Admired by millions of men.
Standards of beauty is changing, but history has preserved to our time photo of the girls, whose images of adorable, despite the fact that they lived in a completely different era. Edwardian period — the decade at the dawn of the 20th century, when the authorities in England, came to king Edward VII. These 15 portraits of girls — lovely gallery, a great source of aesthetic pleasure.
1. Lily Elsie (1886 – 1962)
Lily Elsie (Lily Elsie) was a famous British actress and singer, Sugriva in the premiere of the operetta by Franz Lagarde “The Merry Widow” in 1907. Its photogenic Lily has become one of the most photographed girls of the era.
2. Fili Fashion (1883 – 1971)
Fili fashion (Maude Fealy) departed famous American actress. Initially, she shone in silent films, but later caught and the era of sound. At the age of three she was on stage because her mother, Margarete Fili, too, was an actress and took the baby to participate in the filming. In the period from 1901 to 1905, she frequently toured in Britain.
3. Aida Overton Walker (1880-1914)
Aida Walker (Aida Overton Walker) African — American star of vaudeville. Actress, singer, dancer, choreographer, she played a lot and was known for such musical comedies as “The Red Moon” (1908) and “His Honor the Barber” (1911).
4. Camille Clifford ((1885 – 1971)
Camille Clifford (Camilla Antoinette Clifford) was a Belgian by birth and one of the most famous “Gibson girls” (adorable beauties, whose portraits wrote American Illustrator Charles Gibson). Pictures of her adorn many historical illustrated editions, its sophisticated silhouette has become a true model of beauty.
5. Anne-Marie Sarah Kellerman (1886-1975)
Anne-Marie Sarah Kellerman (Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann) was a professional swimmer avstriisky, in addition, she played in vaudeville, acted in movies, wrote books and was in charge of their own business. She was one of the first women who dared to wear revealing (at the time, of course) bathing suits. Seeing her in that outfit, the girls immediately picked up the idea, and soon, Kellerman released her own line of swimwear. Her sporting achievements have been considerable, Anne-Marie was one of the popularizers of synchronized swimming, swimming techniques, she even wrote a guide.
Anna-Maria had fun making a movie in Hollywood, she became one of the first Actresses who are not afraid to appear naked in front of the camera.
6. Billie Burke (1884-1970)
Mary William Burke was a famous Broadway actress who shone in a silent film. For her role in “the Wizard of oz”, she was nominated for an Oscar.
7. Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)
Ethel Barrymore (Ethel Barrymore) got fame first lady of the American theater, because had a wonderful sense of style and voice. He made his Broadway debut in 1901. In 1928, she opened her own theater Ethel Barrymore Theater in new York. Ethel dabbled in vaudeville, on radio and in the movies.
8. Ethel Clayton (1882-1966)
Ethel Clayton (Ethel Clayton) was gifted by nature not only a talented actress but also a wonderful singing abilities. She first appeared on screen in 1909. Despite the fact that she was good roles in musicals, Directors enjoyed shooting a gorgeous beauty in a silent film. Only in her piggy Bank more than 180 film roles.
9. Minnie Brown (1883-?)
Minnie brown Minnie Brown) — the actress, who in 1902 — 1918 many gastroliroval in Europe, Russia and Far East countries.
10. Julia James (1890-1964)
Julia James (Julia James)a native of London, all her life, she was devoted to theatre.
11. Genevieve Lantelme (1882-1911)
Lantelme Genevieve (Genevieve Lantelme) — French actress, style icon for his contemporaries as a courtesan. The opponents considered it one of the most beautiful women of the Belle époque. The fate of Genevieve formed brightly, but her death was mysterious: she fell overboard while yachting with her husband Alfred Edwards and drowned.
12. Ethel Warwick (1882-1951)
Ethel Warwick (Warwick Ethel) has gained popularity as a film actress. Her path to fame was difficult: in her youth, she worked as a model shooting in the style of “Nude”.
13. Gladys Cooper (1888-1971)
Dame Gladys Constance Cooper Dame Gladys Constance Cooper) was an English actress who shone on the screen on protyajenii 70 years. Her first appearance on stage was as a teenager (when she was playing in kamaiah and participated in pantomime), and later (until the First world war) she starred in silent films. In subsequent years he worked in the management of the Playhouse theatre, where he performed a number of roles (in particular, prima got roles in the plays of Somerset Maugham), it was well known on Broadway and three times Cooper was nominated for an Oscar.
14. Maria Doro (1882-1956)
Maria Doro is an American silent movie star. In her youth she sang in the choir, her talent is considered the impresario Charles Frohman, thanks to him, the aspiring actress appeared on Broadway. Later Maria Doro collaborated with Director William Gillette.
15. Evelyn Nesbit (1884-1967)
Evelyn Nesbit (Evelyn Nesbit) at the beginning of the 20th century was one of the most photographed Actresses of her beautiful face could be seen on billboards, in Newspapers, magazines and brochures, Souvenirs and calendars. Nesbit’s career began as an adolescent in Philadelphia, later she moved to new York, where she was posing for such legendary artists as James Carroll Beckwith, Frederick Church and Charles Dana Gibson.
