Golden Age Actresses

Classic Hollywood portraits of leading actresses in elegant poses, highlighting vintage fashion and expressive styles from the mid-20th century.

CAPUCINE.

CAPUCINE.

VERA MILES.

JOAN BENNETT in THE MACOMBER AFFAIR (1947), directed by ZOLTAN KORDA.

ROMY SCHNEIDER.

Joan Crawford in the 30's

LISETTE VEREA in A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA (1946), directed by ARCHIE MAYO.

NATALIE WOOD in CASH MCCALL (1960), directed by JOSEPH PEVNEY.

Actress Ann Rutherford, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull for MGM, 1942

PAULETTE GODDARD.

CONNIE FRANCIS.

VIVIEN LEIGH. 1940.

JEAN SIMMONS in GUYS AND DOLLS (1955), directed by JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ.

MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN.

Portrait of beautiful woman

AGNES MOOREHEAD.

BETTE DAVIS in THE LITTLE FOXES (1941), directed by WILLIAM WYLER.

PHYLLIS COATES.

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

AVA GARDNER. 1950.

AVA GARDNER in THE GREAT SINNER (1949), directed by ROBERT SIODMAK.

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND. 1942.

Arline Judge - Arline Judge plays a comely manicurist in RKO Radio's "Mad Wednesday," which stars Harold Lloyd and was written and directed by Preston Sturges. The hilarious side-splitting comedy features Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn, Miss Judge, Edgar Kennedy, Franklin Pangborn, Lionel Stander and Margaret Hamilton, and introduces Frances Ramsden. January 1, 1953. (Photo by Australian Associated Press ).

ELEANOR PARKER.

MARIE WINDSOR in HELLFIRE (1949), directed by R. G. SPRINGSTEEN.

Glamor Girl Deglam-Orized--The movies, which spend a lot of time gilding the lily, have done exactly the opposite -- they've deglamorized Linda Darnell. Ordinarily on the screen she looks like she does at left. Now, to play to bum in "No Way Out", they're using makeup to put circles under her eyes, give her hollow cheeks and a sullen mouth. You see the result at right. November 10, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

ROMY SCHNEIDER.

MARIANNE KOCH in INTERLUDE (1957), directed by DOUGLAS SIRK.

ROMY SCHNEIDER.

VIVIEN LEIGH in SIDEWALKS OF LONDON (1938) -Original title: ST. MARTIN'S LANE-, directed by TIM WHELAN.

AVA GARDNER.

LANA TURNER.

Australian Beauty Wins 'Oscar' -- Miss. Pamela Davy (pictured here), a red-headed society beauty from Melbourne, Australia, has been awarded an 'Oscar' for the best performance by an amateur in Hornsey, London.Pamela, who decided to remain in England since coming over for the Coronation, is thrilled with the award. She will take the 10 inch high solid silver statuette with her when she returns to Australia. March 17, 1955. (Photo by Daily Express).

Joan Blackman (1938-), actriz de cine estadounidense.

JEAN SIMMONS in THE CLOUDED YELLOW (1951), directed by RALPH THOMAS.

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND.

INGRID BERGMAN. 1940.

MYRNA LOY.

VIVIEN LEIGH.

Maureen Swanson - Maureen Swanson in a sultry mood.Daughter of a charted accountant. Maureen Swanson was born in Scotland in the year 1932, and is stillinclined to speak with echo of that land in her attractive voice.From the age of six Maureen had always wanted to act. Her early attempt included shown in the back garden and later a place in an cast of the Glasgow citizens theatre at the age of twelve.Now the age twenty three Maureen has come a long way up the ladder of fame and is soon to play the lead in the J. A. Rank Organisation is new ***** J.A. Rank Organisation is new film "Jacqueline". April 9, 1955. (Photo by Fox Photos).

Olivia De Havilland January 01, 1953.

Eva Bartok (1927-1998), actriz de cine húngara.

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

LUCILLE BALL in THE DARK CORNER (1946), directed by HENRY HATHAWAY.

GRACE KELLY. 1954.

AVA GARDNER.

GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA in BEAT THE DEVIL (1953), directed by JOHN HUSTON.

GLORIA GRAHAME in THE COBWEB (1955), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

MYRNA LOY.

FRANCES GIFFORD in TARZAN TRIUMPHS (1943), directed by WILHELM THIELE.

AVA GARDNER in EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE (1949), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

DEBORAH KERR in BLACK NARCISSUS (1947), directed by EMERIC PRESSBURGER.

ALIDA VALLI in THE MIRACLE OF THE BELLS (1948), directed by IRVING PICHEL.

INGRID BERGMAN. 1941.

AVA GARDNER.

AVA GARDNER in SINGAPORE (1947), directed by JOHN BRAHM.

GLORIA GRAHAME in A WOMAN'S SECRET (1949), directed by NICHOLAS RAY.

Original Film Title: THAT HAMILTON WOMAN. English Title: THAT HAMILTON WOMAN. Film Director: ALEXANDER KORDA. Year: 1941. Stars: VIVIEN LEIGH.

SUSAN HAYWARD.

Pin-Up Girl of British servicemen ***** Carol Carr, who made recording of a Cinderella burlesque so that admirers could hear her too. December 30, 1951. (Photo by Reuterphoto)

GRACE KELLY in DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954), directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

TAINA ELG in LES GIRLS (1957), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

Gene Tierney in 20th Fox's "Where The Sidewalk Ends."Glamorous Gene Tierney (above) says children who are allowed to act in films become " little horrors". April 19, 1953.

PAQUITA RICO ACTRIZ Y CANTANTE ESPAÑOLA . SEVILLA 1930.

Betsy Drake - Every Girl Should be Married. June 26, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Department)

PAULETTE GODDARD in AN IDEAL HUSBAND (1947), directed by ALEXANDER KORDA.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR.

A gay, reckless laugh from German star Sonja Ziemann, Opening in her first British film, Made in Heaven, at the Lyceum today. Sonja's jet black hair and deep blue eyes, combined with her other attributes, earned her the name Able-Bodied Ziemann on the set. November 29, 1954. (Photo by J. Arthur Rank Organization Ltd.).

VIVIEN LEIGH in THAT HAMILTON WOMAN (1941), directed by ALEXANDER KORDA.

Jane Wyman, American actress, 20th century. Artist: Paramount Pictures

Movie still with Audrey Hepburn from 'Sabrina' movie

CLAUDETTE COLBERT in MIDNIGHT (1939), directed by MITCHELL LEISEN.

HEDY LAMARR.

Constance Bennett, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Wild Bill Hickok Rides", Warner Bros., 1942

SARA MONTIEL. 1953.

VIVIEN LEIGH in GONE WITH THE WIND (1939), directed by GEORGE CUKOR and VICTOR FLEMING.

CARMEN SEVILLA.

MAUREEN O'HARA.

DONNA REED.

DEBORAH KERR in DREAM WIFE (1953), directed by SIDNEY SHELDON.

Myrna Loy (1905-1993), American actress, c1930s. Artist: Unknown

KATHARINE HEPBURN in THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940), directed by GEORGE CUKOR.

Pamela Brown, British Stage and Screen Actress. September 20, 1954. (Photo by Tom Blau, Camera Press)

Grace Kelly in the 50's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures

VALENTINA CORTESE in MALAYA (1949), directed by RICHARD THORPE.

CARMEN SEVILLA.

INGRID BERGMAN in FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (1943), directed by SAM WOOD.

Jane Froman. August 4, 1952.

BARBARA STANWYCK in THE LADY EVE (1941), directed by PRESTON STURGES.

BETTE DAVIS in PAYMENT ON DEMAND (1951), directed by CURTIS BERNHARDT.

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

ZSA ZSA GABOR.

SARA MONTIEL.

Largest Star Sapphire from Australia screen Actress Linda Darnell holds a star Sapphire, said to be the largest in the World, mined in Australia and cut in Los Angeles by James Kazanjian. The polishing took three months. May 13, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

GLORIA GRAHAME. 1953.

SEVILLA, CARMEN (CARMEN GARCIA GALISTEO). ACTRIZ Y CANTANTE ESPAÑOLA. SEVILLA 1930 REPRODUCCION FOTO.

JEAN PETERS in CAPTAIN FROM CASTILE (1947), directed by HENRY KING.

JOAN COLLINS in SEA-WYF AND BISCUIT (1957) -Original title: SEA WIFE-, directed by BOB MCNAUGHT.

AVA GARDNER.

JENNIFER JONES in DUEL IN THE SUN (1946), directed by KING VIDOR.

Vintage Photograph. Betty Oakes. Model Released. Woman in long gown playing the flute. Frame 1

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