NORMA TALMADGE
Charming note of encouragement to a child.
ANS: "Norma Talmadge", 5x4¼ album leaf. Los Angeles, California,
1923 May 24. "To dear little Jeanne". In full: "May you
always have health, happiness and success - Lovingly". In 1923, Talmadge
appeared in four films: The Voice from the Minaret, Within the
Law, Ashes of Vengeance and The Song of Love. Actress
Norma Talmadge (1893-1957) began her film career in the 1910 Vitagraph film,
The Household Pest, and she would go on to appear in a number of features
for the New York City-based studio before briefly signing with D.W.
Griffith, for whom her sister, Constance, was working. In 1916,
Talmadge met and married Joseph Schenck, and the two became partners in
their own film company. Their studio's first film, Panthea, was
a tremendous hit, and the couple moved the production company to Hollywood.
Over the next few years, Talmadge would star in several other hits, including
The Wonderful Thing (1921), The Eternal Flame (1922) and The
Song of Love (1923). By 1928, however, her popularity had begun to wane, and
Talmadge was unable to make a successful transition from the silents to
"talkies". She divorced Schenck on April 4, 1934 and married George
Jessel just nineteen days later. Jessel had a radio show at the time, and
Talmadge was added to the cast. When the program did not help her career, she
divorced Jessel in 1939. In 1927, Talmadge had accidently begun a tradition
when she stepped into wet cement in front of Graumann's Chinese Theater,
becoming the first star of many to leave a lasting impression in front of the
landmark. Lightly creased. Stray ink mark at upper right corner. Ink notes
(unknown hand) at lower margin. Slightly soiled, minor stain at lower left edge.
Overall, fine condition.
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