Those stars noted were from a time when studios actually went out to find men who fit those descriptions and didn't care how touchy-feely they were or how in tune they were with their feminine sides and all that new age garbage. If you look at the bios of most of these modern short stuffs you'll find they became actors because they weren't cut out for much else, either they had difficult times with school or very dysfunctional families or were the golden children of industry bigwigs.
