Adelheid Seeck
Dark-haired and elegant German film actress Adelheid Seeck (1912-1973) appeared in 27 films between 1941 and 1972. Her West German films of the 1950s had class and were often selected for the Berlin...
View ArticleAndré Luguet
André Luguet (1892-1979) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in over 120 films between 1910 and 1970, both in France and Hollywood.French postcard in the series Les Vedettes de Cinéma by...
View ArticleChristian Doermer
German actor Christian Doermer (1935) has appeared in 83 films and television shows since 1954. His breakthrough was as Horst Buchholz’ brother in the successful teen drama Die Halbstarken/Teenage...
View ArticleMassiel
Spanish pop singer Massiel (1947) won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song La, la, la, beating Cliff Richard's Congratulations. She also appeared in a dozen of films and TV-series.Spanish...
View ArticleHermann Thimig
Austrian film and stage actor and director Hermann Thimig (1890-1982) made 99 films during six decades. He was often cast as a reserved character. He was either shy, loveable or dreamy - like a child...
View ArticlePeggy Cummins
Blonde and beautiful Irish actress Peggy Cummins (1925) is unforgettable as the trigger-happy femme fatale who robs banks with her lover in the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1949).British Collector's...
View ArticleLorella De Luca (1940-2014)
Last thursday, 9 January 2014, Italian actress Lorella De Luca (1940-2014) passed away. After her 'discovery' at the age of 14, she became the Sandra Dee of the Italian cinema of the 1950s. Her fresh...
View ArticleThe Reutlinger Studio
The Reutlinger Studio in Paris was opened in Paris in 1850 and took photos of the rich and famous until 1937. Reutlinger was known for their unusual Art Nouveau styles of postcard designs, especially...
View ArticleVic Oliver
Austrian born comic actor Vic Oliver (1898-1964) was a popular radio comedian, music hall favourite and film star in Great Britain before and during the war. He was an accomplished violinist and used...
View ArticleThea
Italian silent film actress Thea (1898-?) looks so innocent on this postcard, but in her film Il Giogo (1919), she is Zoe, a double natured woman. Zoe's foster father, dr. Caselli, has raised this...
View ArticleCarmela Corren
Israeli-born singer and actress Carmela Corren (1938) represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with her song Vielleicht Geschieht Ein Wunder. In the early 1960s she starred in several...
View ArticleShirley Anne Field
British actress Shirley Anne Field (1938) has performed on stage, film and television since 1955. The former Miss London has survived and becomes more interesting with the years.East-German postcard by...
View ArticleLotte Neumann
Lotte Neumann (1896-1977) was one of the most successful actresses in the early days of the German silent cinema. She also worked as a screenwriter and a producer.German postcard by Rotophot in the...
View ArticleAttilio Badodi
Italian star photographer Attilio Badodi (1880-1967) had a well known studio, where he photographed all the people from the Milanese beau monde plus the famous actors and actresses of the 1910s and...
View ArticleGaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay (1893-1964) was a French actress with a long standing career, who played in over 100 films. She compensated her small size (1.53 m.) with passion and enthusiasm.French postcard by Editions...
View ArticleBernard Blier
Stocky, balding Bernard Blier (1916-1989) was one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors. His complete filmography includes 138 titles, both comedies and dramas, in France and in...
View ArticleHansjörg Felmy
Hansjörg Felmy (1931-2007) was a German film and stage actor. The ‘charming cad’ played in some classics of the German cinema of the 1950s, and later became well known for his role on TV as Kommissar...
View ArticleEvi Eva
German actress Evi Eva (1899-1985) was a popular star of the silent cinema. Later, the once-famous actress lived in very poor conditions.Austrian postcard by Iris-Verlag, no. 938. Photo: Lux Film...
View ArticleMaría Mercader
María Mercader (1918-2011) was a Spanish actress who acted in Spanish and Italian films, largely between 1939 and 1952. She was the second wife of Vittorio De Sica and mother of Christian and Manuel De...
View ArticleHans Stüwe
German actor and singer Hans Stüwe (1901-1976) was also a renown opera director and music historian. With his striking, ascetic looks, he became a big star of the German cinema of the 1920s, 1930s and...
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