German postcard by Kunst und Bild, Berlin, no. A 961. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cyd Charisse (1921-2008) was born to be a dancer. She became one of the top female dancers in the golden era of the musical. Her films include Singin’ in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954) Read More →
German postcard by Kunst und Bild, Berlin, no. A 190. Photo: Keystone. ‘Hollywood’s Mermaid’, Esther Williams (1921-2013), swam her way through more than a dozen splashy MGM musicals in the 1940s and early 1950s. While smiling at the camera, she was able to do a combination of crawl, breast and Read More →
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for Tarzan and His Mate (Cedric Gibbons, 1934). German-American competition swimmer and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984) is best known for playing Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of 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 →
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 1886/1, 1927-1928. Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for Love (Clarence Brown, 1927). American actor, screenwriter and director John Gilbert (1899-1936) rose to fame during the silent film era and became a popular leading man known as ‘The Great Lover’. Swedish Greta Read More →
French postcard by , no. D 16. Photo: Eric Carpenter / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 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 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 →
German postcard by ISV, no. D 16. Photo: Star Press. 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 Read More →
Dutch postcard, no. 3114. Photo: MGM. Publicity still for Ziegfeld Girl (Robert Z. Leonard, Busby Berkeley, 1941). Glamorous and seductive film star Hedy Lamarr (1913–2000) was born in Austria. The notorious Czechoslovakian film Ekstase/Ecstasy (1933) made her an international sensation, and MGM’s mogul Louis Mayer invited her to Hollywood where Read More →
Dutch postcard, no. 3114. Photo: MGM. Publicity still for Ziegfeld Girl (Robert Z. Leonard, Busby Berkeley, 1941). Glamorous and seductive film star Hedy Lamarr (1913–2000) was born in Austria. The notorious Czechoslovakian film Ekstase/Ecstasy (1933) made her an international sensation, and MGM’s mogul Louis Mayer invited her to Hollywood where Read More →
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