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Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
British actor, producer, writer, and director
Sonny Bono stands in a suit and red tie on sandy desert ground with wind turbines behind him near Palm Springs, California.
Sonny Bono
American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician
Black and white portrait of Edith Piaf with expressive eyes and raised hands near her face, looking upward.
Edith Piaf
French singer
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Lupino Lane
English actor
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Andy Williams
American singer
Josephine Baker poses in a feathered costume with an elaborate feathered headdress, smiling and raising one arm, circa 1926.
Josephine Baker
French entertainer
May Irwin.
May Irwin
American comedian
Kate Smith
Kate Smith
American singer
Meeting Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
American television personality
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
American singer
Godfrey, Arthur
Arthur Godfrey
American entertainer
Sir Harry Lauder.
Sir Harry Lauder
Scottish entertainer
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Red Skelton
American actor
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George Jessel
American comedian
Guilbert, Yvette
Yvette Guilbert
French singer and actress
Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter
American broadcasting host
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Mistinguett
French comedienne
Fyffe, 1939
Will Fyffe
Scottish comedian
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Sir George Robey
British comedian
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George Black
British theatrical manager