Vintage 1930s Hollywood Ingénue Una Merkel Sublime Art Deco Glamour Photograph
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:47741171 | Size: 8" x 10" |
| Year: Pre-1940 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Object Type: Photograph | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Industry: Movies | Sitter: Una Merkel |
ITEM: This is a vintage and original 1930s MGM stunning photograph of blonde actress Una Merkel modeling a short jacket and summer dance frock, the latest in art deco fashion. Perhaps she is best remembered for her hair-pulling fight with Marlene Dietrich in Destry Rides Again (1939). The press snipe on verso describes her outfit in detail. Everything we love about the style and glamour during the Golden Age of Hollywood that is sure to please!...r>Measures 8" x 10" sepia on a glossy, single weight paper stock. Typed press snipe on verso.
Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
More on Una Merkel:
Una Merkel began her movie career as stand-in for Lillian Gish in the movie The Wind (1928). After that, she performed on Broadway before she returned to movies for the D.W. Griffith film Abraham Lincoln (1930). In her early years, before gaining a few pounds, she looked like Lillian Gish, but after Abraham Lincoln her comic potential was discovered. She mostly played supporting roles as the heroine's no-nonsense friend, but with her broad Southern accent and her peroxide blond hair, she gave one of her best performances as a wisecracking but not-so-bright chorus girl in 42nd Street (1933). Perhaps she is best remembered for her hair-pulling fight with Marlene Dietrich in Destry Rides Again (1939). In 1962, she was nominated for the Academy Award as best supporting actress in Summer and Smoke (1961).- IMDb Mini Biography By: morrisonhimself
Guaranteed to be 100% vintage and original from Grapefruit Moon Gallery.
More on Una Merkel:
Una Merkel began her movie career as stand-in for Lillian Gish in the movie The Wind (1928). After that, she performed on Broadway before she returned to movies for the D.W. Griffith film Abraham Lincoln (1930). In her early years, before gaining a few pounds, she looked like Lillian Gish, but after Abraham Lincoln her comic potential was discovered. She mostly played supporting roles as the heroine's no-nonsense friend, but with her broad Southern accent and her peroxide blond hair, she gave one of her best performances as a wisecracking but not-so-bright chorus girl in 42nd Street (1933). Perhaps she is best remembered for her hair-pulling fight with Marlene Dietrich in Destry Rides Again (1939). In 1962, she was nominated for the Academy Award as best supporting actress in Summer and Smoke (1961).- IMDb Mini Biography By: morrisonhimself
