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The list was revealed on a [[CBS]] special hosted by [[Shirley Temple|Shirley Temple Black]].
The list was revealed on a [[CBS]] special hosted by [[Shirley Temple|Shirley Temple Black]].


According to the AFI's rules, the stars on the list had to have made their film debuts in or before 1950, or have died prior to the creation of the list. The list is thus heavily weighted toward actors of [[Classical Hollywood cinema]], and many more recent stars are not included. Of the 50 stars listed below, only [[Kirk Douglas]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Sophia Loren]], and [[Sidney Poitier]] are still alive, as of 2008.
According to the AFI's rules, the stars on the list had to have made their film debuts in or before 1950, or have died prior to the creation of the list. The list is thus heavily weighted toward actors of [[Classical Hollywood cinema]], and many more recent stars are not included. Of the 50 stars listed below, only [[Shirley Temple|Shirley Temple Black]], [[Kirk Douglas]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Sophia Loren]], and [[Sidney Poitier]] are still alive, as of 2008.
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Revision as of 22:32, 20 June 2008

Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars is a list of the top 50 stars of American cinema. They were presented by 50 stars of today, adding up to the total of 100 stars. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 16 1999.

The list was revealed on a CBS special hosted by Shirley Temple Black.

According to the AFI's rules, the stars on the list had to have made their film debuts in or before 1950, or have died prior to the creation of the list. The list is thus heavily weighted toward actors of Classical Hollywood cinema, and many more recent stars are not included. Of the 50 stars listed below, only Shirley Temple Black, Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, and Sidney Poitier are still alive, as of 2008.

AFI 100 Years... series
1998100 Movies
1999100 Stars
2000100 Laughs
2001100 Thrills
2002100 Passions
2003100 Heroes & Villains
2004100 Songs
2005100 Movie Quotes
200525 Scores
2006100 Cheers
200625 Musicals
2007100 Movies (Updated)
2008AFI's 10 Top 10
Men Women
1. Humphrey Bogart Katharine Hepburn
2. Cary Grant Bette Davis
3. James Stewart Audrey Hepburn
4. Marlon Brando Ingrid Bergman
5. Fred Astaire Greta Garbo
6. Henry Fonda Marilyn Monroe
7. Clark Gable Elizabeth Taylor
8. James Cagney Judy Garland
9. Spencer Tracy Marlene Dietrich
10. Charles Chaplin Joan Crawford
11. Gary Cooper Barbara Stanwyck
12. Gregory Peck Claudette Colbert
13. John Wayne Grace Kelly
14. Laurence Olivier Ginger Rogers
15. Gene Kelly Mae West
16. Orson Welles Vivien Leigh
17. Kirk Douglas Lillian Gish
18. Al Pacino Shirley Temple
19. Burt Lancaster Rita Hayworth
20. The Marx Brothers Lauren Bacall
21. Buster Keaton Sophia Loren
22. Sidney Poitier Jean Harlow
23. Robert Mitchum Carole Lombard
24. Edward G. Robinson Mary Pickford
25. Dean Martin Ava Gardner