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This is a black and white photo of two festival guests in conversation. The photo, marked 1974, is taken on the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune, Cork. The unidentified guests are turned towards each other smiling and one of the men is…

This is a black and white photo of festival guests, taken on the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune, Cork. The festival director Dermot Breen is holding court while Lord Mayor Pearse Wyse and Tom Nicholas look on. Born in Cork, Pearse Wyse…

This is a black and white photo of the actor Jane Seymour signing the visitors’ book in the Lord Mayor’s Office at the Cork City Hall. The Lord Mayor Pearse Wyse (1928-2009) stands on the right which dates this photo to his mayoralty 1974-1975. The…

This is a black and white photo of the Irish politician Richard (Dick) Burke seated on a stairs with eight participants for the 1975 Miss Movie Girl competition. We recognise the winner of that year’s competition, Mary Tilson, seated on the right of…

This is a black and white photo of the Jamaican director Trevor Rhone receiving an award from the Cork politician Peter Barry. Rhone, in a white jacket, is shaking hands with the formally dressed Barry, who leans towards Rhone with a smile on his…

This is a black and white photo of Miss Movie Girl, Mary Tilson, with fellow festival guests in 1975. Tilson, wearing a long light-coloured evening dress and sash, is looking up towards her colleague as he speaks to the formally dressed group. The…

This is a black and white photo of Mary Tilson, Frank Sanquest, and Brian Coomber at a press conference. Mary Tilson, in a dark-coloured top and Movie Girl sash, was Miss Movie Girl in 1975. Miss Movie Girl was a ‘Rose of Tralee’ type contest that…

This is a black and white photo of Miss Movie Girl, Mary Tilson, making a presentation to the filmmaker Louis Marcus in 1975. Tilson, wearing a long light-coloured evening dress and sash marked Movie Girl ’75, is presenting an award made from…

This is a black and white group photo taken in 1974 and includes the Lord Mayor Pearse Wyse at its centre with contestants from that years Miss Movie Girl competition on the stairs behind him. The group include the actors Simon Williams and Jane…

This is a black and white photo of Mary Tilson who was Miss Movie Girl in 1975. Tilson, wearing a light-coloured jumper and sash, is shown standing in front of a backdrop depicting a pencil drawing of St Patrick's Bridge and beyond.