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This is a black and white photo of the Czech-born German actor Winnie Markus taken with a group of men identified as 'dockers' at the back of the photo. Cork had a rich history of dockers working at the Port of Cork, unloading ships berthed at 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 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 black and white publicity photo of the German actor Winnie Markus was taken by the German photographer Arthur Grimm (1908-1990) - one of the most important photographers of the Nazi era. In 1936 he was responsible for the publicity stills of…

This is a black and white photo of the Czech-born German film actor Winnie Markus (1921-2002) and the Fianna Fáil politician Jack Lynch presenting her with an award. Markus, in a light-coloured evening gown decorated with pearl beads, is shown in…

This is a black and white photo of the Czech-born German film actor Winnie Markus at a meal. She is shown mid-bite, eating a sausage, smiling up towards the camera. Markus is dressed in a light-coloured sleeveless evening gown decorated with…

This is a black and white photo of the German film actor Eva-Ingeborg Scholz (1928-) standing with the festival director Dermot Breen, the Iranian-German film producer Vasgen Badal and Dinny Gould. All four are dressed in formal wear and smiling.…

This is a black and white photo of the art deco façade of the Cork Savoy cinema on Patrick Street, advertising the 1959 festival. Flags of the participating countries adorn the building in a daytime street scene. A group of boys on the left of the…

This is a black and white photo of the singer Helen Shapiro in conversation with the actor Ferdy Mayne and festival director Dermot Breen. They are probably at the Harp Lager-sponsored festival club and, as with the convivial crowd around them, they…

This is a black and white signed publicity photo of the German actor Claus Holm (1918-1996). He is shown here, in a check shirt, looking into the lens of the camera. The photo is signed in dark ink. Holm had a prolific filmography from the 1940s to…