MARY ASTOR [1943] Portrait by Clarence Bull

Los Angeles: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [1943]. Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin photo. Photographer Clarence Bull’s ink stamp on verso, fine.

After her stint at Warner Brothers (where she played fascinating roles and won an Academy Award), Mary Astor returned to MGM where she once again played mothers. Her first was in the all-star musical Thousands Cheer, for which Clarence Bull made this portrait of her.