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Auction History Result 5s292 ADOLPHE MENJOU ink drawing '33 cool profile artwork portrait of the star by Jim! Date Sold 2/4/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Ink Drawing (measures 13" x 14") (Learn More) Adolphe Menjou was an actor from the 1910s to the 1960s. He was born in 1890 in Pittsburgh (even though he seemed European!) to a French father and an Irish mother, and his father disapproved of show business, but while at college, Adolphe changed his major to liberal arts and started appearing in plays. He moved to New York when he was 25, but couldn't make it on Broadway, and appeared in minor movies in the middle 1910s. He served in World War I and then afterwards went behind the camera working as a production manager. In 1921, he moved to Hollywood, and got leading roles in movies and became a major star throughout the 1920s and 1930s, and then he seamlessly switched to character roles. He had a wonderful part in Paths of Glory as the slimy General Broulard near the end of his career. Some of his other movies include: Little Miss Marker, Golden Boy, The Marriage Circle, and Stage Door. He passed away in 1963 at the age of 73. Artist: Jim Important Added Info: Note that this is original artwork that was done on the back of a railroad time table chart, which was printed on a stiff board. The chart was originally from 1924, but the artwork is signed "Jim" and has a "33" under it, so we are assuming Jim drew this in 1933 on an old chart. We don't know if he was a professional artist, but the likeness is quite good, and it may well have been used in a movie theater. If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Condition: very good. There are some smudges and scuffs scattered in the art, but otherwise, it is in pretty good condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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