Sumptuous Art Deco Beauty Alice Faye 1930s Vintage Hollywood Glamour Photograph
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:2966093 | Size: 8" x 10" |
| Modified Item: No | Subject: Alice Faye |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States | Photographer: Gene Kornman |
| Original/Reproduction: Original |
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ITEM: This is a 1930s vintage and original Fox Film key-book photograph of platinum blonde Alice Faye. The iconic early musical star was photographed by Gene Kornman in this plush art deco portrait. Faye rests on a curvaceous sofa bed while glamorously modeling a crushed velvet negligee in a photo that is the height of Art Deco Hollywood era glamour and style.
The press snipe reads, "Alice Faye, beautiful Fox Film player, wearing a crushed velvet negligee of Lumiere green. The sleeves are of raglan design, three-quarter length. A jabot effect of the velvet is formed in front. The skirt, fashioned along simple lines, carries a slight train. Silver lamé forms the sash. Mules of Lumiere green satin, marabou trimmed, are worn."
Both an actress and a singer, Faye was described by The New York Times as "one of the few movie stars to walk away from stardom at the peak of her career." As Faye's star continued to ascend during the war years, family life became more important to her. Faye finally accepted the lead role in "Fallen Angel, " whose title became only too telling, as circumstances turned out. Designed ostensibly as Faye's vehicle, the film all but became her celluloid epitaph when Zanuck, trying to build his new protege Linda Darnell, ordered many of Faye's scenes cut and Darnell emphasized. When Faye saw a screening of the final product, she wrote a note to Zanuck, went straight to her car, gave her dressing room keys to the studio gate guard, and drove home, vowing never to return to Fox. Faye was still so popular that thousands of letters were sent to Faye's home and the Fox studios from around the world, begging her to return for another picture.
Measures 8" x 10" on a glossy, single weight paper stock with punch holes.
Photographer's ink stamp, Advertising Advisory Council ink stamp, and typed studio text on verso.
CONDITION: Fine condition with light corner wear and mild storage/handling wear. Please use the included images as a conditional guide.
Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
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As A&E's Biography put it, "She rose from the mean streets of New York's Hell's Kitchen to become the most famous singing actress in the world. When the pressures of fame became too much, she had the courage to leave Hollywood on her own terms". Alice Faye was born Alice Jeanne Leppert in NYC on May 5, 1915. She was to become one of Hollywood's biggest stars of the late 1930s and early 1940s. She started her career as a singer, but later gravitated to film roles. Alice's first role was in the film George White's Scandals (1934) in 1934 where she played "Mona Vale". Lilian Harvey was set to play the lead role in this film, but quit. Alice inherited the part. She went on to star in Tinseltown's popular and lucrative cookie-cutter musicals and, with her distinctive contralto, introduced several songs that became pop standards, notably "You'll Never Know" in the film Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) in 1943. After filming Fallen Angel in 1945, in which she was very disappointed because many of her best scenes were cut, she walked out on her contract. Her life after Hollywood was charmingly simple. She was married to Hoosier Phil Harris from 1941-1995 in a union that produced two daughters. She had previously been married to Tony Martin for four years. Alice had always said that her family always came before her professional life. She went back to Hollywood to make State Fair (1962) in 1962. At that time, she said "I don't know what happened to the picture business. I'm sorry I went back to find out. Such a shame". Her last film was The Magic of Lassie (1978) in 1978 opposite James Stewart. Most of her films are big hits at revival theaters across the country, confirming the power she had in the wonderful performances she gave. Ironically, Alice is more popular in Britain than in the US. Four days after her birthday on May 9, 1998, Alice Faye died in Rancho Mirage, California. She was 83 years old.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson
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