Henry V (1944)

Detail of miniature of Henry, Prince of Wales, offering or receiving a book. The kneeling man is perhaps John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Taken from Thomas Hoccleve, Regement of Princes, Arundel 38, f. 37. Held and digitised by the British Library.

MCM: King Henry V of England

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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

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Laurence Olivier in 1946 with the family cat

MCM: Laurence Olivier

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Often considered the greatest actor of his generation, renown for his Shakespearean work in...