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Charlie Chaplin, English / American actor and comedian, 1928Charlie Chaplin, English/American actor and comedian, 1928. Seen here in a scene from The Circus, Chaplin (1889-1977) was an Academy Award-winning actor and director
Gloria Stuart, American stage, television and film actress, 1934-1935. Gloria Stuart appeared in over 40 films in the 1930s
Julius Hagen, Hamburg-born film producer and studio head, 1933. Hagen (1884-1940) produced well over 100 British films between 1917 and 1938
Will Hay, British comedian and actor, 1934-1935. Hay starred in numerous British film comedies in the 1930s and 1940s. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)
Olive May, actress, c1900s-c1910s(?). Artist: Tuck and SonsOlive May, actress, c1900s-c1910s(?)
Ida Lupino, English film actress and director, 1940s. Artist: Warner BrothersIda Lupino, English film actress and director, 1940s. Ida Lupino appeared in 59 films over the course of her acting career
Vera-Ellen, American actress and stage and film dancer. Vera-Ellen (1921-1981) began dancing at the age of 10. She appeared in several Hollywood musicals, including On the Town (1949), with Gene Kelly
WC Fields, American comedian and actor, 1934-1935. Born William Claude Dukenfield, Fields was one of the iconic figures in American comedy of the first half of the 20th century
Joe E Brown, American actor and comedian, 1934-1935. Brown became a star after appearing in On With the Show, the first all colour talking musical comedy, in 1929
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, American-based comedy duo, 1933. Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion
Greta Garbo, Swedish actress, 1933. Garbo (1905-1990), was a Swedish actress, by reputation one of the greatest and most inscrutable movie stars ever to be produced by MGM
Frank Morgan, American film actor, 1934-1935. Morgan (1890-1949) is best known for playing the title character in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave
Tap shoes used by Sammy Davis Jr. 1938. Creator: Windsor Shoe CompanyThis pair of childs tap shoes were used by African-American singer, dancer, actor and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) when he travelled the vaudeville circuit as part of the Will Mastin Trio
Brown pin-striped suit worn by Sammy Davis Jr. 1970s. Creator: Certos Custom TailorsAfrican-American singer, dancer, actor and comedian Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) began his career in vaudeville at at age three with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio
From the Actresses series (N57) promoting Our Little Beauties Cigarettes for Allen &From the Actresses series (N57) promoting Our Little Beauties Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products, 1890
The Dolly Sisters, 1920s. Creator: WaleryThe Dolly Sisters, 1920s
Margaret, 1938. Creator: Unknown" Margaret", 1938. From " Modern Beauties"
Kitty Glen, 1938. Creator: UnknownKitty Glen, 1938. From " Modern Beauties"
Eileen, 1938. Creator: Unknown" Eileen", 1938. From " Modern Beauties"
Pamela Mervyn, 1938. Creator: UnknownPamela Mervyn, 1938. From " Modern Beauties"
Yvonne Robinson, 1938. Creator: UnknownYvonne Robinson, 1938. From " Modern Beauties"
Jean Fenwick, 1938. Creator: UnknownJean Fenwick, 1938. Jean Fenwick (1907-1998), born Sigfreda Harriet Krauth was an American actress born in Trinidad. From " Modern Beauties"
Lorna Tarr, 1938. Creator: UnknownLorna Tarr, 1938. From " Modern Beauties"
Priscilla Lawson, 1938. Creator: UnknownPriscilla Lawson, 1938. Priscilla Lawson (1914-1958), born Priscilla Shortridge, was an American actress best known for her role as Princess Aura in the original Flash Gordon serial (1936)
Marlene Dietrich, 1938. Creator: UnknownMarlene Dietrich, 1938. Marie Magdalene " Marlene" Dietrich (1901-1992), was a German-American actress and singer. From " Modern Beauties"
Marie Wilson, 1938. Creator: UnknownMarie Wilson, 1938. Marie Wilson (1916-1972), born Katherine Elizabeth Wilson, was an American radio, film, and television actress
Hope Jackman, 1938. Creator: UnknownHope Jackman, 1938. From " Modern Beauties"
Juliette Compton, 1938. Creator: UnknownJuliette Compton, 1938. Juliette Compton, (1899-1989), was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with That Hamilton Woman in 1941
Meggie Eaton, 1938. Creator: UnknownMeggie Eaton, 1938. From " Modern Beauties"
Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss, c1907, (1947). Creator: UnknownSeymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss, c1907, (1947). Two famous stage stars perform for the well-remembered Topical Budget. British actors Ellaline Terriss (1872-1971)
Al Jolson, American singer, in the final scene from the film The Jazz Singer, 1927. Al Jolson (1886-1950) was the star of the film
Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence in a scene from Private Lives, New York, USA, 1931. English actors Sir Noe l Peirce Coward (1899-1973), Gertrude Lawrence (1898-1952) starred in the play
Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in The Kid, 1921. British comedian, actor and film star Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) and American actor John Leslie (Jackie) Coogan (1914-1984)
Charlie Chaplin portraying Adenoid Hynkel in the film The Great Dictator, 1940. The film was Chaplins (1889-1977) first talking picture
Orson Welles, American actor and film director, 30 October 1938. Welles (1915-1985) photographed after his the broadcast of a radio dramatisation of The War of the Worlds, by HG Wells
Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor and film star, 1926. Artist:s and GRudolph Valentino, Italian actor and film star, 1926. Valentino (1895-1926) rose to fame in 1921 when he danced the tango in the film adaptation of Blasco Ibanezs book
Laurel and Hardy statue, Coronation Hall, Ulverston, Cumbria, 2009. Known locally as The Coro, Ulverstons Coronation Hall was built in the 1910s in commemoration of the coronation of King George V
Arena of Astleys Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge Road, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]
Cookes Royal Equestrian Circus, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]
Anya Taranda, American model, showgirl and actress, c1938. Anya Taranda (1915-1970) was the wife of the famous songwriter Harold Arlen
Wang Hsi Chun, Chinese actress, 20th century
Zena Dare, British actress, c1900s(?). Artist: Rotary PhotoZena Dare, British actress, c1900s(?). Zena Dare (1887-1975) was a popular musical comedy actress of the Edwardian period
Margaret Halstan, British actress, c1900s(?). Margaret Halstan (1879-1967) became a professional actress in 1895. She became a prominent Shakespearean actress in the Edwardian period
Madge Lessing, German actress, c1906. Postcard posted in 1906. Madge Lessing (1866-1932) was a popular actress and singer of the Edwardian period who performed on stage in London
Florence Glossop-Harris, British actress, c1911. Artist: JarmanFlorence Glossop-Harris, British actress, c1911. Florence Glossop-Harris as Ophelia in Hamlet
Alexandra Carlisle, British actress, c1900s-c1910s. Artist: Tuck and SonsAlexandra Carlisle, British actress, c1900s-c1910s. Alexandra Carlisle (1886-1936) was a Shakespearean actress widely admired in both Britain and the United States
Members of the cast of Amasis, c1906. Artist: Rotary PhotoMembers of the cast of Amasis, c1906. Rutland Barrington as Amasis IX, and his fan bearers. Amasis is a musical comedy by Philip Michael Faraday and Frederick Fenn, set in Ancient Egypt
Members of the cast of Oh! Oh! Delphine!!!, c1916. Artist: Rotary PhotoMembers of the cast of Oh! Oh! Delphine!!!, c1916. Dorothy Jordan as Bimboula, Courtice Pounds as Colonel Pomponnet and Walter Passmore as Alphonse Bouchette