18.00 USD
Beautiful Xenia Desni was born in Kiev, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), in 1894. During the Russian Revolution she traveled to Constantinople, where she worked as a variety dancer under the name Xenia, and also the name Dada. The early 20's found her in Berlin, where she made her film debut in "Sappho," 1921. She enjoyed a short but successful film career in Germany but, like so many silent stars, didn't make a successful transition to the talkies. In 1931, Miss Desni left Berlin with her daughter Tamara Desni, for London. Tamara Desni became a successful actress in her own right, both in British film and on the stage in the West End. Tamara Desni was born in 1913 and as I write this, I imagine Xenia Desni, having fled the Russian revolution for Constantinople, working as a variety dancer with her baby daughter in tow. Times were probably very hard. It seems both mother and daughter eventually settled in France, where Xenia Desni passed away in 1954. Thanks to European Film Star Postcards, a favorite site of ours online, for much of the information in this listing and, as always, to Wikipedia!!
A charming card, published by Ross in Berlin, but photographed by László Willinger of Vienna, a gifted studio photographer who enjoyed great success in Europe, and eventually emigrated to the U.S., becoming a well known celebrity photographer in Hollywood. Very nice condition on this one!
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