Joan Marsh Very Rare Stunning 8/10 Pin Up Photo '42 w/Signature Charlie Chan

Description: Here is a stunning very rare very early vintage original 8" by 10" pin up photo of actress Joan Marsh (1913-2000), from 1942. Hand signed in fountain pen; listing as secretarial out of an abundance of caution, but likely signed (and dated 1942) by her. From a 40s estate collection. Born Dorothy Rosher, Joan Marsh appeared in silent films first as an infant, and then as a child in Mary Pickford movies (Pollyanna, 1920). She returned to film in the 1930s, singing with Bing Crosby in King of Jazz (1930) and playing W. C. Fields' daughter in You're Telling Me (1934). She played supporting roles in films through the mid-1940s, including Anna Karenina, Charlie Chan in Hollywood and Road to Zanzibar.A brassy, blue-eyed platinum blonde of the 1930s in the Jean Harlow tradition. Joan was the daughter of Hollywood cinematographer Charles Rosher and appeared as a child in Mary Pickford movies (on which her father worked as cameraman) billed as Dorothy Rosher. She acted in some amateur dramatics as well but seems to have had little professional training. However, The Times in 1929 referred to her "extraordinary speaking and singing voice" at this crucial period when sound pictures began to replace silent cinema. When she was signed by Universal for King of Jazz (1930), she adopted the stage name Joan Marsh. A fairly busy actress alternating leads and second leads throughout the decade and into the mid-40s, she is perhaps best remembered opposite Warner Oland in Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937) and as Dimples in Road to Zanzibar (1941). Long under contract to MGM, she was also featured in two Greta Garbo films, Inspiration (1931) and Anna Karenina (1935). In lighter fare her characters tended to have names like Beanie, Toots or Cuddles. It seems, Joan Marsh was also an accomplished dancer, especially adept at the two most popular dances of the era, the Charleston and the Black Bottom. On screen she performed a ballroom routine with Edward J. Nugent in Dancing Feet (1936). On radio, Joan replaced Beatrice Lillie as hostess of the musical variety show Flying Red Horse Tavern in 1936, as well providing the vocals for Lennie Hayton's Orchestra. Joan's first husband was the screenwriter Charles Belden, her second, Captain John Morrill of Army Air Transport Command. Her hobbies included horse riding, tennis and golf. Joan retired from acting after her final picture for Poverty Row outfit Monogram in 1944 and in later years owned a Los Angeles stationary business, Paper Unlimited. Some spots of discoloration and fading, smudges to inscription and signature, corner and edge wear. Very rare. Will ship worldwide. I always combine shipping on multiple orders. Filmography: 1944Follow the LeaderMilly McGinnis 1943Mr. Muggs Steps OutBrenda Murray 1943Secret Service in Darkest AfricaJanet Blake 1943Keep 'Em SluggingLola 1942Police BulletsDonna Wells 1942The Man in the TrunkYvonne Duvalle 1941Road to ZanzibarDimples 1940Blame It on LoveTerry Arden 1939Fast and LooseBobby Neville 1939Idiot's DelightLes Blondes - Elaine 1938The Lady ObjectsJune Lane 1937Life Begins in CollegeCuddles 1937Hot WaterBebe Montaine 1937Charlie Chan on BroadwayJoan Wendall 1936What Becomes of the Children?Marion Worthington 1936Brilliant MarriageMadge Allison 1936Dancing FeetJudy Jones 1935Anna KareninaLili 1935Champagne for BreakfastVivian Morton 1934We're Rich AgainCarolyn Page 1934Many Happy ReturnsFlorence Allen 1934You're Telling Me!Pauline Bisbee 1933Rainbow Over BroadwayJudy Chibbins 1933Three Cornered MoonKitty 1933It's Great to Be AliveToots 1933The Man Who DaredJoan Novak 1933Uncle Jake (Short)Joan - Wife 1933Daring DaughtersBetty Cummings 1933High GearAnne Merritt 1932Speed DemonJean Torrance 1932That's My BoyCo-ed (uncredited) 1932Bachelor's AffairsEva Mills 1932Are You Listening?Honey O'Neil 1932The Wet ParadeEvelyn Fessenden 1931Maker of MenDorothy 1931PoliticsDaisy Evans 1931ShipmatesMary Lou 1931Three Girls LostMarcia Tallant 1931Meet the WifeDoris Bellamy 1931A Tailor Made ManBeanie 1931Dance, Fools, DanceSylvia 1931InspirationMadeleine Dorety 1931The Lady Killer (Short) 1931Framed! (Short) 1930The Mardi Gras (Short) 1930The Knockout (Short) 1930Hammer and Tongs (Short) 1930Kid Roberts (Short) 1930Little AccidentDoris 1930All Quiet on the Western FrontPoster Girl (uncredited) 1930King of JazzBlonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited) 1921Little Lord Fauntleroy (uncredited) 1920Thou Art the ManEllie Prescott (as Dorothy Rosher) 1920Young Mrs. WinthropRosie (as Dorothy Rosher) 1920SudsUndetermined Role (uncredited) 1920PollyannaBit Role (uncredited) 1919Daddy-Long-Legs (uncredited) 1919Captain Kidd, Jr.Child (uncredited) 1918Women's WeaponsNicholas Jr.'s Sister (as Dorothy Rosher) 1918One Hundred Percent American (Short) (uncredited) 1918Johanna Enlists (uncredited) 1918The Bond (Short)Cupid (uncredited) 1918How Could You, Jean?Morley Child (as Dorothy Rosher) 1917A Little PrincessChild (uncredited) 1915Hearts AflameChild (as Dorothy Rosher) 1915The Mad Maid of the Forest (Short)The Child (uncredited)

Price: 103.99 USD

Location: Marietta, Georgia

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