Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Vintage photographs show Venice has always had celebrity pulling power

  • These images, dating from the 1940s to the 1970s, showed every person from actors to painters enjoying Venice, Italy
  • The city was host to the world’s very first film festival and long attracted the rich and famous to its renowned waterways
  • Some enjoy Salvador Dali viewed a relaxing gondola ride while American actress Gene Tierney tried rowing instead

Qin Xie For Mailonline

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Rock star appeal: British singer Mick Jagger sits alongside Bianca Jagger in a gondola, along with the gondolier behind them in Venice  in 1971 Legendary American actor Paul Newman, wearing a tuxedo and a bow tie during a trip on a water taxi with St. Mark Square in the background, Venice 1963

Legendary American actor Paul Newman, using a tuxedo and a bow tie throughout a quest on a water taxi along with St. Mark Square in the background, Venice 1963

Spanish artist Salvador Dali pulls a dramatic pose on a gondola while the gondolier rows on behind him

Spanish artist Salvador Dali pulls a dramatic pose on a gondola while the gondolier rows on behind him

Glamorous riviera: American actor Kirk Douglas, wearing just a swimming suit, signing the thigh of the painter Novella Parigini while another woman looks on at Lido Beach in 1953

Glamorous riviera: American actor Kirk Douglas, using simply a swimming suit, signing the thigh of the painter Novella Parigini while one more woman looks on at Lido Beach in 1953

Taken around 1960, Elizabeth Taylor and her then husband, singer Eddie Fisher, on holiday on Burano Island in the lagoon at Venice

Taken about 1960, Elizabeth Taylor and her after that husband, singer Eddie Fisher, on holiday on Burano Island in the lagoon at Venice

French actress Brigitte Bardot with her partner, the french jazz guitarist Sasha Distel, in 1958. The extravagant star is surrounded by men in tuxedos

French actress Brigitte Bardot along with her partner, the french jazz guitarist Sasha Distel, in 1958. The extravagant star is surrounded by men in tuxedos

American actor Sue Lyon, known for playing Lolita, is pictured wearing a strapless, striped bikini and reclining on a gondola in 1962

American actor Sue Lyon, known for playing Lolita, is pictured using a strapless, striped bikini and reclining on a gondola in 1962

American actor Gary Cooper, pictured in 1955, wears a blazer and a tie as he enjoys his gondola ride in St Mark's Basin

American actor Gary Cooper, pictured in 1955, wears a blazer and a tie as he delights in his gondola ride in St Mark’s Basin

Taken in 1951, American actor Gene Tierney, wearing a striped short-sleeved nautical-style shirt, lounges on a gondola boat

Taken in 1951, American actor Gene Tierney, using a striped short-sleeved nautical-design shirt, lounges on a gondola boat

Later, donning a hat, Gene Tierney tries her hand at rowing a gondola. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ellen Berent Harland in Leave Her to Heaven

Later, donning a hat, Gene Tierney tries her hand at rowing a gondola. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Ideal Actress for her performance as Ellen Berent Harland in Leave Her to Heaven

British actress Claire Bloom and her husband American actor Rod Steiger hiding under an umbrella. They were in Venice for the film festival in September 1963

British actress Claire Bloom and her husband American actor Rod Steiger hiding under an umbrella. They were in Venice for the film festival in September 1963

Shaken not stirred: A dishevelled Sean Connery rides a water taxi with the wind is his hair, overlooking the Venetian lagoon in the 1970s

Shaken not stirred: A dishevelled Sean Connery rides a water taxi along with the wind is his hair, overlooking the Venetian lagoon in the 1970s

American actor Warren Beatty pictured outside the Excelsior Hotel in 1965. The hotel was also where the first film festival was hosted

American actor Warren Beatty pictured outside the Excelsior Hotel in 1965. The hotel was likewise where the very first film festival was hosted

French actor Cathrine Deneuve on the set of the movie 'Mayerling', wearing a coat and and a beret. She holds a paintbrush in her mouth while photographers snaps away in March 1968

French actor Cathrine Deneuve on the set of the movie ‘Mayerling’, using a coat and and a beret. She holds a paintbrush in her mouth while photographers snaps away in March 1968

Mexican actor Anthony Quinn wearing a plaid blazer, with the actress Barbara Steele, sitting in a water taxi on the Canal Grande in 1958

Mexican actor Anthony Quinn using a plaid blazer, along with the actress Barbara Steele, sitting in a water taxi on the Canal Grande in 1958



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