8.50 USD
Miss Ivy Close (1890-1968) turned 18 in 1908, the year the British magazine, The Daily Mirror (Yes, the same Daily Mirror, though only a few years old at that time, and a very different creature), held a beauty contest in which Miss Close beat out 1500 other contestants to emerge with the title, "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World."
Certainly she was a beauty, and of a very "English type" for the period, ethereal, arsenically pale and lustrous (Yeah, we're sort of like fans :).
This lovely photo-engraving (our personal favorite out of the images of her we've seen) was probably produced shortly after 1908.
In 1910, she married society photographer Elwin Neame with whom, in 1914, she founded "Ivy Close Films." Even before that, in 1911 or '12, Elwin Neame wrote and directed her in her first short film, one of 47 films total that she appeared in over the course of her career.
Miss Close did not last into the talkie era, her film career coming to an end in 1929.
Though her husband Elwin died was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1923, he and Miss Close founded the "Neame dynasty," which has lasted through four generations of screenwriters, directors and producers.
*Thanks to IMDB and Wikipedia for the bulk of this listing's bio information!*
Lovely image, lovely card, in very nice unposted condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for 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 increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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