Great Web sites devoted to favorite female stars of the classic movies era, from T-Z.
A Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor
She's a movie star in every sense of the word. There's only one "Liz."
A Tribute to Shirley Temple
America's most beloved child star grew up to be an ambassador and a businesswoman, but before that she was Dimples and Curly Top, and everybody loved her!
The Official Shirley Temple Web Site
The first ever official web site authorized by Shirley Temple Black was activated on March 18, 2005. While there is more to come in the future, the site currently features a filmography and biographical notes, plus offers for membership in the Shirley Temple Club and a chance to purchase The Shirley Temple Storybook Collection.
Gene Tierney
Design by Julie Stowe, with text by Walter Oleksy, plus items from his collection. You'll enjoy the biography, filmography, assorted articles, photos, posters, and more.
Gene Tierney
Darryl F. Zanuck called her "the most beautiful woman in movie history."
The Audrey Totter Homepage
Ginger Haydon presents the first and only Web page honoring Audrey Totter, known for her film noir roles in the 40s and 50s, including Lady In The Lake (1946), The Set-Up (1949), Tension (1949), and Alias Nick Beal (1949).
Lana Turner Official Site
Management agency CMG Worldwide offers a nice tribute with a biography, filmography, photo gallery, quotes, and other material.
Lana Turner Online
Liza Waldman's tribute to the "poor kid from Idaho, who never had a bicycle or any toys to play with, who grew up to be a lady they called 'LANA'" includes a huge amount of information, including a Lana Turner Encyclopedia and a timeline, as well as bio, filmography, photos, etc.
Starring Vera-Ellen
A tribute to the dancer and star of the 40s and 50s, who suffered a number of tragic events that cut her career and life short. Michael Day's site contains an extensive photo gallery and notes about her life.
Angela's Vera-Ellen Page
Angela Boyko's tribute includes a partially annotated list of Vera-Ellen's movies and a nice collection of photos, plus links to other pages.
Remembering the Career of Ethel Waters
From Jessica McElrath, a well-written biography of the actress/singer who was typecast as a "mammy"-type in films, but who struggled against the racism of early Hollywood and often transcended the stereotypes of her roles.
Mae West Color Site
As promised, this site is very colorful, and filled with items of interest to Mae West fans, including a biography, lots of photos, information about Tim Malachosky's memorabilia collection at The Hollywood History Museum, a big collection of magazine covers, and individual pages on a dozen of her best films.
611 Ravenswood - The Cybersuite of Mae West
Includes a biography, quotes, filmography, discography, bibliography, reviews, and links. Sponsored by Characters2Go, home of Mary Anne Burkhalter's Tribute to Mae West.
The Wilde Twins
Lynn and Lee Wilde appeared in a little over a dozen films from 1942 to 1953. Jim Johnson, whose Judy Garland site is the best of its kind, has created an excellent, informative, nicely-designed tribute, including some wonderful photos.
The Official Esther Williams Website
In addition to swimwear information, you'll also find a biography, filmography, photo archives, information about her book, fan pages, and more.
Esther Williams, from The Love Goddesses
Here's a new Esther Williams page from Robin's Love Goddesses site which includes a biography and photos.
Marie Windsor
A one-page illustrated bio from Eddie Miller of Noir City, the site for St. Francis Studio, originally published in Los Angeles magazine.
A Tribute to Shelley Winters
A salute to the durable, straight-talking, Actors Studio-trained actress with four Oscar nominations and two wins, who morphed from a cute blonde leading lady into a character actress who often took on unforgiving roles and made the most of them.
A Tribute to Natalie Wood
It's hard to say what we lost in terms of great performances when she died at such a young age. A tribute to her short, sparkling career.
The Fay Wray Pages
Known primarily for her duet with the giant ape in King Kong, Miss Wray recently passed away at the age of 96. This site is a treasure-trove of information, including a cache of 235 photos collected by Steve Hill, known for his sHill Pages photo site.
Teresa Wright at Reel Classics
Elizabeth always does a nice job with her tributes, and since Teresa Wright is her favorite, this one is extra special.
A Tribute to Jane Wyman
Though mostly known these days as the first wife of former President Reagan, or for her role on "Falcon Crest," Jane Wyman had a great movie career, as well.
A Tribute to Loretta Young
Saluting one of the classiest ladies in film. In addition to her popular TV show, she also appeared in over 100 theatrical films, starting at the age of four.