Hollywood Rivals

James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart had drastically different upbringings, but once they entered the world of Hollywood their paths aligned similarly. Though willing to stretch the boundaries with acting, these men secured their legendary tough guy act throughout their extensive careers.

Joan Crawford and Bette Davis fought for the spotlight in Hollywood on and off screen. Both worked at the same studio for some time, and they eventually teamed for a gothic horror film that would vitalize their fating careers. Although they didn't get along, they had both achieved the highest possible stardom in Hollywood, becoming immortals of the silver screen.

Alluring curves and sultry personas launched both Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe into the public eye, and the two became iconic sex symbols for generations to come. Monroe and Mansfield both posed nude in order to fund their Hollywood dreams, and will use their sex appeal in their climb to success. Though Monroe's career took off much earlier that Mansfield's, Jayne admired her rival and the two shared a mutual respect. While Mansfield struggled against Hollywood typecasting for more serious roles, Monroe likewise fought with her male counterparts to be taken more seriously on set. Sadly, both women suffered haunting childhoods that motivated them to seek adoration through fame, leading to high-pressure public lives marked by scandal, pill addiction, tragic ends.

Silver screen stars Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine cultivated a toxic off-screen animosity that was well-known throughout Hollywood. But their rivalry began very early one in life, as the two actresses were real-life sisters.

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With tremendous talent and on-camera sex appeal, both Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable thrived as triple threat stars and pinups during World War II. Their rivalry would become immortalized by their wartime photographs, as both women decked the walls of army barracks as the most popular pin-ups.