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This is a black and white photo of festival director Dermot Breen with Tom Nicholas on the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune, Cork. The two friends stand together and chat in the convivial setting. Nicholas, with a glass in hand, was a…

This is a black and white photo of the German-born English actor Peter Gilmore on stage with an unidentified companion. Gilmore, in a long-line velvet jacket, and his colleague, in a white frill-trimmed dress, are holding microphones and appear to be…

This is a black and white photo of Miss Movie Girl 1973, Betty Philbin, at a drinks reception with festival attendees identified on the photo as Phil O’Donovan, Ian Barry and Aileen Brennan. The small group, all holding glasses, pose for the camera…

This is a black and white photo of Miss Movie Girl 1973, Betty Philbin, taken at the airport. Philbin, wearing a white suit accessorised with large sunglasses, and surrounded by her luggage, is accompanied by her sister, also in similarly large…

This is a black and white photo of Miss Movie Girl 1973, Betty Philbin, at a promotional event with an unidentified companion. Philbin, in a short white dress, was Ireland’s ‘Movie Girl’, a title she won at the Cork Film Festival where she was chosen…

This is a black and white photo of a festival discussion panel chaired by the Irish television presenter Bunny Carr. The three panellists, sitting at a table in front of long-armed microphones, include the English writer James Mitchell, the Irish…

This is a black and white photo, dated 1971, of festival attendees including English film director Peter Collinson, actor Richard Johnson, festival director Dermot Breen and others unidentified. The group all smile for the camera while Collinson,…

This is a black and white photo of sisters Ann and Vicki Michelle posing with Westropp Irvine from the Player and Wills tobacco company in Ireland. Player and Wills were friends of the film festival and supported it on occasion with a development…

This is a black and white photo of Dan Donovan and the English actor Maxine Audley. Donovan, holding a festival brochure dated 1972, is smiling broadly as he reaches out to shake Audley’s hand. Donovan (1926-2008) was a founding member of Cork’s…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor Jane Asher and a guest identified as Brian Wakefield from Harrogate in Yorkshire. They are both standing in front of a promotional poster for the Harp Lager-sponsored Cork Film Festival and smiling…