GRZ4932748: THE OPERA “” DEATH IN VENICE”” OF THE Composer BENJAMIN BRITTEN AT THE LA FENICE THEATRE - 1973 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4932784: The Actress Liz Taylor (Elisabeth Or Elizabeth) (Fur Cloak) And The Actor Richard Burton In Venice - 1974 / Bridgeman Images

GIE4932830: Portrait of Lavanya Sankaran Indian writer. / Bridgeman Images

GIE4932840: Portrait of Lavanya Sankaran Indian writer. / Bridgeman Images

ICA4932864: Le Figaro, Satirique en N & B, 1984_5_14: - Illustration by Jacques Faizant (1918-2006), Faizant, Jacques (1918-2006) / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4932924: May 11, 1954 - Royal Family at Gibraltar visit to the Barbary Apes: Photo Shows H.M. The Queen - seen with” Max” the leader of the famous Barbary apes, when with the Duke of Edinburgh (seen nearest camera) and their two children, they visited the apes at Gibraltar today / Bridgeman Images

GIE4932898: Portrait of Lavanya Sankaran Indian writer. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4937672: Jun 06, 1954 - Derby day at Epsom” Never say Die” Wins: Keystone photo shows: The scene at Epsom today, showing the finish of the Derby with” Never Say Die”, ridden by Lester Piggott, Winning the race, with” Arabian Night” (T. Gosling) second, and” Darius” (E.Mercer) in third place / Bridgeman Images

GIE4937879: Portrait of Italian writer Benedetta Cibrario. Photography May 2008. / Bridgeman Images

GIE4937782: Portrait of writer Geraldine Brooks. Photo May 2008. / Bridgeman Images

GIE4937816: Portrait of writer Geraldine Brooks. Photo May 2008. / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4937919: THE ACTRESS SHIRLEY MACLAINE AT XXI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF VENICE - 1960 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4938073: THE ACTRESS SILVANA MANGANO IN VENICE LIDO (she signs an autograph for fans) - 1952 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4938182: Jun 06, 1954 - Monken Hadley Fair Opened: the Oide Village Fair of monken Hadley, was opened today at hadley Highstone, (just beyond Barneton the Gt. North Road), by Miss helen Cherry, the stage, film and radio star / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4938113: Jun 06, 1954 - Second Day Of Royal Ascot. Lady Cunliff-Owen / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4938145: THE ACTRESS SILVANA MANGANO WITH THE ACTOR KIRK DOUGLAS ON A MOTORBOAT IN VENICE - 1953 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4938247: Jun. 06, 1954 - Midgets celebrate 25th. wedding anniversary.: Two midgets, Sonia Frank, aged fifty one, and fifty six year old Leonard Frank, known as the Mayor and Mayoress of Midget Town celebrated their 25th. Silver Wedding anniversary in the Fun Fair, at Battersea Festival Gardens today. The Best Man and Bridesmaid were also present / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4938393: THE DIRECTOR LEONIDE MOGUY WITH HIS WIFE AT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF VENICE - 1949 / Bridgeman Images

GIE4938414: Portrait of the writer Sunil Deepak. Photography May 2008. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4938369: Jun. 06, 1954 - Hindu beauty will wed an Officer: Twenty-year-old Hindu beauty, Shreela Rai, who lives at Kensington, will be the bride of the dashing British subaltern she met at London University. But a wedding - and a parting - have been arranged; for Lieut. Edward de Bernier, of the Intelligence Corps, will leave immediately after the ceremony for Turkey to continue his studies. Shreela, daughter of the former Indian Minister to Rio De Janeito, will return to college to study law. Lieu. de Bernier's father is an official interpreter at U.N. military headquarters in France / Bridgeman Images

SOB4938552: Portrait of Frederic Vitoux at Paris, January 24, 1983, Bassouls, Sophie / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4938579: Jun. 16, 1954 -” Berliner Freiheit” (Berlin Freedom) in Bonn. Numerous Bonn residents showed up on the Day of German Unity as Bonn mayor Peter Busen (right) unveiled a street named” Berliner Freiheit.” Federal President Prof. Heuss (left) was in attendance at the event / Bridgeman Images

SOB4938739: Portrait of Julia Kristeva on September 20, 1983, Bassouls, Sophie / Bridgeman Images

SOB4938657: Portrait of Daniel Sibony on June 28, 1982, Bassouls, Sophie / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4939036: Aug 01, 1954 - East German Refugees Arrive As Guests of English Scouts: One Hundred and twenty East Germany boys from refugee camps in west Germany, arrived in London today to spend three weeks as guests of scouts in London and the Home Counties. They will spend part of their stay in the homes of their Scout hosts and part of it in camp with their hosts' Troops in various parts of the Country. The German boys, whose ages range from 14-17, arrived at Victoria, and at Imperial Scout Headquarters they were met by their hosts (Except Kentish Scouts who met them at Dover), and taken to their homes or to Scout Camps. Picture Shows: The Party of English boys on their arrival at Victoria today / Bridgeman Images

GIE4939019: Portrait of Susana Fortes, Spanish writer. Photography May 2008. / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4939140: THE ACTRESS CLAUDIA CARDINALE WITH THE ACTRESS AND FASHION MODEL CAPUCINE IN CORTINA D'AMPEZO, ON THE SET OF THE MOVIE “” THE PINK PANTHER “” DIRECTED BY BLAKE EDWARDS - 1963 / Bridgeman Images

SOB4939167: Portrait of Elisabeth Barille at Paris, April 30, 1986, Bassouls, Sophie / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4939150: THE ACTRESS CLAUDIA CARDINALE WITH THE ACTRESS AND FASHION MODEL CAPUCINE IN CORTINA D'AMPEZO, ON THE SET OF THE MOVIE “” THE PINK PANTHER “” DIRECTED BY BLAKE EDWARDS - 1963 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4931018: THE PRESIDENT OF EIRE SEAN T. O 'KELLY WITH HIS WIFE - VENICE - 1950 / Bridgeman Images

GIE4931062: Portrait of Andrej Longo writer. / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4929243: THE ACTRESS VIVI GIOI AT VENICE LIDO BEACH - 1950 / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4929318: THE ACTRESS ANGELIKA HAUFF AT VENICE LIDO - 1951 - / Bridgeman Images

SOB4929384: Rick Bass, June 14, 2008, Bassouls, Sophie / Bridgeman Images

GRZ4929627: THE MARDAGE BETWEEN THE ACTRESS RITA HAYWORTH WITH ALI (aly) KAHN IN VALLAURIS (FRANCE) - 1949 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4929635: May 05, 1954 - Advises West's Civil Defense: Sir John Hodsoll, Britain's leading civil defense expert, has been made Chief Technical Adviser to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Civil Defense Committee. In 1935 Sir John, now 60, was put in charge of Britain's first air raid alert system, and three years later was made Inspector-General of Britain's Civil Defense organization. His last (started in 1948) job was as Director-General of Civil Defense training at the British home Office, in which connection he has visited Canada four times to promote civil defense cooperation among the United States, Canada and Britain / Bridgeman Images