Can You Name Some Actors Who Are Typecast?

seadoug said:
Not sure about that.

Marilyn Monroe was intelligent and intellectually curious, despite her "dumb blonde" public image. While some sources claim she had an IQ of 168, there is no documentation of her ever taking an IQ test. However, she was a voracious reader, possessed a large library, was married to playwright Arthur Miller, and demonstrated her keen intellect in other ways, such as her ability to navigate complex legal contracts for her career.
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I thought I had read that she was quite intelligent a while back too Doug but I didn't want to comment on @Nathan reply because I wasn't sure. Apparently she was a good enough actress that she "sold" that dumb blonde act very well, may she R.I.P.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
@ChiroDoc, @Pepper and @JBR I don't think I ever saw Giant and if I did, it was so long ago that I've forgotten. I did see Rebel Without A Cause though.
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My take on the persistent identification of James Dean's with the character he played in Rebel Without a Cause is that the film hugely appealed to movie goers in their teens or early twenties when the movie was released. Dean was 23 when he played the starring role, but could pass for the teenage student he portrayed.

I think Dean did a good job in the role of Joe Stark, but I believe Dean's next movie, East of Eden, and his final one, Giant, spun out better stories and Dean's acting was very impressive in both. Giant in particular presented a story with more depth, richer cultural undercurrents, and (to me) less stereotyped characters. So it effectively involves a more mature audience.

It's lengthy but gripping. I think you'd like it, Diva.
 

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