Portrait of Marion COAKLEY
Photography
Inventory number
2018.5.24.9.PH.TH.1921.USAuthor:
Bain News Service (American, 1898 - 1944)Description
Head and shoulders sepia-toned photograph of Marion Coakley, wearing a new spring hat with a tassel at the side and flower ornamentation.Marion Coakley was an American actress best known for the films 'The Enchanted Cottage' (1924) and 'The Lost Battalion' (1919) The bulk of her career, however, was on stage, notably opposite Leslie Howard in 'The Werewolf' in 1924. She was active on Broadway for twelve years between 1916 and 1928, and was described in the New York Tribune in 1920 as having a "blond pulchritude and genuine histrionic talents" before her role in 'The Meanest Man in the World' (1920)
Material
Analog photographyOrigin
1921 New York, United StatesDimensions
Length : 12.8 cmHeight : 17.7 cm