eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 7x0221 VIOLA DANA signed deluxe 10.5x13.5 still '20s great portrait by Edwin Bower Hesser! Date Sold 6/19/2016Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed Deluxe 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" [27 x 34 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath) was an actress from the 1910s to the 1930s. She is one of three acting sisters. Viola wisely changed her name from Virginia Flugrath, and her sister Shirley Mason also changed her name, but the third sister, Edna Flugrath, did not, which likely did not help her career. She was just 13 when she had her first movie role in a short subject adaptation of "A Christmas Carol", but by 1915, she was a leading star. She married director John Collins that year, but he died in the flu epidemic of 1918. She then had a romantic relationship with famed daredevil pilot Ormer Locklear (who was married), and he died performing a plane stunt in 1920, and Miss Dana was a witness to it. She married two more times and was a star through the 1920s, making a few appearances in 1930s movies. She then retired, except for a brief appearance in the documentary "Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow", made the year after her passing in 1987, at the age of 90. Important Added Info: Note that this still (which is printed on a deluxe heavyweight paper stock) has been personally autographed (signed) by Viola Dana! Our consignor is a longtime collector who purchased this signed item from a reputable dealer, but he does not have a "certificate of authenticity", but we are certain it is authentic. Also note that this still measures 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" [27 x 34 cm], but it has not been trimmed. Condition: good to very good. There were two tears in the left border that each have a piece of tape on the back. Otherwise, the still is in nice condition. The signature appears to have faded somewhat, but it is still readable (see our image). Learn More about condition grades
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