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 →
Czech postcard by Pressfoto, Praha (Prague). Photo: publicity still for Il Gattopardo/The Leopard (Luchino Visconti, 1963). Collection: Carla Bosch. Italian actress Claudia Cardinale (1938) is one of Europe’s iconic and most versatile film stars. The combination of her beauty, dark, flashing eyes, explosive sexuality and genuine acting talent virtually guaranteed Read More →
German postcard by Ufa, Berlin-Tempelhof, no. FK 3954. Photo: Georg Michalke / Ufa. Blonde and curvey Diana Dors (1931-1984) was called ‘The English Marilyn Monroe’, to her disgust. In her own words: “I was the first home-grown sex symbol, rather like Britain’s naughty seaside postcards." For more postcards, a bio Read More →
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