James Stewart (left) on the set of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper in Helena, Montana)
(May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961)

Gary Cooper received five Academy Award nominations for Best
Actor and won the award for his roles in High Noon (1952) and
Sergeant York (1941). He also played roles in Mr. Deeds Goes
to Town (1936) and The Pride of the Yankees 1942). Before
fame, he managed a ranch and worked for a newspaper as a
cartoonist in Montana.

 
1939

Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993)
(born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Brussels, Belgium)

Hepburn starred in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) and was
the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe
and a BAFTA Award for a single performance in the 1953
film Roman Holiday.

Audrey Hepburn was about to become a talented ballerina
when her acting career took off. She was voted the third
greatest female screen legend in the history of American
cinema by AFI in 2008. 

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989)

Betty Davis is remembered by many for her role in All About Eve in 1950
and her performance in the 1935 film, Of Human Bondage, which earned
her a great deal of critical acclaim.

Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas)
(March 23, 1904 – May 10, 1977)

Joan Crawford won an Academy Award for her role in Mildred Pierce
(1945). She starred in many rags-to-riches movies as a flapper during
the Great Depression. She was originally discovered while dancing in
Detroit. In addition to being a flapper in the late ’20s, she was on the
board of directors for Pepsi-Cola.