Jessie Matthews Rare Very Early Original Autographed Photo '36 Irving Berlin

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Here is a stunning very rare early vintage original autographed 4" by 6" photo of English singer, dancer and actress Jessie Matthews (1907-1981), from her prime in the 1930s, dated 1936 on the reverse. Jessie Matthews started out in the chorus line, working her way up to starring roles in stage musicals of the 1920s and 1930s. Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hart wrote songs for her, including the latter's hit "My Heart Stood Still." She starred in both the stage and film versions of Evergreen, one of the first British musicals to be a big hit in the US. Her grace as a dancer earned the sobriquet "the female Fred Astaire," efforts to pair them on screen ran afoul of studio rivalries. Her career was badly damaged by affairs and contentious divorces headlined in the tabloid press, but she made a comeback as a musical star of British radio in the 1950s. Corner and edge creasing. Rare and striking.
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Filmography:
1979Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)
Hazel
- A Picture of a Place (1980) ... Hazel
1979ITV Playhouse (TV Series)
Lady Bluett
- The Winter Ladies (1979) ... Lady Bluett
1978Edward & Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-Series)
Aunt Bessie Merryman
- The Abdication (1978) ... Aunt Bessie Merryman
- Proposals (1978) ... Aunt Bessie Merryman
- The Decision (1978) ... Aunt Bessie Merryman
- Venus at the Prow (1978) ... Aunt Bessie Merryman
1978The Hound of the Baskervilles
Mrs. Tinsdale
1977Jubilee (TV Series)
Nanny Webster
- Nanny's Boy (1977) ... Nanny Webster
1976Angels (TV Series)
Mrs. Toomey
- My Patient (1976) ... Mrs. Toomey
1976ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV Series)
Mrs. Heppley
- The Nicest Man in the World (1976) ... Mrs. Heppley
1973Dolly (TV Series)
Mrs. Wiggins
- The Other Lady (1973) ... Mrs. Wiggins
1962ITV Play of the Week (TV Series)
Postmistress General
- The Apple Cart (1962) ... Postmistress General
1959Dinner with the Family (TV Movie)
1958Tom Thumb
The Parent: Anne
1955A Connecticut Yankee (TV Movie)
1949Sauce Tartare (TV Movie)
1944Candles at Nine
Dorothea Capper - Heiress
1944Victory Wedding (Short)
Narrator (voice)
1943Forever and a Day
Mildred Trimble
1938Climbing High
Diana
1938Sailing Along
Kay Martin
1937Gangway
Pat Wayne
1937Head Over Heels in Love
Jeanne Colbert
1936It's Love Again
Elaine Bradford aka Mrs. Smythe-Smythe
1935First a Girl
Elizabeth
1934Evergreen
Harriet Green
1934Strauss' Great Waltz
Resi Ebezeder
1933The Man from Toronto
Leslie Farrar
1933Friday the Thirteenth
Millie the Non-Stop Variety Girl
1933The Good Companions
Susie Dean
1932Midshipmaid Gob
Celia Newbiggin
1932There Goes the Bride
Annette Marquand
1931Out of the Blue
Tommy Tucker
1924Straws in the Wind
The Village Maiden (uncredited)
1923This England
Edward, Prince of Wales
1923The Beloved Vagabond
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