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Welcome to "Idols of the 1920s," where we hope to provide a special, cozy place for those of you who long to linger among the stars of the early silver screen, the hoofers and songbirds of dear old vaudeville's fading hours, a few divas of the grand opera, and of the operetta too, flappers, flappers, more flappers, and of course, and perhaps especially, those femmes fatales who with one smoldering glance can melt a heart, or break it in two. Have fun!
Superb image. Born in Danzig, in 1888, in what was then the German Imperial state of West Prussia, and is now Poland, Diana Karenne was a very popular silent film actress, and one of the very first female movie directors in history. She made her film debut in 1916, and was immediately popular. Following this, she and her brother started their own production company in 1917. "Pierrot" was the first film they made together. Diana Karenne died in Aachen Germany, in 1940, of injuries received during the allied bombing of that city, during the early period of WWII. This is a scarce and historically important image, published G. B. Falci of Milan, Italy, probably in the late teens. Very nice, unposted condition.
Thanks to Wikipedia Italy for their biographical information!
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
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where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!
***Our apologies to our wonderful international customers for the sudden increase in shipping costs. We have been advised that our international postal rates have pretty much doubled, so until we see what's what, we're charging 8.00 dollars for 1st class shipping in a rigid photo mailer. But we're not interested in making a profit with our shipping fees, and we will refund any amount left over beyond our cost.