Mcavoy May (15 results)

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Circa 1923. Original photograph. 5 X 7 inches. McAvoy (1899-1984) was an American actress, working in both silent films as well as "talkies". She was in more than three dozen movies. She co-stared in Ben Hur in 1925, The Terror (1928) and with Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer (1927). This photograph shows a close up of McAvoy standing somewhat sideways, wearing a dress. Her hair is in ringlets. The photograph has been slightly bent, however is in very good and clean condition.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. (not signed) on 1/2 length glamour profile pose. Photograph is by Donald Biddle Keyes form Paramount Pictures with rubberstamp on back that reads: "Please Credit Photograph by Donald Biddle Keyes" & "May McAvoy in Paramount Pictures" on heavy stock; 7 3/8" x 10"; very good, fresh; ca. 1925. …

Vintage reference photograph of actress May McAvoy from the 1921 silent film. With the stamp of Realart Pictures on the verso. Today considered a lost film. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with a few small one inch tears and accompanying creasing to the edges.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Postal First Day Cover (FDC), honoring Al Jolson in 'The Jazz Singer', postmarked 1977- -SIGNED by actress May McAvoy. Coomes with a unsigned sepia photo of McAvoy. AUTHOR SIGNED on FDC.

Popular silent star who co-starred with Al Jolson in "The Jazz Singer" (1927); ironically, talking pictures put an end to her career. Color IPS (verso), 4" X 6¼", n.p., n.d. Very good. Book photograph, a colorized still scene from "Ben Hur" (1925), showing her and Ramon Novarro embracing, mounted to heavy white stock on the verso of which she inscribes "Very best wishes to / Terry / Sincerely / May McAvoy" in blue ballpoint. Uncommon.…

Photograph. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. Black & white 8" X 10" publicity still of actress May McAvoy standing ion stage before an audience n the forefront of a chorus line. About fine but for a 2"-inch abrasion at lower right-hand margin, not affecting image. ; 8" x 10".

Popular silent star who co-starred with Al Jolson in "The Jazz Singer" (1927); ironically, talking pictures put an end to her career. Color IPS (verso), 4" X 6¼", n.p., n.d. Very good. Book photograph, a color reproduction of a film poster for "Caught in the Fog," mounted to heavy white stock on the blank verso of which she inscribes "Best wishes to / Terry / Most Sincerely / May McAvoy" in blue ballpoint. Scarce.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 film, showing actors Claire McDowell, Ramon Novarro, and Kathleen Key. Based on the 1880 novel. Jewish prince Ben-Hur is sent to prison at the behest of his childhood friend Messala as a result of a mishap during a Roman parade. Through sheer will, Ben-Hur endures hard labor and slavery in prison and, once released, vows revenge on Messala. The most expensive silent film, with a budget of $3.9 million. Shot on location in Italy and California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear and faint toning to the border. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoires de cinema.…

Vintage photograph album containing 65 photographs compiled by cellist Carl Steppi between 1926 and 1927, documenting a tour with an orchestra in support of the 1925 film. A unique collection of vernacular photographs, many with manuscript captions in English and German. Steppi is identified in contemporary newspaper articles as having been a cellist for the St. Louis Symphony in the early 1920s. The tour was apparently by rail, as the archive includes several photographs of the assembled musicians outside train cars and one photograph of the musicians in a passenger car. The dates of the tour are noted on the album's first blank leaf, captioned with "On the Road with the Picture 'Ben Hur' (Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation) / September 1926." The album's last leaf bears a photograph of (presumably) Steppi's wife and child, captioned "Und endlich Kam die ersehnte Heimhehr! [And finally the longed-for Homecoming!] / Brooklyn, N.Y. / Back in: April 24, 1927." The many locations captioned in the photographs are: Illinois (Dixon, Rochelle, and Rock Island), Iowa (Anamosa, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Davenport, Des Moines, Grinnell, and Muskatine), Kansas (Wichita), Missouri (Kansas City and Hannibal), Ohio (Zanesville), Texas (Austin, Dallas, and Gainesville), and West Virginia (Charleston and Huntington), with Gainesville incorrectly noted as being in Oklahoma. Jewish prince Ben-Hur is sent to prison at the behest of his childhood friend Messala as a result of a mishap during a Roman parade. Through sheer will, the prince endures prison and, once released, vows revenge on his childhood friend. The most expensive silent film made, with a budget of $3.9 million. Shot on location in Italy and California. Album: 10 x 6.75 inches, 30 pages. Very Good, with paper tape repairs to the front and rear partially detached wrappers, and with light chipping overall to the album leaves, with eight leaves detached. Photographs: approximately 3 x 2 to 6 x 4 inches. Near Fine overall. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoires de cinema.…

Photograph. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Publicity still of actress May McAvoy from th 1926 Warner Bros. Film "The Passionate Quest." (8" X 9 3/4") B&w image of the lovely film star from shoulders up posing. Fine, but for a few traces of soiling & shelf-wear at white margins. ; 8" x 9 3/4".

Condition: Good. Original stapled illustrated souvenir film programme 10'' x 7½'' with Ramon Navarro crossed armed in full film dress to the front cover. Contains 28 printed pages of text with monochrome photo stills from the 1927 MGM film, illustrated advertisements. Includes text and statistics on how the 'Ben-Hur' chariot race was filmed. Throughout the programme Navarro is referred to as 'Ramon Novarro'. Outer covers have been neatly repaired having worked loose from the staples, repaired tear across the front cover, 6d paper ticket price to the page edge. In Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.…

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1925 film, showing actress Irene Rich. With the stamp of American Weekly and a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on Oscar Wilde's 1893 play, about a society woman determined to unveil her husband's imagined affair. Set in London. One 8 x 10 inches, one 7 x 9 inches . Very Good plus.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1927 film. Based on the 1925 play by Samson Raphaelson. The first feature film with both a synchronized recorded score and lip-synchronized singing and dialogue, effectively signaling the end of the silent era. At the first Oscars, producer Daryl F. Zanuck received an Honorary Academy Award and the film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, though it was declared ineligible to compete for Best Picture in fairness to the nominated silent films. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a small chip at one corner, and a small bruise at another corner. Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical.…

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1925 silent film, both showing Ramon Novarro and a heavily bejeweled May McAvoy. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Jewish prince Ben-Hur is sent to prison at the behest of his childhood friend Messala as a result of a mishap during a Roman parade. Through sheer will, the prince endures prison and, once released, vows revenge on his childhood friend. The most expensive silent film made, with a budget of $3.9 million, and the second of five adaptations of Lew Wallace's 1880 novel. Shot on location in Italy and California. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine, lightly toned. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoires de cinema.…

Photograph. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. High quality PHOTOGRAPH of silent film star May McAvoy from the studio of Harold Dean Carse. (10 1/4" X 13") INSCRIBED by May McAvoy to fellow film star Carmel Myers- "To Carmel with fondest love- May." A very good+ print, with heavy glue residue on blank reverse from having been removed from Ms. Myers' photo album. Crease at upper lefthand corner of image. 2"-inch crease-like tear at lower lefthand edge of image. The portrait of May McAvoy shows her wearing a wide-brimmed hat, dressed in a white blouse buttoned at the top with a small crystal brooch. A splendid association.…