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Nelly Corradi
Beautiful Nelly Corradi (1914–1968) was an Italian opera singer and actress.She made her film debut in Max Ophüls’s La signora di tutti (1934) and had her biggest successes after the war with opera...
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Leslie Caron
French film actress and dancer Leslie Caron (1931) was one of the most famous Hollywood stars in the 1950s. She is best known for the waif-like gamines in the classic musicals An American in Paris...
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Karina Bell
Charming Danish actress Karina Bell (1898-1979) was the most popular female star of the Nordisk Film Kompagni in the 1920s. The blond and slim actress was the beauty ideal of her generation. She also...
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Margaret Leahy
Margaret Leahy (1902–1967) was a British actress. After winning a beauty contest, Leahy went on to make only one film in her very short-lived film career.British postcard by Rotary Photo, London, no....
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If... (1968)
The British film If... (1968), produced and directed by Lindsay Anderson, and starring Malcolm McDowell in his film debut, was a highly acclaimed but controversial drama. It paints a black picture of...
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Elena Lunda
Elena Lunda (1901-1947) was an Italian actress who acted in some 35 silent Italian and German films. She was briefly married to actor Alfredo Bertone.Italian/Romanian postcard by Fotocelere / Edition...
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EFSP's Dazzling Dozen: Ingrid Bergman - Sinner or Saint?
In the 1940s, Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman became one of Hollywood's brightest stars. Whether acting the role of saint or sinner, Bergman found in her characters the extremes of her own devoted and...
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Gertrud Kückelmann
Gertrud Kückelmann (1929-1979) was a German stage and film actress and was the German voice for Shirley MacLaine and other Hollywood stars.German postcard by Kunst und Bild, Berlin, no. A 798. Photo:...
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Marga Barbu
Marga Barbu also known as Margareta-Yvonne Barbu (1929-2009) was a Romanian stage and film actress. She became a star with the historical adventure film Haiducii/Outlaws (Dinu Cocea, 1966) and appeared...
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Leda Gys
Versatile actress Leda Gys (1892-1957) was the only Italian diva who never played vamp roles and the only one whose career lasted until the advent of sound films. She starred in some 80 dramas,...
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Dominique Wilms
Belgian actress Dominique Wilms (1930) was the glamorous and sexy femme fatale of many French action films of the 1950s and 1960s, often opposite Eddie Constantine. Many of these ‘Euro Noirs’ are...
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Isabelle Huppert
Today is the opening night of the 69th Festival de Cannes. In the official selection is the new film by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, Elle (2016). How I am looking forward to see this thriller! French...
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Wundersam ist das Märchen der Liebe (1918)
The German silent film Wundersam ist das Märchen der Liebe/Wondrous is the story of love (Leo Connard, 1918) is an Orientalist drama, produced by Hella Moja-Film GmbH. Producer Hella Moja is also the...
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EFSP's Dazzling Dozen: The Eurovision Song Contest
EFSP salutes the European Song Contest! Even down under, in Australia, they know it's a fabulous event. Tomorrow night the finals of the 60th Eurovision Song Contest take place in Stockholm, Sweden....
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Ringo Starr
English musician, singer, songwriter and actor Ringo Starr (1940) gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, such as for the hit Yellow Submarine. Starr...
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Carlos Thompson
Handsome Carlos Thompson (1923-1990) was an Argentinian heartthrob of German-Swiss parentage. He started his career in Argentina playing leading roles on stage and in films. In the 1950s, he went to...
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Madeleine Lebeau (1923-2016)
On 1 May 2016, French actress Madeleine Lebeau (1923-2016) passed away in Estepona, Costa del Sol, Spain. She was the last surviving cast member of the film classic Casablanca (1942). Lebeau also...
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Olga Desmond
Olga Desmond (1890-1964) was a German dancer and actress. Desmond was the 'heroine of living pictures' and became one of the first to promote nudity on the stage. From 1916 through 1919 she appeared in...
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Idillio tragico (1922)
The Italian silent film Idillio tragico (Gaston Ravel, 1922), based on the novel Idylle tragique (1896) by Paul Bourget. Star of this Medusa Film production was the beautiful Polish actress Helena...
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Simone Renant
Beautiful French film and stage actress Simone Renant (1911–2004) appeared in 43 films between 1932 and 1980. The elegant blonde actress is best known for her roles in Quai des Orfèvres (1947) and the...
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