17.00 USD
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!
Ossi with her little friend!! We love this one.
Born Oswalda Staglich in 1898 Germany, and sometimes called the German Mary Pickford, Ossi Oswalda was a huge silent movie queen in the late teens and the twenties. She did much of her most popular work early in her career with Ernst Lubitsch, the very well respected actor and director, but when his ship sailed for Hollywood in 1921, hers did not, and minus the "Lubitsch touch," her career slowly slipped into a downward spiral. She didn't make a successful transition to the talkies, and later in her life did mostly stage theater. Though we cannot find a lot of information on her in her later years, we believe that during WWII she was living in Czechoslovakia, that in the mid-forties she did some screenplay work that was relatively successful, but it is said she died quite unhappily and in poverty in Prague, on New Year's Day, 1948, at the age of 50.
Still, thanks to our postcards, these miniature time machines, we have the opportunity to revisit her salad days, and wasn't she darling!
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 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 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 shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.