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Iconic black and white images of famous actresses exuding glamour and elegance, capturing the allure of classic cinema from the early 20th century.

Helen Twelvetrees (1908-1958), American actress, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

Mary Cullen, star of Sydney Light Opera Company, who will be interviewed in the new 2UW show on Stage, Please, at 9.45 tonight. The program will be a weekly roundup of show business news and music. November 22, 1955.

MAE WEST.

BETTE DAVIS in MARKED WOMAN (1937), directed by LLOYD BACON.

Betty Stockfeld (1905-1966) an Australian film actress. Dated 20th Century

United States: c. 1924. A forlorn and sad looking woman.

LUCILLE BALL in TOO MANY GIRLS (1940), directed by GEORGE ABBOTT.

Dorothy Dickson, Actress -- At present appearing with Jack Buchanan in "As Long As They're Happy", at the Garrick Theatre, London.Royal milliner Madame Vernier presented her ideas for spring hats at two shows this week in her new salon in Dover Street, Mayfair.Front row stars as customers were those two well-known actresses Zena Dare (of "My Fair Lady" fame) and beautiful Dorothy Dickson (pictured). July 01, 1953. (Photo by Dorothy Wilding, Camera Press).

HEDY LAMARR.

RENEE ADOREE. 1930.

Queen Christina played by Greta Garbo. Queen Christina is a Pre-Code Hollywood biographical film, produced in 1933 and directed by Rouben Mamoulian. It starred Swedish-born actress Greta Garbo and John Gilbert. Christina (Swedish: Kristina Augusta;18 December O.S. 8 December 1626 19 April 1689), later adopted the name Christina Alexandra, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1633 to 1654

Gladys George in Universal Pictures. January 01, 1941. (Photo by Ray Jones, Universal Pictures)

Margaret Lockwood, (1916-1990), British actress, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

CLARA BOW in HER WEDDING NIGHT (1930), directed by FRANK TUTTLE.

NORMA SHEARER.

HEDY LAMARR. 1940.

JOAN CRAWFORD. 1932.

MARY MARTIN in THE GREAT VICTOR HERBERT (1939).

LUCILLE BALL in TOO MANY GIRLS (1940), directed by GEORGE ABBOTT.

CLAUDETTE COLBERT. 1933.

Sommer, 1940, Erika, Kiel - Summer, 1940, Erika, Kiel.Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

MIRIAM HOPKINS in BECKY SHARP (1935), directed by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN.

MARLENE DIETRICH in SEVEN SINNERS (1940), directed by TAY GARNETT.

LIL DAGOVER.

Her Own Spotlight:It was as a New star on the Musical Horizon, not solely as the president's Daughter, that Margaret Truman posed for this dressing room picture after singing to a capacity crowd at the Lincoln Auditorium in Syracuse, N.Y. The Soprand holds flowers presented to her by fans. October 02, 1950. (Photo by Acme Photo).

MARIA ALBA in EL CUERPO DEL DELITO (1930), directed by A. WASHINGTON PEZET.

DANIELLE DARRIEUX. 1952.

Pauline Frederick (1883-1938) American actress Date: C. 1936

Miss Evelyn Gardiner, Aust. Protestant Orphans Society.Now that the candidates in the Miss 1946 contest have all been selected, the battle for votes has begun. April 18, 1946. (Photo by John Lee0.

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

MARION DAVIES.

A glamorous studio portrait of Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, later Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986), American socialite. Born in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, she divorced her second husband, Ernest Simpson in order to marry Edward VIII who abdicated the throne in December 1936 to marry her. Date: 1936

Clara Bow in the 20's

Sun Drama - I Col Niva

Arline Judge, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Looking for Trouble", United Artists, 1934

GLORIA SWANSON.

12/31/1929. Portrait of actress Greta Garbo.

Society beauty, the Countess of Warwick, wife of the seventh Earl and formerly Miss Rose Bingham featured in an exhibition of photographic portraits by Peter North in 1934 called 'Significant Portraits'. Date: 1934

Dolores del Rio

MAE WEST.

JOAN CRAWFORD in MILDRED PIERCE (1945), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

vintage portrait

Young woman with long Curls, Curly Hair, Curly sitting on a chair and smiling (EV005278_H)

Anefo photo collection. Television broadcaster Tanja Koen-Ketelaar (NCRV). June 2, 1954

ONA MUNSON.

BETTE DAVIS in FOG OVER FRISCO (1934), directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE.

JEAN HARLOW.

JUDITH ANDERSON.

GRETA GARBO.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in CONSPIRATOR (1949), directed by VICTOR SAVILLE.

Vintage photograph. Woman with blonde hair wearing light colored fur coat

Actress Pert Kelton, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, 1930's

MARIAN MARSH in CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (1935), directed by PIERRE CHENAL.

Photograph of Constance Bennett (1904-1965) an American stage, film, radio and television actress.

A new portrait of HRH The Princess Margaret, wearing the uniform of the sea ranger. September 6, 1950. (Photo by Dorothy Wilding).

JEAN HARLOW.

MARILYN MILLER.

Blanche Stewart, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Swing it Soldier", aka "Radio Revels of 1942", Universal Pictures, 1941

Poll photo collection. Portraits. Portrait of actress Adrienne Canivez. March 1936. France, Paris

Victoria De Los Angeles, Spanish Soprano. October 19, 1955.

Peggy Shannon (born Winona Sammon; January 10, 1907 - May 11, 1941) was an American actress. She appeared on the stage and screen of the 1920s and 1930s.

GRETA GARBO in SUSAN LENOX, HER FALL AND RISE (1931), directed by ROBERT Z. LEONARD.

BARBARA STANWYCK in NIGHT NURSE (1931), directed by WILLIAM A. WELLMAN.

VIRGINIA BRUCE.

NORMA SHEARER.

CORINNE GRIFFITH in THE LADY IN ERMINE (1927), directed by JAMES FLOOD.

Photograph of Wynne Gibson (1898-1987) an American actress.

BARBRA STREISAND in FUNNY LADY (1975), directed by HERBERT ROSS.

The "It" girl, Clara Bow.The movies have known three ***** standing periods of that elusive thing ***** these periods were Theda Bara, the "Vamp;" ***** Clara Bow, the "it" girl, and, the latest Ann Sheridan as the "Oomph" girl. Here is ***** how Clara Bow turned on her allure for ***** film goers of her day. May 24, 1947.

ELLA HALL.

MARILYN MONROE in DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK (1952), directed by ROY WARD BAKER.

SYLVIA SIDNEY in A WOMAN ALONE (1936) -Original title: SABOTAGE-, directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.

Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 - February 3, 1961) was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American to become an international star. Her long and varied career spanned both silent and sound film, television, stage, and radio. Born near the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles to second-generation Chinese-American parents, Wong became infatuated with the movies and began acting in films at an early age. During the silent film era, she acted in The Toll of the Sea (1922), one of the first movies made in color and Douglas Fairbanks' The Thief of Bagdad (1924). Wong became a fashion icon, and by 1924 had achieved international stardom. Frustrated by the stereotypical supporting roles she reluctantly played in Hollywood, she left for Europe in the late 1920s, where she starred in several notable plays and films, among them Piccadilly (1929). She spent the first half of the 1930s traveling between the United States and Europe for film and stage wo

LUISE RAINER.

CORINNE GRIFFITH in THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928), directed by LEWIS MILESTONE.

Googi Withers at the 96 Restaurant to see the New Cabaret star Polly Ward. September 15, 1950. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

Bette Davis, (1908-1989), two-time Academy Award winning American actress, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

BETTE DAVIS in DARK VICTORY (1939), directed by EDMUND GOULDING.

SHELLEY WINTERS in A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.

Mary Lee Higgins, head and shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Born To Dance", MGM, 1936

KAY ALDRIDGE.

Fotografía con dedicatoria de Luisita Gargallo, actriz. Octubre de 1941.

Player's Cigarettes card depicting Jeanette MacDonald. Jeanette Anna MacDonald (1903-1965) an American singer and actress.

Doris Zinkeisen, British Artist. November 18, 1953. (Photo by Yevonde, Camera Press).

GRETA GARBO. 1926.

Merle Oberon, British film actress, 1934-1935. Artist: Unknown

MADELEINE CARROLL in I WAS A SPY (1933), directed by VICTOR SAVILLE.

Xu Lai was a popular movie star of the Chinese cinema in the 1930s, and is best remembered for being the first Chinese actress to appear in a bath scene.

Mary Gordon, Half-Length Publicity Portrait, Film Still, Columbia Pictures, 1932

Photographic portrait of Eva Peron (1919-1952) second wife of Argentine President Juan Peron (1895ñ1974) and served as the First Lady of Argentina. Dated 1920

GRETA GARBO in THE PAINTED VEIL (1934), directed by RICHARD BOLESLAWSKI.

Portrait of Joan Crawford in fancy Spanish hat. Vintage Photoplay Magazine portrait of the movie actress by photograph Ruth Harriet Louise. circa 1928

MARION DAVIES in PEG O' MY HEART (1933), directed by ROBERT Z. LEONARD.

Actress Kim Hunter, Publicity Portrait for the British Film, "A Matter of Life and Death", 1946

Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 February 3, 1961) was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American to become an international star. Her long and varied career spanned both silent and sound film, television, stage, and radio. Born near the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles to second-generation Chinese-American parents, Wong became infatuated with the movies and began acting in films at an early age. During the silent film era, she acted in The Toll of the Sea (1922), one of the first movies made in color and Douglas Fairbanks' The Thief of Bagdad (1924). Wong became a fashion icon, and by 1924 had achieved international stardom. Frustrated by the stereotypical supporting roles she reluctantly played in Hollywood, she left for Europe in the late 1920s, where she starred in several notable plays and films, among them Piccadilly (1929). She spent the first half of the 1930s traveling between the United States and Europe for film and stage work

GRETA GARBO in ANNA CHRISTIE (1930), directed by JACQUES FEYDER.

Photograph of Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) an American actress, dancer and singer.

Margaret Lindsay, American actress, 1934-1935. Artist: Unknown

Mai Zetterling, Stage And Screen Star -- Miss Zetterling, who was recently divorced from Tutte Lemkov, has adopted a new hairstyle. May 01, 1953. (Photo by Ida Kar, Camera Press).

Player's Cigarettes card depicting Lilli Palmer. Lilli Palmer (1914-1986) a German actress and writer.

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