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Ernst Schneider
Ernst Schneider was one of the most acclaimed studio photographers of Berlin during the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. Many celebrities from the theatre, the opera, the circus, and later the cinema came to...
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Shirley Eaton
Stunning Shirley Eaton (1937) played a cockney bombshell in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s. She became famous as golden girl Jill Masterson in the third 007 adventure Goldfinger (1964)....
View ArticleFred Bertelmann (1925-2014)
On 22 January 2014, German singer and actor Fred Bertelmann (1925-2014) died. His biggest hit was the song Der lachende Vagabund (1957), which he also sang in the Schlager film of the same name.German...
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George Alexander
Sir George Alexander (1858-1918) was an English actor and theatre manager. One of his most famous stage roles was in The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope, which premiered in 1896.British postcard by...
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Ermanno Roveri
Italian child star Ermanno Roveri (1903-1968) played the lead in silent melodramas like Il piccolo patriota padovano/The little patriot from Padua (1915) and Naufragio/Shipwreck (1916).Italian postcard...
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Terence Stamp
Actor Terence Stamp (1939) is an icon of the 1960s. He dated Julie Christie, Brigitte Bardot and Jean Shrimpton, and worked with such directors as John Schlesinger, Ken Loach, Federico Fellini, Pier...
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Aïché Nana (1940-2014)
On 29 January, Lebanese actress and former belly dancer Aïché Nana (1940-2014) died. In 1958, a 'striptease' by the then 18 years old Nana at a Roman party caused an international scandal. Subsequently...
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Godfried de Groot
For forty years Godfried de Groot (1894-1963) was a prominent Amsterdam portrait photographer who had numerous celebrities for his lens. He was a skilled portraitist whose photos protruded far above...
View ArticleMaximilian Schell (1930-2014)
Today, Austrian-born Swiss actor Maximilian Schell has died. Schell (1930-2014) won an Oscar for his role as a defence attorney in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). Many international films and awards...
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Daniela Bianchi
Beautiful Daniela Bianchi (1942) is an Italian actress, whose best known part was luscious Soviet cipher clerk Tatiana Romanova in the James Bond film From Russia with Love (1963). She played in...
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Trevor Howard
English film, stage and television actor Trevor Howard (1913-1988) is best known as the doctor in the classic romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945), in which Celia Johnson was his co-star. In the 1940s...
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Nathalie Lissenko
Russian film star Nathalie Lissenko, aka Natalya Lyssenko, Natalie Lissenko, and Natal’ya Lisenko, is most famous for the French silent films of the 1920s, in which is she was often paired with her...
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Mai Zetterling
Lovely Swedish actress Mai Zetterling (1925-1994) graced many European films in the 1940s and 1950s with her slim figure, green eyes, blonde hair and bewitchingly elfin features. She was also a...
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Jiří Vršťala
Jiří Vršťala (1920-1999) was a Czech actor and writer. He achieved fame in Eastern Europe as the clown Ferdinand. East-German postcard by VEB Progress Filmvertrieb, no. 500/5/65, 1965. Retail price:...
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Varischi & Artico
Milanese photographers Arturo Varischi and Giovanni Artico portrayed many stars of the Italian silent cinema, like Lyda Borelli, Dina Galli and Mercedes Brignone.Lyda Borelli. Italian postcard. Photo:...
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Leo Genn
Leo Genn (1905–1978) was a refined British stage and film actor - and barrister. Known for his known for his relaxed charm and his deep black velvet voice, he also had success in Hollywood classics...
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Elizabeth Allan
English actress Elizabeth Allan (1910-1990) worked in both Britain and Hollywood, making about 50 films over more than a quarter century.British postcard by Milton, no. 109. Photo:...
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Michel Auclair
French actor Michel Auclair (1922-1988) is best known for his roles in over 100 French films. He appeared in only a few English-language films. French postcard by O.P., Paris. no. 77. Photo: Studio...
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Ria Jende
German-Belgian actress Ria Jende (1898-?) was a star and producer of the silent German cinema. She appeared in 40 films, before she married and retired.German postcard by Photochemie, Berlin, no....
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Arne Molander
European Film Star Postcards presents the stars of the European cinema, but also lesser known actors whose postcards have survived. The texts in this blog we mainly base on the information about these...
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