eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 6a083 ANNETTE KELLERMAN 7x9 news photo '53 real life swimming star showing her shocking 1910 suit! Date Sold 3/22/2015Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage 7 1/4" x 9" [18 x 23 cm] News Photo (Learn More) Annette Kellerman (known as "Annette Kellermann" early in her career) was an Australian swimming star who was born with deformed legs, but overcame that through swimming (she tried to swim the English Channel three times and failed, but that notoriety made her an international star!). She parlayed that fame into a career as an actress, always in "swimming" movies from the 1900s to the 1920s. Her nickname was "The Diving Venus", and she was arrested in Boston in 1907 for wearing a then-scandalous one-piece bathing suit! She continued to be controversial and she had a nude appearance in "A Daughter of the Gods", believed to be the first nude scene in a major movie. Some of her films include: Venus of the South Seas, Neptune's Daughter, and Queen of the Sea. A biography of her called "Million Dollar Mermaid" was filmed in 1952 starring Esther Williams. Kellerman passed away in 1975 at the age of 88. Important Added Info: Note that this great news photo shows Annette Kellerman, the legendary feminist and swimming star posing in 1953 (at age 66) in the 1910 swimsuit that shocked the world. She is standing back to back with "actress" Joan Johnston (she apparently was a would-be actress, because we can't find that she ever made a movie), and Miss Johnston is wearing a current 1953 swimsuit to show how much more revealing it is than what was shocking in 1910. I can't imagine what they would have made of a 2015 thong swimsuit! Condition: very good to fine. The still is in very nice condition! Learn More about condition grades
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