Lily elsie

Lily Elsie (8 April 1886 – 16 December 1962) was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era, best known for her starring role in the hit London premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow. She became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian era, due to her popularity and most obviously, her beauty. She was born Elsie Hodder in Yorkshire and began acting as a child. Her mother was a dressmaker but her father was a theater worker. As she grew, she specialized…

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At the beginning of 20th century, there was no Photoshop or plastic surgery, and the beauty icons of those times looked completely different from modern actresses, singers and models. Take a look at these 100-year-old pictures capturing the pure beauty of women who lived a century ago.

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Lily Elsie ( 1886 – 1962) was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. Admired for her beauty and charm on stage, Elsie became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian times. Source: Retrografix.com, Twitter @retrografixcom

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