Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen 1895

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Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923) est un artiste anarchiste, peintre, graveur, illustrateur, affichiste et sculpteur suisse, naturalisé français en 1901.

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, frequently referred to as just Steinlen (1859-1923), was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker.

World Peace Before Another Christmas

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World Peace. Before another Christmas still less of armament and none of war. National Council for Limitation of Armaments, Washington, D.C. Between 1910 and 1920. 

Mistinguett 1927

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Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois, dite Mistinguett, (1875 - 1956), est une chanteuse et actrice française.

Mistinguett (1875 - 1956) was a French actress and singer, whose birth name was Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois. She was at one time the highest-paid female entertainer in the world.

Alfred Choubrac - Eugénie Fougère

Alfred Choubrac - Eugénie Fougère
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Alfred Choubrac (1853-1902), est un peintre, dessinateur, affichiste et illustrateur français.

Alfred Choubrac (1853-1902) was a French painter, illustrator, draughtsman, and poster artist.

Paul Berthon - Tisane Gauloise 1896

Paul Berthon - Tisane Gauloise 1896
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Paul Berthon (1872-1909) est un artiste peintre, affichiste et décorateur français.

Paul Berthon (1872-1909) was a French artist who produced primarily posters and lithographs.

Joséphine Baker - Folies Bergère - Paris

Joséphine Baker - Folies Bergère - Paris
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Joséphine Baker, née Freda Josephine McDonald (1906 - 1975) était une chanteuse, danseuse, actrice, meneuse de revue et résistante française.

Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was an American-born French dancer, jazz and pop music singer, and actress, who came to be known in various circles as the "Black Pearl," "Bronze Venus" "Jazz Cleopatra", and even the "Creole Goddess". Born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri, Baker became a citizen of France in 1937. She was fluent in both English and French.

Le théâtre des Folies Bergère est une célèbre salle de spectacles parisienne inaugurée le 2 mai 1869 et toujours en activité.

The Folies Bergère is a cabaret music hall, located in Paris, France. Established in 1869, the house was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s' Belle Époque through the 1920s' Années folles. The institution is still in business, and is always a strong symbol of French and Parisian life.

Raphael Kirchner - Stars in Night Sky 1903

Raphael Kirchner - Stars in Night Sky 1903
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Raphael Kirchner (1875-1917) est un artiste peintre, dessinateur, illustrateur, lithographe et caricaturiste autrichien. Imprégné par l'Art nouveau, il est considéré comme l'un des inventeurs de la pin-up.

Raphael Kirchner (1875-1917) was an Austrian artist, principally a portrait painter and illustrator best known for Art Nouveau and early pin-up work, especially in picture postcard format. His work served as an early inspiration to Peruvian painter Alberto Vargas, who had a career in the United States for the film and men's magazine industry.

Henry Clive

Henry Clive
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Henry Clive, né Henry O'Hara en 1882 en Australie et mort en 1960, est un magicien, un peintre et un illustrateur des États-Unis.

Henry Clive (1882-1960) was an Australian-born American graphic artist and illustrator. Clive is known particularly for his illustrations in The American Weekly and cover series, which were posed for by screen celebrities.

Alice Terry 1920s

Alice Terry 1920s
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Alice Terry, née le 24 juillet 1899 à Vincennes, dans l'Indiana, et morte le 22 décembre 1987 à Burbank (Californie), est une actrice et réalisatrice américaine.

Alice Frances Taeffe, known professionally as Alice Terry (1900-1987), was an American film actress and director. She began her career during the silent film era, appearing in thirty-nine films between 1916 and 1933. 

Jetta Goudal

Jetta Goudal
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Jetta Goudal (1891-1985) was a Dutch-born American actress, successful in Hollywood films of the silent film era.

Carole Lombard c.1920s

Carole Lombard c.1920s
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Carole Lombard (née Jane Alice Peters le 6 octobre 1908 à Fort Wayne, Indiana, États-Unis – décédée le 16 janvier 1942) est une actrice américaine de la première moitié du xxe siècle. Elle est surtout connue pour ses rôles dans des comédies des années 1930 devenues des classiques. 

Carole Lombard (1908-1942) was American film actress. She was particularly noted for her energetic, often off-beat roles in the screwball comedies of the 1930s. She was the highest-paid star in Hollywood in the late 1930s.

Gary Cooper

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Frank Cooper, dit Gary Cooper, est un acteur américain né le 7 mai 1901 à Helena (Montana) et mort le 13 mai 1961 à Beverly Hills (Californie). Figure majeure du cinéma américain des années 1930-1950, Gary Cooper est pendant ces deux décennies un des plus grands champions du box-office aux États-Unis et dans le monde.

Gary Cooper, born Frank James Cooper (1901-1961) was an American film actor known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style and screen performances. His career spanned thirty-five years, from 1925 to 1960, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films. 

Alice White

Alice White
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Alice White (de son vrai nom Alva White) est une actrice américaine née le 25 août 1904 à Paterson et décédée le 19 février 1983.

Alice White (1904-1983) was an American film actress.

Musidora in Les Vampires - Poster 1915

Musidora in Les Vampires - Poster 1915
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Musidora (de son vrai nom Jeanne Roques), née dans le 5e arrondissement de Paris le 23 février 1889, morte dans le 14e arrondissement de Paris le 7 décembre 1957 est une actrice et réalisatrice française, célèbre pour son rôle d'Irma Vep, dans la série Les Vampires de Louis Feuillade et Judex. 

Jeanne Roques (1889-1957), better known by her stage name Musidora, was a French actress, film director and writer. She is best known for her acting in silent films, and rose to public attention for roles in the Louis Feuillade serials Les Vampires as Irma Vep and in Judex as Marie Verdier. 

Buster Keaton with Rosalind Byrne in "Seven chances"

Buster Keaton with Rosalind Byrne in "Seven chances"
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Joseph Frank Keaton Junior, dit Buster Keaton, est un acteur, réalisateur, scénariste et producteur américain, né le 4 octobre 1895 à Piqua (Kansas), et mort le 1er février 1966 à Hollywood (Californie) ; « Buster » est un surnom générique (« pote ») signifiant aussi « casse-cou ». Humoriste célèbre pour son flegme, il fut entre autres surnommé « l'homme qui ne rit jamais » par contraste avec Charlie Chaplin.

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (1895-1966) was an American actor, director, producer, writer, and stunt performer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face."

Buster Keaton and Marceline Day in The Cameraman 1928

Buster Keaton and Marceline Day in The Cameraman 1928
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Joseph Frank Keaton Junior, dit Buster Keaton, est un acteur, réalisateur, scénariste et producteur américain, né le 4 octobre 1895 à Piqua (Kansas), et mort le 1er février 1966 à Hollywood (Californie) ; « Buster » est un surnom générique (« pote ») signifiant aussi « casse-cou ». Humoriste célèbre pour son flegme, il fut entre autres surnommé « l'homme qui ne rit jamais » par contraste avec Charlie Chaplin.

Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (1895-1966) was an American actor, director, producer, writer, and stunt performer. He was best known for his silent films, in which his trademark was physical comedy with a consistently stoic, deadpan expression, earning him the nickname "The Great Stone Face."

Sir John Martin Harvey

Sir John Martin Harvey
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John Martin Harvey (1863-1944), known after his knighthood in 1921 as Sir John Martin-Harvey, was an English stage actor.

Alice Terry and Ramon Novarro in Lovers 1927

Alice Terry and Ramon Novarro in Lovers 1927
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Alice Terry, née le 24 juillet 1899 à Vincennes, dans l'Indiana, et morte le 22 décembre 1987 à Burbank (Californie), est une actrice et réalisatrice américaine.

Alice Frances Taeffe, known professionally as Alice Terry (1900-1987), was an American film actress and director. She began her career during the silent film era, appearing in thirty-nine films between 1916 and 1933. 

Catherine Deneuve in Le Vice et la Vertu 1963

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Catherine Dorléac, dite Catherine Deneuve, est une actrice française née le 22 octobre 1943 à Paris.

Catherine Deneuve (born 22 October 1943) is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model and producer. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof, mysterious beauties for various directors, including Luis Buñuel, Francois Truffaut and Roman Polanski. In 1985, she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne, France's national symbol of liberty. A 14-time César Award nominee, she won for her performances in Truffaut's The Last Metro (1980) and Régis Wargnier's Indochine (1992). She is also noted for her support for a variety of liberal causes.

Stacia Napierkowska

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Stacia Napierkowska (1891-1945) est une actrice et une danseuse française d'origine polonaise, née Renée Claire Angèle Élisabeth Napierkowski.

Stacia Napierkowska (1891-1945) was a French actress, dancer, and director who worked during the silent film era. She appeared in 86 films between 1908 and 1926.