matinée idols
Adored leading men
Matinée idols were handsome male actors who attracted devoted female audiences to afternoon theater performances in the early twentieth century.
The term now applies more broadly to any male celebrity with heartthrob appeal: He had the chiseled features of a classic matinée idol.
The phrase carries a faintly dated, glamorous connotation.
- starletRising young actress
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- Hollywood glamourFilm world's captivating elegance
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- fan mailLetters from admirers
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matinée idolscharacter actors
Distinctive supporting film performers
character actresses · method actors · grotesques · bit players · chameleons
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