7 January 2022: Sidney Poitier (1927-2022)
Italian postcard by Bromostampa, Milano, no. 267.
Sidney Poitier (1927) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and ambassador. He was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. In 1964, Poitier won the Oscar for Best Actor becoming the first black male and Bahamian actor to win that award. In 1955, he had his breakthrough as a high school student in Blackboard Jungle (1955). In 1958, Poitier starred with Tony Curtis as chained-together escaped convicts in The Defiant Ones, for which he received a nomination for Best Actor - the first for a black actor. In 1964, he won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Lilies of the Field (1963). He continued to break ground in such films as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) and In the Heat of the Night (1967). Poitier was 94.
13 January 2022: Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946-2022)
French postcard by Editions F. Nugeron, no. E 309. Image: French film poster for 37°2 le matin/Betty Blue (Jean-Jacques Beineix, 1986).
French director, screenwriter and producer Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946) had his breakthrough with his first feature film. The psychological thriller Diva (1980), about a young postman obsessed with an opera diva, received four Césars. An even bigger success was his third film, 37°2 le matin/Betty Blue (1986). The erotic drama was nominated for the best foreign-language film at the Oscars and became the eighth highest-grossing film of the year in France. Beineix, who suffered from leukaemia was 75.
16 January 2022: Carmela Corren (1938-2022)
West-German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag G.m.b.H., Minden/Westf., no. 1658.
Israeli-born singer and actress Carmela Corren (1938-2022) represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with her song 'Vielleicht Geschieht Ein Wunder'. In the early 1960s, she starred in several Schlager- and Heimatfilms in Austria end Germany. After retiring, Corren lived in Florida. She was 83.
17 January 2022: Michel Subor (1935-2022)
French postcard by E.D.U.G., no. 164. Photo: Sam Lévin.
French actor Michel Subor gained initial fame with the starring role in Jean-Luc Godard's second feature, Le Petit Soldat (1960). He acted in a couple of American films, including Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969) as Claude Jade's husband. In 1999, he played Forestier in Beau Travail, a highly praised variation of Billy Budd, directed by Claire Denis. He continued to work with her. Subor was 86.
18 January 2022: Yvette Mimieux (1942-2022)
West-German collectors card, no. 53.
American actress and writer Yvette Mimieux (1942) died from natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. She was known for The Time Machine (1960), and several other popular films of the 1960s. Mimieux was nominated for three Golden Globe awards during her acting career. She passed away overnight in her sleep at the age of 80.
19 January 2022: Gaspard Ulliel (1984-2022)
French postcard by Warner Bros, France / Tapioca Films / TF1 Films Production. Gaspard Ulliel and Audrey Tautou on the English poster for Un long dimanche de fiançailles/A Very Long Engagement (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2004).
French actor Gaspard Ulliel (1984) died in Grenoble, France. The Cesar-winning star of Un long dimanche de fiançailles/A Very Long Engagement (2004) and Hannibal Rising (2007) was involved in a skiing accident in the Alps. He was only 37.
19 January: Hardy Krüger (1928–2022)
West-German postcard by Netter's Star Verlag, Berlin, no. 1256.
German actor and writer Hardy Krüger (1928) was a blond heartthrob in numerous European films of the 1950s and 1960s. He also played in several classic American films. He played friendly soldiers and adventurers in numerous German, British and French films and also in some Hollywood classics. Although he often was typecasted as the Aryan Nazi, he hated wearing the brown uniform. Krüger was 93.
21 January 2022: Joyce Holden (1930-2022)
Dutch postcard, no. 587. Photo: Universal International.
Joyce Holden was a beautiful Hollywood starlet in B-films and TV productions of the 1950s. She played a 'delinquent daughter' in the crime drama Girls in the Night (1953), a femme fatale with a mink in the comedy Private Eyes (1953) and the lady-in-distress in the horror film The Werewolf (1956). In 1958, she married and retired. As a Jehovah’s Witness, she knocked on front doors to deliver her sermon: "Christ went from city to city, from door to door, preaching his way."
25 January: Etchika Choureau (1929-2022)
Italian postcard by Bromofoto, Milano, no. 947. Photo: Dear Film. Etchika Choureau in Les Enfants de l'amour/Children of Love (Léonide Moguy, 1953).
French actress Etchika Choureau's film career started very promisingly with three films and an award in 1953. During the 1950s, the beauty with green eyes and long blond hair graced films in France, Germany, Italy, and Hollywood. After a long affair with the Crown prince of Morocco, she tried to make a come-back but failed and retired. She died at the age of 92.
2 February 2022: Monica Vitti (1931-2022)
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmuluii Acin, no. 467. Monica Vitti in Ridere! Ridere! Ridere!/Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! (Edoardo Anton, 1954).
Legendary Italian actress Monica Vitti passed away in Rome at the age of 90. She was most widely noted in the early 1960s for her starring roles in four classic avant-garde films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Later the glamorous blonde became the queen of the 'Commedia all’Italiana', a film genre previously restricted to men.
27 February 2022: Veronica Carlson (1944-2022)
Vintage autographed card. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Striking, pale-complexioned, blonde English actress Veronica Carlson was known as the female lead of several late 1960s Hammer horror films, including the hapless Maria being terrorised by fanged Christopher Lee in Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), brutalised by the evil Peter Cushing in Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) and chased by monster David Prowse in The Horror of Frankenstein (1970).
13 March 2022: William Hurt (1950-2022)
French postcard by Humour a la carte, Paris, no. ST 156.
American actor William Hurt died at the age of 71. Hurt started out as a stage actor and his career as a film actor lasted more than forty years. In the early 1980s, he starred in the brooding Film Noir Body Heat (1981), the midlife drama The Big Chill (1983) and Children of a Lesser God (1986), about a teacher at a school for the deaf. In the 1980s, Hurt was nominated for an Oscar for best actor three times in a row. He won it in 1985 for his role in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985). In 2005, he was nominated for the fourth time, for the film A History of Violence (2005). In later years, Hurt played General Thaddeus Ross in five Marvel superhero films.
21 March 2022: Eva Ingeborg Scholz (1928-2022)
West-German postcard by Ufa/Film-Foto, Berlin-Tempelhof, no. 1652. Photo: T. v. Mindszenty / Central Europa Film / Europa Film. Eva Ingeborg Scholz in Ball im Savoy/Ball at the Savoy (Paul Martin, 1955).
German film and television actress Eva Ingeborg Scholz passed away at the age of 94. Since her East-German debut in 1948, she played in more than 110 film and television productions.
5 April 2022: Bobby Rydell (1942-2022)
Dutch postcard by N.V. v.h. Weenenk & Snel, Baarn.
American singer and actor Bobby Rydell passed away at 79. The teen idol had big hits like 'Kissin' Time' (1959), 'Wild One' (1960), 'Forget Him' (1963), and the English cover version of 'Volare' (1960). Rydell also starred in some films of the early 1960s.
17 April 2022: Catherine Spaak (1945-2022)
Italian postcard by Rotalfoto (Rotalcolor), Milano, no. 244.
French actress and singer Catherine Spaak appeared in some 100 films. She started as a Lolita-like vamp in Italian films of the early 1960s, made records and became a teenage star. Later, she played in several classic Italian comedies and was a popular TV host.
21 April 2022: Jacques Perrin (1941-2022)
East-German postcard by Progress Film-Vertrieb, Berlin, no 3263, 1963.
Jacques Perrin (1941-2022) was a handsome and talented French actor who started his career as the romantic hero in the films of Italian director Valerio Zurlini. Later he made powerful films with Costa-Gravas and played the adult Salvatore in the international hit Cinema Paradiso (1988). With his own studio, he produced successful political films such as Z (1969) and nature documentaries such as Microcosmos (1996).
21 April 2022: Renate Holm (1931-2022)
East-German postcard by VEB Volkskunstverlag Reichenbach I.V., no. G 740, 1957. Retail price: 0,15 DM. Photo: Teldec.
Renate Holm (1931-2022) was a German-Austrian film actress and operatic soprano. During the 1950s she was a popular star of Schlager films and operettas. In the 1960s, she became a star at the Vienna State Opera under the direction of Herbert von Karajan.
1 May 2022: Régine (1929-2022)
French postcard by Editions Lyna, Paris, no. 2010. Photo: Tony Frank. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Régine was a French singer, actress and nightclub impresario. Born in Belgium to Polish Jewish parents, she started life hiding from the Nazis in occupied wartime France. After the war, Régine became a torch singer and by 1953 was a nightclub manager in Paris. In 1957, she opened Chez Régine in the Latin Quarter, which became the place to be seen for visiting celebrities, socialites and royalty. As her celebrity expanded she established other venues under the name Chez Régine's in London, New York City, Monte Carlo and elsewhere, all featuring her signature "disco-style" layout. She dubbed herself the "Queen of the Night" and had a hit single with the French version of Gloria Gaynor's 'I will survive'. She had supporting parts in such films as Le couteau dans la plaie/Five Miles to Midnight (1962) and The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976).
10 May 2022: Joanna Barnes (1934-2022)
Dutch postcard by Uitgave “Emdeeha” de Hond Oosterbeek, no. 16. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
American actress, novelist and journalist Joanna Barnes had roles in more than twenty films, including Spartacus (1960) and The Parent Trap (1961) and made guest appearances on many television shows, including Have Gun - Will Travel (1957), Maverick (1957) and Fantasy Island (1978-1979).
14 May 2022: Robert Cogoi (1939-2022)
Belgian postcard by S. Best, Antwerp, for Victoria, no. 14.
One day after the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Belgian singer Robert Cogoi passed away. He represented his country in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest. In the 1960s, Cogoi was one of the most popular Walloon singers, together with Salvatore Adamo.
17 May 2022: María Duval (1926-2022)
Argentinian postcard by Argentina Sono Film. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Argentinian actress María Duval known for such films as Casi un sueño (1943), Milagro de amor (1946) and La serpiente de cascabel (1948). She was previously married to Joseph Grosman.
17 June 2022: Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930-2022)
Vintage press photo. Jean-Louis Trintignant and Jacqueline Sassard in Estate violenta/Violent Summer (Valerio Zurlini, 1959).
Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930-2022) was one of the most gifted French actors of the post-war era. He starred in more than 100 films and enjoyed international acclaim with films like Et Dieu... créa la femme/And God Created Woman (1956), Un homme et une femme/A Man And A Woman (1966), Z (1969) and Il Conformista/The Conformist (1970 ). He showed a special talent for dark characters like murderers or jealous husbands and won several awards for it. Trintignant passed away on 17 June 2022 in Uzès. He was 91.
20 June 2022: Regimantas Adomaitis (1937-2022)
Soviet-Russian postcard by Izdanije Byuro Propogandy Sovietskogo Kinoiskusstva, no. M-31293 9/IV-68. This postcard was printed in an edition of 150,000 cards. The retail price was 8 kop.
Lithuanian film and stage actor Regimantas Adomaitis (1937) was particularly active in Soviet and East German cinema, for example in Korol Lir/King Lear (1970) and Jeto sladkoje slovo - svoboda!//That Sweet Word: Liberty! (1972).
23 June 2022: Ernst Jacobi (1933-2022)
West-German postcard by Franz Josef Rüdel, Filmpostkartenverlag, Hamburg. Photo: Christian Kohlund, München (Munich).
On 23 June 2022, German actor and writer Ernst Jacobi (1933) passed away in Vienna, Austria at the age of 88. He was a character actor best known for the acclaimed films Volker Schlöndorf's Die Blechtrommel/The Tin Drum (1979) and Michael Haneke's Das weiße Band/The White Ribbon (2009). He was also the German voice of Peter Pan.
6 July 2022: James Caan (1940-2022)
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin, no. 212. James Caan in El Dorado (Howard Hawks, 1967).
American actor James Caan (1940) was best known for his role as Sonny Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's classic The Godfather (1972), for which he received an Oscar nomination. Caan was 82.
18 July 2022: Dani (1944-2022)
French postcard by Corvisart, Epinal.
French actress and singer Dani (1944) started her career as a mannequin and nightclub singer. She became known for her role as the scriptgirl Lilliane in François Truffaut's La nuit américaine/Day for Night (1973) and L'amour en fuite/Love on the Run (1979). Dani was 77.
20 July 2022: Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022)
West-German postcard by Xtreme, Wuppertal, no. 32733. Nichelle Nichols with DeForest Kelley, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in the TV series Star Trek (1966-1969).
American actress Nichelle Nichols (1932) passed away in Silver City. We remember her as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in the space adventure TV series Star Trek (1966-1969). The lieutenant on the bridge of Starship Enterprise was a groundbreaking example of representation for Black Americans in Hollywood. She also played Uhura in the first six Star Trek feature films, that continue the adventures of the cast of the original series.
29 July 2022: Janine van Wely (1937)
Dutch collectors card by Bros, Bensdorp N.V., Bussum. Janine van Wely as Mammaloe and Cees van Ooyen as Pipo in the TV series Pipo op Bizarra/Pipo on Bizarra (1971).
Dutch actress and artist Janine van Wely (1937) acted in Dutch films and such classic TV series as Pipo de Clown. She was 84.
4 August 2022: Margot Eskens (1936-2022)
German card.
German schlager singer Margot Eskens (1936) achieved her success mainly in the 1950s and 1960s and represented Germany in 1966 in the Eurovision Song Contest. She also appeared in the film Auf Wiedersehn (1961).
6 August 2022: Carlo Bonomi (1937-2022)
Dutch postcard. Caption: Pingu with accordion.
Carlo Bonomi (1937) died in Milan, Italy at the age of 85. He was an Italian voice actor and clown who was known for his voiceover work as the voice of Pingu as well as various other characters in the stop-motion children's television series of the same name. He also gave his voice to Mr. Linea in the classic animated series La Linea.
French postcard by Star, Paris, in the Collection John Travolta. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (Randal Kleiser, 1978).
British-Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John (1948) passed away at the age of 73. She was best known for the musical film Grease (1978). Olivia had been suffering from breast cancer for some time. She died at her home in California in the presence of her family and friends.
East-German postcard by VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb, Berlin, no. 3092, 1968. Photo: Schwarz / DEFA.
The German actress Eva-Maria Hagen died at the age of 87. From 1957 to 1965 she appeared in some 50 films and TV productions and became known as 'East Germany’s Brigitte Bardot'. Her daughter, the well-known singer Nina Hagen, and two of her grandchildren told the German newspaper Bild on Friday. It is not known how she died. Eva-Maria Hagen was also a well-known singer, painter and author.
British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, no. W105. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
American retired actress, model, and activist Marsha Hunt had a career spanning 73 years and appeared in many popular films including Pride and Prejudice (1940), Blossoms in the Dust (1942), Cry 'Havoc' (1943), The Human Comedy (1943), and Raw Deal (1948). She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism. In her later years, she has aided homeless shelters, supported same-sex marriage, raised awareness of climate change, and promoted peace in Third World countries.
French postcard by La Cinémathèque française. Photo: Georges Pierre. Caption: Jean-Luc Godard, photo of the shooting of Pierrot le Fou, 1965.
French film director and screenwriter Jean-Luc Godard (1930) was one of the most important members of the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave). Godard first received global acclaim for his feature À bout de souffle/Breathless (1959), helping to establish the New Wave movement. Godard's films have inspired many directors including Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Wong Kar-wai. He has been married twice, to actresses Anna Karina and Anne Wiazemsky, both of whom starred in several of his films.
Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, Milano, no. 142. Photo: Ponti - De Laurentiis. Irene Papas in Le infedeli/The Unfaithfuls (Mario Monicelli, Steno, 1953).
Greek actress of international fame, Irene Papas (1926) passed away at the age of 96. In a career spanning more than fifty years, she starred in over seventy films, including such classics as The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Zorba the Greek (1964). Papas also portrayed ancient Greek heroines in Antigoni/Antigone(1961), Ilektra/Electra (1962), Helen in The Trojan Women (1972), and Clytemnestra in Iphigenia (1977).
Argentinian postcard by Cromocart G.W., no. A10. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Volcanic redhead Diana Maggi was born in Italy and raised in Argentina. Her secondary rol in Luis César Amadori's Nacha Regules (1950) was acclaimed and, in the 1950s, she starred mostly in dramatic films in Argentina and was directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. After a brief stay in Spain, in the early 1960s she returned to Buenos Aires, starting a successful career as comic actress. From early 1970s, she was married to actor Juan Carlos Dual.
Italian postcard in the series Divi del Cinema, no. 33, by Vetta Traldi, Milano.
Sultry, glamorous blonde Venetia Stevenson (1938-2022) was a British-born Hollywood starlet of the late 1950s.
British postcard by Picturegoer, no. S20. Photo: Warner Bros. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
American Rock and Roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis got his big break in 1957, when appeared on The Steve Allen Show with the song 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On'. A couple of #1 hits would soon follow including 'Great Balls of Fire', which became his signature song, 'Breathless' and 'High School Confidential'. Lewis often played with his fists, elbows, feet, and backside, sometimes climbing on top of the piano during gigs and even apocryphally setting it on fire. He also appeared in the cult film High School Confidential! (1958).
German postcard by Franz Josef Rüdel, Filmpostkartenverlag, Hamburg. Photo: Mara Eggert.
German actor Günter Lamprecht (1930-2022) played many complex character roles in theatre, film and television and had his big breakthrough as Franz Biberkopf in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's monumental television series Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980). Later he became popular as commissioner Franz Markowitz in the Krimi series Tatort (1991-1995). He also appeared in such films as Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1978), Das Boot (1981) and Comedian Harmonists (1997). Lamprecht was 92.
French double postcard by Polygram for the 2007 DVD release of Murder, She Wrote (1984-1985). Photo: Polygram / Universal. The French title of the series is Arabesque.
British-born character actress and TV star Angela Lansbury (1925) worked in the United States since the Second World War began. She began her career as a teenager in the films Gaslight (1944) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). She was later known for her mother's roles in films like The Manchurian Candidate (1962). In the 1980s, she obtained her greatest fame on TV as Jessica Fletcher in the mystery series Murder, She Wrote (1984). Angela Lansbury was 96.
Vintage autograph card.
British actor and comedian Robbie Coltrane (1950) with his massive frame starred in several films and television series from the late 1970s but was best known for his role as half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series. He also played in two James Bond films. Coltrane died at the age of 72 in a hospital in Scotland.
German postcard, no. 20. Photo: Rialto / Constantin. Ralf Wolter in Winnetou - 3. Teil/Desperado Trail (Harald Reinl, 1965).
Ralf Wolter (1926) was the 'King of the Supporting Parts' in countless German comedies, musicals, and Euro-Westerns. Unforgettable is his performance as Sam Hawkens, the loyal companion of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand in the classic Karl May Westerns of the 1960s. Wolter died in Munich, Germany at the age of 95.
East German postcard by VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb, Berlin, no. 1885, 1963. Photo: DEFA / Blasig. Valentina Thielová in Das Stacheltier - Der Dieb von San Marengo/The Thief of Marengo (Günter Reisch, 1963).
Czech actress Valentina Thielová (1930-2022) died in her hometown Prague of natural causes. She was known for such Czech films as Zizkovská romance (1958), Bláznova kronika (1964) and Na kolejích ceká vrah (1970).
Italian postcard by Foto S.P.E.S. Roma, no. 683. Photo: Globe Film. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
June Blair was a San Francisco-born model who provided eye candy in a few 1950s and 60s films and early TV episodes. She was often cast as chorines or good time girls.
Belgian postcard by Publistar, Brussels, no. 1421. Photo: Cardinal Records / Will Ferdy-Produkties, Antwerpen.
Flemish singer Will Ferdy (1927-2022) became known for the songs 'Christine', 'Belijdenis', 'De stervende', 'Ziede gij me gere' and 'Het Schrijverke', based on Guido Gezelle's poem of the same name. Ferdy also appeared in Belgian films. He was an icon for the LGBTI+ community, being the first Flemish person to come out of the closet.
British postcard by Picturegoer, no. D229. Photo: Associated British Pathe. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Honey-blonde, green-eyed British actress Veronica Hurst debuted in Mario Zampi's comedy Laughter in Paradise (1951), alongside fellow screen newcomer Audrey Hepburn. She signed to a seven year contract by Associated British Pictures at Elstree Studios and provided elegance and glamour for several lightweight comedies.
Spanish postcard, no. 2327. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Ana Esmeralda was born in Morocco but started her screen career as a dancer in Spanish films in 1948. As an actress, she had her breakthrough as the star of the crime drama María Dolores (1953) and continued to appear in Spanish films during the 1950 and 1960s. She died in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
German postcard by Rüdel-Verlag, Hamburg-Bergedorf, no. 1617. Photo: Sascha-Lux / Constantin / Lilo. Publicity still for Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe/Mayerling (Rudolf Jugert, 1956).
Christiane Hörbiger (1938-2022) was an Austrian television and film actress, born into a well-known actors family. Since 1955, she made a name for herself on stage and television and in several films.
Big Dutch collectors card.
Beautiful and talented Myléne Demongeot (1936) passed away in Paris. In 1957, she became one of the blond sex symbols of the French cinema when she seduced Yves Montand in Les sorcières de Salem. The coquettish French actress would go on to co-star in the three Fantômas adventures and many other European films of the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1980s she also became a producer.
German postcard, no. 54 (of 64). Photo: Constantin. Miha Baloh in Unter Geiern/Among Vultures (Alfred Vohrer, 1964). Caption: The false preacher Weller also flees in the general turmoil of battle and is able to save himself in the nearby mountains with the remaining vultures.
Slovenian actor Miha Baloh (1928) played a bad priest in the Euro-Western Unter Geiern/Among Vultures (Alfred Vohrer, 1964), based on one of the Winnetou novels by Karl May. He was also known for such films as Operacija Ticijan (1963), Grajski biki (1967), and Les évasions célèbres (1972).
Spanish postcard by Archivo Bermejo, no. C-124, presented by Kores Carboplan. Photo: Warner Bros. Publicity still for the television series Surfside 6 (1960–1962). The Spanish title was Rompeolas 6.
American actress Diane McBain (1941-2022) was a bouncy, blonde-coiffed Warner Brothers starlet. She reached a brief peak of popularity during the early 1960s as a "bad girl" and "spoiled rich girl". She was best known for playing an adventurous socialite in the television series Surfside 6 (1960–1962) and as one of Elvis Presley's leading ladies in Spinout (1966).
With thanks to Marlene Pilaete! For a more complete list of the stars and other film people who passed away in 2022, check out Les gens du cinema - Décédés en 2022.
8 August 2022: Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
French postcard by Star, Paris, in the Collection John Travolta. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in Grease (Randal Kleiser, 1978).
British-Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John (1948) passed away at the age of 73. She was best known for the musical film Grease (1978). Olivia had been suffering from breast cancer for some time. She died at her home in California in the presence of her family and friends.
16 August 2022: Eva-Maria Hagen (1934-2022)
East-German postcard by VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb, Berlin, no. 3092, 1968. Photo: Schwarz / DEFA.
The German actress Eva-Maria Hagen died at the age of 87. From 1957 to 1965 she appeared in some 50 films and TV productions and became known as 'East Germany’s Brigitte Bardot'. Her daughter, the well-known singer Nina Hagen, and two of her grandchildren told the German newspaper Bild on Friday. It is not known how she died. Eva-Maria Hagen was also a well-known singer, painter and author.
7 September 2022: Marsha Hunt (1917-2022)
British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, no. W105. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
American retired actress, model, and activist Marsha Hunt had a career spanning 73 years and appeared in many popular films including Pride and Prejudice (1940), Blossoms in the Dust (1942), Cry 'Havoc' (1943), The Human Comedy (1943), and Raw Deal (1948). She was blacklisted by Hollywood film studio executives in the 1950s during McCarthyism. In her later years, she has aided homeless shelters, supported same-sex marriage, raised awareness of climate change, and promoted peace in Third World countries.
13 September 2022: Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022)
French postcard by La Cinémathèque française. Photo: Georges Pierre. Caption: Jean-Luc Godard, photo of the shooting of Pierrot le Fou, 1965.
French film director and screenwriter Jean-Luc Godard (1930) was one of the most important members of the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave). Godard first received global acclaim for his feature À bout de souffle/Breathless (1959), helping to establish the New Wave movement. Godard's films have inspired many directors including Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Wong Kar-wai. He has been married twice, to actresses Anna Karina and Anne Wiazemsky, both of whom starred in several of his films.
14 September 2022: Irene Papas (1926-2022)
Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, Milano, no. 142. Photo: Ponti - De Laurentiis. Irene Papas in Le infedeli/The Unfaithfuls (Mario Monicelli, Steno, 1953).
Greek actress of international fame, Irene Papas (1926) passed away at the age of 96. In a career spanning more than fifty years, she starred in over seventy films, including such classics as The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Zorba the Greek (1964). Papas also portrayed ancient Greek heroines in Antigoni/Antigone(1961), Ilektra/Electra (1962), Helen in The Trojan Women (1972), and Clytemnestra in Iphigenia (1977).
15 September 2022: Diana Maggi (1925-2022)
Argentinian postcard by Cromocart G.W., no. A10. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Volcanic redhead Diana Maggi was born in Italy and raised in Argentina. Her secondary rol in Luis César Amadori's Nacha Regules (1950) was acclaimed and, in the 1950s, she starred mostly in dramatic films in Argentina and was directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson. After a brief stay in Spain, in the early 1960s she returned to Buenos Aires, starting a successful career as comic actress. From early 1970s, she was married to actor Juan Carlos Dual.
26 September 2022: Venetia Stevenson (1938-2022)
Italian postcard in the series Divi del Cinema, no. 33, by Vetta Traldi, Milano.
Sultry, glamorous blonde Venetia Stevenson (1938-2022) was a British-born Hollywood starlet of the late 1950s.
29 September 2022: Jerry Lee Lewis (1935-2022)
British postcard by Picturegoer, no. S20. Photo: Warner Bros. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
American Rock and Roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis got his big break in 1957, when appeared on The Steve Allen Show with the song 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On'. A couple of #1 hits would soon follow including 'Great Balls of Fire', which became his signature song, 'Breathless' and 'High School Confidential'. Lewis often played with his fists, elbows, feet, and backside, sometimes climbing on top of the piano during gigs and even apocryphally setting it on fire. He also appeared in the cult film High School Confidential! (1958).
4 October 2022: Günter Lamprecht (1930-2022)
German postcard by Franz Josef Rüdel, Filmpostkartenverlag, Hamburg. Photo: Mara Eggert.
German actor Günter Lamprecht (1930-2022) played many complex character roles in theatre, film and television and had his big breakthrough as Franz Biberkopf in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's monumental television series Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980). Later he became popular as commissioner Franz Markowitz in the Krimi series Tatort (1991-1995). He also appeared in such films as Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1978), Das Boot (1981) and Comedian Harmonists (1997). Lamprecht was 92.
11 October 2022: Angela Lansbury (1925-2022)
French double postcard by Polygram for the 2007 DVD release of Murder, She Wrote (1984-1985). Photo: Polygram / Universal. The French title of the series is Arabesque.
British-born character actress and TV star Angela Lansbury (1925) worked in the United States since the Second World War began. She began her career as a teenager in the films Gaslight (1944) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). She was later known for her mother's roles in films like The Manchurian Candidate (1962). In the 1980s, she obtained her greatest fame on TV as Jessica Fletcher in the mystery series Murder, She Wrote (1984). Angela Lansbury was 96.
14 October 2022: Robbie Coltrane (1950-2022)
Vintage autograph card.
British actor and comedian Robbie Coltrane (1950) with his massive frame starred in several films and television series from the late 1970s but was best known for his role as half-giant Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series. He also played in two James Bond films. Coltrane died at the age of 72 in a hospital in Scotland.
15 October 2022: Ralf Wolter (1926-2022)
German postcard, no. 20. Photo: Rialto / Constantin. Ralf Wolter in Winnetou - 3. Teil/Desperado Trail (Harald Reinl, 1965).
Ralf Wolter (1926) was the 'King of the Supporting Parts' in countless German comedies, musicals, and Euro-Westerns. Unforgettable is his performance as Sam Hawkens, the loyal companion of Winnetou and Old Shatterhand in the classic Karl May Westerns of the 1960s. Wolter died in Munich, Germany at the age of 95.
15 October 2022: Valentina Thielová (1930-2022)
East German postcard by VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb, Berlin, no. 1885, 1963. Photo: DEFA / Blasig. Valentina Thielová in Das Stacheltier - Der Dieb von San Marengo/The Thief of Marengo (Günter Reisch, 1963).
Czech actress Valentina Thielová (1930-2022) died in her hometown Prague of natural causes. She was known for such Czech films as Zizkovská romance (1958), Bláznova kronika (1964) and Na kolejích ceká vrah (1970).
20 October 2022: June Blair (1932-2022)
Italian postcard by Foto S.P.E.S. Roma, no. 683. Photo: Globe Film. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
June Blair was a San Francisco-born model who provided eye candy in a few 1950s and 60s films and early TV episodes. She was often cast as chorines or good time girls.
8 November 2022: Will Ferdy (1927-2022)
Belgian postcard by Publistar, Brussels, no. 1421. Photo: Cardinal Records / Will Ferdy-Produkties, Antwerpen.
Flemish singer Will Ferdy (1927-2022) became known for the songs 'Christine', 'Belijdenis', 'De stervende', 'Ziede gij me gere' and 'Het Schrijverke', based on Guido Gezelle's poem of the same name. Ferdy also appeared in Belgian films. He was an icon for the LGBTI+ community, being the first Flemish person to come out of the closet.
15 November 2022: Veronica Hurst (1931-2022)
British postcard by Picturegoer, no. D229. Photo: Associated British Pathe. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Honey-blonde, green-eyed British actress Veronica Hurst debuted in Mario Zampi's comedy Laughter in Paradise (1951), alongside fellow screen newcomer Audrey Hepburn. She signed to a seven year contract by Associated British Pictures at Elstree Studios and provided elegance and glamour for several lightweight comedies.
28 November 2022: Ana Esmeralda (1931-2022)
Spanish postcard, no. 2327. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Ana Esmeralda was born in Morocco but started her screen career as a dancer in Spanish films in 1948. As an actress, she had her breakthrough as the star of the crime drama María Dolores (1953) and continued to appear in Spanish films during the 1950 and 1960s. She died in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
30 November 2022: Christiane Hörbiger (1938-2022)
German postcard by Rüdel-Verlag, Hamburg-Bergedorf, no. 1617. Photo: Sascha-Lux / Constantin / Lilo. Publicity still for Kronprinz Rudolfs letzte Liebe/Mayerling (Rudolf Jugert, 1956).
Christiane Hörbiger (1938-2022) was an Austrian television and film actress, born into a well-known actors family. Since 1955, she made a name for herself on stage and television and in several films.
1 December 2022: Mylene Demongeot (1936-2022)
Big Dutch collectors card.
Beautiful and talented Myléne Demongeot (1936) passed away in Paris. In 1957, she became one of the blond sex symbols of the French cinema when she seduced Yves Montand in Les sorcières de Salem. The coquettish French actress would go on to co-star in the three Fantômas adventures and many other European films of the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1980s she also became a producer.
9 December 2022: Miha Baloh (1928-2022)
German postcard, no. 54 (of 64). Photo: Constantin. Miha Baloh in Unter Geiern/Among Vultures (Alfred Vohrer, 1964). Caption: The false preacher Weller also flees in the general turmoil of battle and is able to save himself in the nearby mountains with the remaining vultures.
Slovenian actor Miha Baloh (1928) played a bad priest in the Euro-Western Unter Geiern/Among Vultures (Alfred Vohrer, 1964), based on one of the Winnetou novels by Karl May. He was also known for such films as Operacija Ticijan (1963), Grajski biki (1967), and Les évasions célèbres (1972).
21 December 2022: Diane McBain (1941-2022)
Spanish postcard by Archivo Bermejo, no. C-124, presented by Kores Carboplan. Photo: Warner Bros. Publicity still for the television series Surfside 6 (1960–1962). The Spanish title was Rompeolas 6.
American actress Diane McBain (1941-2022) was a bouncy, blonde-coiffed Warner Brothers starlet. She reached a brief peak of popularity during the early 1960s as a "bad girl" and "spoiled rich girl". She was best known for playing an adventurous socialite in the television series Surfside 6 (1960–1962) and as one of Elvis Presley's leading ladies in Spinout (1966).
With thanks to Marlene Pilaete! For a more complete list of the stars and other film people who passed away in 2022, check out Les gens du cinema - Décédés en 2022.
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