German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 3666/2, 1928-1929. Photo: United Artists. Mary Pickford (1892-1972) was a legendary silent film actress and was known as ‘America’s sweetheart.’ She was a founder of United Artists and helped establish the Academy. Mary Pickford was born Gladys Mary Smith in 1892, in Toronto, Canada. Read More →
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 689/1, 1919-1924. Photo: Terra-Film, Berlin. Publicity still of Katherine Griffith and Mary Pickford in the film Pollyanna (Paul Powell, 1920), released in Germany as Sonne im Herzen (Sunshine in her Heart). via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2aqe2tR
Read More →German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 5214/2, 1930-1931. Photo: publicity still for The Taming of the Shrew (Sam Taylor, 1929). Dutch writing: birthday 8 April 1893. via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2aGYKew
Read More →Russian postcard. Moscow, ‘Gozniak’, 1928. No. A-11967. The card was issued in an edition of 25.000 copies. via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2aqe184
Read More →French postcard, no. 222. Photo: Paramount. American actress and singer Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996) is best remembered for appearing in the Road to… comedies, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. During World War II, Lamour was among the most popular pin-up girls among American servicemen. via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/N3NHUr
Read More →French postcard, no. 553. Photo: Paramount. American actress and singer Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996) is best remembered for appearing in the Road to… comedies, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. During World War II, Lamour was among the most popular pin-up girls among American servicemen. via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2bNR6m4
Read More →British Real Photograph postcard, no. 37 A. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. American film actress Jean Harlow (1911–1937) was one of the sex symbols of the 1930s. After being signed by director Howard Hughes, Jean Harlow’s first major appearance was in Hell’s Angels (1930), followed by a series of critically unsuccessful films. In Read More →
Dutch postcard by Fotoarchief Film en Toneel, no. AX-154. Photo: 20th Century Fox. American film star Betty Grable (1916-1973) was known as ‘The Girl With the Million Dollar Legs’. During World War II, the quicksilver blonde’s famous pin-up pose – in bathing suit, back to the camera, smiling over her Read More →
British postcard by De Reszke Cigarettes, no. 16. Photo: M.G.M. American film actress Jean Harlow (1911–1937) was one of the sex symbols of the 1930s. After being signed by director Howard Hughes, Jean Harlow’s first major appearance was in Hell’s Angels (1930), followed by a series of critically unsuccessful films. Read More →
Italian postcard by B.F.F. Edit., no. 3827. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for Saratoga (Jack Conway, 1937). American film actress Jean Harlow (1911–1937) was one of the sex symbols of the 1930s. After being signed by director Howard Hughes, Jean Harlow’s first major appearance was in Hell’s Angels (1930), followed by Read More →
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