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Film scene from Beatrice Cenci, starring Carola Hohn Date: 1941
Kabuki actor as Kiyohime, Japanese traditional storyKabuki actor as Kiyohime, in a Japanese traditional story involving the beautiful daughter of a village magistrate who falls in love with a young priest
Roberta HubyActress Roberta Huby (1913-1995) was appearing in Dick Whittington in Blackpool. Date: 1940
Theatre goes ruralWith many London theatres closed, this production of On Approval was rehearsed in a barn in Buckinghamshire, then toured the provinces. Date: 1940
David and Primula Niven at their weddingThe wedding of actor David Niven (1910-1983) and Primula Rollo (d. 1946) Date: 1940
Judith BarrettAmerican actress Judith Barrett (1909-2000), also known as Lucille Kelley and Nancy Dover. Her final film role was to be a year later in Those Were the Days! Date: circa 1939
Joan Crawford and Charles MartinHollywood actor Joan Crawford (1908?-1977) with Charles Martin at the theatre. Date: 1939
Virginia Field and Hal Roach, JrActress Virginia Field (1917-1992) and producer Hal Roach, Jr (1918-1972) in Hollywood. Date: 1939
Anna Neagle and Sir Cedric HardwickeActors Anna Neagle (1904-1986) and Sir Cedric Hardwicke (1893-1964) at supper in Hollywood. Date: 1939
Renee Houston advertising OvaltineScottish actress and performer Renee Houston (1902-1980) in an advert promoting the re-vitalising effects of Ovaltine. Date: 1939
Virginia DaleActress Virginia Dale (1917-1994) near the beginning of her film and television career. Date: circa 1939
Jany Holt at the Marigny TheatreJany Holt (1909-2005), born Ruxandra Vladescu Olt, was a Romanian actress who worked extensively in French cinema. At the time of publication she was appearing in the play Box B at the Marigny
Gracie Fields at CapriActress Gracie Fields (1898-1979) retreated to her villa in Capri to recuperate from cervical cancer. Date: 1939
Mickey Rooney and Lilian LongActor Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) having his buttonhole primped by Lilian Long. Date: 1939
Olivia de Havilland, Franchot Tone and Joan FontaineActors - and sisters - Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020) and Joan Fontaine (1917-2013) with actor Franchot Tone (1905-1968) at the Trocadero in Hollywood. Date: 1939
Ginger Rogers and David NivenGinger Rogers (1911-1995) and David Niven (1910-1983) in publicity for the film Bachelor Mother'. Date: 1939
Sally Eilers and Charles LaughtonActors Sally Eilers (1908-1978) and Charles Laughton (1899-1962) at lunch. Laughton was shortly to play Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and had been tasked to lose three stone for the role
Ann Sheridan in Winter CarnivalAmerican actress Ann Sheridan (1915-1967), real name Clara Lou Sheridan, here appearing in the film Winter Carnival'. Date: 1939
Maurice Chevalier and Marie DeaActors Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972) and Marie Dea (1912-1992) appearing in the film Pieges ('Personal Column'). Date: 1939
Peggy Ashcroft and Gwen Ffrangcon-DaviesPeggy Ashcroft (1907-1991) appearing as Cecily Cardew and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies (1891-1992) as Gwendolyn Fairfax, in a production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Globe Theatre. Date: 1939
Lili Damita and Errol FlynnHollywood actress Lili Damita (1904-1994) had retired from film-making by the time of this photograph. Here she is with her husband Errol Flynn (1909-1959). Date: 1939
Basil Rathbone divingEnglish actor Basil Rathbone (1892-1967), famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, here caught mid-dive. Date: 1939
Henry Fonda, Gary Cooper and Veronica BalfeHollywood actors Henry Fonda (1905-1982), Gary Cooper (1901-1961) and Veronica Balfe (1913-2000). Balfe had been married to Cooper since 1933. Date: 1939
A Gone With The Wind partyActress Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), film producer David O. Selznick (1902-1965) and actress Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020) at the Trocadero
J. B. Priestley and Joyce BarbourWriter J.B. Priestley (1894-1984) and actress Joyce Barbour (1901-1977), team captains in an actresses versus authors cricket match in Regent's Park. Date: 1939
Writer A. P. Herbert, bowlingWriter A.P. Herbert (1890-1971) bowling during an actresses versus authors cricket match in Regent's Park. Date: 1939
Ursula Jeans and Alec Waugh, cricketingActress Ursula Jeans (1906-1973) and novelist Alec Waugh (1898-1981) in an actresses versus authors cricket match in Regent's Park. Date: 1939
Gracie Fields (1898-1979) in Shipyard Sally'. Date: 1939
Actor Conrad VeidtGerman actor Conrad Veidt, shortly to appear as Diasar the Magician in the film The Thief of Baghdad'. Date: circa 1939
Loretta Young and Jimmie StewartHolloywood stars Loretta Young (1913-2000) and James Jimmie Stewart (1908-1997) at Cafe Victor Hugo. Date: 1939
Dorothy LamourHollywood actress and singer Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996), perhaps best known for her roles in the Road to... movies. Date: circa 1939
Ann Sheridan (1915-1967) was an American actress and singer, born Clara Sheridan. Here she is being celebrated for her first starring role in Winter Carnival
Actress Greta GarboGreta Garbo (1905-1990) sporting her long bob hairstyle. Date: circa 1939
The cast of Weep For SpringActors Stephen Haggard (1911-1943), Athene Seyler (1889-1990), Peggy Ashcroft (1907-1991)and Nicholas Hannen (1881-1972) in a publicity photograph for the play Weep For Spring
Cary Grant and Lucile FairbanksHollywood stars Cary Grant (1904-1986) and Lucile Fairbanks (1917-1999) at the Clover Club. Date: 1939
Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) the American actress, wearing what was viewed at the time as relatively masculine clothing. Date: 1939
John GielgudBritish actor John Gielgud (1904-2000), before his knighthood. Here he is departing to play Hamlet the Dane, in Denmark. Date: 1939
British actress Anna Neagle (1904-1986), later made a Dame, and born Florence Wilcox. This publicity photograph is from her first Hollywood outing
Ginger RogersAmerican actress, singer and dancer Ginger Rogers (1911-1995). At this period of her career she was developing her reputation as a nonmusical actor. Date: circa 1939
Fred Astaire golfingFred Astaire (1899-1987) the American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer. His film The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle has recently been released
Maria Luisa Castaneda, or MovitaAmerican actress Maria Luisa Castaneda (1916-2015), also known as Movita. She appeared in films such as Flying Down to Rio and Mutiny on the Bounty At the time, she is Mrs Jack Doyle
British actors at a microphoneBritish actors Greer Garson (1904-1996), Leslie Howard (1893-1943), Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), Brian Aherne (1902-1986), Ronald Coleman (1891-1958) and Basil Rathbone (1892-1967) in Hollywood
Actress Valli ValliBorn Valli Knust in Berlin, Valli Valli (1882-1927) spent most of her life in England. She was a musical comedy actress who later made a transition into silent films. Date: circa 1910
Cecile Sorel, French actressCecile Sorel (1873-1966) was a French comic actress, noted for her extravagant costumes, and here being feted as the best dressed woman in Europe. Date: circa 1910
Marie -Louise Derval, actressMarie-Louise Derval was a French actress, who went on to have a career in silent film. Here she is depicted in a Russian costume she wore when being presented to the Czar. Date: circa 1910
Fred Terry and his daughter Phillida TersonFred Terry (1863-1933) was an English actor and theatrical manager. Here he is seen with his daughter Phyllis Neilson-Terry (1892-1977) who was then performing under the name of Phillida Terson
Sir Herbert Tree and Miss Evelyn MillardSir Herbert Tree (1852-1917) as Mark Antony and Miss Evelyn Millard (1869-1941) as Portia, in publicity for a production of Julius Caesar at His Majesty's Theatre in London. Date: 1910
Gabrielle Rejane, French actressPublicity photograph for Madame Gabrielle Rejane (1856-1920), a French actress, visiting London to perform in the play Lolotte at the Hippodrome. Date: circa 1910