TelcontarStorm: Which Raul Julia? Bison, Gomez, or… Valentin?
Male: Jimmy Stewart (d.o.d. 1997)
Female: Mary Pickford (d.o.d. 1979)
And um … what was Peter Abelard missing? He didn’t have Tycho Brahe syndrome, did he?
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Rita Hayworth and Jane Mansfield are deserving of consideration.
Spiff: Abelard was missing the necessary capabilities:
He was All hat and no cattle – got the bait but no hook – couldn’t play without the bat – missing the derrick – his engine threw a rod – he told the barber to “take it all off” – he wanted to hit the high notes – his football team was missing the tackle – his breeches were broached – he no longer claws the furniture. And on the bright side, all his pants fit extra well. 
Hell yes, lieu.
Also, how about Boris Karloff for the men? I hear women use to faint at his pictures.
Thanks. Castration alone, or a penectomy as well?
I saw Rear Window for the first time two weeks ago…
(Princess) Grace Kelly, without question. My God. Also, I think she’d be pretty high on the list of living probably one of the coolest lives a human being can live. Two Oscars, one for Best Actress, and then you get to become a freakin’ princess. Too bad she had to die so young.
Audrey is a close, close second though.
And if I had to look like any dead famous person in their prime, it’d be Cary Grant.
My first vote goes to Vera Ellen, 1954 (White Christmas).
Second goes to Natalie Wood, ca. 1970.
Third would be Diana Rigg, from her Avengers days, but she ain’t dead yet…
Man: Errol Flynn; Rock Hudson; and Bertolt Brecht
Woman: Ava Gardner; Nefertiti (with her elegant neck); and Gia
I’ll second Audrey Hepburn, but I have to admit I’d describe her more as preternaturally beautiful than as someone with raw sex appeal.
I’m not the best judge of men, but didn’t rolling stone give this title to Jim Morrison?
Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas, too. Whoo yeah.
Grace Kelly is definitely up there.
According to my medieval history prof, it would have to have been castration alone; given the state of twelfth-century medicine, he would have bled to death otherwise.
We had fun discussions in that class.
Well… yeah. 
But that goes for many of the women included here (though not as much, IMHO).
I dunno about that. I’ve heard those Italian castrati singers were the rock stars of their time.
I love the messages about Peter Abelard, because I’m interested in medieval literature and history. (That should be obvious from my screen name, LOL!)
My vote goes to Jack Lord. He was Steve McGarrett on “Hawaii Five-O” for twelve years. He was over six feet tall, and he had big blue eyes, shiny dark hair, and prominent cheekbones. I fell in love with him the first time I saw him on TV. Unfortunately, he died in January 1998 of congestive heart failure. I cried for weeks after he died.
oh, jesus. This is really shameful, but…
[sub]Matt Shepard.[/sub] :eek: 
Don’t hurt me.
Natalie Wood, without a doubt. Incidentaly, this Thanksgiving weekend marks the 21st anniversary of her accidental drowning off Catalina Island.
Any who doubt Natalie in the “hot” department, check out her 1966 movie This Property Is Condemned, with Robert Redford. WOW!
I’m quite certain my sister would say Elvis for the guy.
Rita Hayworth. Dammit.
Feh. Actors (insert curled lip smilie here).
Give me Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, and keep your mummers, sirrah.
