GIE4912824: portrait of Pino Roveredo Italian writer. / Bridgeman Images

SOB4912912: Portrait of Robert Merle, November 9, 1984, Bassouls, Sophie / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4912963: Feb. 02, 1954 - Friends of Beats: Oleo, a cabaret singer, and Doctor Mery, founder of the” Friends of the Beasts” association prove that they are not afraid of wild beasts. The presence of the tamer is, of course, a reassuring guarantee. Picture taken at the Paris winter circus where the members of the new society came to celebrate its foundation / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4912961: Feb. 02, 1954 - New Liner Has Maiden Voyage This Month The new P and O Liner Arcadia, 28,000 tons, which was built by John Brown- 0/00USYeaaic 0/00Uzyeacs at Clydebank, is due to leave the Port of London on her maiden voyage to Australia on February 22. She will carry 670 first class passengers and 735 tourist-class passengers. Keystone Photo Shows: Passengers occupying ordinary De Luxe cabins, have their own personal refrigerator set in the wall over the desk / Bridgeman Images

GIE4912970: portrait of Pino Roveredo Italian writer. / Bridgeman Images

GIE4913080: portrait of James Rollins writer. / Bridgeman Images

SOB4913111: Portrait of Julien Green, April 26, 1982, Bassouls, Sophie / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4913106: Feb. 02, 1954 - Chesney joined Her Club. Ronald Chesney, the man the police wanted to question in connection with the death of his wife and mother-in-law, and who was found dead in a wood near Cologne, Germany, told his friends in Chelsea that he asked his wife to divorce him. She refused. Then a fortnight ago he told Mrs. Pat Sherwood and her husband on their boat at Chelsea Reach; “What Have I to Live for? I am all washed up.” Mrs. Sherwood's husband runs the Las Vegas Club in Gerrard Street, London / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4913251: THE DIRECTOR OTTO PREMINGER WITH THE PRODUCER WILLIAM GOETZ - VENICE - 1959 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4913183: THE DIRECTOR OTTO PREMINGER WITH HIS WIFE HOPE BRYCE AND THE ACTRESS LEE REMICK AND FRANCOVICH AT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN VENICE LIDO - 1959 / Bridgeman Images

GIE4913241: portrait of James Rollins writer. / Bridgeman Images

GIE4913457: Portrait of Celia Rees writer. / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4913349: THE POLITICIAN PAUL RENAUD IN PARIS - 1949 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4908152: Portrait of American businessman Daniel K Ludwig (1897-1992), founder of the Cancer Research Institute, 1980 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4908179: Writer/philosopher Jean-Paul (Jean Paul) Sartre in Italy / Bridgeman Images

SOB4908209: Portrait of Enki Bilal January 20, 1983, Bassouls, Sophie / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4908252: May 06, 1980 - Simone Veil Receives Doctor Honoris Causa Diploma / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4908304: Jan. 14, 1954 - 35 Killed in Comet Disaster, Wreckage brought ashore: Part of the wreckage of teh Comet jet airliner, which crashed in the Mediterranean with a loss of 35 lives, being examined after it had been brought ashore at Porto Azzurro, Isle of Elba / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4908313: Jan. 14, 1954 - Widespread damage in South Wales Flood.: The death roll has risen to 25 in the avalanches in the Swiss mountains, and helicopters are being used for rescue work / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4908342: THE WRITER WILLIAM SAROYAN ON A GONDOLA IN VENICE - 1949 / Bridgeman Images

GIE4907602: Portrait of the writer Corinne Maier in 2006 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4907628: Jan. 01, 1954 - Queen Elizabeth” in Dry dock: The liner Queen Elizabeth is now in King George V Dock at Southampton, where she is undergoing her annual overhaul / Bridgeman Images

SOB4907674: Portrait of Ruth Rendell at Colchester, England, February 21, 1986, Bassouls, Sophie / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4907694: THE PAINTER FALTO PIRANDELLO AT HOME - ROME - 1950 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4907763: Jan. 04, 1954 - Italian student Lionel Natole & girlfriend Gisele before death / Bridgeman Images

GIE4907785: British writers Nicci Gerrard and Sean French known as “Nicci French” 2006 / Bridgeman Images

GIE4907991: Portrait of the German writer Hans-Ulrich Treichel (born 1952) / Bridgeman Images

GIE4908006: Portrait of the German writer Hans-Ulrich Treichel (born 1952) / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4908034: Jan. 07, 1954 - After a six hour conference with his Western colleagues Soviet High Commissioner Dengin left the British headquarters. He didn't look exactly friendly. The discussion was postponed and will continue in the Soviet headquarters. Pictured: The Soviet representative Dengin (left). Far right is British commander Coleman / Bridgeman Images

GIE4908137: Portrait of the French writer Alexis Salatko. 2007 Photo Gurdo / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4908394: Jan. 15, 1954 - Munich child victor of the international exhibitions of children's painting in Paris: At the international exhibition of children's painting in Paris” L'enfant et neus” the painting of the eight years old Munich Monila Busch had been elected as the best painting which came from Germany. The price for the little victor had been a great puppet. The little painter told our reporter” nearly so my elephant looked for which i got my price ' / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4908469: THE ACTRESS MARIA SCHELL AT XVII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN VENICE LIDO - 1956 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4908538: Oct. 17, 1980 - Giscard d'Estaing with Zhao Ziyang in Peking / Bridgeman Images

GIE4908547: Portrait of Zeruya Shalev, Israeli writer 2006 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4908553: Oct. 20, 1980 - French Foreign Minister Jean Francois-Poncet and Chinese Foreign Minister sign the Franco-Chinese Agreement in the presence of Giscard d'Estaing, Alain Peyrefitte, and Zhao Ziyang / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4908737: THE CONDUCTOR AND COMPOSER LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI IN SAINT MARK CHURCH IN VENICE - 1954 / Bridgeman Images