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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…