AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars

Katharine Hepburn och Humphrey Bogart spelade mot varandra i äventyrsfilmen Afrikas drottning 1951.

AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars är en lista över de 50 största filmlegendarerna i USA:s filmhistoria, vilken inkluderar 25 manliga och 25 kvinnliga filmstjärnor. Listan presenterades av American Film Institute (AFI) den 15 juni 1999 i ett TV-program på CBS med Shirley Temple som värd och 50 verksamma skådespelare som presenterade olika filmlegendarerna. Programmet nominerades till två Primetime Emmy Awards och gavs ut på DVD år 2000. Även om listan heter 100 Stars så innehåller den endast 50 namn.

Amerikanska filminstitutet definierade en "amerikansk filmlegendar" som en skådespelare som verkat under den klassiska filmeran, haft en signifikant utstrålning från vita duken i amerikanska fullängdsproduktioner och vars filmdebut inträffade under eller före år 1950. Totalt nominerades 500 skådespelare.

De skådespelare som toppar sina respektive listor är Humphrey Bogart och Katharine Hepburn, de spelade mot varandra i äventyrsfilmen Afrikas drottning 1951, för vilken Bogart erhöll sin enda Oscar.

Alla skådespelare på listan är från Hollywoods klassiska era av filmproduktion. Då listan presenterades levde ännu nio av filmlegendarerna: Shirley Temple, Katharine Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Gregory Peck, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren och Sidney Poitier. År 2022 återstår endast Sophia Loren.

Lista över de 50 största filmlegendarerna

NrMänKvinnor
1Humphrey Bogart
(1899–1957) 		Katharine Hepburn
(1907–2003)
2Cary Grant
(1904–1986) 		Bette Davis
(1908–1989)
3James Stewart
(1908–1997) 		Audrey Hepburn
(1929–1993)
4Marlon Brando
(1924–2004) 		Ingrid Bergman
(1915–1982)
5Fred Astaire
(1899–1987) 		Greta Garbo
(1905–1990)
6Fonda, HenryHenry Fonda
(1905–1982) 		Monroe, MarilynMarilyn Monroe
(1926–1962)
7Gable, ClarkClark Gable
(1901–1960) 		Taylor, ElizabethElizabeth Taylor
(1932–2011)
8Cagney, JamesJames Cagney
(1899–1986) 		Garland, JudyJudy Garland
(1922–1969)
9Tracy, SpencerSpencer Tracy
(1900–1967) 		Dietrich, MarleneMarlene Dietrich
(1901–1992)
10Chaplin, CharlieCharlie Chaplin
(1889–1977) 		Crawford, JoanJoan Crawford
(1905–1977)
11Cooper, GaryGary Cooper
(1901–1961) 		Stanwyck, BarbaraBarbara Stanwyck
(1907–1990)
12Peck, GregoryGregory Peck
(1916–2003) 		Colbert, ClaudetteClaudette Colbert
(1903–1996)
13Wayne, JohnJohn Wayne
(1907–1979) 		Kelly, GraceGrace Kelly
(1929–1982)
14Olivier, LaurenceLaurence Olivier
(1907–1989) 		Rogers, GingerGinger Rogers
(1911–1995)
15Kelly, GeneGene Kelly
(1912–1996) 		West, MaeMae West
(1893–1980)
16Welles, OrsonOrson Welles
(1915–1985) 		Leigh, VivienVivien Leigh
(1913–1967)
17Douglas, KirkKirk Douglas
(1916–2020) 		Gish, LillianLillian Gish
(1893–1993)
18Dean, JamesJames Dean
(1931–1955) 		Temple, ShirleyShirley Temple
(1928–2014)
19Lancaster, BurtBurt Lancaster
(1913–1994) 		Hayworth, RitaRita Hayworth
(1918–1987)
20Bröderna Marx
Chico (1887–1961)
Harpo (1888–1964)
Groucho (1890–1977)
Gummo (1892–1977)
Zeppo (1901–1979) 		Bacall, LaurenLauren Bacall
(1924–2014)
21Keaton, BusterBuster Keaton
(1895–1966) 		Loren, SophiaSophia Loren
(född 1934)
22Poitier, SidneySidney Poitier
(1927–2022) 		Harlow, JeanJean Harlow
(1911–1937)
23Mitchum, RobertRobert Mitchum
(1917–1997) 		Lombard, CaroleCarole Lombard
(1908–1942)
24Robinson, Edward G.Edward G. Robinson
(1893–1973) 		Pickford, MaryMary Pickford
(1892–1979)
25Holden, WilliamWilliam Holden
(1918–1981) 		Gardner, AvaAva Gardner
(1922–1990)

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Ginger Rogers - 1940s.jpg
Publicity photo of Ginger Rogers.
Katharine Hepburn promo pic.jpg
  • Studio publicity photograph of Katharine Hepburn. The full image, seen here, includes a stock number, the name of the studio, and the name of the subject - confirming that this was a promotional image.
  • Such images were taken by a studio photographer, and then disseminated to the media and the public for the purpose of promoting their contract stars.

Public domain explanation

  • If the photograph was copyrighted, under the terms of the 1909 Copyright Act this copyright would have had to be renewed 28 years after publication. A search for copyright renewal records of 1968 ([1], [2]) 1969 ([3], [4]) and 1970 ([5],[6]) reveal no trace that this occurred.
  • This was a common occurrence for studio publicity images, as explained by Eve Light Honthaner, in The Complete Film Production Handbook (Focal Press, 2001), p. 211: "Publicity photos (star headshots) have traditionally not been copyrighted. Since they are disseminated to the public, they are generally considered public domain, and therefore clearance by the studio that produced them is not necessary."
Judy Garland in Presenting Lily Mars.jpg
A publicity photo of Judy Garland from 1943, used in connection with promotion of Presenting Lily Mars.
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Photo of Lauren Bacall in 1945.
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Promotional photograph of actor Kirk Douglas (1963)
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Studio publicity photo of James Stewart.
Burt Lancaster - publicity 1947.JPG
Original studio publicity photo of Burt Lancaster for the film Desert Fury (1947).
Grace Kelly 1956.jpg
Photo of Grace Kelly.
Harlow still.jpg
Publicity still
Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight 1944.jpg
Press release publicity photo of Ingrid Bergman for film Gaslight (1944). Cropped from original upload of File:Ingrid Bergman - Gaslight 44.jpg ([1]). A few minor blemishes have been removed, but otherwise the image is unchanged from the original.
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Mary Pickford, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front / Moody, N.Y.
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Publicity photo of Joan Crawford
Ava Gardner Show Boat 1951.jpg
Photo of Ava Gardner from her role in Show Boat.
Laurence Olivier (1972).jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: , Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
portrait
Shirleytemple young.jpg
Shirley temple from the Public Domain movie Glad Rags to Riches (1933, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022945/)
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Publicity photo of Marlene Dietrich for the film No Highway in the Sky also known as No Highway (1951).
James cagney promo photo.jpg
Studio publicity photo of actor James Cagney.
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Cropped screenshot of Vivien Leigh from the trailer for the film Waterloo Bridge
Related image : from the same section of the trailer as Image:Vivien Leigh in Waterloo Bridge trailer 2.jpg
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Promotional photograph of actor Gene Kelly.
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RKO publicity still from Suspicion (1941)
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Photo of Humphrey Bogart as he played a role on Suspense.
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Buster Keaton, full-length portrait, seated, in costume
Garbo in Inspiration.jpg
Greta Garbo in a publicity still for the American film Inspiration (1931).
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Publicity still for the 1951 film The African Queen, featuring Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. The colour blanace here has been slightly changed from the original (which can be seen by clicking the source link below).
Astaire, Fred - Never Get Rich.jpg
Studio publicity portrait for film You'll Never Get Rich (1941).
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Original publicity portrait of Rita Hayworth from the film Down to Earth (1947)
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Cast photo from the short-lived television series The Smith Family. Clockwise-Henry Fonda (Chad Smith)
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The Marx Brothers, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front. Top to bottom: Chico, Harpo, Groucho and Zeppo.
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Actor and Ambassador Sidney Poitier.
Barbara Stanwyck - Photoplay, June 1938.jpg
Portrait of Barbara Stanwyck by George Hurrell
Gary Cooper 1936.jpg
Gary Cooper publicity photo for the film Morocco, 1936
Mae West LAT.jpg
News photo of Mae West, likely candid, taken by L.A. Times as part of news story. Reprinted in book High Exposure, "Found Photos from the Archives of the L.A. Times."
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Publicity photo with autograph of Edward G. Robinson
Bette Davis - portrait.jpg
Studio portrait of Bette Davis (1940).
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Publicity portrait of Spencer Tracy for State of the Union (1948). Such images were taken by a studio photographer, and then disseminated to the media and the public to promote the film (see Film still).
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Studio publicity portrait for film Sabrina.
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Publicity photo of Gregory Peck.
Baldwin Brando Civil Rights March 1963-2.jpg
Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.[Author James Baldwin and actor Marlon Brando.], 08/28/1963
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promotional photo of claudette colbert
Sophia Loren - 1959.jpg
Portrait of Sophia Loren, probably taken for publicity use.
Marilyn Monroe 1952.jpg
Photo of Marilyn Monroe from the 1952 film Clash By Night.
Clark Gable 1938.jpg
Publicity still of Clark Gable. Gable was a contract player at MGM in 1938.
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Actress Lillian Gish
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Publicity photo of Carole Lombard