CATEGORY: Film & Movie Star Photographs
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Lena Horne: African American Icon
| African American Movie Memorabilia, African Americana, Black History, Famous Female Vocalists, Famous Hollywood Portrait Photographers, Film & Movie Star Photographs
In honor of Black History Month we celebrate the ”What Becomes A Legend Most” icon, Lena Horne. When Lena Horne was asked to become the image for Blackglama’s 1969 ad campaign poster (see above), she follows in the heels of such female icons as Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford; she was the first African American celebrity to do so. For more information see: https://www.walterfilm.com/shop/posters/lena-horne-blackglama-poster/
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Steve McQueen – King of Cool
Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980), nicknamed the “King of Cool”, was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1974, he became the highest-paid movie star in the world, although he did not act in film for another four years. He was combative with directors and producers, but his popularity placed …
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Rudolph Valentino – An Icon To This Day
| Film & Movie Star Photographs, LGBTQ Cultural History, Lobby Cards, Movie Memorabilia, Vintage Original Studio Photographs
Walter Film has acquired a collection of vintage original studio photographs of Rudolph Valentino from Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse (1921), Camille (1921) with Alla Nazimova, A Sainted Devil (1924) See Image Above, The Son Of The Sheik (1926) and a hand tinted lobby card from the film that made him an international star, The Sheik (1921).
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Sidney Poitier – African American Landmark Actor & Director
| African American Movie Memorabilia, African Americana, Black History, Film & Movie Star Photographs
In 1963 Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role creating the character of Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field.
His 40+ year career as an Oscar-winning star and film director broke down barriers for actors of color, becoming a Hollywood leading man at a time before black Americans were even granted full civil rights. He also opened doors for black directors after stepping behind the camera to direct &nbs…
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Dorothy Dandridge – Hollywood’s First African-American Sex Symbol
| African American Movie Memorabilia, African Americana, Black History, Film & Movie Star Photographs, Movie Memorabilia, Movie Posters
Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American film and theatre actress, singer, and dancer. She is one of the earliest black movie stars and the first woman of color to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, which was for her performance in Carmen Jones (1954).