hollywood

From Flickr: “Cary Grant” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

Vintage card, no.625. Photo: M.G.M. Handsome, suave English-American actor Cary Grant (1904-1986) became one of Hollywood’s definitive classic leading men, known for his debonair demeanour. Grant’s best-known films include Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), His Girl Friday (1940), Notorious (1946), An Affair to Remember (1957), North by Read More →

From Flickr: “Charles Bronson” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului ACIN. American actor Charles Bronson (1921-2003) was the archetypal screen tough guy with weatherbeaten features. He was a man of few words but much action in hits like Machine-Gun Kelly (1958), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). But our favourite is the Read More →

From Flickr: “Claudette Colbert in I Met Him in Paris (1937)” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. A 1268/2, 1937-1938. Photo: Paramount. Publicity still for I Met Him in Paris (Wesley Ruggles, 1937). With her round apple-face, big eyes and charm, French-born Hollywood star Claudette Colbert (1903-1996) was the epitome of chic sophistication. Her comedies It Happened One Night (1934) – Read More →

From Flickr: “Jayne Mansfield” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 879. Photo: Teddy Piaz, Paris. Some Hollywood stars were much more popular in Europe than at home. A fabulous example is sweet Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967), one of Hollywood’s original platinum blonde bombshells. Although most of her American films did not do much at Read More →

From Flickr: “Jayne Mansfield” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 879. Photo: Teddy Piaz, Paris. Some Hollywood stars were much more popular in Europe than at home. A fabulous example is sweet Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967), one of Hollywood’s original platinum blonde bombshells. Although most of her American films did not do much at Read More →

From Flickr: “Jayne Mansfield” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 879. Photo: Teddy Piaz, Paris. Some Hollywood stars were much more popular in Europe than at home. A fabulous example is sweet Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967), one of Hollywood’s original platinum blonde bombshells. Although most of her American films did not do much at Read More →

From Flickr: “Jayne Mansfield” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 879. Photo: Teddy Piaz, Paris. Some Hollywood stars were much more popular in Europe than at home. A fabulous example is sweet Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967), one of Hollywood’s original platinum blonde bombshells. Although most of her American films did not do much at Read More →

From Flickr: “Jayne Mansfield” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 879. Photo: Teddy Piaz, Paris. Some Hollywood stars were much more popular in Europe than at home. A fabulous example is sweet Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967), one of Hollywood’s original platinum blonde bombshells. Although most of her American films did not do much at Read More →

From Flickr: “Tyrone Power and Loretta Young in Suez (1938)” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

French postcard, no. 437. Photo: 20th Century Fox. Beloved Hollywood star Tyrone Power (1914-1958) may have been all-American, but he sure loved European ladies. He was married to both French Annabella and half-Dutch Linda Christian. For more postcards, a bio and clips check out our blog European Film Star Postcards. Read More →

From Flickr: “Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable in Gone with the wind (1939)” by Truus, Bob & Jan too!

British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. W. 347. Photo: David O’Selznick Production / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for Gone with the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939). Extraordinarily beautiful British actress Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) won two Academy Awards for playing ‘Southern belles’: Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939) and Read More →