Four original photographs of Vera Zorina

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1943-1946. Four vintage publicity photographs of noted ballerina and actress Vera Zorina, dated variously between 1943 and 1946. One photograph borderless, the other three bordered. Two with the stamp of studio photographer Ray Jones on the versos.

Zorina began her dance career at a young age, when she was invited to join the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1933. She enjoyed a brief period in Hollywood, appearing in seven films between 1938 and 1946, but soon returned to the stage, most notably in "The Tempest" at the Alvin Theatre in 1945, and in Arthur Honegger's "Joan of Arc at the Stake" in the play's US debut in 1948.

From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s.

Three 8 x 10 inches, one 7.25 x 9 inches. Very Good to Very Good plus.

[Book #164633]