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A black and white photo of the Yugoslav-born Italian actor Sylva Koscina fixing her hair while looking into a wall-sized mirror. She is wearing a full skirted three-quarter length off-the-shoulder dress (described as the 'famous dress' on another…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor Dawn Addams taken outdoors in a field of hay. Wearing a dark skirt and a light blouse, she is shown 'making hay' and is holding a small bale of hay aloft. She is accompanied by a man, shown in…

This is a black and white photo of the Yugoslav-born Italian actor Sylva Koscina, seated and holding up a stiletto high-heeled black shoe. The photo, taken in 1956, notes at the back that this is the first pointed high-heeled shoe in Cork. …

This is a black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen flanked by the Italian actors Sylva Koscina and Luisa Della Noce. All three, smiling at the camera, are dressed in evening wear and Breen has his arms around the waist of the two…

This is a black and white photo of two glamorous women identified as 'Italians' on the back of the photo dated 1956. The actors, probably Lea Massari and Fiorella Mari, are wearing knee-length evening dresses accessorised with a fur stole and small…

This is a black and white 1956 photo of the Yugoslav-born Italian actor Sylva Koscina and the screenwriter and producer, Georges de La Grandière. Both are formally dressed and de La Grandière is holding a St Finbarr award in his left hand and has his…

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 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 &…

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, 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…