Early Photos of Celebrities in Venice

These are some retro photos of very famous celebrities on vacation in Venice. The photos range from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Gene Tierney in Venice, 1945. “Laura” star Gene Tierney, wearing a striped short-sleeved shirt, lounges on a gondola boat.

Kirk Douglas in Venice, 1953. Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas, wearing a swimming suit and a necklace chainlet, signing on the thigh of painter Novella Parigini, wearing a strapless bikini and round earrings and a woman wearing a strapless polka-dotted bikini, Lido Beach.

Ernest Hemingway in Venice, 1954. “For Whom the Bell Tolls” Literary lion Ernest Hemingway, wearing a short sleeves shirt over a plaid shirt, his hurt arm bandaged, drinking vodka from the bottle.

Gary Cooper in Venice, 1955. Hollywood legend Gary Cooper, on a venetian gondola, lighting a cigarette, the gondolier behind him.

Brigitte Bardot in Venice, 1958. French sexbomb Brigitte Bardot with her partner, the french jazz guitarist Sasha Distel, she is wearing a dress, a diamonds hairband and a precious necklace , surrounded by men in tuxedo.