Elaine Shepard Very Rare Early Vintage Autographed 7/9 Photo 1940s
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:37418880 | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Industry: Movies | Object Type: Photograph |
Here is a very rare early vintage original autographed 7" by 9" photo of movie and theater actress, journalist and author Elaine Shepard (1913-1998). She was a Broadway and film actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She was also the author of "The Doom Pussy", a semi-fictional account of aviation in the Vietnam War. Shepard's first film appearance was in the 1936 Republic Serial "Darkest Africa" in which she played Valerie Tremaine, the heroine of the film.This was followed with a... series of leading roles in other minor films, such as "You Can't Fool Your Wife", a 1940 comedy starring Lucille Ball. She then had several minor roles in major films, including playing a secretary in "Topper" and uncredited roles in "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and the 1946 "Ziegfield Follies". A more prominent role came in "Seven Days Ashore", a musical in which she plays the principal love interest for the band of sailors on shore leave. Shepard also had some minor appearances on Broadway, including a part in the 1940 Cole Porter musical "Panama Hattie". Shepard abandoned acting and turned to freelance journalism. She is best known in this role for her Vietnam War coverage, which became the basis for her 1967 book "The Doom Pussy", recounting her experiences with aviators in the early part of the war. Minor fading, creasing. A very rare early autograph.
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