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Lily Damita
Beautiful and seductive French actress Lily Damita (1902-1994) appeared in 33 French, Austrian and Hollywood films between 1922 and 1937. Her marriage with Errol Flynn was tempestuous and led to her...
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Françoise Arnoul
Cute and sexy actress Françoise Arnoul (1931) was in the early 1950s presented as the new French sex symbol. Soon she was overshadowed by the spectacular Brigitte Bardot, but Arnoul had enough talent...
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Sting
British rock artist Sting (1951) is best known as the pop star with the high-pitched, raspy voice and blonde, spiky hair. He made his breakthrough as the singer and bass player for The Police and then...
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Marie Glory
Coquettish and captivating Marie Glory (1905-2009) made more than 50 films during the course of nearly four decades, from 1924 to 1960. For a long time, she was the longest living star of the silent...
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Anthony Steffen
Elegant, educated and handsome Anthony Steffen (Antonio Luiz De Teffè, 1929-2004) appeared in over 60 films, many of them in the lead role. The Italian-Brazilian actor had a cult following thanks to...
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Joë Hamman
We generally associate the Western with the American cinema, but in the early years of the cinema there were European Westerns too. The French Western was often filmed in the Camargue, in the South of...
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Mona Goya
Mona Goya (1909–1961) was a Mexican-born French film actress who rose to fame in the 1930s.French postcard for Campari. Photo: Studio G.L. Manuel Frères.Lavish ProductionMona Goya was born Simone...
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Max Hansen
Danish cabaret artist, actor, comedian and singer Max Hansen (1897-1961) was known as 'The Little Caruso'. During the 1920s, he was one of the most popular stars of Berlin.German postcard by Ross...
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Lotte Lorring
German actress and singer Lotte Lorring (1893-1939) started as an operetta singer in provincial theatres. Between 1920 and 1935, she played both in support and leading roles in German silent and sound...
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Imported from the USA: Jayne Mansfield
A New Series! In the following months we will present in 'Imported from the USA' 10 Hollywood movie stars who worked intensively in the European cinema. Many did that at the end of their careers....
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Ralph Arthur Roberts
With his monocle, German film actor Ralph Arthur Roberts (1884–1940) played high ranking gentlemen such as directors and entrepreneurs in German comedies of the 1920s and 1930s. He also worked as a...
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Bella Polini
Beautiful Bella Polini appeared in several German silent films of the 1920s.German postcard by Ross Verlag, Berlin, no. 795/2, no. 1925-1926. Collection: Didier Hanson.Visually StunningBella Polini...
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Ricardo Rodríguez
Spanish Actor Ricardo Rodríguez appeared in several Eurowesterns of the 1960s. In Der Letze Mohikaner/The Last Tomahawk (Harald Reinl, 1965) he played the evil Magua, leader of the Huron...
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Andrée Standart
Andrée Standart (or Standard) appeared in silent French films of the late 1920s as well as in the first French sound production.French postcard by EC, no. 52. Collection: Didier Hanson.The QueenThis...
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Helmuth Schneider
Blond, handsome actor Helmuth Schneider (1920-1972) appeared in more than 50 films and also worked as an assistant director. He worked in Germany, but also in Latin America, Italy and France.German...
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Lea Giunchi
Lea Giunchi (1884-?) was the first comical actress in Italian cinema. She acted either in her own 'Lea' series, or with male comedians such as Ferdinand Guillaume (Tontolini) and Raymond Frau (Kri...
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Dorrit Weixler
German silent film actress Dorrit Weixler (1892-1916) anticipated such better known comedy stars of the German cinema as Ossi Oswalda and Anny Ondra. The career of the bright and light comedienne was...
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Imported from the USA: Josephine Baker
Today, we continue our new series 'Imported from the USA'. Tall and dark Josephine Baker (1906-1975) was an American singer and dancer who became a legend in Europe. In 1925 'the Bronze Venus' became...
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Else Bötticher
In the early 20th century, German actress Else Bötticher (1880-1966) performed with famous stage stars in international theatres. During the 1910s, she made several silent films. In the sound era, she...
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Vanda Hudson
Beautiful starlet Vanda Hudson (1937-2004) was one of the blond bombshells of the British cinema in the post-war years. She appeared in a dozen films and TV series of the late 1950s and early...
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