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The Matinee Idol

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Bessie Love · Johnnie Walker · Ernest Hilliard · Lionel Belmore · David Mir · Joe Bordeaux

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The day of the Matinee Idol Open The Magazine Wed, 1st October 2025

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Dharmendra, cinema’s tender titan & timeless matinee idol, passes away at 89 The Assam Tribune Mon, 24th November 2025

Hollywood's obsession with fame: Return of the matinee idols The Independent Tue, 10th July 2012

The double life of Rock Hudson: ‘Let’s be frank, he was a horndog!’ The Guardian Fri, 6th October 2023

Sidney Poitier, considered Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol, has died at 94 Salon.com Fri, 7th January 2022