Two original portrait photographs of Charles Winninger by photographer Ray Jones, circa late 1930s

Universal City: Universal Pictures, Circa late 1930s. Two vintage photographs of Charles Winninger, a double weight portrait photograph, and a montage portrait photograph of four of Winninger's expressions, both by photographer Ray Jones, circa late 1930s. Both photographs have two studio stamps on the verso, one crediting photographer Jones and one noting Winninger.

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.

Beloved stage and screen actor Charles Winninger began his career as a vaudevillian and in comedy shorts in the 1910s, before becoming a sensation in the original 1927 Broadway production of "Show Boat" as Cap'n Andy Hawks, the role he became identified with throughout his career. By the advent of talkies, Winninger quickly became a prolific actor in comedies and musicals, and from 1915 until 1960 Winninger would appear in over 65 films, including "Night Nurse" (1931), "Show Boat" (1936), "Three Smart Girls" (1936), "Nothing Sacred" (1937), "Destry Rides Again" (1939), "Ziegfeld Girl" (1941), and "State Fair" (1945).

7.5 x 9.5 inches and 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

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