Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino, (version américanisée et raccourcie de son nom complet Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Piero Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antoguolla), est un acteur italien naturalisé américain, né le 6 mai 1895 à Castellaneta, dans la province de Tarente (Pouilles, Italie), mort le 23 août 1926 à New York (États-Unis).
Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella, professionally known as Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), was an Italian-born American actor who starred in several well-known silent films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle, and The Son of the Sheik. An early pop icon, a sex symbol of the 1920s, he was known as the "Latin lover" or simply as "Valentino." He had applied for American citizenship shortly before his death, which occurred at age 31, causing mass hysteria among his female fans and further propelling him into iconic status.
Nita Naldi by Henry Clive - Picture-Play 1923
Nita Naldi, née le 1er avril 1897 à New York (États-Unis) et décédée le 17 février 1961 dans cette ville, est une actrice américaine.
Nita Naldi (1894-1961) was an American silent film actress. She was usually cast in the role of the "femme fatale/vamp", a persona first popularized by actress Theda Bara.
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.
Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) est une photographe britannique, surtout connue pour ses portraits de célébrités de son temps. Elle réalisa aussi des illustrations photographiques inspirées par la peinture préraphaélite anglaise.
Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) was a British photographer. She became known for her portraits of celebrities of the time, and for photographs with Arthurian and other legendary or heroic themes.
Lewis Carroll 1863
Irene and Mary MacDonald were two of the five children of Scottish novelist and poet George MacDonald. Carroll was a friend of the family, and the children affectionately called him "Uncle." It was the MacDonalds to whom he read the manuscript of The Adventures of Alice and who urged him to publish the work. Carroll photographed the family on several occasions. This photograph, which includes the children's friend Flo Rankin standing in the middle, was produced during the photographer's stay at Elm Lodge in Hampstead the week of July 25, 1863.
The New Yorker 1978
GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NYC, 1941. THE LIGHT DOES NOT STREAM IN LIKE THIS
ANYMORE BECAUSE THE BUILDINGS AROUND THE STATION ARE TOO TALL.
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