4 January 2024: Glynis Johns
Spanish postcard by Archivo Bermejo, no. C 293.
Husky voiced Welsh-born stage and film actress, dancer, pianist and singer Glynis Johns (1923-2024) was best known for her film roles as a mermaid in the British comedy Miranda (1948) and as suffragette mother Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's Mary Poppins (1964). On Broadway, she created the role of Desiree Armfeldt in 'A Little Night Music', for which she won a Tony Award.
4 January 2024: David Soul
British postcard by Klasik Kards, London, sent by mail in 1988. Photo: Robert H. Cain Media Star Archive / ABC, Inc. David Soul (left) and Paul Michael Glaser in the TV Series Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979).
American-British actor and singer David Soul achieved pop icon status as handsome, blond-haired, blue-eyed Detective Kenneth Hutchinson on the cult 'buddy cop' TV series Starsky and Hutch (1975-1979). His other notable roles included Joshua Bolt on the TV series Here Come the Brides (1968-1970) and vampire hunter Ben Mears in the TV movie Salem's Lot (1979) opposite James Mason. Soul also had a very successful singing career recording several albums, with worldwide number-one hit singles including 'Silver Lady and 'Don't Give Up on Us Baby'.
14 January 2024: Elisabeth Trissenaar
German postcard by Franz Josef Rüdel, Filmpostkartenverlag, Hamburg. Photo: Ingrid v. Paleske, München.
Austrian actress Elisabeth Trissenaar (1944-2024) was best known for her roles in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's film Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1979) and his 14-part miniseries Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980). She also appeared in the West German-Dutch film Charlotte (1981), Andrzej Wajda's drama Eine Liebe in Deutschland/A Love in Germany (1983) and the Oscar-nominated war drama Bittere Ernte/Angry Harvest (1985) with Armin Müller-Stahl.
29 January 2024: Sandra Milo
Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, no. 98.
Italian actress Sandra Milo (1933-2024) was best known for her roles in Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963) and Giulietta degli spiriti/Juliet of the Spirits (1965), but she also worked with the famous directors Antonio Pietrangeli and Roberto Rossellini. She won the Silver Ribbon Best Supporting Actress award for both 8½ and Juliet of the Spirits. Sandra Milo was 90.
2 February 2024: Don Murray
Spanish postcard by Archivo Bermejo, no. 7317. Photo: 20th Century Fox. Don Murray in A Hatful of Rain (Fred Zinnemann, 1957).
American actor Don Murray (1928-2024) was best known for his breakout performance in the film Bus Stop (1956), with Marilyn Monroe. His role earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His other films include A Hatful of Rain (1957) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972). Murray was 94.
13 February 2024: Johanna von Koczian
West German postcard by UFA, Berlin-Tempelhof, no. CK-323. Photo: Ringpress / Vogelmann.
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, German actress, singer and author Johanna von Koczian (1933-2024) was one of Germany’s most popular film stars. Later, she evolved into a stage actress, a popular Schlager singer, a TV presenter, and a successful author of novels and children's books. Johanna von Koczian was 90.
15 February 2024: Gérard Barray
Czech collector card by Pressfoto, Praha (Prague), 1964, no. S 58/7.
French film and television actor Gérard Barray (1931-2024) was once called 'the most handsome man in the world' and became one of the swashbuckling heroes of French cinema. During the 1960s, he starred as D’Artagnan and Scaramouche but also starred in many Eurospy films. He married his Spanish co-star, flamenco dancer Teresa Lorca, and settled in Andalusia. Barray was 92.
21 February 2024: Micheline Presle
French postcard by Collection Chantal, Paris, no. 637. Photo: Discina, Paris.
French actress Micheline Presle (1922-2024) passed away at 101. In the 1940s and 1950s, she formed the queen trio of French cinema with Michèle Morgan and Danielle Darrieux. The chic and elegant star gained worldwide attention for Le diable au corps/Devil in the Flesh (Claude Autant-Lara, 1947). The success of this film also earned Presle three roles in a Hollywood production, under the name Micheline Prelle. Over nine decades, La Presle made more than one hundred and fifty films.
25 March 2024: Fritz Wepper
West German postcard by Rüdel-Verlag, Hamburg, no. 5177. Photo: Divina / Gloria / Milles. Fritz Wepper in Nachbarn sind zum Ärgern da/Neighbors are there to annoy you (Peter Weck, 1970).
German television and film actor Fritz Wepper (1941-2024) died at the age of 82. In 1972, he played an important supporting role in Bob Fosse's classic musical Cabaret. He became an international cult figure as inspector Harry Klein, first in the Krimi series Der Kommissar/The Commissioner (1969–1976) and later in another popular Krimi series Derrick (1974-1998). He also won several German TV awards, including one for his role in the series Um Himmels Willen/For Heaven's Sake (2002-2021).
31 March 2024: Barbara Rush
Italian postcard by Rotalfoto. Milano, no. N. 120.
American actress Barbara Rush (1927-2024) was the epitome of poise, charm, style, and grace in Hollywood films of the 1950s. In 1954, she won the Golden Globe Award as Most Promising Female Newcomer for the Science-Fiction film It Came from Outer Space (1953). She played the female lead in such films as The Young Philadelphians (1959), The Young Lions (1958), and Hombre (1967). Later in her career, Rush guest-starred on TV in such series as Peyton Place, All My Children and 7th Heaven.
30 March 2024: Gezá Tordy
East German postcard by VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb, Berlin, no. 2691, 1966. Gezá Tordy in Ketten haltak meg/Two died (György Palásthy, 1966).
Hungarian actor and director Géza Tordy (1938-2024) passed away in Budapest at the age of 85. The distinguished artist was the winner of the Kossuth Prize winner and the Jászai Mari Prize.
3 April 2024: Vera Tschechowa
Vintage autograph card.
German film and television actress Vera Tschechowa (1940-2024) passed away in Berlin at 83. Her grandfather was the Russian Oscar-nominated actor Michael Chekhov who was the nephew of author Anton Chekhov. Her grandmother was legendary film star Olga Tschechowa. The elegant, green-eyed actress appeared in over 50 films since 1957.
24 April 2024: Margaret Lee
German postcard by Krüger, no. 902/361. Photo: Georg Michalke.
Cool and beautiful Margaret Lee (1943) passed away. She posed as a glamorous starlet for many international magazines throughout the 1960s. Between 1962 and 1983 the British-born actress co-starred in over 70 European films. She was 80.
30 April 2024: Duane Eddy
West German promotion card by RCA Schallplatten. Photo: Teldec / RCA.
American guitarist Duane Eddy died of cancer at the age of 86. He had instrumental hits like 'Rebel Rouser', 'Peter Gunn', 'Cannonball' and 'Forty Miles of Bad Road'. He was called 'King of Twang', because of the distinctive reverb of his guitar. With his twangy way of playing, he brought a new sound to rock and roll and inspired generations of colleagues, from George Harrison and The Shadows to Bruce Springsteen. His music can be heard in films like Natural Born Killers (1994), Forrest Gump (1994) and Broken Arrow (1996).
1 June 2024: Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
West German autograph card by TURA.
In a career spanning around six decades, Czech-born, German-Swiss actress Ruth-Maria Kubitschek (1931-2024) appeared in over 160 film and television productions. She became known to television audiences as Annette von Soettingen, alias ‘Spatzl’, in Monaco Franze - Der ewige Stenz (1983), as newspaper publisher Friederike von Unruh in Kir Royal (1986) and as Margot Balbeck in Das Erbe der Guldenburgs (1987). Ruth-Maria Kubitschek was 92.
1 June 2024: Philippe Leroy
East-German Starfoto by VEB Progress Filmvertrieb, Berlin. The postcard refers to the Italo-Franco-Spanish film Sette uomini d'oro/Seven Golden Men (Marco Vicario, 1965) and the Italian film La notte è fatta per... rubare/Night Was Made for Stealing (Giorgio Capitani, 1968).
French actor Philippe Leroy (1930-2024) appeared in over 150 films from 1960. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his debut performance in Jacques Becker’s Le trou/The Hole (1960). He worked in France, but Leroy acted mainly in Italy where his name remains linked to the TV series Sandokan (1976), and La vita di Leonardo da Vinci/The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (1971). He was also known as the co-star of Rossana Podestà in the films Sette uomini d'oro/Seven Golden Men (1965) and the sequel Il grande colpo dei 7 uomini d'oro/The Great Strike of the 7 Golden Men (1966).
2 June 2024: Janis Paige
Vintage postcard. Photo: Warner Bros.
American film, musical theatre, and television actress Janis Paige (1922-2024) passed away at the age of 101. With a career spanning over 60 years, she was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Paige felt out of place in her early Hollywood films. She became a star on Broadway and then returned to Hollywood for a second film career. Beginning in the mid-fifties, she would also make numerous television appearances, as well as star in her sitcom It's Always Jan.
11 June 2024: Françoise Hardy
French postcard by E.D.U.G., offered by Corvisart, Epinal, no. 287. Photo: Sam Lévin.
French singer, actress and astrologer Françoise Hardy (1944-2024) was the original Yé-yé girl with her trademark jeans and leather jacket. She was one of the most popular French music stars of the 1960s and occasionally appeared in international films. She represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1963 and placed 6th. Hardy died after years of illness - she suffered from lymphoma and laryngeal cancer - at the age of 80. She remains an icon of fashion, music and style.
18 June 2024: Anouk Aimée
Big East-German card by Progress Film-Verleih.
Glamorous French film actress Anouk Aimée (1932-2024) appeared in 70 films since 1947 and worked with many talented directors. She had major international successes in the 1960s with Lola (1961) and Un homme et une femme/A Man and a Woman (1966) in which she defined a new kind of modern heroine. Anouk Aimée was 92.
20 June 2024: Donald Sutherland
American postcard by Fotofolio, N.Y., N.Y., no. RM28. Photo: Robert Mapplethorpe. Caption: Donald Sutherland, 1983.
Canadian actor Donald Sutherland (1935-2024) rose to fame after starring in films including M*A*S*H (1970), Klute (1971), Don't Look Now (1973), Fellini's Casanova (1976), and 1900 (1976). During his long film career, he won two Golden Globe Awards, for the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002), and an Emmy Award for the former. In 2017, he received an Honorary Oscar for his contributions to cinema. Sutherland was 88.
5 July 2024: Yvonne Furneaux
Italian postcard by Turismofoto, no. 65. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
French-British actress Yvonne Furneaux (1926-2024) was a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She worked with notable filmmakers like Peter Brook, Federico Fellini, Roman Polanski, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Claude Chabrol, but also appeared in several genre productions. Furneaux died of complications from a stroke at the age of 98.
11 July 2024: Shelley Duvall
American postcard by Fotofolio, N.Y., N.Y., no. RM25 Photo: Robert Mapplethorpe. Caption: Shelley Duvall, 1984.
Shelley Duvall (1949-2024) died of diabetes at the age of 75. The American actress will always be remembered for that one, almost inhumanly heavy role in Stanley Kubrick's horror classic The Shining (1980). She had to walk 127 times backwards up the stairs of that labyrinthine haunted hotel while sobbing and waving a baseball bat at her insane husband, played by Jack Nicholson with his diabolical grimace. But Duvall's film life counted many more memorable roles.
13 July 2024: Shannen Doherty
Vintage postcard.
American actress Shannen Doherty (1971-2024) starred in the teen comedies Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt and Heathers (1988), starring Winona Ryder. Her real success came in 1990, at the age of 19, when she was cast in Aaron Spelling's long-running hit series, Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-1994) as Brenda Walsh, the twin sister of Brandon Walsh, played by Jason Priestley. It made her a household name. Afterwards, she continued her work in mediocre films and such TV series as Charmed (1998), North Shore (2004-2005) and Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty (2006).
15 July 2024: Wieteke van Dort
Dutch autograph card.
Wieteke van Dort (1943-2024) died of cancer at the age of 81. She appeared in legendary children's programmes on Dutch TV as an actress and singer. Throughout her life, she carried her childhood in the Dutch East Indies with her, culminating in her creation of Aunt Lien. She also appeared in several Dutch films.
1 August 2024: Pina Bottin
Italian postcard by Bromostampa Milano, no 207. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
Italian actress Pina Bottin (1933–2024) worked in various Italian films and television programs from 1953 to 1970. On 1 August 2024, it was announced that she died at her home in the Sacra Famiglia neighbourhood of Padua at the age of 91.
14 August 2024: Gena Rowlands
Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, Milano, no. N. 155.
American actress Gena Rowlands died in Indian Wells, Southern California. Rowlands played roles in theatre, television series and the cinema. She was nominated for an Oscar for her roles in A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980), both directed by her husband, John Cassavetes. Gena Rowlands was 94.
18 August 2024: Alain Delon
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin, no. 428. Alain Delon in Le clan des Siciliens/The Sicilian Clan (Henri Verneuil, 1969).
French film star Alain Delon (1935) died at the age of 88. He was the breathtakingly good-looking James Dean of European cinema in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He proved in such films as Plein soleil/Purple Noon (René Clément, 1960), Rocco e i suoi fratelli/Rocco and his Brothers (Luchino Visconti, 1960) and L'eclisse/The Eclypse (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962) that he was also a magnificent actor. Delon later starred in a series of popular gangster films by directors like Henri Verneuil, Jacques Deray and Jean-Pierre Melville.
18 August 2024: Boris Bystrov
East German postcard by VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb, Berlin, no. 3005. Boris Bystrov in Volshebnaya lampa Aladdina/Aladdin's Magic Lamp (Boris Rytsarev, 1967).
Russian actor and voice actor Boris Bystrov (1945–2024) had his breakthrough as Aladdin in the famous Soviet fairy tale film Volshebnaya lampa Aladdina/Aladdin's Magic Lamp (1967). Later he was known as the Russian voice of Homer Simpson.
2 September 2024: James Darren
Vintage collectors card, no. 20. James Darren and Robert Colbert in the TV series The Time Tunnel (1966), created by Irwin Allen. Two scientists with a secret time travel project find themselves trapped in the time stream and appearing in notable periods of history.
American actor and singer James Darren (1936-2024) died in Los Angeles, California. His acting work for film and television includes more than 50 productions. He was 88.
8 September 2024: Pim de la Parra
Dutch postcard by Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam. Photo: Scorpio Films BV Collection Eye Filmmuseum. Willeke van Ammelrooy and Borger Breeveld in Wan Pipel/One People (Pim de la Parra, 1976).
Surinamese-Dutch director Pim de la Parra (1940-2024) died in Paramaribo after a short illness, at the age of 84. He was the director of such films as Bezeten - Het gat in de muur/Obsessions (1969) and Wan Pipel (1976).
9 September 2024: Caterina Valente
West German postcard by ISV, no. N 10. Photo: CCC / Grimm.
Italian singer, dancer and actress Caterina Valente (1931) passed away at 93. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, she was the queen of the German Schlager music. Her popularity was global, and she played and sang in fifteen films. The Guinness Book of World Records recognised her as Europe's most successful female recording artist, with over 1350 albums to her credit.
13 September 2024: Franca Bettoia
Italian postcard by Rotalfoto, Milano, no. 897.
Italian actress Franca Bettoia (1936-2024) starred in several Italian films of the 1950s and 1960s. Bettoia was best known for the chilling Sci-Fi/Horror tale L'Ultimo uomo della Terra/The Last Man on Earth (1964) and as the wife of Ugo Tognazzi. She was 88.
20 September 2024: Kathryn Grant
French postcard by Editions P.I., no. 835, offered by Les Carbones Korès 'Carboplane'. Photo: Browning Studio / H.P.S.
American actress Kathryn Grant (1933-2024) was a pert, vivacious and stunning brunette, who later became the wife of Bing Crosby.
27 September 2024: Maggie Smith
French postcard by Editions Mango, 2002. Photo: Warner Bros. Maggie Smith in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Chris Columbus, 2002).
Oscar-winning star of stage and screen Dame Maggie Smith (1934-2024) was known for her sharp tongue on screen and off during a varied and acclaimed career that spanned eight decades. She performed in over sixty films and television series. In the Harry Potter films (2001–2011), she played the acerbic Professor Minerva McGonagall, famous for her pointed witch's hat and stern manner with the young wizards at Hogwarts.
29 September 2024: Kris Kristofferson
Italian postcard by Vitorius, Roma, no. VR 427. Kris Kristofferson in Convoy (Sam Peckinpah, 1978).
American singer and actor Kris Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, aged 88. The prolific artist with his trademark beard and long hair was a major star in both Nashville and Hollywood. He wrote songs for hundreds of other artists, including 'Me and Bobby McGee' for Janis Joplin and 'Sunday Morning Coming Down' for Johnny Cash. In the mid-1970s, he worked with film directors including Martin Scorsese and Sam Peckinpah, and won a Golden Globe for his work opposite Barbra Streisand in the 1976 remake of A Star Is Born. Kristofferson retired in 2021 after a six-decade career.
3 October 2024: Michel Blanc
French postcard by INPI. Michel Blanc in Les Bronzés font du ski/French Fried Vacation 2 (Patrice Leconte, 1979).
French film star, writer and director Michel Blanc (1952-2024) died after a severe allergic shock during a medical examination. Blanc suffered a heart attack and died that evening in a Paris hospital. Blanch was best known for French films Les Bronzés/French Fried Vacation (1978) and Monsieur Hire (1989). With his trademark bald head and moustache, he brought a comic quality to even his saddest characters including losers and hypochondriacs. He was 72.
9 October 2024: Elisa Montés
Small Czech collectors card by Pressfoto, Praha (Prague), 1964, no. 56/10. Elisa Montés (left) with Conchita Bautista at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
One of the most successful Spanish actresses, Elisa Montés (1934-2024) died, two months before her 90th birthday. After her film debut in 1954, she played angelic ingenues or prudish wives in Spanish films. During the 1960s, she played in several international co-productions including Spaghetti Westerns, shot in Almería. She became a household name in Spain with the immensely popular TV series Verano Azul/Blue Summer (1981-1982).
10 October 2024: Véronique Zuber
French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no 861. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
French model and actress Véronique Zuber (1936-2024) was elected Miss France in 1955. She had a short film career before her marriage to fashion designer Ted Lapidus. Zuber died in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt at the age of 88.
17 October 2024: Mitzi Gaynor
Spanish postcard by Postal Oscarcolor, S.L., no. 8.
Bright-eyed American actress, singer, and dancer Mitzi Gaynor (1931-2024) was a leading lady in light musicals, including There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), which featured Irving Berlin's music and starred Ethel Merman, and South Pacific (1958), based on the musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Mitzi Gaynor was 93.
23 October 2024: Jack Jones
American postcard by Mike Roberts Color Production, Berkeley, California, no. SC12281. Jack Jones performed at John Ascuegel's Nugget, Sparks (East Reno), Nevada. Jones appeared here with The Rudenko Bros. from 10 till 30 July, year unknown.
American pop and jazz singer and actor Jack Jones (1938-2024) passed away in Rancho Mirage, California. He had a long, successful career in music, won two Grammy Awards, and received five nominations for Grammys. However, he was best known to international audiences for the title music for the TV series The Love Boat.
8 November 2024: Geneviève Grad
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin, no. 119.
French actress Geneviève Grad (1944-2024) was best known as the beautiful blonde daughter of Louis de Funès in the first three films of the Gendarme from Saint-Tropez series of the 1960s. In the late 1960s, she made some erotic films.
26 November 2024: Karin Baal
German postcard by Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft (Ufa), Berlin-Tempelhof, no. CK 392. Retail price: 30 Pfg. Photo: Georg Michalke / Ufa.
German actress Karin Baal (1940-2024) appeared in over 90 films. Baal started as a teenage rebel in the cult film Die Halbstarken (1956) and became one of the brightest stars of the Wirtschaftswunder cinema. She was 84.
28 November 2024: Silvia Pinal
Spanish postcard by Archivo Bermejo, no 782. Photo: As Films. Silvia Pinal in Maribel y la extraña familia / Maribel and the Strange Family (José María Forqué, 1960).
Legendary Mexican actress Silvia Pinal (1931-2024) was the last remaining diva of the Golden Era of Mexican cinema (1936-1956). Pinal achieved international recognition with Luis Buñuel's film trilogy Viridiana (1961), El ángel exterminador (1962) and Simón del desierto (1965). Silvia Pinal was 93.
5 December 2024: Christel Bodenstein
East German postcard by VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb, Berlin, no. 3106, 1968. Photo: Balinski.
German film and television actress Christel Bodenstein (1938-2024) appeared in many East German (GDR) productions and is best known for her leading role as the beautiful but haughty princess in the fairytale film Das singende, klingende Bäumchen/The Singing Ringing Tree (1957). She was 86.
17 December 2024: Marisa Paredes
Chinese postcard. Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes and Penelope Cruz in Todo sobre mi madre / All About My Mother (Pedro Almodóvar, 1999).
Spanish actress Marisa Paredes (1946-2024) died in Madrid from heart failure. She was a legend of Spanish cinema and acted in 75 films. She will be best remembered for the five films she starred in directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Paredes was 78.
27 December 2024: Olivia Hussey
Italian postcard. Olivia Hussey in Romeo and Juliet (Franco Zeffirelli, 1968).
British actress Olivia Hussey (1951-2024) acted in over 40 films. In 1968, she got a leading role in the film adaptation of 'Romeo and Juliet' by Franco Zeffirelli. She was chosen out of 500 other actresses. For this, she won a David di Donatello, the Italian national film award, in 1969. Other memorable performances include those in Jesus of Nazareth (1977) and Death on the Nile (1978). She is also known for her role in the TV series Ivanhoe (1982). Hussey died in Burbank, at the age of 73, following a recurrence of her breast cancer.
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