Joan Fontaine with her Oscar

Joan Fontaine with her Oscar, 1942. Photo by Bob Landry.

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Brenda Marshall portrait

Brenda Marshall, 1942, wearing a gown by Milo Anderson. Check her out in Anthony Mann’s Strange Impersonation. 
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Orson Welles by Cecil Beaton

Orson Welles by Cecil Beaton, April 1942. 
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Gene Tierney by Frank Powolny, 1942.

Gene Tierney by Frank Powolny, 1942. Technicolor baby!
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A portrait of Maya Deren

Maya Deren by  Alexander Hackenschmied, 1942.

Jacques Tourneur on set of Cat People

Director Jacques Tourneur (seated on the floor under the camera) and Simone Simon on the set of Cat People,1942.
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Peter Lorre on Christmas !

Peter Lorre & Sydney Greenstreet celebrating Christmas (Warner Bros, 1942). Hilarious!
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Yul Brynner’s erotic photos by George Platt Lynes

 Yul Brynner began acting and modeling in his twenties and early in his career he was photographed nude by George Platt Lynes (1907-1955). These shots were taken in 1942. No comment necessary.

I am not the author of these photos, unfortunately. All rights go to the lucky George Platt Lynes.
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A Gabin-Dietrich affair

In 1939, French actor Jean Gabin began a love affair with German actress Marlene Dietrich. They starred in a film together “Martin Roumagnac”aka “The Room Upstairs” (1946, directed by Georges Lacombe) was not a success and their personal relationship soon ended.

© Here are some photos from their affair. Not a lot of information are available about these images, except that the last one was shot in Los Angeles in 1942. All rights go to the author/photographer.