16 January 2023: Gina Lollobrigida
German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag G.m.b.H., Minden (Westf.), no. F 18. Photo: Constantin. Publicity still for Notre Dame de Paris (Jean Delannoy, 1956).
Italian actress and photojournalist Gina Lollobrigida (1927-2023), was one of Europe’s most prominent film stars of the 1950s. ‘La Lollo’ was the first European sex symbol of the post-war years and she paved the way into Hollywood for her younger colleagues Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale.
27 January 2023: Sylvia Syms (1934-2023)
British autographcard. Photo: Associated British.
English actress Sylvia Syms (1934-2023) passed away at the age of 89. She was best known for her roles in the films Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Victim (1961), and The Tamarind Seed (1974). She continued to act until 2019 and portrayed the Queen Mother in The Queen (2006).
15 February 2023: Raquel Welch (1940-2023)
Vintage photo by Terry O'Neill.
American actress and sex symbol Raquel Welch (1940-2023) died at the age of 82 after a short illness. She was one of the icons of the 1960s and 1970s. Welch first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966). In Great Britain, she then made One Million Years B.C. (1966). Although she had only three lines in the film, a poster of Welch in a furry prehistoric bikini became an amazing bestseller and catapulted her to stardom.
17 February 2023: Stella Stevens (1938-2023)
Spanish card. Photo: Paramount.
American actress Stella Stevens (1938-2023) passed away from Alzheimer's disease. The comedienne starred as a voluptuous platinum blonde with a deep sultry voice in many Hollywood films of the 1960s. During the decade she was one of the most photographed women in the world. Stella Stevens was 84.
21 February 2023: Nadja Tiller (1929-2023)
German postcard by WS-Druck, Wanne-Eickel, no. F 46. Photo: Klaus Collignon.
Austrian actress Nadja Tiller (1929-2023) was one of the erotic stars of European cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. Her international breakthrough role was that of the high-class prostitute Rosemarie Nitribitt in the German film Das Mädchen Rosemarie/Rosemary (1958). Tiller was 93.
8 March 2023: Marcel Amont (1929-2023)
French postcard by Collection Frimousse. Photo: Disques Polydor.
French Singer and actor Marcel Amont (1929-2023) enjoyed considerable success during the 1960s and 1970s. Amont embodied the dynamic, cheerful and light singer.
9 March 2023: Robert Blake (1933-2023)
Belgian postcard by Nieuwe Merksemsche Chocolaterie S.P.R.L., Merksem (Anvers). Photo: Republic Pictures. Robert 'Bobby' Blake as Little Hunter.
American film actor Robert Blake (1933-2023) died of heart failure in Los Angeles. He started his career as a child actor under the names 'Mickey Gubitosi' and 'Bobby Blake'. He gained a good deal of fame as the Indian sidekick Little Beaver in the Red Ryder series of Westerns. As an adult, he played killer Perry Smith in the film adaptation of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood (Richard Brooks, 1967) and the title role of Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (Abraham Polonsky, 1969). He gained his greatest fame through the title role in the police series Baretta (1975-1978). Then Blake faded into obscurity until a one-off comeback as a 'mystery man' in Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997). Robert Blake was 89.
14 April 2023: Murray Melvin (1932-2023)
Czech postcard by Nakladatelstvi Orbis, Praha (Prague), no F 3-21593. Photo: Murray Melvin at the 13th International Film Festival Karlovy Vary 1962 in Czechoslovakia.
English supporting actor and theatre director Murray Melvin (1932-2023) died in London of the consequences of a fall. He was known for playing uptight or sophisticated Intellectual types. He won the Best Actor award at Cannes in A Taste of Honey (Tony Richardson, 1961), as the gay surrogate father for Rita Tushingham. Melvin often worked with his good friend Ken Russell, who directed him as the priest Mignon in The Devils (1971). Murray Melvin was 90.
17 April 2023: April Stevens (1929-2023)
Dutch postcard by Weenenk & Snel, Baarn, no. 1089. Photo: Atlantic. Nino Tempo and April Stevens.
American singer April Stevens (1929-2023) was best known for her collaborations with her younger brother, Nino Tempo, including the no. 1 hit 'Deep Purple'.
22 April 2023: Dame Edna (1934-2023)
Vintage autograph card.
Dame Edna Everage was a character created and performed by Australian comedian Barry Humphries. Dame Edna was famous for her lilac-coloured or "wisteria hue" hair and cat eyeglasses or "face furniture", her favourite flower, the gladiolus ("gladdies") and her boisterous greeting: "Hello, Possums!" As Dame Edna, Humphries wrote several books including an autobiography, 'My Gorgeous Life', appeared in several films and hosted several television shows on which Humphries has appeared as himself and other alter-egos. Barry Humphries was 89.
25 April 2023: Harry Belafonte (1927-2023)
West German postcard by Ufa/Film-Foto, Berlin-Tempelhof, no. FK 3659. Photo: Centfox. Harry Belafonte in Island in the Sun (Robert Rossen, 1957).
Singer, actor, composer, author, and producer Harry Belafonte (1927-2023) was one of the most successful African-American artists in history. As the 'King of Calypso', he popularised the Caribbean musical style internationally in the 1950s. His breakthrough album 'Calypso' (1956) was the first million-selling album by a single artist and his hit 'The Banana Boat Song' became an evergreen. He also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (Robert Wise, 1959), Robert Altman's Kansas City (1996) and Bobby (Emilio Estevez, 2006). Throughout his career, he was an advocate for humanitarian causes, such as the anti-apartheid movement and the USA for Africa. Belafonte died in New York on 25 April 2023, due to congestive heart failure. He was 96.
18 May 2023: Helmut Berger (1944-2023)
Vintage publicity still by Warner. Helmut Berger and Ingrid Thulin in The Damned/La caduta degli dei/Götterdämmerung (Luchino Visconti, 1969).
Austrian film and television actor Helmut Berger (1944-2023) was most famous for his work with Italian director Luchino Visconti. For his performance as King Ludwig II of Bavaria in the modern classic Ludwig (1972), he received a special David di Donatello award, while he had a Golden Globe nomination for his part in The Damned/La caduta degli dei/Götterdämmerung (1969). He was 78.
18 May 2023: Jim Brown (1936-2023)
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin. Jim Brown in 100 Rifles (Tom Gries, 1969).
Former American footballer and actor Jim Brown died at the age of 87. His wife shared this on Instagram on Friday. Brown appeared in more than 30 films such as The Dirty Dozen (1967), 100 Rifles (1969) with Raquel Welch and He Got Game (1998) and he became Hollywood's first black action hero.
24 May 2023: Tina Turner (1939-2023)
French postcard by Ebullitions, no. 1.
Tina Turner (1939-2023) died at her home in Küssnacht, Switzerland after a long illness, at the age of 83. With 100 million records sold, the American singer and icon was one of the best-selling artists ever. She won as many as 12 Grammy Awards, the most prestigious awards in the music industry. A statement from her spokesperson read, "Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock 'n Roll, passed away peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland. In her, the world loses a music legend and role model."
31 May 2023: Patricia Dainton (1930-2023)
British autograph card. Photo: Associated British.
British actress Patricia Dainton (1930-2023) appeared in several films and television roles between 1947 and 1961. Dainton was 93.
28 May 2023: Isa Barzizza (1929-2023)
Italian postcard by Bromofoto, Milano, no. 313. Photo: DEAR Film.
Italian actress Isa Barzizza (1929-2023) was one of the most important interpreters of the Italian revue, cinema, and television. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was often paired with such popular male comedians as Nino Taranto, Macario, Aldo Fabrizi, Carlo Dapporto, Tino Scotti, Walter Chiari, the French comedian Fernandel and above all Totò.
1 June 2023: Margit Carstensen (1940-2023)
German postcard by Franz Josef Rüdel, Filmpostkartenverlag, Hamburg. Photo: Peter Gaue / Tango Film / Filmverlag der Autoren. Margit Carstensen in Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant/The bitter tears of Petra von Kant (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1972).
German actress Margit Carstensen (1940-2023) passed away in Stein, Germany, at the age of 83. She was one of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's best-known anti-stars and played the title role in his classic films such as Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant/The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972).
5 June 2023: Astrud Gilberto (1940-2023)
Dutch postcard by Polydor Nederland B.V., Den Haag. Photo: Verve.
Singer Astrud Gilberto (1940-2023) died at the age of 83 at her home in Philadelphia. The Brazilian-born singer of bossa nova and samba music later became an American citizen. Her signature song was the classic 'The Girl from Ipanema' (1964).
11 June 2023: Silvia Nastase (1943-2023)
East German postcard by VEB Progress Filmvertrieb, Berlin, Starfoto no. 2826. Silvia Nastase in the Romanian film Sah la rege (Haralambie Boross, 1966), released in East-Germany as Schach der König (Checkmate).
Silvia Nastase (1943-2023) was a Romanian stage and screen actress, famous for her debut film Sah la rege/Checkmate (1966).
15 June 2023: Glenda Jackson (1936-2023)
British postcard. Photo: John Topham Ltd, Sicup, Kent, no. 120311. Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I in the BBC TV series Elizabeth R (1971).
British actress and politician Glenda Jackson (1936) was one of the leading British actresses of the 1960s and 1970s. As a major film star, she won many awards, including two Oscars for Best Actress for Women in Love (1969) and A Touch of Class (1973).
23 June 2023: Willem Nijholt (1934-2023)
Dutch autograph card.
Dutch actor Willem Nijholt (1934-2023) was also a dancer and singer. His versatility led him to work in musicals, TV shows, stage plays, cabaret and several films. In later years he also became known as a TV juror and author. At the age of 88, Willem Nijholt passed away in his sleep in his home in Amsterdam.
17 June 2023: Carmen Sevilla (1930-2023)
French postcard by Editions du Globe, Paris, no. 683.
Beautiful Spanish actress and singer Carmen Sevilla (1930-2023) performed on stage, in nightclubs, and in some 60 European films. During the 1950s and 1960s, she starred in several musicals and comedies, but Sevilla also performed the occasional dramatic role. In the 1990s she became a popular television presenter. On 27 June 2023, Carmen Sevilla died in Madrid from complications of Alzheimer's. She was 92.
24 June 2023: Julian Sands (1958-2023)
American postcard by Fotofolio, New York, NY, no. F 239. Photo: Edward Maxey. Caption: Julian Sands, 1989.
In June, British actor Julian Sands was finally found dead after going missing for months. In January, Sands went hiking in a mountainous area in the San Bernardino region of California. The 65-year-old actor was an avid hiker and loved going out into the wilderness on his own. What exactly happened is as yet unclear. There were several large-scale searches for Sands in the area. Those searches were always hampered by heavy snowfall. In June, the search resumed again. On Saturday 24 June 2023, human remains were found and three days later, US Police confirmed that these belonged to Sands. Julian Sands was best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film A Room With A View. Sands has appeared in more than 120 films and series since the early 1980s, including the films Leaving Las Vegas, Warlock, Arachnophobia and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He was also seen in one of the seasons of the popular TV series 24 and in the series Smallville.
16 July 2023: Jane Birkin (1946-2023)
French postcard by V, Paris, no. 95022. Photo: Bernard Leloup / Salut. Promotion card for the Fontana album 'Ex fan des sixties'.
On 16 July 2023, British actress Jane Birkin (1946) was found dead in her Paris home by her nurse. In the Swinging Sixties, the shy, awkward-looking Birkin made a huge international splash as one of the nude models in Antonioni's Blow-Up (1966). In France, she became the muse of singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, who wrote several of her albums, plus their explicitly erotic duet 'Je t'aime... moi non plus'. Later she worked with such respected film directors as Jacques Rivette, Agnès Varda, and Jacques Doillon, and won several acting awards. She was 76 years old.
16 July 2023: Christian Quadflieg (1945-2023)
German postcard by Franz Josef Rüdel, Filmpostkartenverlag, Hamburg.
German television actor and director Christian Quadflieg (1945-2023) passed away after a long illness. He was a popular guest star in many classic Krimi series such as Tatort/Crime Scene (1976-1979) and Der Alte/The Old Fox (1978-2007) and also played the lead in the popular series Der Landarzt/The Country Doctor (1987-1992). His father was the famous actor Will Quadflieg.
21 July 2023: Juliette Mayniel (1936-2023)
French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 1060. Photo: Sam Lévin.
Doe-eyed French actress Juliette Mayniel (1936) passed away in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. She appeared in 35 films and TV films between 1958 and 1978. Her film career made a jump start with two masterpieces, Claude Chabrol’s Les Cousins (1959) and the Horror film Les Yeux Sans Visage (1960). Juliette Mayniel was 87.
27 July 2023: Bea Van der Maat (1960-2023)
Belgian postcard by VTM.
Belgian singer, actress and presenter Bea Van der Maat (1960) was known as the love interest of Urbanus in the popular comedy Koko Flanel (1990). She was 62.
7 August 2023: Margit Saad (1929-2023)
Austrian postcard by Kellner-Fotokarten, Wien, no. 949. Photo: Constantin-Film / Berolina / Wesel. Margit Saad in Was die Schwalbe sang/What the Swallow Sang (Géza von Bolváry, 1956).
German actress Margit Saad (1929-2023) passed away in Munich, Germany at the age of 94. The mysterious, exotic beauty worked largely in German film and television. During the 1960s, she also made occasional English-language appearances.
10 August 2023: Antonella Lualdi (1931-2023)
Italian postcard by Casa Editr. Ballerini & Fratini, Firenze. Photo: DEAR Film. Antonella Lualdi in Perdonami!/Forgive me! (Mario Costa, 1953).
Italo-Greek Antonella Lualdi (1931) was the fascinating leading lady of many Italian and French films of the 1950s and 1960s. Since 1949 her luminescent beauty has graced over 90 films. Antonella Lualdi was 92.
27 August 2023: Pee-wee Herman (1952-2023)
American postcard by Fotofolio, N.Y., N.Y., no HR 2. Photo: Herb Ritts. Caption: Pee-wee Herman on Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, 1987.
The American actor Paul Reubens (1952), known for his comic alter ego Pee-wee Herman, died on 27 August at the age of 70. Reubens won several Emmy Awards for his role, which he played for many years such as in the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) and the TV series Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986). Reubens had been suffering from cancer for several years.
21 October 2023: Joan Evans (1934-2023)
Small German collectors card in the 'Film Stars der Welt' series by Greiling-Sammelbilder, series E, no. 149. Photo: RKO.
American film actress Joan Evans (1934-2023) was discovered by film producer Samuel Goldwyn at age 14. In a career that spanned only twelve years, Evans appeared in more than 30 films and television series.
15 October 2023: Piper Laurie (1932-2023)
Dutch postcard by Takken / 't Sticht, no. 780. Photo: Universal-International.
American stage and screen actress Piper Laurie died in her hometown Los Angeles. She was known for her roles in the films The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and Children of a Lesser God (1986), all of which brought her Oscar nominations. She is also known for her performances as Kirsten Arnesen in the original TV production of Days of Wine and Roses (1958) and as Catherine Martell in the cult television series Twin Peaks (1990-1991), for which she won a Golden Globe Award in 1991. Laurie, who was 91, received twelve Emmy Award nominations during her long career.
8 November 2023: Hannelore Auer (1942-2023)
German postcard by Friedrich-W. Sander-Verlag, Minden/Westf., Kolibri, no. 2550.
Austrian Schlager singer Hannelore Auer (1942-2023) appeared in several German-language comedies and Schlager films of the 1960s. She was married to another Schlager singer, Heino.
10 November 2023: Spiros Focas (1937-2023)
Italian postcard by Bromofoto, Milano, no. 1735. Photo: Cineriz. Spiros Focas in Via Margutta/Run with the Devil (Mario Camerini, 1960).
Spiros Focas (1937-2023) or Spyros Fokas was one of the most active and respected Greek actors. He had a long film career since the late 1950s. He was Vincenzo, the eldest brother, in Luchino Visconti's Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960).
23 November 2023: Helmert Woudenberg (1945-2023)
Dutch press photo by Stalles Theaterprodukties, Amsterdam. photo: Pief Weyman. Helmert Woudenberg in the stage play 'Een avondje thuis' (An Evening at Home).
Dutch stage and film actor and stage director Helmert Woudenberg (1945) died of a heart attack at the age of 78. He worked for Het Werkteater, a collective of actors who made history in the 1970s with social theatre, playing everywhere from prisons to hospitals, and also for Toneelgroep Centrum and Toneelgroep Theater. His theatre work counts 214 productions and he alternated solo performances with playing in ensembles. Several plays by Het Werkteater with leading roles for Woudenberg were also filmed, such as the award winning Opname/In for Treatment (Marja Kok and Erik van Zuylen, 1980) with Frank Groothof and Een zwoele zomeravond (Frans Weisz, 1982).
24 November 2023: Heidelinde Weis (1940-2023)
West German postcard by Franz Josef Rüdel, Filmpostkartenverlag, Hamburg. Photo: Constantin / Mangold. Heidelinde Weis in Der Lügner und die Nonne/The Liar and the Nun (Rolf Thiele, 1967).
Austrian actress and singer Heidelinde Weis appeared in several European films in the 1960s. She was a respected theatre actress in German-speaking countries and regularly appeared in TV films and series.
6 December 2023: Marisa Pavan (1932-2023)
Italian postcard by Vetta Traldi, Milano, in the 'Divi del Cinema' series, no. 41.
Italian-born actress Marisa Pavan (1932-2023) passed away on 6 December 2023. She first became famous as the twin sister to film star Pier Angeli (Anna Maria Pierangeli) before achieving film stardom on her own. The docile actress became known for her gentle, understated roles. She won the Golden Globe and was Oscar-nominated for her supporting turn in The Rose Tattoo (1955).
8 December 2023: Ryan O'Neal (1941-2023)
Vintage collectors card, no. 33. Ryan O'Neal in the TV series Peyton Place (1964-1969).
American actor Ryan O'Neal (1941-2023) was one of Hollywood's most successful stars during the 1970s but is probably best known for his role as Rodney Harrington in the legendary nighttime soap opera Peyton Place (1964-1969). He received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his role in Love Story (1970). Ryan O'Neal was further seen in the crime comedy Paper Moon (1973) alongside his daughter Tatum O'Neal, Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975) and the sequel Oliver's Story (1978). O'Neal was 82.
10 December 2023: Shirley Anne Field (1938-2023)
East-German postcard by VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb, Berlin, no. 1623, 1961. Retail price: 0,20 MDN. Photo: Progress.
British actress Shirley Anne Field (1936-2023) performed on stage, film and television since 1955. The former Miss London starred in such classic films as The Entertainer (1960), Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), Alfie (1966), and My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). Field was 87.
15 December 2023: Guy Marchand (1937-2023)
French promotion card by Editions Musicales 707, Paris, no. 7. Photo: Disques Riviera. At the backside is the text of 'Broadway', words and music by Guy Marchand.
French actor, singer and musician Guy Marchand (1937-2023) died at the age of 86. He appeared in supporting roles in many comedies, but occasionally also acted in dramas and crime films. Marchand won a Cesar Award for his role as a police inspector in Claude Miller's Garde à vue (1981).
17 December 2023: Linda van Dyck (1948-2023)
Dutch postcard. Photo: Funckler Grammofoonplaten.
Dutch stage and film actress Linda van Dyck (1948-2023) appeared in a dozen Dutch and Belgian films, which were sometimes very successful in the low countries. Van Dyck started as a pop singer and songwriter in the 1960s. The actress also worked for television, in the Netherlands and Sweden, where she lived for some years in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Linda van Dyck was 75.
22 December 2023: Ingrid Steeger (1947-2023)
German autograph card by Bravo.
German actress and comedian Ingrid Steeger (1947-2023) died on 22 December 2023. She was 76. Steeger started her career in the soft sex films that were all the rage in Europe during the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1973, she became famous as a Marilyn Monroe-like funny and sexy blonde in the TV comedy show Klimbim.
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