Celebrity Collection (page 4)

Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931) Belgian violinist, composer and conductor, 1911
Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931), was a Belgian violinist, composer and conductor. He is sometimes known as The King of the Violin. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Christina Nilsson, Countess de Casa Miranda (1843-1921) Swedish operatic soprano, 1911
Christina Nilsson, Countess de Casa Miranda (1843-1921), Swedish operatic soprano. From an original photograph by Elliot & Fry. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series

Adelina Patti (1843-1919), Spanish-born opera singer, 1911
Adelina Patti (1843-1919) often refered to as Madame Patti was one of the most highly acclaimed sopranos of the 19th century. From an original photograph by The Dover Street Studios Ltd

Hans Richter (1843-1916) Austrian Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor, 1911
Hans Richter (Janos Richter), (1843-1916). Richter was an Austrian Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), Spanish violinist and composer, 1911
Pablo Martin Meliton de Sarasate y Navascues (1844-1908), was a Spanish violinist and composer of the Romantic period. From an original photograph by Gerschel of Paris

Stephen Adams, (1841-1913) English composer and singer, 1911
Michael Maybrick (1841-1913) was an English composer and singer, best known under his pseudonym Stephen Adams. From an original photograph by Russell & Sons

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Czech composer, 1911
Antonin Leopold Dvorak (1841-1904), Czech composer. Among Dvoraks best known works are From The New World and the American String Quartet

Carl Rosa (1842-1889), German-born musical impresario, 1911
Carl August Nicholas Rosa (1842-1889) was a German-born musical impresario best remembered for founding an English opera company. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907), Norwegian composer and pianist, 1911. Artist: Elliott & Fry
Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907). Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist and considered one of the leading Romantic period composers. From an original photograph by Elliott & Fry

Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French composer, 1911
Alexandre Cesar Leopold Bizet aka Georges Bizet (1838?1875), French composer of the Romantic period. Best known for his operas including Carmen

Charles-Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist, 1911
Charles-Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), also known by his nom de plume, Sannois, was a French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic period

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer and pianist, 1911. Artist: C Brasch
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) was a German composer and pianist. Born in Hamburg Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria. From an original photograph by C. Brasch of Berlin

Charles Gounod (1818-1893), French Composer, 1911
Charles-Francois Gounod (1818?1893) was a French composer. From an original photograph by Elliott & Fry. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Johanna (Jenny) Maria Lind (1820-1887), Swedish opera singer, 1911
Johanna Maria Lind (1820-1887), better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer. Sometimes known as the Swedish Nightingale, she was a highly regarded soprano

August Manns (1825-1907), German-born conductor, 1911
Sir August Friedrich Manns (1825-1907), German-born conductor who settled in England. From an original photograph by James Russell & Sons

Niccolo (or Nicolo) Paganini (1782-1840), Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer, 1911
Niccolo(or Nicolo) Paganini. Pagannin was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Giaochino Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer, 1911
Giaochino Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer. Rossini (1792-1868) composed 39 operas amongst the best known of which are The Barber of Seville and William Tell

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Austrian composer, 1911
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Austrian composer. Haydn (1732-1809) was a leading figure in the development of classical music during the 18th century

Celebrities from history. Oliver Cromwell, Edward Black Prince, The Pretender, William D of Cumberland.Published by Alex Hogg, 18th century

American actor and film director Douglas Fairbanks, Sr on board HMS Malaya, Venice, Italy 1938. Fairbanks (1883-1939) on board the battleship during its visit to the city

Clark Gable, American actor, 20th century. Known as the King of Hollywood Gable was the biggest box office star of the early sound film era

Clark Gable, American actor, c1942-1945. Known as the King of Hollywood Gable was the biggest box office star of the early sound film era

James Garner, American film and television actor, 20th century. Artist: Warner Brothers
James Garner, American film and television actor, 20th century. Garner appeared in numerous Hollywood films, but is best remembered for his television roles

Gene Kelly, American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer, 20th century. One of the biggest stars of Hollywood musical films of the 1940s and 1950s

Gary Cooper, American film actor, 20th century. Cooper won two Best Actor Academy Awards for his performances in Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952)

Anne Baxter, American actress, 20th century. Artist: 20th Century Fox
Anne Baxter, American actress, 20th century. Anne Baxters movie career spanned 40 years, beginning in 1940. In 1946 she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Razors Edge

Loretta Young, American actress, c1930s(?). Throughout the 1930s, Loretta Young appeared in as many as seven or eight films a year

Claire Bloom, English film, stage and television actress, c1947-1955(?)
Claire Bloom, English film and stage and television actress, c1947-1955(?). Claire Bloom made her London stage debut in 1947 when just 16 years old

Linda Darnell, American film actress, 20th century. Linda Darnell was a film star of the 1940s. Her best known performance came in A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

James Arness, American actor, 20th century. Arness is best known for playing Marshal Matt Dillon in the popular and long-running television series Gunsmoke

Jane Wyman, American actress, 20th century. Artist: Paramount Pictures
Jane Wyman, American actress, 20th century. Jane Wyman made numerous films in the 1940s and 1950s, notably Johnny Belinda (1948), for which she won an Oscar, and Magnificent Obsession (1954)

Tony Curtis, American film actor, 20th century. Artist: Universal Studios
Tony Curtis, American film actor, 20th century. Curtis made his screen debut in 1948 in Criss Cross. His career reached its peak in the late 1950s when he starred in films such as The Defiant Ones

Joan Bennett, American actress, c1932-1933. Artist: Fox Films
Joan Bennett, American actress, c1932-1933. Joan Bennett appeared in over 50 films in the 1930s and 1940s

Cary Grant, British-born American actor, c1931-1936. Artist: Paramount Pictures
Cary Grant, British-born American actor, c1931-1936. Born Archibald Alexander Leach, Cary Grant emigrated to the United States in 1920

Robert Young, American actor, 20th century. Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Robert Young, American actor, 20th century. Between 1931 and 1952, Young appeared in over 100 films made by MGM, many of them B movies

Claudette Colbert, French-born American stage and film actress, c1928-1940. Artist: Paramount Pictures
Claudette Colbert, French-born American stage and film actress, c1928-1940. A star equally adept at romantic comedy and dramatic roles

Ronald Reagan, American actor, film star and politician, 20th century. After his acting career, Reagan went on to serve as Governor of California and, from 1981-1989

Roger Moore, British actor, 20th century. Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Roger Moore, British actor, 20th century. Roger Moore is best known for his portrayals of Simon Templar in the 1960s TV series The Saint, and James Bond, who he played in 7 films between 1973 and 1985

Ellaline Terriss, British actress, with her daughter and baby, c1906. Ellaline Terriss was married to the actor, playwright and producer Seymour Hicks

Lillie Langtry (1853-1929), English actress, 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Lillie Langtry (1853-1929), English actress, 1899-1900. Langtry was infamous for being the semi-official mistress to the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII

Grace Palotta, actress, 1899-1900. Artist: Window & Grove
Grace Palotta, actress, 1899-1900

Eva Moore (1870-1955), English actress, 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Eva Moore (1870-1955), English actress, 1899-1900. From Celebrities of the Stage, edited by Boyle Lawrence, published by George Newnes Limited (London, 1899-1900)

Maud Hoffman, actress, 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Maud Hoffman, actress, 1899-1900. From Celebrities of the Stage, edited by Boyle Lawrence, published by George Newnes Limited (London, 1899-1900)

Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937) and Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940), 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937) and Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940), 1899-1900. From Celebrities of the Stage, edited by Boyle Lawrence, published by George Newnes Limited (London, 1899-1900)

Wilson Barrett (1846-1904), English actor, theatre manager, and playwright, 1899-1900. Artist: W&D Downey
Wilson Barrett (1846-1904), English actor, theatre manager, and playwright, 1899-1900. Barrett was an actor-manager of the old school against which Henry Arthur Jones and Arthur Wing Pinero reacted

Kate Rorke (1866-1945), English actress, 1899-1900. Artist: Alfred Ellis
Kate Rorke (1866-1945), English actress, 1899-1900. From Celebrities of the Stage, edited by Boyle Lawrence, published by George Newnes Limited (London, 1899-1900)

Marlene Dietrich, German-born actress. Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), was an Academy Award-nominated German-American actress, entertainer and singer

Katharine Hepburn, American star of film, television and stage. One of the Hollywood greats, Katharine Hepburns (1907-2003) career spanned over 60 years

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