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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
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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
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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
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Italian postcard by Casa Editrice Ballerini & Fratini, Firenze (B.F.F.), no. 199. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn, Roma (MGM). Publicity still for La Bohème (King Vidor, 1926). American actress Lillian Gish (1893-1993) was ‘The First Lady of the Silent Screen’. During the 1910s, she was one of director D.W. Griffith’s greatest stars. She appeared in features such as…
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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
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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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French postcard by Europe, no. 160. 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 Pickford and stage/screen…
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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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French postcard by Viny, no. 124. Photo: Warner Bros. 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 early screen performances…
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Dutch postcard, no. 3522. Photo: Warner Bros. American actress and dancer Virginia Mayo (1920-2005) is best known for her series of film comedies with Danny Kaye, including Wonder Man (H. Bruce Humberstone, 1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (Norman Z. McLeod, 1946), and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Norman Z. McLeod, 1947). The popular actress…
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