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Anna Proclemer (1923-2013)
On 25 April, Italian stage and film actress Anna Proclemer (1923-2013) has passed away at the age of 89. She is known internationally for her role of the prostitute in Viaggio in Italia (Roberto...
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Zbigniew Cybulski
With his trademark leather clothes and dark glasses, actor Zbigniew Cybulski (1927 - 1967) is often referred to as ´the Polish James Dean´. He symbolized the angry feelings of young Poles trying to...
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Albert Préjean
French actor and singer Albert Préjean (1894 - 1979) was a former WWI flying ace. He is best known for playing heroes in the films of René Clair, and for playing Georges Simenon's detective...
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Isabelle Huppert
Versatile French actress Isabelle Huppert (1953) appeared in more than 90 film and television productions since 1971. With 14 nominations for the César, she is the most nominated actress ever. However,...
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June Ritchie
British actress June Ritchie (1938) is perhaps best known for starring opposite Alan Bates in A Kind of Loving (1962).German postcard by Krüger, no. 902/190. Photo: Bernard of Hollywood. Publicity...
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Abel Gance
Great French film director Abel Gance (1889-1981) was also a producer, writer and actor. He is best known for his three silent masterpieces: J'accuse/I Accuse (1919), La Roue/The Wheel (1923), and the...
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Bryan Forbes (1926-2013)
Yesterday, 8 May, director, actor and writer Bryan Forbes died. He was one of the leading figures of British post-war cinema. Among his best films are Whistle Down the Wind (1961) and The Whisperers...
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Stanley Baker
Welsh actor and film producer Stanley Baker (1928 – 1976) started as a tough and gritty villain in the British cinema of the 1950’s. Later he became a star as a rugged working class anti-hero in many...
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Grace Lane
Grace Lane (1876 - 1956) was a British stage actress, who also appeared in some films in the 1920’s and 1930’s. She and matinee idol Lewis Waller were a popular pair on the stages of the West End and...
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Ingrid Ernest
Beautiful Ingrid Ernest (1933 - 1975) was a German stage actress who appeared incidentally in films and on TV. She was married to Arno Hanke, the managing director of the Ufa.German postcard by Ufa,...
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Florelle
French music hall star Florelle (1898 – 1974) was one of the queens of Paris. The petite blonde appeared in 54 films between 1912 and 1956, and also toured around the world. Her most beautiful role was...
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Elsa Merlini
Elsa Merlini (1903-1983) was a star of the Italian cinema of the 1930's. She excelled in the 'telefoni bianchi', an Italian genre of sophisticated comedies which were wildly popular before WWII.Italian...
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Iris Arlan
Beautiful actress Iris Arlan (? - ?) worked for Max Reinhardt’s theatre and appeared in several German and Austrian silent films. Around 1936, after roles in a handful of sound films, she disappeared...
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Sydne Rome
United States-born Sydne Rome (1951) was a gorgeous starlet, who lived in Italy since the early 1970’s. She worked in Europe with interesting directors like Roman Polanski, Duccio Tessari, Claude...
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Collection: Tatiana
I was quite overwhelmed last week when the mail brought me a big envelope from the States. Inside were 39 film star postcards by Film-Foto-Verlag, the German publisher that was very active just during...
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Eurovision Song Contest - Lys Assia
EFSP salutes the Eurovision Song Contest! For Americans it must be a curious phenomenon, but for already, 57 years ESC is one of Europe's favourite TV events. The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 takes...
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Happy birthday, Sabrina!
Today, voluptuous British Sabrina (1936) has her 77th birthday. The blonde pinup and cabaret star was the British answer to Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, and a rival to Diana Dors. With a 42½...
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Annibale Ninchi
Italian stage and screen actor and playwright Annibale Ninchi (1889-1967) became famous as the title character in Scipione l’Africano (1937) but also as the father in Fellini’s La dolce vita (1960) and...
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Laya Raki
Exotic dancer and film actress Laya Raki (1927) was a popular sex symbol in Germany during the 1950’s. She appeared in revealing outfits in films and on photos, and captured men's attention like no...
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Claire Rommer
Elegant German actress Claire Rommer (1904 - 1996) appeared in about 50 German film productions during the 1920’s and the early 1930’s. Her successful career was suddenly ended by the Nazis.Austrian...
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