Pola negri autograph books

Negri was one of the darlings of the film industry coming to america in september 1922 after becoming a popular film and stage actress in europe. Between 1923 and 1928, negri made 20 films for paramount. Pola negris 1918 german film gypsy blood aka carmen has seen a dvd release from the new rhode islandbased silent film distributor sunrise silents. Pola negri was reproduced on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. Sep 19, 2019 barbara apollina chalupiec aka pola negri was born in janowa, poland on january 3, 1897. Us local olmos park kids regarded her as an eccentric who drove a huge, outdated cadillac and wore turbans. Pola negri signed beautiful 8x10 photo picture poster autograph rp elefantvintagearts 4. Pola negrithe hollywood years by tony villecco, paperback. She was born into the middle class, but her father, a furrier, was arrested by the russians and sent to a siberian prison camp, where he died. Even though he and jean still have one of the shortest hollywood marriages on record, they remained close friends throughout his life. Strausspeyton, pola negri as an arlen enchantress she will appear in a new film, crossroads of the world especially written for her by the author of the green hat classic us.

Barbed wire is a 1927 american silent romance film set in world war i. Its so much fun to look back at things people wrote. Yet today she is largely overlooked, her name tarnished by myths and scandals. In 1926 valentino and pola negri attended a costume party. The average amount of advertising was used, that is, 12 inches in dailies and 40 inches in saturday and sunday papers. Bill worked very hard to give his place and air of authenticity ibid. Her first american contract was signed to famous players, a hollywood studio which later became paramount. This is absolutely outstanding as far as hitler signatures go. Sep 08, 1974 up and down, in and out and all about. Source by the post vintage pola negri pola negri nee apolonia chalupova, 3 january 1897 1 august was a polish stage and film actres. Valentino, pola negri, mae murray, prince david mdivani. She used to get her hair done at wallaces in a private room on mccullough. This version was produced by famous playerslasky and distributed by paramount pictures.

Valentino wore his suit of lights from blood and sand, pola went as a spanish dancer of sorts. Sa most famous stars forgotten san antonio texas tx. Pola negri was a polish stage and film actress and singer who achieved worldwide fame. See more ideas about pola negri, silent film and silent film stars. Pola negri pola negri was born barbara appolonia chalupek in janowa, poland on december 31st, 1894. Pola negri spent her later years with her friend and companion margaret west. You have clicked a page that seems to be very popular. Fine condition, with a single very faint diagonal bend near the bottom right corner. Pola negri unsigned sketch with nora delmarr and sydney.

I n 1923, pola negri, who was born in poland, made her first u. It was in this role, written by june mathis that rudolph valentino won undying fame. Pola negri, a hollywood star of the silent movie era, was born and baptized apolonia chalupec in the church of the assumption of the most holy virgin mary in lipno near torun several other localities have the same name in poland, which was under russian control then. Pola negri print photograph silent film star vintage hollywood actress black and white photography woman movie theater wall decor movies pola negri nee apolonia chalupiec, 3 january 1897 1 august she was a polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fam. Brand new and packaged carefully in a oversized protective tube. Pola negri 18971987, born appolonia chalupek in poland, was a popular actress on the german stage before becoming a star of american films of the silent era forbidden paradise, 1924. They were popular among university students from the 15th century until the mid. Pola negri, 1924having divorced eugeniusz dabski in 1921, negri married serge mdivani in 1927 he claimed to be a georgian prince and his brother was married to actress mae murray. Pola negri said in her autobiography that her father was slovak with probably more than a touch of the bohemian gypsy in his blood, which may have appeared intriguing and exhilarant in the film world. Pola negri january 3, 1897 august 1, 1987 was a polish film actress who achieved notoriety as a femme fatale in silent films between 1910s and 1930s. Local author to host release party sunday for pola negri biography. It is a good read, full of fascinating information. Years ago collectors carried around autograph books to get signatures, today people cut them out of the pages in an effort to sell each one individually.

Pola negri, born apolonia chlupiec, one of the biggest stars of the silent movies era, died 25 years ago, on august. Pola negrithe hollywood years createspace by tony villecco her films were. An autograph book is a book for collecting the autographs of others. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.

I remember some of the very same little phrases in my autograph book. This book is for those who have never heard of her and for those who have always found her fascinating. The certificate is for schulentlaffung ostern 1939 school dismissal and it was to a boy whose name was gerhard pertzsch. Alibaba manufacturer directory suppliers, manufacturers. Signed album page, 4,5 x 3,5 inch, signed in pencil pola negri additionally signed verso by lillian gish and an unidentified person, attractively mounted removable for fine display with a photograph, shows pola negri. Originally from poland, negri s career began in berlin. Save pola negri autograph to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Pola negri in the woman from moscow, paramount, 1928. Femme fatale pola negri 18971987 was one of the great stars of the silent film era, an actress whose personal story of hardships and successes, loves and tragedies is more compelling than most hollywood dramas. The hollywood years is not intended to be a complete historical retrospective or analysis of pola negris films. Rather, it offers todays readers and film fans an intriguing glimpse into the life, times, and persona of a silent star who lived at full volume during the golden era of film. Due to an illness that ended her dancing career, she soon switched to the warsaw imperial academy of dramatic arts and became an actress. So much has been said about this man, but he should be remembered first as a kind and gentle man who took time for anyone who approached him, and second as the creator of the modern adventure novel. After tuberculosis ended her career as a ballerina in 1912, she turned to acting and worked under legendary directors max reinhardt and ernst lubitsch in germany.

An autographed picture of pola negri old hollywood glamour, classic hollywood, san. If you havent seen gypsy blood yet, its a great rendition of the classic prosper merimee story and reportedly stays closer to the original merimee story than many of the other carmen. Sep 07, 2011 mania is a gem, a tightly plotted melodrama of the kind they really dont make any more, but the real value of the film lies in its leading lady pola negri, the first of many silent stars to. In 1929, negri lost most of her fortune in the wall street crash. Rodolfo alfonso raffaello pierre filiberto guglielmi di valentina dantonguella may 6, 1895 august 23, 1926, known professionally as rudolph valentino, was an italian actor based in the united states who starred in several wellknown silent films including the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the sheik, blood and sand, the eagle, and the son of the sheik. For the stock imprinted zippered autograph books you have the option of choosing which color autograph book to the two choices of stock imprints one is autographs and the other is my autograph book with stars to the color of the foil stamp gold or silver foil stamp used. Moving to warsaw in 1902, she was to spend her formative years in dire poverty. Silent vamp pola negri turns on the charm exc cond key book glamor sil ebay. The crypt in which he now lies belonged to miss mathis. And then there were her love affairs with such hollywood legends as charlie chaplin and an engagement to megastar rudolph valentino right before his death. I have been collecting autographs for over 40 years now. Their modern derivations include yearbooks, friendship books, and guest books.

Living in poverty with her mother, a teenage pola auditioned and. Pola negri, one of these nearlyforgotten names, was a great star throughout the 1920s. The pola negri papers concern her film career 19551980, her two published. She was considered a member of the foreign legion who were actors that moved abroad to be in american pictures. Rare vintage 1923 the cheat pola negri photoplay first edition book original dust jacket grosset dunlap paramount pictures silent movie. Signed picture of adolf hitler with two brothers with school graduation certificate item ahsig 14.

Up and down, in and out and all about the new york times. Born appolonia chalupek, she was brought up by a single mother in a warsaw slum. New listing pola negri signed autographed fashion photograph preston duncan hollywood. Great sonnets dover thrift editions by paul negri and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pola was born into a comfortable lifestyle until her father was arrested by the russians and sent to a siberian prison camp. Unlike the original novel, which is set at the knockaloe internment camp in the isle of man, the film takes place in normandy, france. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Pola negri was born in lipno, poland, and moved to warsaw as a child. Negri signed with paramount in 1922, making her the first european actress in history to be. Julio was the name of the character in the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

Pola negri nee apolonia was a polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame during the silent and golden eras of hollywood and european film for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles. First, if pola was a practicing lesbian or bisexual, we would have a pattern of rumored or real lesbian relationships over the years, but we have no such pattern, even though she had plenty of opportunities to get involved in homosexual activity in postworld war i berlin. Living in poverty with her mother, a teenage pola auditioned and was accepted to the imperial ballet. Tony villeccos latest book, pola negri the hollywood years, is a real treat. In reading this book, i have learned so much about the silent movie age, the method and means of hollywood at that time and, of course, the life of pola negri. We loved the excursions to the old west we had grown up with in novels and old movies, negri said. Click on a title to look inside that book if available. The hollywood years is a book anyone interested in the actress will want to own. A classically trained tenor, he has performed a wide range of musical theatre, oratorio, opera, sacred music, and. Furthermore, you can still find autographed photos for reasonable prices. For the autograph, we took several colors of sharpie for the princesses and retractable black bic markers for mickey, minnie, daisy, goofy. Only one, forbidden paradise, was directed by her mentor ernst lubitsch.

Mania is a gem, a tightly plotted melodrama of the kind they really dont make any more, but the real value of the film lies in its leading lady pola negri, the. The film was based on the novel the woman of knockaloe by hall caine. Rather, it offers todays readers and film fans an intriguing glimpse into the life, times, and persona of a silent star who. Pola negri 18971987 rose from an impoverished childhood in warsaw, poland, to become one of early hollywoods greatest stars. As a teenager, she trained at the imperial ballet school, debuted with the imperial ballet as a cygnet in swan lake, and danced in lead roles. Negri had highprofile romances with some of the biggest stars of her day, including an engagement to charlie chaplin and a love affair with rudolph valentino. Pola was born there in 1897, her birth record gives jerzys profession as tinsmith. Polishamerican film star portrait is shown in a brocade kimono, boldly signed in black ink. Negri biographer sergio delgado contests this, though he notes in his 2016 book pola negri. First day cover signed in black felt tip ink nicely by pola negri.

Pola negri original 28 photo three sinners rare candid. He enterained a few close hollywood friends like will rogers, harold lloyd and pola negri at the ranch on sunday afternoons davis 2003. Traditionally they were exchanged among friends, colleagues, and classmates to fill with poems, drawings, personal messages, small pieces of verse, and other mementos. New book explores life of silentfilm legend pressconnects. She quit dancing after a bout with tuberculosis, then took up acting, which she studied at the imperial academy. This one starred pola negri, draped in fur and jewels in the film poster. Then people started writing autographs in year books. Pola negri 1917, by ernst sandau 1922 us poster for the devils pawn 1918 pola negri in gypsy blood, 1921. Villecco saw a photo of polish actress pola negri in a book of silentfilm stars. There are numerous misconceptions about pola that derive from the simple fact that someone didnt take the time to do their homework before they wrote about her. Pola negri unsigned sketch with nora delmarr and sydney coltham signed on reverse. Jun 14, 2014 pola negri with rudolph valentino at the wedding of mae murray to prince david mdivani in hollywood, 1926. The silent film the cheat 1923 is a remake of cecil b. We enjoyed a special relationship with clive cussler for over 25 years.

I have received them thru the mail, from other collectorsdealers and in person. Thereafter, she was signed fully to ufa and lubitsch convinced the studio to create a high end movie with pola as the star. It stars pola negri as a french farmgirl and clive brook as the german prisoner of war she falls in love with. Signed album page, 4,5 x 3,5 inch, signed in pencil pola negri additionally signed verso by lillian gish and an unidentified person, attractively. The first prize gift was this pair of sterling silver goblets that have the following engraved in both, rudolph valentino, pola negri, 1926. Autographed photo to jean acker this is an awesome autographed photo addressed to valentinos first wife, jean acker. Choice by and large, this is a full account of the negri legend.