Description: Vintage original 3.25 x 5.25 in. German "Ross" postcard featuring the popular Polish-born silent film diva POLA NEGRI. The exotic brunette is depicted wearing her trademark short hair as she looks with indifference at the viewer. Printed in Germany in the 1920's, it is unused in very fine+ condition. Pola Negri (/poʊlə ˈnɛɡriː/;born Barbara Apolonia Chałupec; 3 January 1897 – 1 August 1987) wasa Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame duringthe silent and golden eras of Hollywood and European filmfor her tragedienne and femme fatale roles. Raised inthe Congress Kingdom of Poland, Negri studied ballet and acting in Warsaw,becoming a well-known stage actress there. In 1917 she relocated to Germany,where she began appearing in silent films for the Berlin-based UFA studio.Her film performances for UFA came to the attention of Hollywood executivesat Paramount Pictures, who offered her a film contract. Negri signed withParamount in 1922, making her the first European actor in history to becontracted in Hollywood. She spent much of the 1920’s working in theUnited States, appearing in numerous films for Paramount, establishing herselfas one of the most popular actresses in American silent film. In the 1930’sduring the emergence of the sound film, Negri returned to Europe, whereshe appeared in multiple films for Pathé Films and UFA, and alsobegan a career as a recording artist. She would make only two films after1940, with her last screen credit in Walt Disney's The Moon-Spinners (1964). She spenther later life largely outside the public sphere. She became a naturalized U.S.citizen in 1951, and spent the remainder of her life living in SanAntonio, Texas, where she died of pneumonia in 1987, aged 90.
Price: 38.25 USD
Location: Valley Village, California
End Time: 2023-12-25T22:37:28.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.65 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
Industry: Movies
Year: c.1920's
Item Number: PC-NEGRI-04
Size: 3.25 x 5.25 inches
Object Type: Postcard
Style: Black & White
Original/Reproduction: Original
Actors: Pola Negri
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Modified Item: No
