CAROLE LANDIS VINTAGE 1944 GELATIN SILVER PHOTOGRAPH SECRET COMMAND
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CAROLE LANDIS ORIGINAL VINTAGE 1944 GELATIN SILVER PHOTOGRAPH SECRET COMMAND
DESCRIPTION: Original vintage 1944 gelatin silver COLUMBIA&nbs...p;PICTURES CRONENWETH photograph (see publicity snipe and credit stamp on verso) of actress CAROLE LANDIS from the film "SECRET COMMAND" previously known as Pile Buck. - SIZE: approx. 10" X 8"
- TONE: B&W
- FINISH: glossy
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SHIPPING TERMS
- I ship all items using, what I call, triple protection packing.The photos are inserted into a display bag with a white board, thenpacked in between two thick packaging boards and lastly wrapped withplastic film for weather protection before being placed into theshipping envelope.
- The shipping cost for U.S. shipments includes USPS "Delivery Confirmation" tracking.
- Combined Shipping Discounts:If you purchasemore than one item within a two week period that will be shippedtogether just add $2.00 to the base shipping cost. This will cover anyadditional quantity of a similar item purchased. If you purchasedifferent types of items (i.e. clothes andphotos) please contact me for the lowest possible shipping discount. Please wait for me to issue the invoice with the reduced shipping cost before making payment.
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- Please pay within three (3) days of purchase.
- All sales taxes applicable to the City of Los Angeles, State ofCalifornia and the 2019 Marketplace Sales Tax Law in other states shall beapplied.
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CAROLE LANDIS BIO
(January 1, 1919 ? July 5, 1948) was an American film and stage actresswhose break-through role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One MillionB.C.. Landis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1765 Vine Street.Landis was born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste in Fairchild, Wisconsin. Her mother was a Polish farmer's daughter. A Time magazine article published the monthof her death identifies her father as a "drifting railroad mechanic";according to a 2005 biography, the mother was married to Norwegian AlfredRidste, who abandoned the family before Carole was born, and it was CharlesFenner, her mothers's second husband, who most likely was Carole's biologicalfather. Carole was the youngest offive children, two of whom died in childhood.Family sources have confirmed that she was sexually abused during her childhood. She was raised Roman Catholic.In January 1934, 15-year-old Landis married her 19-year-old neighbor, IrvingWheeler, but the marriage was annulled in February 1934.They later remarried on August 25, 1934.Wheeler named Busby Berkeley in an alienation of affections lawsuit in 1938involving Landis, and they divorced in 1939.Landis dropped out of high school at age 15 and set forth on a career pathto show business. She started out asa hula dancer in a San Francisconightclub and later sang with a dance band.She dyed her hair blonde and changed her name to "Carole Landis"after her favorite actress, Carole Lombard.After saving $100 she moved to Hollywood.Her 1937 film debut was as an extra in A Star Is Born; she alsoappeared in various horse operas.She posed for hundreds of cheesecake photographs.She continued appearing in bit parts until 1940 when Hal Roach cast her as acave girl in One Million B.C.. The moviewas a sensation and turned Carole into a star.A press agent nicknamed her "The Ping Girl" (because "she makesyou purr").Landis appeared in a string of successful films in the early forties, usually as the second female lead.In a time when the singing of many actresses was dubbed in, Landis's own voicewas considered good enough and was used in her few musical roles. Landis landed a contract with 20th Century Fox andbegan a sexual relationship with Darryl F.Zanuck. She had roles playingopposite fellow pin-up girl Betty Grable in Moon Over Miami and IWake Up Screaming, both in 1941.When Carole ended her relationship with Zanuck, her career suffered and she wasassigned roles in B-movies.In 1942, she toured with comedienne Martha Raye, dancer Mitzi Mayfair andactress Kay Francis with a USO troupe in Englandand North Africa.Two years later, she entertained soldiers in the South Pacific with Jack Benny. Landis traveled more than 100, 000 miles during thewar and spent more time visiting troops than any other actress. Landis became a popular pin-up with servicemenduring World War II.In 1945 she starred on Broadway in the musical A Lady Says Yes withJacqueline Susann, with whom she reportedly had an affair.Susann purportedly based the character Jennifer North in her book Valley ofthe Dolls on Landis.Landis wrote several newspaper and magazine articles about her experiencesduring the war, including the 1944 book Four Jills in a Jeep, which waslater made into a movie, costarring Kay Francis, Martha Raye, and Mitzi Mayfair. She also wrote the foreword to Victor Herman'scartoon book Winnie the WAC.Busby Berkeley, director-choreographer, proposed to her in June 1939, butlater broke it off. In 1940 shemarried yacht broker Willis Hunt Jr., a man she called "sarcastic" and left after two months. Two years later, she met an Army Air Corps captainnamed Thomas Wallace in London, and married him in a church ceremony; they divorced a couple of years later. Carole wanted to have children but was unable to conceivedue to endometriosis.She nearly died from amoebic dysentery and malaria she contracted whiletraveling overseas while entertaining American troops.In 1945, Landis married Broadway producer W.Horace Schmidlapp. By 1948, hercareer was in decline and her marriage with Schmidlapp was collapsing. She entered into a romance with actor RexHarrison, who was married to actress Lilli Palmer at the time. Landis was reportedly crushed when Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her; unable tocope any longer, she committed suicide at her Pacific Palisades home by takingan overdose of Seconal. She hadspent her final night alive with Harrison. The next afternoon, he and the maid discovered heron the bathroom floor. Harrison waited several hours before he called a doctorand the police. According to somesources, Landis left two suicide notes, one for her mother and the second for Harrison who instructed his lawyers to destroy it. During a coroner's inquest, Harrisondenied knowing any motive for her suicide and told the coroner he did not knowof the existence of a second suicide note.Carole Landis was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, Californiain plot 814 of the "Everlasting Love" section.Among the celebrities at her funeral were Cesar Romero, Van Johnson, and PatO'Brien. Harrisonattended with his wife. On herfamily's official web site they claim that Carole's death was not a suicide, they believe someone murdered her.Selected filmography Year Film Role Notes 1937 A Star Is Born Girl in beret at Santa Anita bar Uncredited A Day at the Races Dance Extra Fly Away Baby Blonde at Airport The Emperor's Candlesticks Bit Broadway Melody of 1938 Dancer Varsity Show Student Hollywood Hotel Hat Check Girl with Coat 1938 The Invisible Menace Woman wanting to go with her Johnnie A Slight Case of Murder Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song Gold Diggers in Paris Golddigger Alternative title: The Gay Impostors Four's a Crowd Myrtle, Lansford's 2nd Secretary 1939 Three Texas Steers Nancy Evans Alternative title: Danger Rides the Range Daredevils of the Red Circle Blanche Granville 1940 One Million B.C. Loana Turnabout Sally Willows 1941 Topper Returns Ann Carrington Moon Over Miami Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears I Wake Up Screaming Vicky Lynn Alternative title: Hot Spot 1942 My Gal Sal Mae Collins Orchestra Wives Natalie Mercer 1943 Wintertime Flossie Fouchere Show Business at War Herself 1946 A Scandal in Paris Loretta de Richet Alternative title: Thieves' Holiday 1947 Out of the Blue Mae Earthleigh 1948 Noose Linda Medbury Alternative title: The Silk Noose Brass Monkey Kay Sheldon Alternative title: Lucky Mascot (courtesyof wikipedia)
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DESCRIPTION: Original vintage 1944 gelatin silver COLUMBIA&nbs...p;PICTURES CRONENWETH photograph (see publicity snipe and credit stamp on verso) of actress CAROLE LANDIS from the film "SECRET COMMAND" previously known as Pile Buck. - SIZE: approx. 10" X 8"
- TONE: B&W
- FINISH: glossy
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SHIPPING TERMS
- I ship all items using, what I call, triple protection packing.The photos are inserted into a display bag with a white board, thenpacked in between two thick packaging boards and lastly wrapped withplastic film for weather protection before being placed into theshipping envelope.
- The shipping cost for U.S. shipments includes USPS "Delivery Confirmation" tracking.
- Combined Shipping Discounts:If you purchasemore than one item within a two week period that will be shippedtogether just add $2.00 to the base shipping cost. This will cover anyadditional quantity of a similar item purchased. If you purchasedifferent types of items (i.e. clothes andphotos) please contact me for the lowest possible shipping discount. Please wait for me to issue the invoice with the reduced shipping cost before making payment.
PAYMENT TERMS
- Please pay within three (3) days of purchase.
- All sales taxes applicable to the City of Los Angeles, State ofCalifornia and the 2019 Marketplace Sales Tax Law in other states shall beapplied.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
I will respond to all inquiries within 24 hours. Please feel free to contact me anytime at 1-310-880-8140 (Pacific Standard Time)
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CAROLE LANDIS BIO
(January 1, 1919 ? July 5, 1948) was an American film and stage actresswhose break-through role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One MillionB.C.. Landis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1765 Vine Street.Landis was born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste in Fairchild, Wisconsin. Her mother was a Polish farmer's daughter. A Time magazine article published the monthof her death identifies her father as a "drifting railroad mechanic";according to a 2005 biography, the mother was married to Norwegian AlfredRidste, who abandoned the family before Carole was born, and it was CharlesFenner, her mothers's second husband, who most likely was Carole's biologicalfather. Carole was the youngest offive children, two of whom died in childhood.Family sources have confirmed that she was sexually abused during her childhood. She was raised Roman Catholic.In January 1934, 15-year-old Landis married her 19-year-old neighbor, IrvingWheeler, but the marriage was annulled in February 1934.They later remarried on August 25, 1934.Wheeler named Busby Berkeley in an alienation of affections lawsuit in 1938involving Landis, and they divorced in 1939.Landis dropped out of high school at age 15 and set forth on a career pathto show business. She started out asa hula dancer in a San Francisconightclub and later sang with a dance band.She dyed her hair blonde and changed her name to "Carole Landis"after her favorite actress, Carole Lombard.After saving $100 she moved to Hollywood.Her 1937 film debut was as an extra in A Star Is Born; she alsoappeared in various horse operas.She posed for hundreds of cheesecake photographs.She continued appearing in bit parts until 1940 when Hal Roach cast her as acave girl in One Million B.C.. The moviewas a sensation and turned Carole into a star.A press agent nicknamed her "The Ping Girl" (because "she makesyou purr").Landis appeared in a string of successful films in the early forties, usually as the second female lead.In a time when the singing of many actresses was dubbed in, Landis's own voicewas considered good enough and was used in her few musical roles. Landis landed a contract with 20th Century Fox andbegan a sexual relationship with Darryl F.Zanuck. She had roles playingopposite fellow pin-up girl Betty Grable in Moon Over Miami and IWake Up Screaming, both in 1941.When Carole ended her relationship with Zanuck, her career suffered and she wasassigned roles in B-movies.In 1942, she toured with comedienne Martha Raye, dancer Mitzi Mayfair andactress Kay Francis with a USO troupe in Englandand North Africa.Two years later, she entertained soldiers in the South Pacific with Jack Benny. Landis traveled more than 100, 000 miles during thewar and spent more time visiting troops than any other actress. Landis became a popular pin-up with servicemenduring World War II.In 1945 she starred on Broadway in the musical A Lady Says Yes withJacqueline Susann, with whom she reportedly had an affair.Susann purportedly based the character Jennifer North in her book Valley ofthe Dolls on Landis.Landis wrote several newspaper and magazine articles about her experiencesduring the war, including the 1944 book Four Jills in a Jeep, which waslater made into a movie, costarring Kay Francis, Martha Raye, and Mitzi Mayfair. She also wrote the foreword to Victor Herman'scartoon book Winnie the WAC.Busby Berkeley, director-choreographer, proposed to her in June 1939, butlater broke it off. In 1940 shemarried yacht broker Willis Hunt Jr., a man she called "sarcastic" and left after two months. Two years later, she met an Army Air Corps captainnamed Thomas Wallace in London, and married him in a church ceremony; they divorced a couple of years later. Carole wanted to have children but was unable to conceivedue to endometriosis.She nearly died from amoebic dysentery and malaria she contracted whiletraveling overseas while entertaining American troops.In 1945, Landis married Broadway producer W.Horace Schmidlapp. By 1948, hercareer was in decline and her marriage with Schmidlapp was collapsing. She entered into a romance with actor RexHarrison, who was married to actress Lilli Palmer at the time. Landis was reportedly crushed when Harrison refused to divorce his wife for her; unable tocope any longer, she committed suicide at her Pacific Palisades home by takingan overdose of Seconal. She hadspent her final night alive with Harrison. The next afternoon, he and the maid discovered heron the bathroom floor. Harrison waited several hours before he called a doctorand the police. According to somesources, Landis left two suicide notes, one for her mother and the second for Harrison who instructed his lawyers to destroy it. During a coroner's inquest, Harrisondenied knowing any motive for her suicide and told the coroner he did not knowof the existence of a second suicide note.Carole Landis was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, Californiain plot 814 of the "Everlasting Love" section.Among the celebrities at her funeral were Cesar Romero, Van Johnson, and PatO'Brien. Harrisonattended with his wife. On herfamily's official web site they claim that Carole's death was not a suicide, they believe someone murdered her.Selected filmography Year Film Role Notes 1937 A Star Is Born Girl in beret at Santa Anita bar Uncredited A Day at the Races Dance Extra Fly Away Baby Blonde at Airport The Emperor's Candlesticks Bit Broadway Melody of 1938 Dancer Varsity Show Student Hollywood Hotel Hat Check Girl with Coat 1938 The Invisible Menace Woman wanting to go with her Johnnie A Slight Case of Murder Partygoer Leaning on Piano During Song Gold Diggers in Paris Golddigger Alternative title: The Gay Impostors Four's a Crowd Myrtle, Lansford's 2nd Secretary 1939 Three Texas Steers Nancy Evans Alternative title: Danger Rides the Range Daredevils of the Red Circle Blanche Granville 1940 One Million B.C. Loana Turnabout Sally Willows 1941 Topper Returns Ann Carrington Moon Over Miami Barbara Latimer, aka Miss Sears I Wake Up Screaming Vicky Lynn Alternative title: Hot Spot 1942 My Gal Sal Mae Collins Orchestra Wives Natalie Mercer 1943 Wintertime Flossie Fouchere Show Business at War Herself 1946 A Scandal in Paris Loretta de Richet Alternative title: Thieves' Holiday 1947 Out of the Blue Mae Earthleigh 1948 Noose Linda Medbury Alternative title: The Silk Noose Brass Monkey Kay Sheldon Alternative title: Lucky Mascot (courtesyof wikipedia)
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