Celebrity Encounters

Behind-the-scenes moments with performers from classic theater and film, capturing personal interactions and vintage charm.

Marilyn Monroe and Albert Dekker , As Young as You Feel , 1951 directed by Harmon Jones 20th Century Fox

Arged - On With The Show "Oklahoma!" Principals Arrive: The two principals in the American play "Oklahoma!" which will be opening in Melbourne soon, seen alighting at Spencer Street Station today. Carolyn Adair "Laurey" in the musicale) carrying her "Annie Laurie" doll mascot, and Robert Reeves, who plays "Curly." January 21, 1949.

VAN HEFLIN and JOAN CRAWFORD in POSESSED (1947) -Original title: POSSESSED-, directed by CURTIS BERNHARDT.

Mid-Night Charity Show At London Palladium -- Noel Coward to-nigh held his Mid-night show for Charity, "Night of 160 stars" at the London Palladium. Personalities of stage, screen, and T.V. Werep present. This photograph shows Marlene Dietrich seen with Mrs. Val Parnell in her dressing ***** the show. June 25, 1954. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

LESLIE NIELSEN, JUNE ALLYSON and JEFF RICHARDS in THE OPPOSITE SEX (1956), directed by DAVID MILLER.

Australian Skaters To Wed -- Pat Gregory and Harold Downey are seen telephoning the news of their Engagement to Pat's mother in Sydney. Two ice skaters who left their homes in Sydney, Australia, to try their luck in England have just become engaged.They are 21-year-old Pat Gregory and Harold Downey. She has the Leading role in "Dick Whittington on Ice", Which opens at the Empire pool, Wembley, London, On Dec. 19th He is one of the chorus skaters, as well as being Miss Gregory's Business Manager. June 18, 1952. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Vivienne Osborne, Paul Lukas, Dorothy Jordan, Charles Ruggles, on-set of the Film, "The Beloved Bachelor", Paramount Pictures, 1931

"Medea", "Skin of Our Teeth" Actors in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Marilyn Monroe and Albert Dekker , As Young as You Feel , 1951 directed by Harmon Jones 20th Century Fox

GLENN FORD and GIA SCALA in DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER (1957), directed by CHARLES WALTERS.

HENRY FONDA, BARBARA STANWYCK and PRESTON STURGES in THE LADY EVE (1941), directed by PRESTON STURGES.

MICKEY ROONEY and JUDY GARLAND in WORDS AND MUSIC (1948), directed by NORMAN TAUROG.

ABBE LANE and VITTORIO DE SICA in TIME OF VACATION (1956) -Original title: TEMPO DI VILLEGGIATURA-, directed by ANTONIO RACCIOPI.

CHATTERBOX (1943).

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Cabaret Zandvoort. May 29, 1954. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

URSULA ANDRESS, DEAN MARTIN, ANITA EKBERG and FRANK SINATRA in 4 FOR TEXAS (1963), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

JERRY LEWIS and POLLY BERGEN in THAT'S MY BOY (1951), directed by HAL WALKER.

DONALD O'CONNOR, GENE KELLY and DEBBIE REYNOLDS in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952), directed by GENE KELLY and STANLEY DONEN.

GREER GARSON, CLARK GABLE and VICTOR FLEMING in ADVENTURE (1945), directed by VICTOR FLEMING.

PRISCILLA LANE and JOHN GARFIELD in DUST BE MY DESTINY (1939), directed by LEWIS SEILER.

ERNEST BORGNINE, RICHARD BROOKS and DEBBIE REYNOLDS in THE CATERED AFFAIR (1956), directed by RICHARD BROOKS.

Photograph of Four Entertainers Around an NBC Microphone.

"Medea", "Skin of Our Teeth" Actors in Paris. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

"The Band Plays On" with Robert Young, Stuart Erwin, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster, Betty Furness, Russell Hardie, Ted Healy, Henry Kolker, Directed by Russell Mack. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production. May 01, 1935.

AUDREY HEPBURN and MARLENE DIETRICH in SABRINA (1954), directed by BILLY WILDER.

Anefo photo collection. Television game "The last light", Henny Orry and Eric van Ingen. May 12, 1960

Amber's $100,000 Kiss - It will run only 10 seconds on the screen, but this kiss was Hollywood's most costly and premeditated of the year. Kissing are Linda Darcell and Cornell Wilde, stars of "Forever Amber." Upper left, Director Otto Preminger shows Wilde how it's done; upper right. Preminger arranges head for proper camera angle: Cower left, assistant cameraman measures camera distance while special effects man pumps "Fog" into background; lower right, lips touch perfectly on the 58th attempt, ending a scene that cost the studio an estimated $100,000. November 29, 1946. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

"The Little Hut" Joanne Duff, Pete Gray, John Lee U.S.A. London Australia. Gala opening at the Elizabethan Theatre Newton on Nov: 8. The funniest - most provocative comedy in years. November 08, 1955.

Hollywood's Biggest Glamour Girl -- Maxien is taught some new dance steps by Bill Jacoby, young Hollywood entertainer who appears in an act with her. Jacoby writes special material for her to sing.275-pound comedienne, Maxine Gates has been given the title of "Hollywood's Biggest Glamour Girl". The buxom, pretty blonde is the star of the latest Pete Smith short, "Reducing", at M-G-M. In Real life, Maxine never diets or reduces, but cats three big meals a day with a tin of fudgo for dessert. She is Hollywood's only actress who works hard to keep fat. Incidentally, she is perfectly proportioned and, despite her size, is one of glamourtown's most popular girls, She is featured in such film as "Copper Canyon", "The Babo Ruth Story", and "Alias Nick Beal". January 1, 1951. (Photo by PIX Incorporated).

GRACE KELLY, CELESTE HOLM, FRANK SINATRA and BING CROSBY in HIGH SOCIETY (1956), directed by CHARLES WALTERS.

Audrey Goes Backstage -- Audrey Hepburn and husband Melr Ferrer, with The famous Spanish dancer, Antonio (Right) in the dancer's dressing room at The palace theatre, London, last night, after the couple had watched the Spanish dancers perform. Audrey and Mel Are admiring Antonio's Somb Reros which he wears during his dancing. March 03, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd).

"Oklahoma" Actors at France-Amerique. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Capt. R. Dawe of A.I.F. Amenities, discusses a scene from the "Salute to the Future" pageant with Shirley Matheson, Joan Edwards and Gerry Hall. The pageant is part of an entertainment to be presented in the Sydney Town Hall on March 12 to mark the opening of the £70,000,000 Security Loan campaign in this State. Stars of famous A.I.F. concert parties will also take part. Free tickets are being sent to advance loan subscribers. March 1, 1940.

Miss NSW Maureen Duval came to the party with Law student Pat Delaney. She wore a champagne ballerina dress with matching satin pumps. Party was to wish her luck in the Miss Australia judging. June 23, 1952.

ARLENE DAHL, RHONDA FLEMING and JOHN PAYNE in SLIGHTLY SCARLET (1956), directed by ALLAN DWAN.

We're in the money (OV2019_678)

The scene: a night club on the French Riviera. A mambo band plays in the background. Past the musicians dance a young man and a girl hands softly entwined. it's Duke of Kent, enjoying his holiday on the Riviera. The nightclub is near Monte Carlo, where the Duke is staying as a guest at the villa of a Belgian banker. August 25, 1955.

Anefo photo collection. First recording American film "Spy in the Sky" with Andrea Domburg. November 25, 1957

Description: 1951 - 24th Annual Academy Awards (1951). Karl Malden, best actor in a supporting role for "A Streetcar Named Desire". Humphrey Bogart, best actor for "The African Queen". George Sanders, Ronald Colman, Bette Davis and Greer Garson.. Year: 1951. Stars: HUMPHREY BOGART; RONALD COLMAN; BETTE DAVIS; GREER GARSON; KARL MALDEN; GEORGE SANDERS.

Father and daughter buying movie tickets (EV006607_H)

JERRY LEWIS, DEAN MARTIN and CORINNE CALVET in SAILOR BEWARE (1952), directed by HAL WALKER.

Photo collection of anefo. Unknown. National Final Song Festival in Concordia to Bussum. Playrupt, broadcaster E. MOOY, text-party H. Hamhu and Componian J. Stokkermans. February 27, 1962. Bussum

"Allo! Allo! Allo!" -- Jimmy Edwards (Mr. Glam), Dick Bentley (Ron.), and June Whitfield (Eth), heard in the new Take it from Here series each Sunday at 8 p.m. from 2FC-2NA. Dick Bentley and his wife Peta will arrive in Australia at the end of June to give a special series of broadcasts for the A.B.C. December 5, 1954.

CLAUDETTE COLBERT, WALTER PIDGEON and JUNE ALLYSON in THE SECRET HEART (1946), directed by ROBERT Z. LEONARD.

Mrs. Attlee Does The Palais Glide -- Mrs. Attlee, wife of the Labour Party leader, does the "Palais Glide" at a dance here, ***** The Labour Party Conference is being held this week. Dancing with her are, from left, Mr. Jeffry Samuel, who is the husband of Dr. E. Summerskill, and Mrs. Miller. September 29, 1954. (Photo by Planet News Ltd.).

EL SUEÑO DE ANDALUCIA (1953).

Radio (Paris After Dark). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Feeling's mutualOn the occasion of actress Virginia Field's wedding anniversary, she is congratulated by Judy Holiday (left) while her husband, Paul Douglas, looks on. In the exchange, Miss Field congratulated Miss Holiday who, co-starring with Mr. Douglas in the comedy, Born Yesterday, occupies the star's dressing room at the Lyceum Theatre here, which Miss Field hard when she starred (with Douglas) in The Douchgirls," of several seasons back. April 19, 1946. (Photo by Wide World Photos).

ANNA MAGNANI and TOTO in RISATE DI GIOIA / THE PASSIONATE THIEF (1960) -Original title: RISATE DI GIOIA-, directed by MARIO MONICELLI.

The Return of Davy Crockett - The Grown-UPG have not escaped the Davy Crockett craze. Here, a waiter at a Las Vegas, Nevada, resort spot wears an appropriate costume as he serves the new Davy Crockett cocktail to movie star Jane Powell. June 17, 1955. (Photo by United Press).

BARBARA STANWYCK, ROBERT TAYLOR and WILLIAM CASTLE in THE NIGHT WALKER (1965), directed by WILLIAM CASTLE.

ERNEST BORGNINE, DAN DAILEY, GORDON MACRAE and SHEREE NORTH in THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE (1956), directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ.

LANA TURNER, HEDY LAMARR and JUDY GARLAND in ZIEGFELD GIRL (1941), directed by ROBERT Z. LEONARD.

LOU COSTELLO; ELVIS PRESLEY; JANE RUSSELL. 1957.

PETER LAWFORD, FRED ASTAIRE and JANE POWELL in ROYAL WEDDING (1951), directed by STANLEY DONEN.

LUCILLE BALL in BEST FOOT FORWARD (1943), directed by EDWARD BUZZELL.

Elaine May, Jose Ferrer, Richard Deacon, on-set of the Film, "Enter Laughing", Columbia Pictures, 1967

DEAN MARTIN, FRANK SINATRA and SHIRLEY MACLAINE in SOME CAME RUNNING (1958), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

LOU COSTELLO in RIO RITA (1942), directed by S. SYLAN SIMON.

HAROLD ARLEN.

BING CROSBY, ROBERT WAGNER and DEBBIE REYNOLDS in SAY ONE FOR ME (1959), directed by FRANK TASHLIN.

VICTOR MATURE and BETTY GRABLE in SONG OF THE ISLANDS (1942), directed by WALTER LANG.

Mr. Reg (Wacka) Dawe & Mr. Willer Fennell lying tickets in a raffle for this toy train off Miss Olive Lester. They are all members of the calling the Stars Radio Unit & the Raffe will he drawn at the Roosevelt Club on Sunday night in aid of the Sun toy fund. December 07, 1950.

MARIA SCHELL, ROBERT DONAT and JANETTE SCOTT in THE MAGIC BOX (1951), directed by JOHN BOULTING. Ethel Friese Barnes, daughter of William Friese-Greene, visits the set of the film.

Patricia Dane, on-set of the Film, "Northwest Rangers", MGM, 1942

Gary Clarke, Chris Noel, on-set of the film, "Wild Wild Winter", Universal Pictures, 1966

CHARLTON HESTON and MARLENE DIETRICH in TOUCH OF EVIL (1958), directed by ORSON WELLES.

JERRY LEWIS and PAT CROWLEY in MONEY FROM HOME (1953), directed by GEORGE MARSHALL.

ARMY WIVES (1944), directed by PHIL ROSEN.

DANA ANDREWS and MERLE OBERON in NIGHT SONG (1947), directed by JOHN CROMWELL.

MAX OPHÜLS and JOAN FONTAINE in LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN (1948), directed by MAX OPHÜLS.

LESLIE NIELSEN in THE OPPOSITE SEX (1956), directed by DAVID MILLER.

CARY GRANT, RALPH BELLAMY and ROSALIND RUSSELL in HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940), directed by HOWARD HAWKS.

KARL MALDEN, NATALIE WOOD and ROSALIND RUSSELL in GYPSY (1962), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

GEORGE BURNS, FRED ASTAIRE and GRACIE ALLEN in A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS (1937), directed by GEORGE STEVENS.

Arrest At 3 A.M. -- Rita Comer, wife of gangleader Jack Spot Comer, arrives at London Airport with a Scotland Yard detective after her arrest in Dublin at 3 am.She stands trial today on a charge of conspiring to defeat the course of justice at the1 trial of Jack Corner.Comer way acquitted of wounding another gangster, Albert Dimes, in a street knife duel.The Government subsequently ordered a special inquiry into the activities of Soho gangs. November 2, 1955. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

JAMES CAGNEY and BILLY WILDER in ONE, TWO, THREE (1961), directed by BILLY WILDER.

JOHN WAYNE, CLAUDETTE COLBERT and DON DEFORE in WITHOUT RESERVATIONS (1946), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

CLARK GABLE and CLARENCE BROWN in IDIOT'S DELIGHT (1939), directed by CLARENCE BROWN.

Margaret Involved In Murder Again -- Actress Margaret Lockwood, who nightly appears at the Savoy Theatre, London, in Agatha Christie's thriller 'Spider's Web', reports for work at Bistree Studios on her new film 'The Naked Flame' and finds herself involved in another murder-mystery. More director Lewis Gilbert and co-star Pirk Bocarde run through the script curly hair style for her part. April 27, 1955. (Photo by Retuerphoto).

Lighter Touches Touching, Isn't it the fellow on the receiving end of the dessert is actor Ross Hunter. The gal spooning it out is actress Jane Withers. The scene: A Hollywood party. March 30, 1947.

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsal program Saturday evening agreements in Tresch with Patachou. Teddy and Henk Scholten with Patachou. May 5, 1961

GEORGE SANDERS and BARBARA SHELLEY in VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1960).

Cultural Festival had French Premiere of "Wozzeck". Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

BARBARA STANWYCK and DAVID FARRAR in ESCAPE TO BURMA (1955), directed by ALLAN DWAN.

This is Europe - Series IX - Program 4. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

New York City Ballet, Berniere. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

MICKEY ROONEY and JUDY GARLAND in BABES ON BROADWAY (1941), directed by BUSBY BERKELEY.

£10,000 Coming Out Ball -- Hostess Miss Barbara Smith dancing with Sub-Lieut Geogre Halley (Royal Australian Navy) from Perth, Western Australia.£10,000 that is what is cost Mr. Stanley Smith, an Australian, for His debutante daughter Miss Barbara Smith coming out ball, held at the Stoll Theatre, London this evening. July 19, 1954. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture).

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsal of Rotterdam Student's theater association. Janny Delhaes and Thijs Veldman. October 26, 1961

HENRY FONDA and GENE TIERNEY in RINGS ON HER FINGERS (1942), directed by ROUBEN MAMOULIAN.

Great and good friend of footballer is Miss Monica Fernando, here shown in his arms at a ball.Hardly recognizable as the tough footballer, Coleman dances with Miss Monica Fernando. October 21, 1953.

FRANK MCGRATH in WAGON TRAIN (1957) -Original title: WAGON TRAIN-TV-, directed by RICHARD BARTLETT and FRANK ARRIGO.

ROBERT NEWTON, STEWART GRANGER, CYRIL CUSACK and GRETA GYNT in SOLDIERS THREE (1951), directed by TAY GARNETT.

James Hayter, who plays the plumber in the new Associated British Kenwood Production in colour "For Better For Worse", ***** one of his "props" to give Susan Stephen a light on the *****. The film co-stars Dirk Bogarde, Susan Stephen, Cecil ***** Dennis Price and Eillen Herlie with James Hayter, ***** Hird and Athene Seyler and is directed by J. Lee-Thompson produced by Kenneth Harper. December 9, 1954.;James Hayter, who plays the plumber in the new Associated British Kenwood Production in colou

This is Europe Series VI $9. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

JACK LEMMON and JOE E. BROWN in SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959), directed by BILLY WILDER.

Geraghty and entertainer Jenny Howard share a joke at the travel bureau he runs at surfers Paradise, one of the most popular holiday resorts on Southern Queensland's "Gold Coast".French and Irish for the Irish scheme will and Bob might have never met Australia *****.The song and the 20-year-old doughboy were a hit money flowed in and was spent *****. December 1, 1953. (Photo by David R. Jones).

Anefo photo collection. Recording Television with 20hp by Europe with Ko van Dijk, Teddy Schaank and Simone Rooskens, broadcast did not continue. March 20, 1964

Roman Holiday is a 1953 romantic comedy directed and produced by William Wyler. It stars Gregory Peck as a reporter and Audrey Hepburn as a royal princess out to see Rome on her own.

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