matinee idol
Example Sentences
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In 1980, when Carter ran for re-election, two-thirds of white evangelicals voted for the twice-married, un-churched, matinee idol, Ronald Reagan.
From Salon
Harris, playing James Tyrone, an aging former matinee idol, touched his toes and did squats as he spoke, while Lange, playing his fragile, morphine-addicted wife, Mary, flitted distractedly around the room.
From New York Times
Flanked by Margot Robbie’s mercurial silent movie ingénue Nellie LaRoy and Brad Pitt’s frequently drunk matinee idol Jack Conrad, Manny rises through the ranks of a craven movie industry while his larger-than-life peers struggle to stay relevant when talkies take over.
From Los Angeles Times
In 1945 she eloped with the matinee idol Richard Cromwell, who was 16 years her senior but the relationship failed after less than a year after he revealed he was gay.
From BBC
It’s almost indecent for someone so beautiful to possess such skill, and you might have to go back to the old days — to Gary Cooper, say — to find a matinee idol with equivalent gifts.
From New York Times
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