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Anna Prucnal
Beautiful Polish actress Anna Prucnal (1940) was a star of the East-European cinema of the 1960s. From 1970 on, she worked in France as an actress as well as a successful singer. Her role in the...
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Udo Jürgens (1934-2014)
Udo Jürgens, one of the biggest stars and entertainers in the German speaking countries, died yesterday, 21 December 2014. His music spanned several generations. In 1966, he was the first and only...
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Billie Whitelaw (1932-2014)
Acclaimed British actress Billie Whitelaw, famous for her roles on stage and screen, has died yesterday at the age of 82. The Coventry-born star, who was made a CBE in 1991, worked in close...
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Fred Louis Lerch
Austrian actor Fred Louis Lerch (1902-1985) was a handsome star of the Weimar cinema. In the 1950s he would work again for the German cinema as a production manager.Austrian postcard by Iris Verlag,...
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Merry Christmas!
Dutch postcard by the Rialto Theatre, Amsterdam, 1934. Photo: Remaco Radio Picture. Publicity still for Little Women (George Cukor, 1933). In the picture are Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Frances...
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Françoise Dorléac
Chic and stylish French actress Françoise Dorléac (1942-1967) is best known as the elder sister of Catherine Deneuve with whom she sang and danced in the musical Les Demoiselles de Rochefort/The Young...
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Ida Carloni Talli
Ida Carloni Talli (1860-1940) was an important Italian stage actress, who also acted in 92 Italian silent films between 1912 and 1924.Italian postcard. Photo: Ida Carloni Talli (Agnese) and Emilia...
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Tragödie der Liebe (1923)
The last film special of 2014 is about the Weimar production, Tragödie der Liebe/Love Tragedy (1923). This silent film serial in four parts was produced and directed by Joe May. His wife, Mia May,...
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Michael Praed
British stage and film actor Michael Praed (1960) is best known for his roles in the TV series Robin of Sherwood (1984-1985) and Dynasty (1985-1986). He also appeared in several British and American...
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Eddy Mitchell
French singer and actor Eddy Mitchell (1942) began his career in the late 1950s, with the rock & roll group Les Chaussettes Noires, and in 1963, he went solo. He also played in several French...
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Anna Magnani
Passionate, fearless, and exciting Anna Magnani (1908-1973) was the ‘volcano’ of the Italian cinema. The unkempt, earthy actress radiated such fierce intelligence and sensuality that she became a major...
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Liselotte Pulver
Swiss actress Liselotte Pulver (1929) was one of the most beloved stars of the German popular cinema of the 1950s and early 1960s. Despite a wide variety of roles, she is best remembered as the merry...
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Roberto Benigni
Happy New Year! We start 2015 with Italy’s most popular film comedian since Totó, Roberto Benigni (1952). He worked with famous directors like Jim Jarmusch, Marco Ferreri, Bernardo Bertolucci, Federico...
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Gaby Deslys
French dancer and actress Gaby Deslys (1881-1920) was an internationally celebrated - and notorious - star of the early 20th Century. She was famous for her extravagant clothes, jewels and millinery....
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Un carnet de bal (1937)
In 2015, we continue our weekly series of film specials. Today a post about a poetic French classic, Un carnet de bal/Dance Program (1937), directed by the great Julien Duvivier. Marie Bell plays a...
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Vasily Kachalov
Russian film and stage actor Vasily Kachalov (1875-1948) was one of Konstantin Stanislavsky's best known performers. He led the so-called Kachalov Group within the Moscow Art Theatre. It was Kachalov...
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Hildegard Knef
Rebellious, gravel-voiced actress, chanteuse and author Hildegard Knef (1925-2002) was one of the most important film stars of post-war Germany. She also appeared in foreign films and on Broadway,...
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Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious (1957-1979) was the legendary bassist of the British punk group the Sex Pistols. He would later appear as a singer on the soundtrack of the documentary The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle...
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Cornel Lucas
In 2015, we continue the series on film star photographers with ten new posts. We start today with British photographer Cornel Lucas (1920-2012), whose glamorous work for Rank during the 1940s and...
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Raymond Rouleau
Raymond Rouleau (1904-1981) was a Belgian actor and film director. He appeared in 49 films between 1928 and 1979, and also directed 22 films.French postcard by Ed. Chantal, Paris, no. 35.French...
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