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British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. D 103. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for The Great Caruso (Richard Thorpe, 1951). Mario Lanza (1921–1959) was an American tenor, actor and Hollywood film star of the late 1940s and the 1950s. His masterpiece was The Great Caruso (Richard Thorpe, 1951), the top-grossing film in the world…
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German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 839/4. Photo: Terra Film A.G., Berlin. Publicity still for Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (Marshall Neilan, 1924). 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…
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British postcard, no. 396. American singer, dancer, and film/television actress Jane Wyman (1917-2007) began her film career in 1932 and her work in television lasted into 1993. She was considered a prolific performer for two decades. She received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Johnny Belinda (Jean Negulesco, 1948), and later…
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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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French postcard by Cinemagazine-Edition, no. 4 Photo: Evans L.A. 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. She was the sister of actor/director Jack…
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British Real Photo postcard, no. 163. Photo: Warner Bros. / Vitaphone Pictures Olivia de Havilland (1916) is a Japanese-born British-American former actress, whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films, and was one of the leading stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her…
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French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 408. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). Lana Turner (1921-1995) was one of the most glamorous superstars of Hollywood’s golden era. One of her first lead roles was in Dancing Co-Ed (1939), a vehicle for bandleader Artie Shaw. The two married a year later. Dubbed ‘the Sweater Girl’…
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French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 408. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM). Lana Turner (1921-1995) was one of the most glamorous superstars of Hollywood’s golden era. One of her first lead roles was in Dancing Co-Ed (1939), a vehicle for bandleader Artie Shaw. The two married a year later. Dubbed ‘the Sweater Girl’…
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