Durbin Deanna 1921 (11 results)

Clearly given in response to a request for an autograph. Neatly written and centred on one side of a 12 x 7.5 cm piece of pink paper. In good condition, lightly aged and worn, with vertical crease close to the left-hand edge. Reads: 'Best wishes - / Deanna Durbin'. See Image.

This Canadian actress's musicals rescued Universal Studios from bankruptcy in the 1930s and made her a major young acting and singing star through the 1940s, when she quit at the top. IPS, 3¼" X 4¼", n.p., n.d. Fine. matte finish book photograph tipped to slightly larger card showing a young Durbin in pantsuit on the porch of a house, inscribed and signed small but bold in black fineline: "Dear Terry / Thank you for a / most thoughtful / letter. / Best always / Deanna / Durbin / David." Small but quite attractive.…

Condition: Good. Original photograph as post card. 5.5 x 3.375 inches. "To David from JohnThis is David Bacon, the nephew of Max Bacon. Before becoming a character actor, Max Bacon was one of the most significant drummers in Britain during the 1920s and 30s. He wrote Max on "Swing" (1934). David was the proprietor of the Heywood Hill Bookstore in Mayfair, London, which still exists.…

This Canadian actress's musicals rescued Universal Studios from bankruptcy in the 1930s and made her a major young acting and singing star through the 1940s, when she quit at the top. IPS, 6½" X 4½", n.p., n.d. Fine. Matte finish book photograph, a closeup still from the 1940 romantic musical "Spring Parade" showing Durbin flirting with a uniformed Robert Cummings, inscribed and signed by her small but bold in black fineline: "Best always / Deanna Durbin / David." Charming piece.…

Schönes Porträtfoto (Jugendbild) mit eigenhändiger Widmung,Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert (dito : altes Ross-Foto, Repro, mit Unterschrift für Euro 35,-).

[Hollywood film / entertainment] Fan collection comprising seven scrapbooks, 1930s-40s, filled with photographs and clippings; Film annual of 1938; a bound volume containing issues of 'Universal Outlook' [The Deanna Durbin Magazine], 1940-41; two large ring binders full of newsletters/issues of the Deanna Durbin Society, 1980s-2000s; three related hardbacks and two related magazines. Some wear as expected from homemade items, generally very good. Deanna Durbin was a Canadian-born American singer and actress, a popular 'classical crossover' performer and film star from the Hollywood Golden Age, starring opposite the likes of Judy Garland, Charles Laughton, Walter Pidgeon, Gene Kelly and Vincent Price. As a child actress she won the honorary 'young' Oscar in 1938, before moving from girl-next-door performances into sophisticated non-musical roles with film noir Christmas Holiday (1944) and the whodunit Lady on a Train (1945, written by Leslie 'The Saint' Charteris). By 1946 she was the second-highest-paid woman in the United States, just behind Bette Davis, and her fan club ranked as the world's largest during her active years.…

240 : 180 mm. Photographie in ganzer Figur.

130 : 110 mm. Brustbild von vorn.

unbound. Autographed Universal Pictures studio publicity portrait of signer and actress Deanna Dubin circa 1945. Edna Mae Durbin known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-American lyric soprano and actress, who moved to the United States with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. Additionally, she performed mostly classical concerts and recitals as well as concerts with semi-classical and popular music. She specialized in opera arias, art song, and semi-classical songs, which is today known as classical crossover. Signed.…

This Canadian actress's musicals rescued Universal Studios from insolvency in the 1930s with such films as "Three Smart Girls" (1936) and "One Hundred Men and a Girl" (1937), making her a major acting and singing star through the 1940s, when she quit at the top. IPS, heavy stock matt finish 7¼" X 9¼", n.p., n.y. Near fine. Outstanding sepia-tone closeup of a smiling young Durbin in a frilly and lacy blouse, undated but circa 1940. Nicely inscribed and signed in blue ink near the bottom: "To Arnold: / My sincere thanks and best wishes -- Deanna Durbin." A superb example signed by "The Mortgage Lifter," "Little Miss Fix-It" or "Winnipeg's Sweetheart"at the height of her fame.…

unbound. Signed studio publicity photo from Hers to Hold (aka Three Smart Girls Join Up), 1943 American romantic musical comedy film and the third film in Three Smart Girls trilogy. Signed by featured actors, Deanna Durbin and Joseph Cotten. Edna Mae Durbin, known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-American lyric soprano and actress, who moved to the United States with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. Additionally, she performed mostly classical concerts and recitals as well as concerts with semi-classical and popular music. She specialized in opera arias, art song, and semi-classical songs, which is today known as classical crossover. *** Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of The Philadelphia Story (1939) and Sabrina Fair (1953). He gained worldwide fame for his collaborations with Orson Welles on films Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), and Journey into Fear (1943). Cotten starred in the latter and was also credited with the screenplay. …