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This is a black and white photo taken in 1956 of the Czech-born German film actor Winnie Markus in conversation with the Irish politician Jack Lynch and others identified at the back of the photo as Gus Healy, John A Walsh, Frank Acker, TJ…

This is a black and white photo of the British documentary filmmaker Paul Rotha standing with a group of colleagues including festival director Dermot Breen. The group of seven, dressed in travel attire, pose genially for the camera in front of the…

This is a black and white photo of the Czech-born German film actor Winnie Markus stepping out of a car at the Savoy cinema during the 1956 Cork Film Festival. She is dressed in an elaborate fur-trimmed coat and evening dress and is photographed…

This is a black and white photo of the Scottish actor Maureen Swanson at the Blarney Castle, Cork. She appears to be walking carefully down the stone steps of the steep spiral stairwell of the Castle. She is wearing an elegant coat adorned with a fur…

This is a black and white group photo of the English actor Anna Neagle with the Italian actors Sylva Koscina, Luisa Della Noce and others. The group, dressed in formal wear, are standing together, and Neagle, in a sequined off-the-shoulder-gown, is…

This is a black and white group photo of the Lord Mayor Patrick McGrath with the Italian actor Sylva Koscina, the French film producer Georges de la Grandière and Chris Curran. The group is dressed formally and Georges de la Grandière has one arm…

This is a black and white photo of the Yugoslav-born Italian actor Sylva Koscina, in a three quarter pose, smiling up at the camera. She is wearing a full skirted three-quarter length off-the-shoulder dress (that has being marked as 'famous dress' on…

This is a black and white photo, dated 1956, of the Yugoslav-born Italian actor Sylva Koscina surrounded by local fans as far as the eye can see. She is wearing a Glen-check jacket with a festival pin on the left lapel. She appears to be signing her…

A black and white photo of the Italian actor Luisa Della Noce standing on a carpeted staircase wearing a large cape around her shoulders. She is smiling directly at the camera and posing with her white-gloved hand held up to her chin.

This is a black and white photo of the English actor, Dawn Addams, and a companion, arriving at the Savoy Cinema on Patrick Street, Cork in 1957. They are surrounded by a large crowd that extends back as far as the limestone façade of the Cash &…