Romo Vincent Autograph, "Marinka", 1945, Anita Colby, Luba Malina, + 1 more

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About the Autograph Collection. My Aunt Helen spent years collecting autographs during her tenure at The National Theater in Washington DC.
She began her tenure in 1932 until her retirement in the mid 1980's due to an Auto Accident. Most of the collection spans the 1940's, 50's with some autographs from the 60's and 70's. Some of the Autographs Collection was recently sold to
Tamino Autographs in New York
. As a point of interest I've included a couple family photos.
I will be listing more from this fairly large collection over the next few weeks.
Romo Vincent Autograph, "Marinka", 1945, Also signed by: Anita Colby, Luba Malina, Barbara Anne.
[Musical, Drama, Romance, Original] Produced by Harry Howard
Marinka is an operetta by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán:
The operetta is a retelling of the story of the Mayerling Incident, but with a happy ending replacing the infamous 1889 double suicide of Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf and his mistress, Maria Vetsera. The best-known songs include "Only One Touch of Vienna," "Sigh by Night," "The Cab Song," and "When I Auditioned for the Harem of the Shah".
Romo Vincent was born on December 23, 1908
in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Naked Jungle (1954), Music for Madame (1937) and This Way Please (1937). He died on January 16, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Luba Malina was born on September 18, 1909 in Dvinsk, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire
. She was an actress, known for Mexican Hayride (1948), The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) and Latin Rhythm (1938). She died in July 1982 in New York, New York, USA
Anita Colby (August 5, 1914 – March 27, 1992) was an actress and model
. Colby was born Anita Counihan, the daughter of the cartoonist, Bud Counihan, a legendary figure among New York City artists and newsmen, in Washington, D.C. Early in her career, at an hour, she was the highest paid model at the time. She was nicknamed "The Face" and appeared on numerous billboards and ads, many of them for cigarette advertisers. She moved to Hollywood from New York in 1935 and changed her name to Colby. She had a bit part in Mary of Scotland (1936) and other B movies but her acting career never took off. After two years, she returned to New York and became an ad salesperson for Harper's Bazaar. She made her name in Hollywood almost ten years after leaving films when she worked on a nationwide advertising campaign for the film Cover Girl (1944), which she also appeared in. She began acting in films again in the 1940s, including Brute Force (1947). Colby was hired by David O. Selznick in the 1940s to teach contract actresses, such as Jennifer Jones, about beauty, poise, and publicity. Her job title was Feminine Director of Selznick International Pictures. She worked closely with Selznick's top actresses, such as Jennifer Jones, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Temple, Dorothy McGuire, and Joan Fontaine. Colby later hosted the television program The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse in 1954. Colby also invented a chair convertible to inclined bed (U.S. patent 2690209), which was filed in 1952 and issued in 1954. She was a devout Roman Catholic. She died of lung disease, aged 77