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1929 TO 1972 ROSALIND RUSSELL MOVIE STAR - FROM 1960'S SET & PLAYING SWAP CARD

$ 2.63

Availability: 68 in stock
  • Industry: Movies
  • Object Type: Photograph
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    MOVIE STAR
    CARDS
    1929 TO 1972 ROSALIND RUSSELL
    1 MOVIE STAR CARD
    1 SWAP CARD
    This is a  original card that were issued in the 1960's. Plus a playing card.
    The front of each card shows a real black and white photograph of a famous film star ROSALIND RUSSELL, while the back of each card is blank
    .
    Catherine Rosalind Russell
    (June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an American actress, comedienne, screenwriter, and singer,
    [4]
    known for her role as fast-talking newspaper reporter Hildy Johnson in the
    Howard Hawks
    screwball comedy
    His Girl Friday
    (1940), opposite
    Cary Grant
    , as well as for her portrayals of Mame Dennis in
    Auntie Mame
    (1958) and
    Rose
    in
    Gypsy
    (1962). A noted comedienne,
    [5]
    she won all five
    Golden Globes
    for which she was nominated. Russell won the
    Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
    in 1953 for her portrayal of Ruth in the Broadway show
    Wonderful Town
    (a musical based on the film
    My Sister Eileen
    , in which she also starred). She was nominated for the
    Academy Award for Best Actress
    four times during her career before being awarded a
    Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
    in 1973.
    In addition to her success as a comedic lead, Russell was known for playing dramatic characters, especially wealthy, dignified, ladylike women, being one of the few actresses of her time who regularly played professional women such as judges, reporters, and psychiatrists.
    [6]
    Russell's career spanned from 1930s to the 1970s, and she attributed this longevity to the fact that, although usually playing classy and glamorous roles, she never became a
    sex symbo
    The size of the card is approx. 2 3/4" x 4"  inches.
    The card offered here was actually from a 1960's set!
    Included in this lot is:
    ROSALIND RUSSELL
    CONDITION: (see scan)
    MOSTLY NEAR MINT
    .
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