have you ever watched old hollywood
films and admired the talent and beauty
of the old hollywood bombshells many of
these actresses would pose in swimsuits
sometimes for their films sometimes for
magazine pictorials they were the
original talent who defined the glamour
and beauty that we now associate with
the entertainment industry let's learn
about these old hollywood bombshells and
their fascinating lives and careers
bridgette bardot bridget and marie
bardeaux came into this world on
september 28 1934 in paris now in her
late 80s she's still considered one of
the most beautiful women to have ever
graced the screen it's no wonder she was
the lead actress in a great french film
called and god created woman she grew up
dancing and originally aspired to become
a professional ballet dancer but she
soon fell in love with acting and she
came at the right time she began acting
in the early 50s her first film role was
in a 1952 film called crazy for love she
followed this up with the girl in the
bikini as one might expect she appeared
in a swimsuit in many scenes in the film
her enchanting beauty along with her
acting capabilities soon made her a star
she continued to act regularly in the
50s appearing in at least one film each
year from 1952 on in 1956 she played the
lead in roger vatham's now classic
french film and god created woman this
is often remembered as the film that
launched bridgette bardot into
international stardom she played 18 year
old juliet who wasn't afraid to be
promiscuous and wasn't apologetic about
her sexual desires this naturally came
as a shock for the conservative 1950s
especially when the film traveled
overseas in fact american police tried
to suppress several screenings across
the u.s this gave bridget the label of
being a sex kitten she's still
recognized as one of france's most
popular sex icons she was never afraid
to wear a swimsuit or show off female
sexual desire she retired from acting in
1973 with her final film role in the
erotic comedy the edifying and joyous
story of kolino apart from her acting
career she's also been a prominent
campaigner for animal rights she created
the bridget bardot foundation which
works to protect animals it's now
considered a public utility in france
she was listed as number two in the most
beautiful woman in film by the la times
in their article 50 most beautiful women
in film
elizabeth taylor arguably one of the
most iconic actresses in the history of
hollywood elizabeth taylor was also one
of the most famous bombshells we've ever
had she began her career as a child
actress she was born british but her
mother felt acting in hollywood would
help her integrate into american society
when she got older she became one of
hollywood's most famous leading ladies
some of the films that captivated
audiences in her early career included
giant cat on a hot tin roof cleopatra
and who's afraid of virginia woolf till
the day she died she was always
considered one of hollywood's best she
began her career in the 50s and
continued to act well into the 2000s her
last major film role was in the 1994
film the flintstones where she played
wilma's mother pearl slaghoople she also
appeared as mother doris in elton john's
music video original sin released in
2002. apart from acting she was often
asked to model for magazines there's a
famous 1953 photograph of elizabeth
taylor relaxing on a beach in a swimsuit
which young women still tried to emulate
to this day she was also heavily
involved in activism she was one of the
first celebrities to raise awareness
about hiv and aids she also branched out
of acting to her own business ventures
while we expect today's starlets to
launch their own fragrance and clothing
lines elizabeth taylor was the pioneer
of launching her own fragrance line she
exuded beauty and class which she
combined with her incredible talent she
died march 23 2011 at age 79. before we
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ursula andrus one of the highlights of
any james bond film is seeing the
beautiful bond girls well the first bond
girl to start the tradition is still one
of the great hollywood bombshells
actress ursula andrus was born march 19
1936 in oster mundigen switzerland she
was well traveled from her childhood
having studied mostly in burn she later
moved to paris where she studied art and
then moved to rome to work as a nanny at
a party in rome she met a film producer
who asked her to perform a screen test
for an upcoming film in 1954 she had a
small walk-on role in the film an
american in rome she clearly loved the
experience and continued to seek parts
in films she mostly worked in bit parts
through the 50s until her big break in
1962.
on a beautiful beach in the bahamas
double 07 was looking out at the crystal
blue waters when he saw a beautiful
bombshell walk out in a bikini the film
was dr no james bond was played by sean
connery and ursula andrus was the first
bond girl honey ryder the scene caused a
stir in the 60s and ursula's beauty made
her an instant star she later recalled
how she owed her career to the white
bikini she had to wear in the scene she
stated the bikini made her famous and
opened opportunities to appear in films
which helped her become financially
independent she managed to carve out a
successful career in american british
french and italian films some of her
best known american films include four
for texas what's new pussycat and the
southern star in france she was known
primarily for up to his ears alongside
jean-paul belmondo her popular british
films included the blue max and casino
royale but her biggest popularity
outside of being a hollywood bombshell
was being an iconic beauty in italy her
popular italian films included the 10th
victim loaded guns the sensuous nurse
and tigers in lipstick she's retired now
but is still regarded as one of the most
famous hollywood bombshells of all time
marilyn monroe of course we wouldn't end
this video without talking about perhaps
the most famous hollywood bombshell of
all time she was born norma jean
mortensen on june 1st 1926 in la but you
probably know her better as marilyn
monroe her first film was a bit part at
the end of the thriller film the asphalt
jungle but she became famous in films
like niagara gentlemen prefer blondes
and the seven year itch the latter film
featured the famous scene where her
dress begins to fly up which remains an
iconic image everyone knows about even
if they've never seen the film her other
popular films included some like it hot
all about eve how to marry a millionaire
and the prince and a show girl she
wasn't afraid to show off her beauty in
both films and magazines she often wore
one-piece swimsuits and she was also one
of the first actresses to wear bikinis
including the now famous ruffled polka
dot bikini which she wore for a magazine
photo shoot marilyn monroe was also the
first woman to be featured on the front
cover of playboy magazine her likeness
and image are still seen everywhere
young women who were born decades after
maryland still try to emulate her looks
her life was a mixture of glamour and
tragedy on the one hand she was one of
the most beautiful and famous women in
america but she also had personal
struggles she was married and divorced
three times to james doherty joe
dimaggio and arthur miller sadly she
passed away at age 36 on august 4 1962
from a barbiturate overdose she's still
remembered as one of the most famous old
hollywood bombshells now it's time to
hear from you which of these bombshells
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