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Heinrich Peer
Austrian stage and film actor Heinrich Peer (1867–1927) belonged to the pioneers of the German cinema and appeared in more than hundred films between 1911 and 1927. The tall, thin actor with the...
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Ihr Sport (1919)
Henny Porten (1890-1960) was one of Germany's most important and popular film actresses of the silent cinema. She appeared both as the tragic heroin in many dramas and as the zany girl in comedies. We...
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Yvonne Monlaur
Yvonne Monlaur (1939) starred in several European film productions of the late 1950s and 1960s. The glamorous French starlet is best known for her roles in a few Hammer horror films.German postcard by...
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EFSP's Dazzling Dozen: The Stars at Home
Stars and their privacy is an interesting subject. We are curious about the people we admire and desire at the Silver Screen. Are they married? How does their home look like? And what about their kids?...
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Imported from the USA: Anthony Quinn
Mexican-American actor Anthony Quinn (1915-2001) started as a contract player at Paramount, where he mainly played villains and ethnic types. He moved to Broadway and replaced Marlon Brando in A...
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André Baugé
André Baugé (1893-1966) was a French baritone, active in opera and operetta. He also appeared in films in the 1930s.French postcard by E.C. (Editions Chantal), no. 73. Photo: J. Pervez. French postcard...
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Lia Franca
Lia Franca aka Lya Franca (1912-1988) was an Italian film actress. After a breakthrough in 1930 and a peak in 1932 with Gli uomini che mascalzoni, she married and pulled the plug on her acting...
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Jany Holt
Passionate Jany Holt (1909-2005) was a red-haired French actress of Romanian origin. From the 1930s on, she had an extensive career in the French cinema and theatre. She reached her zenith during the...
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Sissignora (1942)
María Denis plays the lead in the Italian melodrama Sissignora/Yes, Madam (1942) produced under the Fascist rule of Mussolini. The beautiful star was very successful during the 1930 and 1940s with...
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Harry Lauder
Scottish music hall and vaudeville theatre singer and comedian Harry Lauder (1870-1950) was perhaps best known for his long-standing hit I Love a Lassie and his other simplehearted Scottish songs. With...
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EFSP's Dazzling Dozen: Who's the Joker?
EFSP loves the niches of the film star postcard world. I just found these French playing cards with film stars. The photos were made in colour by the great Sam Lévin, probably around 1960. His dazzling...
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Imported from the USA: Anthony Quinn
Mexican-American actor Anthony Quinn (1915-2001) started as a contract player at Paramount, where he mainly played villains and ethnic types. He moved to Broadway and replaced Marlon Brando in A...
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Imported from the USA: Lillian Gish
American actress Lillian Gish (1893-1993) was 'The First Lady of the Silent Screen'. During the 1910s, she was one of director D.W. Griffith's greatest stars. She appeared in his features such as The...
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Margit Bara (1928-2016)
On 25 October 2016, Romanian-born actress Margit Bara passed away at the age of 88. The beautiful star of the Hungarian theatre also appeared in 25 films between 1956 and 1975. In Hungary, she became...
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Manfred Krug (1937-2016)
We just learned that Manfred Krug passed away on 21 October. To honour this great German actor, who was often cast as a socialist hero in DEFA films of the former GDR, we repost his EFSP bio. Krug was...
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Oleg Popov (1930-2016)
The legendary Russian clown Oleg Popov has died on 2 November, aged 86. He was once described as the Michelangelo of the circus and was at one time the best-known clown in the world. Dressed in baggy...
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Il figlio di Madame Sans-Gêne (1921)
The Italian silent film Il figlio di Madame Sans-Gêne/The Son of Madame Sans-Gêne (Baldassarre Negroni, 1921) was based on the novel by Emile Moreau. Madame Sans-Gêne was played by the Italian diva...
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Leopoldine Konstantin
Leopoldine Konstantin (1886-1965) was a famous Austrian theatre and film character actress, who worked for years with director Max Reinhardt. She played Claude Rains' dominant mother in Alfred...
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EFSP's Dazzling Dozen: Bubble Gum Heroes
On a market I recently found a dozen of very small European collectors cards. They must date from the early 1950s and some are in colour and others in black and white. The formats also differ, as do...
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Imported from the USA: Errol Flynn
Australian born actor Errol Flynn (1909-1959) achieved fame in Hollywood with his suave, debonair, devil-may-care attitude. He was known for his romantic Swashbuckler roles in films like Captain Blood...
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