ADOLPH ZUKOR : FOUNDER OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES : FILM DIRECTOR : PRESS PHOTO 1914

This vintage press photo features Adolph Zukor sitting in the backseat of his chauffer driven luxury automobile. He is accompanied by his two children, Eugene and Mildred. The year of the photo is 1914 and the photo was taken in front of Zukor’s residence in New York City. Adolph Zukor (1873-1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer famous for being one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures. He produced one of America’s first feature length films, “The Prisoner of Zenda (1913). The IMDb reveals that Zukor produced 96 films between 1913 and 1943. What happened to Zukor’s children. In 1916, Eugene became a Paramount executive. Mildred married Arthur Loew son of Marcus Lowe, founder of MGM studios and the Lowes theater chain. Arthur became President of MGM. This press photograph is an artifact of motion picture history. SOLD

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LOIS LEE : AMERICAN FILM ACTRESS : PRISONER OF ZENDA : (1921)

This uncommon vintage real photo postcard features beautiful American film actress, Lois Lee (1892-1967). She is most well known for “The Lincoln Highwayman” (1919), “The Phantom Melody” (1920), and “The Prisoner of Zenda” (1922). Her IMDb filmography includes 4 credits between 1919 and 1922. This portrait of Miss Lee was taken to promote her appearance in “The Prisoner of Zenda”. The photo was taken in 1921. Lee was married to comedian and actor, Harvey Stone. This postcard was published by Ross Verlag as part of a series (No.826/1). Note the British-American-Film logo in the lower right hand corner of the image. Lee was under contract with the company at the time the photo was taken.  (SOLD)

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