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Classic Hollywood Glamour Shots

Elegant black and white photographs of mid-20th century female actresses, emphasizing their hairstyles, clothing, and timeless beauty.

Kay Kendall, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Les Girls", MGM, 1957

JEAN SIMMONS.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in CYNTHIA (1947), directed by ROBERT Z. LEONARD.

GENEVIEVE PAGE in YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE (1964), directed by DELMER DAVES.

AUDREY HEPBURN in ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953), directed by WILLIAM WYLER.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in THE V. I. P. 'S (1963), directed by ANTHONY ASQUITH.

JULIE ADAMS in SLAUGHTER ON 10TH AVENUE (1957), directed by ARNOLD LAVEN.

SARA MONTIEL in LA MUJER PERDIDA (1966), directed by TULIO DEMICHELI.

NATALIE WOOD in SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS (1961), directed by ELIA KAZAN.

GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1956) -Original title: NOTRE DAME DE PARIS-, directed by JEAN DELANNOY.

Faith's Watching Role -- Vivaceous girl in the black off-the shoulder gown is Hollywood film star Faith Domergue, who was present at a London reception held to launch the £290,000 Technicolor Anglo-American film called 'Decameron Nights', based on stories from Boccaccio's famous classic 'Decameron.' Faith's husband, Hugo Fregonese, is likely to direct the film. She herself will not appear in it. Playing the female lead will be Joan Fontaine. April 22, 1952.

Universal City, California Leslie Caron dose some of her funniest and most provocative scenes in Universal's "a very special favor" while clad in nothing more than a bedsheet. The lovely Leslie co-stars with Rock Hudson, Charles Boyer and Walter Slezak in this high comedy romp in which she portrays a prime psychiatrist.Leslie Caron in " A Very Special Favour". February 17, 1955.

GERALDINE CHAPLIN in DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), directed by DAVID LEAN.

GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1956) -Original title: NOTRE DAME DE PARIS-, directed by JEAN DELANNOY.

SHIRLEY MACLAINE.

NATALIE WOOD.

AUDREY HEPBURN in FUNNY FACE (1957), directed by STANLEY DONEN.

RITA MORENO.

ELIZABETH ASHLEY in THE CARPETBAGGERS (1964), directed by EDWARD DMYTRYK.

SILVANA MANGANO.

Hartford, Conn - Lena Horne beamed when she heard of her drummer's compliment about her extraordinary musical ear."It's true that I hear when anything goes wrong", she laughed. "They say I have eyes and ears in the back of my head."But then I learned everything I know from Musicians."Horne says her light-hued beauty was her ticket to Hollywood.Lena Horne Singer. January 16, 1951. (Photo by Jack Dawson).

ANN MILLER.

AUDREY HEPBURN in WAR AND PEACE (1956), directed by KING VIDOR.

SARA MONTIEL in PECADO DE AMOR (1961).

RAQUEL WELCH.

NATALIE WOOD.

MAGGIE MCNAMARA. 1954.

SARA MONTIEL in LA VIOLETERA (1958), directed by LUIS CESAR AMADORI.

GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA in SOLOMON AND SHEBA (1959), directed by KING VIDOR.

JOAN CRAWFORD in STRAIT-JACKET (1964), directed by WILLIAM CASTLE.

MARIA SCHELL.

CLAIRE BLOOM.

NATALIE WOOD in THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND (1956), directed by DAVID BUTLER.

NANCY KWAN.

SOPHIA LOREN in THE KEY (1958), directed by CAROL REED.

Silvana Pampanini, 1957.

CLAUDIA CARDINALE in THE LEOPARD (1963) -Original title: IL GATTOPARDO-, directed by LUCHINO VISCONTI.

SOPHIA LOREN in SCANDAL IN SORRENTO (1955) -Original title: PANE, AMORE E...-, directed by DINO RISI.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

CAPUCINE.

LENA HORNE.

JEAN SIMMONS.

EMMANUELLE BEART in A HEART IN WINTER (1992) -Original title: UN COEUR EN HIVER-, directed by CLAUDE SAUTET.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in RAINTREE COUNTY (1957), directed by EDWARD DMYTRYK.

JEAN SIMMONS in BLACK NARCISSUS (1947).

ROMY SCHNEIDER in ADORABLE SINNER (1959) -Original title: KATIA-, directed by ROBERT SIODMAK.

Hannah Gordon, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait as Lady Bellamy from the British TV Series, "Upstairs, Downstairs", ITV, 1975

Tran Le Xuan (born April 15, 1924 in Hanoi, Vietnam), popularly known as Madame Nhu but more properly Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, was considered the First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. She was the wife of Ngo Dinh Nhu, brother and chief adviser to President Ngo Dinh Diem. As Diem was a lifelong bachelor, and because the Nhus lived in the Independence Palace, she was considered to be the First Lady. Diem often appointed relatives to high positions, so her father became the ambassador to the United States while her mother, a former beauty queen, was South Vietnam's observer at the United Nations. Two of her uncles were cabinet ministers. Madame Nhu was chauffeured in a black Mercedes and wore a small diamond crucifix. She also wore form-fitting apparel so tight that one French correspondent suggestively described her as, 'molded into her .. dress like a dagger in its sheath'. On formal occasions, she wore red satin pantaloons with three vertical pleats, which was the mark of the high

BRIGITTE BARDOT in MIO FIGLIO NERONE (1956), directed by STENO.

Barbara Parkins, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the British Film, "Shout at the Devil", Hemdale (UK), American International Pictures (USA), 1976

Gigliola cinquetti, 1966

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in THE V. I. P. 'S (1963), directed by ANTHONY ASQUITH.

Grace Kelly in the 50's

Lena Horne Singer and Actress (b.1917)

AUDREY HEPBURN in GREEN MANSIONS (1959), directed by MEL FERRER.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR. 1944.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in RAINTREE COUNTY (1957), directed by EDWARD DMYTRYK.

SHIRLEY MACLAINE in ALL IN A NIGHT'S WORK (1961), directed by JOSEPH ANTHONY.

POLLY WALKER in PATRIOT GAMES (1992), directed by PHILLIP NOYCE.

Hollywood, California: July 9, 1952 Actress and dancer Ann Miller displays her dilemma with the Democrats and Republicans this election year.

AUDREY HEPBURN in FUNNY FACE (1957), directed by STANLEY DONEN.

CARMEN CERVERA , LA BARONESA THYSSEN , DURANTE MISS ESPAÑA 1960.

Photograph of Jean Simmons (1929-2010) a British actress and singer.

FARAH DIBA (EMPERATRIZ DE IRAN).

Fairuza Balk, Head and Shoulders Portrait for the Film, "Valmont", Photo by Jaromir Komarek for Orion Pictures, 1989

Photograph of Joan Rice (1930-1997) an English film actress.

Birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy sits at a table with her daughter, Caroline Kennedy (head bowed), during a joint birthday party for Caroline and John F. Kennedy, Jr. President's Dining Room (Residence), White House, Washington, D.C.

Sophia Loren at a studio in Rome.

ANNETTE FUNICELLO in BABES IN TOYLAND (1961), directed by JACK DONOHUE.

MORENO , ANTOÑITA. CANTANTE ESPAÑOLA. PUBLA DEL RIO 1925 -. PORTADA DE LA REVISTA PRIMER PLANO.

PORTADA DISCO " CAMINO DE LA FELICIDAD ". ROCIO DURCAL. CANTANTE ESPAÑOLA.

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