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This is a black and white photo of the Irish actor Noel Purcell crouched down talking to an unidentified child dressed up in a festive military-style costume. A bearded Purcell, with thick greying hair curling at his suit collar, is talking to the…

This is a black and white photo, dated 1956, of the bearded Irish actor Noel Purcell carrying the English actor Josephine Griffin (1928-2005) across a stone threshold at Blarney Castle, Cork. Purcell, in a dark suit, is looking directly at the camera…

This is a black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen standing in front of a microphone with the Irish stage, television, and screen actor Noel Purcell. Purcell, with his trademark beard, and hands clasped before him, is looking at…

This is a black and white photo of festival delegates on a stage, lined up and arms linked. The convivial group, all dressed in evening wear, stretch out across the expanse of the stage and appear to be singing – we might hazard a guess that they are…

This is a promotional poster for Murphy’s Irish Stout. Murphy’s Irish Stout was a main sponsor of the Cork Film Festival for many years. The image is of a pint glass filled with Murphy’s Irish Stout - a black dry stout brewed in Cork; the glass is…

This is a black and white photo of the English-born actor Carol Cleveland. Her long brown hair falls in curls around her shoulders as she smiles up at the camera. Behind her the lattice-work on the walls, similar to other images in the archive,…

This is one of a few colour photos in the archive. It shows the English actor Mollie Peters, sitting with the festival director Dermot Breen. They are seated side-by-side at a dinner table and Peters, wearing an emerald green dress, is shown in…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor Mollie Peters reclining on the bonnet of a car. The photo is dated 1968, taken a few years after her infamous role as Nurse Fearing opposite Sean Connery in Thunderball (Terence Young, 1965). In…

This is a black and white photo, taken at the Guinness festival club in 1968, of the English film actor Mollie Peters and the Irish model Grace O’Shaughnessy with a man identified as Eddie Byrne. Byrne is standing next to Peters who is sitting on a…

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…