# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 467
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9324 "2022-05-26T21:36:15Z")
**Superstars of the '50s who are all but forgotten today:** 1. Arthur Godfrey 2. Tab Hunter 3. Montgomery Clift 4. Troy Donahue 5. Thelma Ritter 6. Deborah Kerr 7. Tuesday Weld ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9325 "2022-05-26T22:02:48Z")
**Superstars of the '50s who are all but forgotten today:** 1. Arthur Godfrey 2. Tab Hunter 3. Montgomery Clift 4. Troy Donahue 5. Thelma Ritter 6. Deborah Kerr 7. Tuesday Weld 8. Patti Page ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9326 "2022-05-27T01:12:50Z")
**Superstars of the '50s who are all but forgotten today:** 1. Arthur Godfrey 2. Tab Hunter 3. Montgomery Clift 4. Troy Donahue 5. Thelma Ritter 6. Deborah Kerr 7. Tuesday Weld 8. Patti Page 9. Red Skelton ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9327 "2022-05-27T01:22:10Z")
**Superstars of the '50s who are all but forgotten today:** 1. Arthur Godfrey 2. Tab Hunter 3. Montgomery Clift 4. Troy Donahue 5. Thelma Ritter 6. Deborah Kerr 7. Tuesday Weld 8. Patti Page 9. Red Skelton 10. George Reeves First actor to portray Superman on television. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9328 "2022-05-27T01:37:24Z")
**Superstars of the '50s who are all but forgotten today:** 1. Arthur Godfrey 2. Tab Hunter 3. Montgomery Clift 4. Troy Donahue 5. Thelma Ritter 6. Deborah Kerr 7. Tuesday Weld 8. Patti Page 9. Red Skelton 10. George Reeves 11. Dorothy McGuire ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9329 "2022-05-27T02:00:46Z")
**Superstars of the '50s who are all but forgotten today:** 1. Arthur Godfrey 2. Tab Hunter 3. Montgomery Clift 4. Troy Donahue 5. Thelma Ritter 6. Deborah Kerr 7. Tuesday Weld 8. Patti Page 9. Red Skelton 10. George Reeves 11. Dorothy McGuire 12. Cary Grant _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9330 "2022-05-27T10:22:27Z")
**Superstars of the '50s who are all but forgotten today:** 1. Arthur Godfrey 2. Tab Hunter 3. Montgomery Clift 4. Troy Donahue 5. Thelma Ritter 6. Deborah Kerr 7. Tuesday Weld 8. Patti Page 9. Red Skelton 10. George Reeves 11. Dorothy McGuire 12. Cary Grant 13. Gina Lollobrigida Cary Grant? Really? Pass ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9331 "2022-05-27T10:58:03Z")
**Superstars of the '50s who are all but forgotten today:** 1. Arthur Godfrey 2. Tab Hunter 3. Montgomery Clift 4. Troy Donahue 5. Thelma Ritter 6. Deborah Kerr 7. Tuesday Weld 8. Patti Page 9. Red Skelton 10. George Reeves 11. Dorothy McGuire 12. Gina Lollobrigida 13. Fredric March 5 Academy Award nominations, 2 wins, 2 Golden Globes Subbed Gina L for Cary Grant **Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9332 "2022-05-27T11:01:36Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9333 "2022-05-27T11:16:46Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9334 "2022-05-27T14:22:27Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne 4. Ford Falcon My first car! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9335 "2022-05-27T14:24:37Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne 4. Ford Falcon 5. Chevrolet Chevelle Lumina ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9336 "2022-05-27T14:25:09Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne 4. Ford Falcon 5. Chevrolet Chevelle Lumina 6. Mazda Miata ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9337 "2022-05-27T18:06:09Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne 4. Ford Falcon 5. Chevrolet Chevelle Lumina 6. Mazda Miata 7. Ford Focus ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9338 "2022-05-27T18:10:46Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne 4. Ford Falcon 5. Chevrolet Chevelle Lumina 6. Mazda Miata 7. Ford Focus 8. Ford Fiesta anyone else seeing a pattern emerge? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9339 "2022-05-27T18:30:16Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne 4. Ford Falcon 5. Chevrolet Chevelle Lumina 6. Mazda Miata 7. Ford Focus 8. Ford Fiesta 9. Toyota Tercel ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9340 "2022-05-27T18:38:04Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne 4. Ford Falcon 5. Chevrolet Chevelle Lumina 6. Mazda Miata 7. Ford Focus 8. Ford Fiesta 9. Toyota Tercel 10. Chevrolet Chevette ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9341 "2022-05-27T18:53:07Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne 4. Ford Falcon 5. Chevrolet Chevelle Lumina 6. Mazda Miata 7. Ford Focus 8. Ford Fiesta 9. Toyota Tercel 10. Chevrolet Chevette 11. Fiat Fiorino ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9342 "2022-05-27T19:02:40Z")
**Alliterative Car Names** 1. Dodge Dart 2. Ford Fairlane 3. Pontiac Parisienne 4. Ford Falcon 5. Chevrolet Chevelle Lumina 6. Mazda Miata 7. Ford Focus 8. Ford Fiesta 9. Toyota Tercel 10. Chevrolet Chevette 11. Fiat Fiorino 12. Dodge Durango ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9343 "2022-05-27T19:27:58Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Cary Grant? Really? Yeah, really. Hotter than hell in the '50s and early '60s – Allan Sherman even name-dropped him in a bit of schtick on one of his albums, he dropped completely off the radar in later years. And since he died, no one mentions him unless it has to do with the “was he or wasn’t he gay?” suppositions. _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=466) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=468)