Original photograph of Alla Nazimova, circa 1936

by Alla Nazimova, subject

$75 · Offered by Royal Books

N.p. N.p., Circa 1936. Vintage portrait photograph of Russian actress and lesbian socialite Alla Nazimova, likely shot to publicize the 1935 Broadway revival of Henrik Ibsen's 1881 play Ghosts. Nazimova became a contract player with Metro Pictures in 1917, and quickly became a top-grossing star for the studio, often cast in tragedies such as Revelation 1918 and The Red Lantern 1919 . The actress also began to produce her own films during the

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