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Auction History Result 4t416 LYA DE PUTTI signed 8x10.25 still '20s great head & shoulders portrait by Irving Chidnoff! Date Sold 12/22/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Lya De Putti (born Amalia Putti) was a Hungarian actress from the 1910s to the 1920s. She was born in Hungary in 1897, and at 16, she married Zoltan Szepessy and had two children with him. She started making German movies in 1918, and in 1922, she appeared in an F.W. Murnau movie, which made her a star. After her starring role in E.A. Dupont's "Variety" in 1925, Adolph Zukor hired her to come to the U.S. and work for Paramount, and she also starred in D.W. Griffith's "Sorrows of Satan" in 1927. The coming of sound ended her Hollywood career, and she attempted a comeback on Broadway, which also fizzled. In 1931, she swallowed a chicken bone and it was caught in her throat, and she was taken to a hospital, where it was removed, but complications resulted, and she died from pneumonia, and she was just 34 years old. She had divorced her husband Szepessy in 1918, and she had remarried Louis Jahnke in 1922, and she was still married to him when she died, but first husband Szepessy committed suicide right after her death. Important Added Info: Note that this still has been personally autographed (signed) by Lya De Putti! Note that our consignor purchased a collection of autographed stills that were collected by Leonard Sorgi, who was a unit manager for ABC for shows like The Soupy Sales Show, The Jerry Mahony Show, and many others. He was also Unit Manager for the Academy Awards for a number of years, and during his long and varied career, he met many celebrities and obtained autographs from them in person (often personalized to him). Our consignor (and we) feel certain that the autograph on this still is authentic! Also note that this still measures 8" x 10 1/4" [20 x 26 cm]. Condition: very good. there is a piece of clear tape on the back of some creases in the bottom right blank corner. There is a tiny tear in both the top and bottom blank borders. Learn More about condition grades 
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