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Noel Coward, Marlene Dietrich And Others A quantity of publicity photographs, stills and related material, majority circa late 1940s - 1980s, subjects include: - Three signed portrait photographs of Nol Coward, each signed With love, Nol , and additionally inscribed To Ginette.... , one a half-length portrait by Harcourt, additionally dated by Coward Paris, 1948 -- 11x9in. (29.8x24.2cm.) ; six Nol Coward personalised Christmas cards, majority unsigned, each decorated with printed reproductions or portrait photographs of Coward, one with a black and white reproduction of his painting Harbour at Sundown , signed and inscribed inside in blue ink This brings loving Thoughts to my Darling Japanese Sandmen, As always, Nol ; a colour group photograph of Coward with two close friends, signed and inscribed in blue felt pen Noel Coward, love Graham [Payne] 1971 and Coley -- 7x8in. (17.8x21cm.) ; a greetings card decorated with a reproduction of a poster for Dietrich in Blonde Venus , (printed later), signed and inscribed on the front in black ink Love and kisses Nol additionally signed and inscribed by Graham Payne, Coley and others inside and dated May 7th, 1971, the inscriptions variously referring to Follies , an evening at Sardi's and meetings with Claudette Colbert, Ruth Mitchel and others; eighteen stills, personal and promotional photographs of Coward, a small selection of cuttings and related material; - Twenty-four publicity photographs, postcards and stills of Marlene Dietrich including: two portrait photographs by John Engstead, one a head and shoulders portrait of Dietrich in a top hat, the other a full-length portrait of Dietrich in beaded dress and swansdown coat, signed in black felt pen Marlene -- 13x10in. (34.9x27.3cm.) ; a sheet of twelve contact prints of Dietrich posing on a wrought iron bed, circa 1940s -- 8x10in. (20.3x25.4cm.) ; a piece of headed notepaper The Albany Hotel, Birmingham signed and inscribed in green felt pen Amore Marlene -- 5x3in. (13.3x9.5cm.) ; various 1970s tour programmes, cuttings and related material; - Four publicity photographs of Claudette Colbert, each signed by subject love Claudette and inscribed To Ginette.. , each -- 10x8in. (25.4x20.3cm.) ; two signed publicity photographs of Danny Kaye, largest -- 10x8in. (25.4x20.3cm.) ; four personalised Christmas cards from Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne; a publicity photograph signed and inscribed by Joan Sutherland; three personalised Christmas cards from John Gielgud, two signed by subject; assorted stills, press cuttings and related material (a lot)