Doris Eaton Travis, Brian Lanker, 2008
Ziegfeld girl Drucilla Strain, half length, facing right. The (sadly rather carelessly handled) LoC photo description page gives the date as ca. 1920 and her name as Drucilla Straine, but it seems like Strain and 1929 are closer to the truth. Very little other info on her that I could find, except that she peformed from 1929 to 1946. From the Alfred Cheney Johnston Collection at the Library of Congress More pictures by Alfred Cheney Johnston | More black & white portraits [PD] This picture is in the public domain.
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Dorothy Mackaill appeared in her last movie in 1937 and other than a brief 1953 TV appearance did not appear on film again until Hawaii Five-O in the ’70s. A quick summary of Mackaill’s…
Catherine Moylan (born on July 4, 1904 in Dallas and died on September 9, 1969 in Fort Worth, Texas) was an American actress of Belgian origin and the first Miss Universe in 1926. She began her career as a dancer at the Ziegfeld Follies. In the 1920s, she appeared in beauty contests and was named Miss Dallas. She then won the title of Miss United States then became the first beauty queen to receive the title of Miss Universe in 1926 at the International Pageant of Pulchritude competition held in Galveston, Texas. After signing with MGM studios, she began a brief film career in 1930 by participating in two films (the musical film Love in the Rough and Our Blushing Brides ). She died at the age of 65 in Fort Worth, where she was buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. When framed, these monochrome prints make an attractive addition to the period entertainment lovers decor. Lovingly printed to order on heavyweight gloss 210 g/m2 photo paper using high end printing techniques. All prints shipped securely in hard backed envelopes so as to avoid damage during transit.
Note: Gordon Thomas’s review of the DVD set The Olive Thomas Collection, first published on November 1, 2005, is also a provocative profile of one of Hollywood’s most fascinating early scandals/tragedies. To[...]
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Marion Davies in Photoplay Magazine, June 1920
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photograph by charles gates sheldon, ca. 1920 photographed by charles gates sheldon, ca. 1920 in original...
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Burlesque dancer Faith Bacon's rise to stardom peaked in Chicago, the city in which she also met a tragic end years later.
