Margaret Truman signing autographs, Italy, 1955 (b/w photo)

Margaret Truman, daughter to former US president Harry S. Truman, signing autographs during the XVI Venice International Film Festival. Venice, 1955 18th Venice International Film Festival 1955 took place from 25th August to 7th September 1955. The Venice Film Festival - also known as Venice International Film Festival - is one of the oldest and most important film festivals in the world. From 1932 - when it took place for the first time - the venice Film Festival is one of the standing dates that cinema and celebrities fans can't miss out. The arrival of actors and directors at the Lido for the Venice Film Festival is as awaited as the contending films shown at Palazzo del Cinema. And actresses walking the red carpet are a triumph of elegance. Italian actress and model Elisa Sednaoui - hosting the last edition of Venice Film Festival in 2015 - stood out for her beauty . Johnny Depp, who looked out of shape and getting more and more fat, made a big sensation. Furthermore, the audience were very disappointed by Leonardo Di Caprio, that didn't came. In 1955, several couples were among the celebrities that visited the Lagoon City: Federico Fellini and Giulietta Masina, Hedy Lamarr and W. Howard Lee, Linda Christian and Edmund Purdom. French actors and actresses - with their sparkling beauty - grabbed the eye: from Anouk Aimée to Francoise Arnoul, Jean Claude Pascal or Yves Montand. In addition to actors and actresses, international jet set members - among which the Prince of Yugoslavia Alexander Karadordevic with his wife Maria Pia of Savoy and Margaret Truman - went in Venice for the Festival. Speaking about the competing films, the Golden Lion was won by the film Ordet by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer. Several high quality Italian films competed in the programme of the Venice Film Festival. Among them there was Le amiche by Michelangelo Antonioni, awarded with the Silver Lion. The winners of the Volpi Cup as Best actors were Curd Juergens for the film Heroes and Sinners and Kenneth More for The Deep Blue Sea.