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This is a black and white photo, dated 1956, of the English actors June Thorburn (1931-1967) and Josephine Griffin (1928-2005) sitting with the festival director Dermot Breen (1924-1978). Breen, in a dark suit and bow-tie, is seated in the centre…

This is a black and white group photo of the Lord Mayor, Patrick McGrath, standing with Dermot Breen, Cosgrave, and Rank Stars listed on the back of the photo as Josephine Griffin, Peter Finch and Maureen Swanson. The group is dressed formally with…

This is a black and white photo of the 1956 Cork Film Festival Jury. The eight jury members are grouped formally with five seated at the front with three standing behind them. The seven men are dressed formally in dark suits with bow ties, while the…

This is a portrait-type black and white photo of the Scottish actor Maureen Swanson dated 1956. She has her head tilted to her right and is smiling up towards the camera. Swanson is wearing an off-the-shoulder white dress with a fur stole around her…

This is a black and white photo of the English film actor Anna Neagle (otherwise known as Dame Florence Marjorie Wilcox) visiting children in a hospital during 1956. Wearing a tweed coat and a white hat, Neagle is chatting with two young children who…

This is black and white photo of the English film actor Josephine Griffin (1928-2005), festival director Dermot Breen and the English actor June Thorburn (1931-1967). They are seated, and in animated conversation with each other. All three are…

This is a black and white group photo of the 1956 Lord Mayor, Patrick McGrath, standing with Rank Stars listed as Josephine Griffin, June Thorburn, John Gregson, Tony Wright and Maureen Swanson. The Lord Mayor, wearing a dark suit with his chain of…

This is a black and white photo of the Italian actors Luisa Della Noce and Sylva Koscina with festival director Dermot Breen. Della Noce is in animated conversation with Dermot Breen while Koscina looks on. Breen has his left arm linked through the…

This is a black and white photo of the Yugoslav-born Italian actor Sylva Koscina, seated and smiling broadly up at the camera. Koscina is wearing a light-coloured full skirted three-quarter length off-the-shoulder dress accessorised with opera-length…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor Tony Wright pinning a corsage on the dress of a companion - identified at the back of the photo as 'Kathleen'. This might be the Irish actor Dublin-born Kathleen Ryan (1922-1985) who starred in the…