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Among the 134 individuals who received such recognition, only 47 were actors (both sexes included). Among the remaining 87, directors (70) constituted the majority. The rest (17) included 7 producers, 3 cameramen, 3 set designers, 1 sound specialist, 1 documentary producer, 1 film distributor and 1 movie industry lawyer. This selection was primarily based on those who were not living when the book appeared. As such, 97 among the 134 selections for ‘inset’ treatment had died by 1996. This criterion of selection is to be commended in that, the direct or indirect influence exerted by the nominee may not sway the selection jury for this sort of compendium. That MGR’s influence to Indian film industry received such a ranking in an international reference work, within 10 years of his death deserves notice.
For information, I provide the names of 47 actors who achieved this recognition (according to their chronological year of birth) and their countries. Note that USA is represented by Hollywood.
William S.Hart (1865-1946) – Hollywood
Louis Feuillade (1873-1925) – France
Tom Mix (1880-1940) – Hollywood
Asta Nilsen (1881-1972) – Germany
Max Linder (1882-1925) – France
Lon Chaney (1883-1930) – Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) – Hollywood
Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972) – France/Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) – Hollywood
Lilian Gish (1893-1993) – Hollywood
Mary Pickford (1893-1979) – Hollywood
Conrad Veidt (1893-1943) – Germany/ Hollywood
Bustor Keaton (1895-1966) – Hollywood
Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) – Hollywood
Gracie Fields (1898-1979) – Britain
Dorothy Gish (1898-1968) – Hollywood
Paul Robeson (1898-1977) – Hollywood
Toto (1898-1967) – Italy
Fred Astaire (1899-1987) – Hollywood
Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992) – Hollywood
Max Ophuls (1902-1957) – Germany
Jean Gabin (1904-1976) – France
Greta Garbo (1905-1990) – Hollywood
Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) – Hollywood
John Wayne (1907-1979) – Hollywood
Bette Davis (1908-1989) – Hollywood
Jacques Tati (1908-1982) – France
Burt Lancaster (1913-1994) – Hollywood
M.G.Ramachandran (1917-1987) – India
Shirley (Yoshiko) Yamaguchi (1920 - ) – Japan
Judy Garland (1922-1969) – Hollywood
Marlon Brando (1924- ) – Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman (1925-1982) – Hollywood
Youssef Chahine (1926 - ) – Egypt
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) – Hollywood
Sidney Poitier (1927 - ) – Hollywood
Nargis (1929-1981) – India
Clint Eastwood (1930 - ) – Hollywood
Brigitte Bardot (1934 - ) – France
Alain Delon (1935 - ) – France
Jack Nicholson (1937 - ) – Hollywood
Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947 - ) – Hollywood
Gerard Depardieu (1948 - ) – France
Chantal Akerman (1950 - ) – Belgium-France
Jodie Foster (1962 - ) – Hollywood
As is typical to film stars and scientists, the countries in which many were born are different from the country they are identified for their professional success. Apart from MGR, even Chaplin, Ingrid Bergman, Asta Nilsen, Greta Garbo, and Schwarzenegger belong to this unusual category.
Of course, many movie fans would claim that this list of actors have either many serious omissions or irrelevant additions. Great names such as Laurence Olivier, Toshiro Mifune and Sivaji (V.C.) Ganesan had been omitted. One reason could be that, Toshiro Mifune and Sivaji Ganesan were living when the final cut for selection was made, and the selection was strongly biased towards those who had died by 1995. In my view, omission of Laurence Olivier was regrettable, as he had died in 1989. Personally, I also feel that among women Hollywood stars, either Katherine Hepburn or Meryl Streep should have been included in the choice for ‘insets’, in preference to Jodie Foster. As all three were living when the book appeared, the selection was biased towards Jodie Foster, who represents a minority group of sexual orientation.
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