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Classic Black and White Portraits

Stunning black and white portraits of actresses from the early 20th century, featuring soft lighting, vintage hairstyles, and elegant attire.

Year: 1947. Stars: BARBARA STANWYCK.

MYRNA LOY.

ISABEL DE POMES.

Grace Kelly , Dial M for Murder , 1954 directed by Alfred Hitchcock Warner Bros. Pictures

NINA FOCH in THE UNDERCOVER MAN (1949), directed by JOSEPH H. LEWIS.

JEAN SIMMONS.

GALE STORM.

Helena Carter, American film actress. Helena Carter (born Helen Rickerts, August 24, 1923 - January 11, 2000) was an American film actress in the 1940s and 1950s.

Adele Jergens, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "The Corpse Came C.O.D.", Columbia Pictures, 1947

KATHARINE HEPBURN in UNDERCURRENT (1946), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

1946. LAUREN BACALL.

Vintage photograph. Blonde woman in plaid blouse smiling

SOPHIA LOREN.

LIZABETH SCOTT in YOU CAME ALONG (1945), directed by JOHN FARROW.

Hollywood, California: June 15, 1951 A portrait of movie star Jane Russell.

VIVIEN LEIGH.

DONNA REED in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945), directed by ALBERT LEWIN.

KATHARINE HEPBURN.

ANNE BAXTER in THE RAZOR'S EDGE (1946), directed by EDMUND GOULDING.

MARIA MONTEZ.

LAUREN BACALL in ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944) -Original title: TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT-, directed by HOWARD HAWKS.

LAUREN BACALL. 1944.

RITA HAYWORTH in GIRL FROM AMEN VALLEY (1952) -Original title: AFFAIR IN TRINIDAD-, directed by VINCENT SHERMAN.

BETSY DRAKE.

ANNE BAXTER in SWAMP WATER (1941), directed by JEAN RENOIR.

CAPUCINE in THE LION (1962), directed by JACK CARDIFF.

FRANCES FARMER. 1937.

JANE WYMAN.

JOAN FONTAINE in REBECCA (1940), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

ANN RUTHERFORD.

Constance Shacklock, Opera Singer -- Mezzo-Soprano of the Covent Garden Opera Company. December 01, 1953. (Photo by Dorothy Wilding, Camera Press).

JAN STERLING in LOVE IN A GOLDFISH BOWL (1961), directed by JACK SHER.

JOANNE WOODWARD.

LINDA EVANS in THE BIG VALLEY (1965), directed by A. I. BEZZERIDES.

VERONICA LAKE.

Hollywood, California 1942Rita Hayworth lounges on the set of 'You Were Never Lovelier '.

ANNE BAXTER in THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942), directed by ORSON WELLES.

Classic elegance: timeless black and white portrait photography.

Kitty Bluett. October 22, 1950. (Photo by Russell Roberts Pty. Ltd.).

SHIRLEY TEMPLE.

AVA GARDNER.

Deaf and Dumb Girl, Sought Career and found Romance -- Twenty-one-year-old Jean Maley.Pretty 21-year-old Jean Maley has everything a young girl could wish for a beautiful face, nice figure and a friendly smile but she has a terrible handicap... she is deaf and dumb.not deterred by her disability, Jean left her home in Australia and came to England to carve a career for herself as a fashion model. August 11, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper)

Colour photograph of Grace Kelly (1929-1982) an America film actress and Princess of Monaco consort.

Angela Lansbury (1925 - ) English actress in American films and on television

DEBORAH KERR in PERFECT STRANGERS (1945), directed by ALEXANDER KORDA.

ANN BLYTH.

JEANNE CRAIN in CENTENNIAL SUMMER (1946), directed by OTTO PREMINGER.

NANCY COLEMAN.

Jacqueline Susann in 1946

GRETA GARBO in ANNA KARENINA (1935), directed by CLARENCE BROWN.

Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917 - 2016), Hungarian-American film actress

Joan Greenwood (1921 1987), English actress of stage and screen

Shy about her career -- "Pardon me if I don't I talk about most of my films. You can skip them," said film actress Veda Ann Borg.Miss Borg, from Hollywood, is here to star in an Australian film, The Kangaroo Kid.Miss Borg was sketchy about her age and her previous film career.She has a good figure. She doesn't chew gum.She gave the distinct impression of being bored during the interview, said there, was nothing she had noticed around Sydney except there seemed to be a lot of parks. March 12, 1950.

AVA GARDNER. 1945.

JUDY HOLLIDAY.

JUDY CANOVA.

GINGER ROGERS.

ANGELA LANSBURY.

1945. LAUREN BACALL.

JUDY GARLAND in MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

KATHARINE HEPBURN. 1941.

JEAN SIMMONS.

BARBARA STANWYCK in CRY WOLF (1947), directed by PETER GODFREY.

Anne Baxter , Yellow Sky , 1948 directed by William A. Wellman (Twentieth Century Fox Pictures)

Ann Todd (1909 - 1993), English actress of stage and screen, wearing a flowery skirt

MARTA TOREN.

JUDY GARLAND in ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1946 (1945) -Original title: ZIEGFELD FOLLIES-, directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

Diana Wynyard, C. B. E., British Film And Stage Actress. September 1, 1953. (Photo by Dorothy Wilding, Camera Press).

GRETA GARBO in TWO-FACED WOMAN (1941), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

IDA LUPINO.

FAITH DOMERGUE.

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND. 1941.

Shirley Temple (1928 -2014), American child star of the 1930s and 1940s, seen here at the age of 17 or 18 Date: 1945

VIVIEN LEIGH in WATERLOO BRIDGE (1940), directed by MERVYN LEROY. Custome by Adrian.

VERONICA LAKE in THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942), directed by FRANK TUTTLE.

ANGIE DICKINSON in CAST A GIANT SHADOW (1966), directed by MELVILLE SHAVELSON.

Grace Kelly , Rear Window , 1954 réalisé par Alfred Hitchcock Paramount Pictures

JEAN ARTHUR in THE TALK OF THE TOWN (1942), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.

FRANCES DEE in LITTLE WOMEN (1933), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

LINDA EVANS in THE BIG VALLEY (1965), directed by A. I. BEZZERIDES.

MARILYN MONROE.

BETTY WHITE in THE BETTY WHITE SHOW (1954), directed by BILL BENNINGTON.

INGRID BERGMAN in UNDER CAPRICORN (1949), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

DEBRA PAGET in BIRD OF PARADISE (1951), directed by DELMER DAVES.

INGRID BERGMAN in CASABLANCA (1942), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

SUSAN HAYWARD in TULSA (1949).

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND. 1955.

HEDY LAMARR (1914-2000) - ACTRIZ, INVENTORA E INGENIERA EN TELECOMUNICACIONES AUSTRIACA. HEDY LAMARR. KIESLER EVA MARIA.

KATE BECKINSALE in THE AVIATOR (2004), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

Gwen Plumb. May 10, 1955. (Photo by Noel Rubie PTY. LTD.).

ANNE JEFFREYS in RETURN OF THE BAD MEN (1948), directed by RAY ENRIGHT.

Actress Ellen Drew, Publicity Portrait with Horse for the film, "The Lady's from Kentucky", Paramount Pictures, 1939

GAIL RUSSELL in NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (1948), directed by JOHN FARROW.

INGRID BERGMAN in THE GREATEST LOVE (1952) -Original title: EUROPA '51-, directed by ROBERTO ROSSELLINI.

Jane Withers - 20th, Century Fox Player. October 29, 1947. (Photo by Frank Powolny, 20th Century-Fox),

Portrait of mature woman

Anefo photo collection. 35 Repro's topical film truth knows no limits. November 3, 1949

TERESA WRIGHT in SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

Actress Brenda Joyce, Publicity Portrait, 20th Century-Fox, 1940's

ANN-MARGRET.

Portrait of a female newscaster speaking in to a microphone

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