Lina Romay Very Rare Very Early Autographed 8/10 40s Adventure Bathing Beauty

Description: Here is a very rare very early vintage original autographed 8" by 10" photo ofv actress and singer Lina Romay, from the late 40s. Direct from a 40s scrapbook. Vivacious brunette singer and actress Lina Romay was born in New York in January 1919, the daughter of Mexican L.A. consulate attaché Porfirio A. Romay, of European descent. In her teens, she was adept at swimming and diving. Moreover, she had an excellent voice and could sing equally Hewell in English and in Spanish. Her show business career took off, when she joined the flamboyant bandleader Xavier Cugat as his leading female vocalist in 1940. Cugat thought so highly of her, that he built a chorus of five men and four women to blend with her singing. He also wrote ballads specifically for her. Lina was featured with the orchestra in the classic musicals You Were Never Lovelier (1942) and Bathing Beauty (1944), respectively for Columbia and MGM. She also danced in the movie Stage Door Canteen (1943). Her most popular numbers included "Alma Llanera", "Babalu" (pre-Desi Arnaz) and "Guadalajara". In 1945, Lina appeared on the cover of "Yank", the weekly army publication. Inevitably, the studio scouts were soon out in force and she was signed as an MGM starlet that same year. Until the end of her relatively short Hollywood career just eight years later, she was cast as second fiddle to the main female lead in films like Adventure (1945) (opposite Clark Gable and Honeymoon (1947), or -- more typically -- as night club singers (The Big Wheel (1949), The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)). Embraceable You (1948), at least, gave her a few good wisecracking lines. Lina's voice was also brought to nationwide audiences via USO broadcasts and regularly spotted on the popular radio shows of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Jack Benny. Lina retired from public life in 1953, but resurfaced in the late 1970's to work as Spanish-language radio announcer for Hollywood Park horse races. Her last performance on stage was for a benefit show in Los Angeles in March 1973, under her married name Elena Romay Gould. Minor corner and edge wear, minor ink loss. Very rare. Will ship worldwide. I always combine shipping on multiple orders. Filmography: Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)The Red Skelton HourCarmenTV Series19572 episodes The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietCarmelitaTV Series19571 episode Cesar Romero in Passport to Danger (1954)Passport to DangerTV Series19561 episode Randolph Scott and Patrice Wymore in The Man Behind the Gun (1953)The Man Behind the GunChona Degnon1953 The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)The Lady Takes a SailorRacquel Riviera1949 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (1949)The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear RevueRegular (1949-52)TV Series1949 Mickey Rooney and Lina Romay in The Big Wheel (1949)The Big WheelDolores Raymond1949 Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott in Flamingo Road (1949)Flamingo RoadNight club singer (uncredited)1949 Señor Droopy (1949)Señor DroopyLina RomayShort1949 David Bruce, Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Lina Romay, and Virginia Welles in Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)Joe Palooka in the Big FightMaxine1949 Stanley Andrews, Pedro I. De Paul, Helen Gibson, Riley Hill, Smokey Rogers, Lina Romay, Deuce Spriggins, Tex Williams, and Johnny Weis in Cheyenne Cowboy (1949)Cheyenne CowboyKate HarmonShort1949 Six-Gun MusicJudy ClarkShort1949 Anne Gwynne and John Howard in Public Prosecutor (1947)Public ProsecutorInez AlvarezTV Series19481 episode Geraldine Brooks and Dane Clark in Embraceable You (1948)Embraceable YouLibby Dennis1948 This Time for Keeps (1947)This Time for KeepsSinger with Cugat's Orchestra (uncredited)1947 Shirley Temple, Guy Madison, Lina Romay, and Franchot Tone in Honeymoon (1947)HoneymoonRaquel Mendoza1947 Mickey Rooney and Bonita Granville in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)Love Laughs at Andy HardyIsobel Gonzales1946 Clark Gable and Greer Garson in Adventure (1945)AdventureMaria1945 Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)Week-End at the WaldorfJuanita1945 Esther Williams in Bathing Beauty (1944)Bathing BeautyLina Romay1944 June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Jimmy Durante, Van Johnson, Gracie Allen, Ben Blue, Xavier Cugat, Lena Horne, Amparo Iturbi, José Iturbi, Harry James, and Lee Wilde in Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)Two Girls and a SailorLina Romay1944 The Heat's On (1943)The Heat's OnLina (uncredited)1943 William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen (1943)Stage Door CanteenXavier Cugat Orchestra Singer (uncredited)1943 Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)You Were Never LovelierBand Singer (uncredited)1942 Soundtrack credits: The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)The Lady Takes a Sailorperformer: "Eu Não Sei" (uncredited)1949 Mickey Rooney and Lina Romay in The Big Wheel (1949)The Big Wheelperformer: "Que Bueno"1949 Stanley Andrews, Pedro I. De Paul, Helen Gibson, Riley Hill, Smokey Rogers, Lina Romay, Deuce Spriggins, Tex Williams, and Johnny Weis in Cheyenne Cowboy (1949)Cheyenne Cowboyperformer: "A Man's Best Friend Is a Woman"Short1949 This Time for Keeps (1947)This Time for Keepsperformer: "I Love to Dance" (uncredited)1947 Mickey Rooney and Bonita Granville in Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)Love Laughs at Andy Hardyperformer: "Dance a Polka Hand-in-Hand (Jesusita en Chihuahua)", "I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)" (uncredited)1946 Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)Week-End at the Waldorfperformer: "Guadalajara"1945 Esther Williams in Bathing Beauty (1944)Bathing Beautyperformer: "Bim, Bam, Bum" (1935), "Alma llanera" (1914) (uncredited)1944 June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Jimmy Durante, Van Johnson, Gracie Allen, Ben Blue, Xavier Cugat, Lena Horne, Amparo Iturbi, José Iturbi, Harry James, and Lee Wilde in Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)Two Girls and a Sailorperformer: "Rumba Rumba" (1942), "Take It Easy" (1943), "Thrill of a New Romance" (1939), "Babalu" (1939) (uncredited)1944 Don't Get Around Much Anymoreperformer: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"Short1943 The Heat's On (1943)The Heat's Onperformer: "Unidentified Song", "Antonio" (uncredited)1943 William Terry and Cheryl Walker in Stage Door Canteen (1943)Stage Door Canteenperformer: "She's a Bombshell from Brooklyn" (1943)1943 Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)You Were Never Lovelierperformer: "Chiu, Chiu", "Wedding in the Spring" (1942) (uncredited)1942

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Location: Marietta, Georgia

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