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Hans von Borsody (1929-2013)
German film, TV and stage actor Hans von Borsody (1929-2013) died Monday, 4 November, at his home in Kiel, Germany. During his decades-long career, he was seen in the war drama A Bridge Too Far (1977)...
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Robert Dinesen
Danish actor and director Robert Dinesen (1874-1972) made his film debut in Afgrunden/The Abyss (1910) as Asta Nielsen's fiancé. One year later, he directed the successful circus drama De fire...
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Stewart Granger
English actor Stewart Granger (1913–1993) made over 60 films but is mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. Tall, handsome, and athletic, Granger became England's top box office star...
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Gina Manès
French actress Gina Manès (1893-1989) starred in some 90 films between 1916 and 1966. 'The Vamp with the Emerald Eyes' is best known for her roles in the silent films Coeur fidèle (1923) and Thérèse...
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Bobbejaan Schoepen
Flemish singer-songwriter, guitarist, comedian, actor and professional whistler Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925-2010) was a pioneer of the Belgian pop music, vaudeville and the European country music. He was...
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Barbara von Nady
Barbara von Nady's film career was very short. She appeared in only two films at the end of the 1950’s. German Postcard by WS-Druck, Wanne-Eickel, no. 260. Photo: Bavaria / Meroth.Little Beast with...
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Der Kongress tanzt (1931)
Der Kongress tanzt/The Congress dances (Erik Charell, 1931) was an immensely popular German film operetta. It was the best film of the 'Dream Team' of the European Cinema of the 1930s, Lilian Harvey...
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Monica Brugger
German starlet Monika Brugger started as a beauty queen at the Miss International Pageant. She had a short film career in Spaghetti Westerns and also appeared briefly on German TV.German postcard by...
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Eta Hajdú
Eta Hajdú or Eta von Hajdu was a Hungarian singer, actress and producer. Between 1924 and 1943, she appeared in and produced a dozen Hungarian romantic comedies.German postcard by Ross Verlag, no....
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Franco Fabrizi
Italian actor Franco Fabrizi (1926–1995) played in about 150 films, usually as the superficial opportunistic sidekick. He made his film debut under Michelangelo Antonioni and became known as a cynical...
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Édouard Mathé
Édouard Mathé (1886-1934) was an extremely popular French actor, in particular in the silent crime serials by Louis Feuillade.French postcard. Sent by mail in 1922. Photo: Film Gaumont.Les...
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Marisa Merlini
Italian character actress Marisa Merlini (1923–2008) was active in Italy's post-World War II cinema. She is best known for Pane, Amore e Fantasia/Bread, Love and Dreams (Luigi Comencini, 1953) in which...
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Op hoop van zegen (1934)
Today, it's Postcard Friendship Friday on the net. A weekly event in which postcard blogs present themselves. Start at Beth's blog with the great title The Best Hearts Are Crunchy, and enjoy some rare...
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Wolf Albach-Retty
Austrian-German actor Wolf Albach-Retty (1906-1967) is nowadays best known as the father of Romy Schneider, but during the 1930s he was a popular leading man of the German cinema, full of charm,...
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Ingrid Schoeller
Tall, slim and blonde Ingrid Schoeller is best known for her roles as an action heroine in the 1960s. The gorgeous German actress played the lead role in such Italian spy films as 002 agenti...
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Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray (1928-2011) was a very elegant Italian actress in films by Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini. She was also sexy seductress in comedies with Totò. In 1965, Gray completely vanished...
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Gertrud Arnold
Gertrud Arnold (1873-1931) was a German stage and screen actress. German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 672/3. Photo: Decla-Ufa-Film. Publicity still of Gertrud Arnold as Queen Ute in Fritz Lang's silent...
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Hilde Krahl
Austrian actress Hilde Krahl (1917-1999) was one of the most demanded stars of the German cinema of the 1940s and 1950s. She could shine in nearly all genres.German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. G...
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Vanessa Paradis
Only 14, Vanessa Paradis (1972) became a child star with the worldwide hit single Joe le taxi (1987). Since then, the French beauty made several films and albums, became the face of Chanel, and was in...
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New: Geoffrey Donaldson Instituut
Today, a new film institute will open its doors: the Geoffrey Donaldson Instituut (GDI) in the little town of Noordscharwoude in the Netherlands. The GDI will promote research of film production, film...
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