is Born” (1954)
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Marlon Brando
Birth: 4/3/1924
Death: 7/1/2004
Origin: Omaha, Nebraska
Most Famous Film(s): “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951)
“On the Waterfront” (1954)
“The Godfather” (1972)
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Mae West
Birth: 8/17/1893
Death: 11/22/1980
Origin: Brooklyn, New York
Most Famous Film(s): “I’m No Angel” (1933)
“Go West Young Man” (1936)
“My Little Chickadee” (1940)
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Lauren Bacall
Birth: 9/16/1924
Death: 8/12/2014
Origin: New York City, New York
Most Famous Film(s): “To Have and Have Not” (1944)
“How to Marry a Millionaire” (1953)
“Designing Women” (1957)
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