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Charles Laughton, English stage and film actor, 1933. Laughton (1899-1962) became an American citizen in 1950. While best known for his historical roles in films
Jessie Matthews, British actress, 1933. Matthews, OBE (1907-1981) was a popular British actress, dancer, and singer of the 1930s whose career continued into the post-war period
Gordon Harker, British actor, 1933. Harker (1885-1967) quickly became one of the most popular of Britains character actors
Jeanette MacDonald, American actress, 1933. MacDonald (1903-1965) was a singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s
Katharine Hepburn, American actress, 1933. Hepburn (1907-2003) was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit
Cedric Hardwicke, English actor, 1933. Hardwicke (1893-1964) trained at RADA and, after service in World War I, joined a repertory company in Birmingham
Jean Harlow, American film actress, 1933. Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter, 1911-1937) was an American film actress and top sex symbol of the 1930s
Clark Gable, American actor, 1933. Gable (1901-1960) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor and the biggest box office star of the early sound film era
Ann Harding, American actress, 1933. Harding (1901-1981), performances were often heralded by the critics, who cited her diction and stage experience as assets to the screen
Willy Fritsch, German actor, 1933. Fritsch (1901-1973) was a popular leading man in German silent motion-pictures, and the father of actor Thomas Fritsch
Anne Grey, English Actress, 1933. Grey (1907-1987), popular brown-eyed, brown-haired leading lady of early British talking films who often played gentle sophisticates
Douglas Fairbanks, American actor, screenwriter, director and producer, 1933. Fairbanks (1883-1939) became noted for his swashbuckling roles in silent movies
Ricardo Cortez, Austrian-born actor, 1933. Cortez (1899-1977), was a film actor who began his career during the silent film era
Kay Francis, American actress, 1933. Francis (1905-1968) was an American actress who, after a brief beginning on Broadway in the 1920s
Gary Cooper, American film actor, 1933. Cooper (1901-1961) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor of English heritage
John Boles, American actor, 1933. Boles (1895-1969), started out in Hollywood in the silent movie era, but became a huge star with the advent of talkies
Tallulah Bankhead, American actress, talk-show host and bonne vivante, 1933Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), American actress, talk-show host and bonne vivante, 1933
John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore, American actors, 1933. John Barrymore (1882-1942), gained fame as a Shakespearean, while Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954), was an actor of stage, radio and film
Constance Bennett, American actress, 1933. Bennett (1904-1965), was one of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses of the early 1930s
A Variety Of Amusements, French Theatre, 1789, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
Ballet Costume, (1885). Artist: MartinBallet Costume, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
French Actress, (1885). Artist: LancretFrench Actress, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
Costume From The French Theatre, (1885). Artist: MoreauCostume From The French Theatre, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
The Glorious Comedy Of Destouches, (1885). Artist: LancretThe Glorious Comedy Of Destouches, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
La Clairon, 1766. Artist: SchenauLa Clairon, 1766. French actress whose real name was Clair Josephe Hippolyte Leris (1723-1803)
The Italian Theatre, (1885). Artist: LancretThe Italian Theatre, (1885). Pierrot and other characters from the Commedia dell Arte theatrical tradition. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789
Scene from a play, (1885). Artist: CharpentierScene from a play, (1885). Theatrical scene. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
Benjamin Jonson, English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, (1834). Artist: E ScrivenBenjamin Jonson, English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, (1834). Jonson (c1572-1637) is best known for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, and for his lyric poems
Masquerade at the French court, 1393, (1470-1475). Artist: Master of the Harley FroissartMasquerade at the French court, (Dance of the Wodehouses), 1393, (1470-1475). Masquerade at the court of King Charles VI of France, accompanied by live music from musicians in the upper right corner
Garricks Villa, Richmond upon Thames, London, 20th Century. The country retreat of the well-known actor and theatre manager David Garrick (1717-1779)
Miss Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, 1906, (1912). Artist: John Singer SargentMiss Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, 1906, (1912). The famous actress, Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928), is shown here in the role of Lady Macbeth
Nell Gwynn, 17th century, (1910). Portrait of King Charles IIs mistress after Sir Peter Lely. The character of the dress of this period has taken on an unconfined ease
Masque of Charles VI of France, c1480, (1910). Veils are distended by wires, with knights disguised in close-fitting hairy garments and masks
Anton Walbrook, (1896-1967), Austrian actor, 20th century
Conrad Veidt, (1893-1943), German actor, 20th century
Spencer Tracy, (1900-1967), two time Academy Award winning American film actor, 20th century
Franchot Tone, (1905-1968), American actor, 20th Century
Robert Taylor, (1911-1969), American actor, 20th century
Rene Ray (1911-1993), British actress, 20th century
Shirley Ross, (1913-1975), American film actress, 20th century
Rosalind Russell, (1907-1976), American film and stage actress, 20th century
Jimmy Stewart, (1908-1997), Academy Award winning American film and stage actor, 20th century
Lilli Palmer, (1914-1986), German born, international actress, 20th century
Nova Margery Pilbeam, (1919-), British actress of both theatre and film, 20th centuryNova Pilbeam, (1919-), British actress of both theatre and film, 20th century
Eleanor Torrey Powell, (1912-1982), American film actress and dance, 20th centuryEleanor Powell, (1912-1982), American film actress and dancer, 20th century
Luise Rainer, (1910-), two time Academy Award winning film actress, 20th centuryLuise Rainer, (1910-), two time Academy Award winning German born film actress, 20th century
Basil Rathbone, (1892-1967), English actor, 20th century. Rathbone is most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and swashbuckler film villain roles
Merle Oberon, (1911-1979), film actress, 20th century