Description: This vintage real photo postcard features actress singer Lili Damita (1904-1994). She was born Liliane Marie Madeleine Carre in Blaye, France in 1904. She was educated in convents and ballet schools in several European countries. She was a pretty and talented star actress of silent movies as well as early talkies. Her filmography includes 33 film appearances between 1922 and 1937. Damita started dancing professionally at sixteen years of age and made her film debut in 1922. As a teenager she danced in music halls and appeared in the revue of the Casino de Paris. She also worked as a photographic model. She starred in the film “The Queen was in the Parlor” (1926) by Noel Coward. She appeared with Ronald Colman in Sam Goldwyn’s film “The Rescue” (1929). Goldwyn feared that Damita’s accent would be a deterrent for success in talkies so Damita worked to change her accent and she appeared in her first talkie, “The Cockeyed World” (1929). Goldwyn eventually dropped her partially because she had been too honest with the press about her millionaire lovers. During her career, Damita worked with celebrated actors including Gary Cooper, Laurence Olivier, Cary Grant, Maurice Chevalier, and James Cagney. She had more than one marriage. Her second husband was actor Errol Flynn. They married in 1935 and were divorced seven years later. Cooper’s infidelities contributed to the dissolution of their marriage. The couple’s son, Sean Flynn, disappeared while photographing the Vietnam War, and was never found. She married again; this time to a dairy farmer named Allen Loomis. Her marriage to Loomis dissolved in 1962. In 1994 Damita died of Alzheimers disease in Palm Beach, Florida. This vintage postcard pictures Damita holding a large fan in front of her, what appears to be, nude body. This postcard was published by Ross Verlag as part of a series (No.4767/1). Damita's photograph was taken by Alex Binder. This postcard is in very good condition (see scans).
Price: 48 USD
Location: Northport, New York
End Time: 2025-02-07T03:20:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Number of Items in Set: 1
Featured Person: Lily Damita
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Publisher: Ross Verlag (4767/1)
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Ross-Verlag
Subject: Actress
Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Theme: Portrait
style: 7867
Features: Risque
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Unit Quantity: 1
Postage Condition: Unposted
