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Orson Welles

Date: 1975
Description: A classic Orson Welles publicity still showing him looking intensely into the camera while gesturing with his hands.
Photograph

Marshall Neilan

Date: 1919
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Marshall Neilan, silent film actor and director.
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Marshall Neilan

Date: 1919
Description: Profile portrait of Marshall Neilan, silent film actor and director.
Photograph

Young Orson Welles

Date: 1946
Description: A dramatic, glamorous portrait of a young Orson Welles holding a cigar.
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Autographed Orson Welles Portrait

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Description: Portrait of a young, handsome Orson Welles with an inscription.
Photograph

Franklin J. Schnaffner

Date: 1978
Description: Franklin J. Schnaffner, director of "The Boys from Brazil" (Fox, 1978) in a quarter-length portrait taken during production. He wears a dark cap.
Print

John Emerson — Anita Loos: Productions for Paramount

Date: 1918
Description: Full page display ad for the husband and wife filmmaking team of John Emerson and Anita Loos in the 1918 edition of Wid's Yearbook, a motion picture trade ...
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Emil Jannings and Jesse Lasky

Date: 10 18 1926
Description: Original caption attached to the print: "Emil Jannings German movie star arrived today. Emil Jannings, German actor who was born in Brooklyn in 1886 return...
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John Ford

Date: 1915
Description: John Ford in a detail from a group portrait of the cast and crew of the 1915 Universal serial "The Broken Coin". John, then about twenty-one years old, act...
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Emile de Antonio Portrait

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Description: Waist-up portrait of a middle-aged de Antonio looking at the camera while standing outdoors.
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Emile de Antonio on East Hampton Beach

Date: 1971
Description: Emile de Antonio stands on a beach wearing a suit coat, pants and shoes while carrying logs and sticks of different sizes. He is turned to the side and is ...
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Candid Emile de Antonio Portrait

Date: 1974
Description: Waist-up seated portrait of De Antonio sitting in front of a door. He is smiling and holding a blurry hand up to the camera, obscuring part of his face. Dr...
Photograph

Emile de Antonio Portrait

Date: 10 23 1942
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Emile de Antonio, with his head turned in profile.
Photograph

Candid Emile de Antonio Portrait

Date: 1974
Description: Waist-up seated portrait of De Antonio, who is smiling and seated in front of a door. Dressed very casually, he wears a plain cotton t-shirt, and a chain a...
Photograph

Emile de Antonio Portrait

Date: 1974
Description: Close-up portrait of De Antonio's face.
Poster

Film Festival Rotterdam: Guests of '87

Date: 1987
Description: Poster advertising filmmakers in attendance at the 1987 Film Festival Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. The poster shows 49 photographs of the 53 filmmakers. ...
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Alfred Hitchcock

Date: 1940
Description: Publicity photograph of Alfred Hitchcock. He is seated and is wearing a suit and tie.
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Shirley Clarke

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Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Shirley Clarke. She is holding a microphone and wearing a bowler hat and a black outfit with a white shirt, as well as a "Portr...
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Opening Night of the 47th Annual Haresfoot Show

Date: 04 26 1954
Description: Visiting in the atrium of University of Wisconsin Union Theater prior to the performance of the musical comedy, "Wait and See," are (left to right): Dave W...
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"The War At Home" Protesters

Date: 1979
Description: The directors of documentary film "The War at Home," Glenn Silber, at left, and Barry Alexander Brown, at right, sit in front of a display of protest image...

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