eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 9g0198 HEDY LAMARR photo in 10x12 reverse painted glass frame 1940s great close portrait! Date Sold 7/8/2021Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Photo in Reverse Painted Glass Frame (measures 10" x 12" [25 x 30 cm]; opening measures 7 1/2" x 9") (Learn More) Hedy Lamarr, surely one of the most beautiful women ever, was born in 1914 (or was it 1913?). She was born Hedwig Kiesler in Vienna Austria, and she appeared in movies in Germany and Czechoslovakia as a teen. In 1933, she stunned the world when she appeared in the Czechoslovakian movie Ekstase (released internationally as Ecstasy) because she both appeared completely nude and in sex scenes! Naturally that caught the eye of Hollywood, and she was signed by MGM and renamed, although her next movie was not for five years later. She held on to her beauty quite well throughout the 1940s (nicknamed "The Most Beautiful Woman in Films"), and her biggest hit came at the end of that decade, playing Delilah to Victor Mature's Samson. She had a complicated private life! She is credited with major scientific inventions, and she had run-ins with the law for shoplifting. In 1974 Mel Brooks named one of the lead characters in Blazing Saddles "Hedley Lamarr", and she sued him over that! She is also best remembered for her roles in Show Business at War, The Love Goddesses, and H.M. Pulham, Esq. She passed away in 2000 at the age of 85. Important Added Info: Note that this photo has a FACSIMILE autograph that is within the printing (it has NOT been personally autographed). Note that this is one of eight "reverse painted glass frames" we are currently auctioning, in eight separate auctions. Each has an image of a different star in it, but those are "picture frame photos" that have little value. The real value is in the frames themselves! These were very popular for a time in the 1930s and 1940s, because they took a tremendous amount of time and effort to create, and they often had great art deco designs painted onto the glass by hand. They are obviously fragile, and not many of them survive, and many of the ones that do survive have condition issues. This is a rare opportunity to acquire any of these eight reverse painted glass frames, and of course, the new owner can substitute an image of their choice for the current image (either a family photo, or a different celebrity). These frames make for very striking displays on the wall! Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades
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