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Dutch postcard by Gebr. Spanjersberg, Rotterdam, no. 1019. Photo: Ufa. Publicity still for Monpti (Helmut Käutner, 1957). Romy Schneider and Horst Buchholz in the film Monpti (Helmut Käutner 1957). The story deals with a Hungarian art student in Paris who meets a French girl on a bench in the Luxembourg park in Paris. A cat…
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Belgian postcard, no. 1052. Photo: R.K.O. Publicity still for Behave Yourself! (George Beck, 1951). American actress Shelley Winters (1920-2006) appeared in dozens of films, as well as on stage and television. She was a major film presence for six decades, and turned herself from a Blonde Bombshell into a widely-respected actress who won two Oscars,…
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German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. A 1909/3, 1937-1938. Photo: 20th Century Fox. Publicity still for Just around the Corner (David Butler, 1938). Shirley Temple (1928-2014) was an American film and television actress, singer, dancer and public servant, but everybody knows her as the most famous child star in the 1930s. Shirley could do it…
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From Flickr: “Humphrey Bogart, actor / L’acteur Humphrey Bogart” by BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives
Title / Titre : Humphrey Bogart, actor / L’acteur Humphrey Bogart Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Yousuf Karsh Date(s) : 1946 Reference No. / Numéro de référence : MIKAN 3198634, 3628547 collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&… collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&… Location / Lieu : Unknown / Inconnu Credit / Mention de source : Yousuf Karsh. Library and Archives Canada, PA-212506 / Yousuf Karsh.…
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Italian postcard by Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, no. 78. American actor, comedian, director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) is best known for his silent comedies. He ranks alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton as one of the three most popular and influential comedians of the silent film. Between 1914 and 1947, Lloyd…
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British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. 868b. Photo: Samuel Goldwyn. American screen legend Gary Cooper (1901-1961) is well remembered for his stoic, understated acting style in more than one hundred Westerns, comedies and dramas. He received five Oscar nominations and won twice for his roles as Alvin York in Sergeant York (1941) and…
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British postcard, no. W 721. Photo: RKO Radio. Publicity still for A Song Is Born (Howard Hawks, 1948). Danny Kaye (1911-1987) was an American actor, singer, dancer, comedian and musician. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes and tongue-twisting songs. He left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht Belt…
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Dutch postcard by N.V. Int. Filmpers (I.F.P.), Amsterdam, no. 1035. Photo: Joel Elkins. Louis Armstrong in the 1955 version of the All Stars, with Trummy Young on trombone and vocals, and Edmond Hall on clarinet and vocals,. American trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was one of the most important creative forces in the early development and…
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Italian postcard by Bromoforo, Milano, no. 565. American film star Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time. A cultural icon, Brando is most famous for his Oscar-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954) and Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972). He initially…
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British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. 1281. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for Love Finds Andy Hardy (George B. Seitz, 1938). American film actor Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) had one of the longest careers in cinematic history. Judy Garland (1922-1969) was an American singer, actress, and vaudevillian. During a career that spanned 45 of her…
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