ALEXIS SMITH - DOCUMENT UNSIGNED CIRCA 1953 - HFSID 281544

ALEXIS SMITH
Unsigned British visitors driving license, issued to her for 1953-1954
Document, unsigned. 2½x3¼ closed, 5x3¼ open, 4 pages (front and verso), 2½x3¼. Visitors Driver's License #4A/179502, issued by the London County Council to Alexis Smith and valid for one year (December 10, 1953-December 9, 1954). Name and local address inked in by an unknown hand, but the line for "Usual Signature of Licensee" is not filled in. Canadian-born actress Alexis Smith (1921-1993), born Gladys Smith, trained as a dancer before being signed by Warner Bros. in 1941. Billed as "The Dynamite Girl" and "The Flame Girl", Smith starred in a number of films, including Gentleman Jim (1942), The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944), The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945), Rhapsody in Blue (1945), Night and Day (1946), Of Human Bondage (1946), Beau James (1957), The Young Philadelphians (1959) and The Age of Innocence (1993). Smith, who also appeared in made-for-TV movies and guested on several TV shows, was equally well known for her stage work. Married to actor Craig Stevens from June 18, 1944 until her death on June 9, 1993, Smith toured with her husband in such musicals as Mary, Mary, Critics Choice and Cactus Flower, and she made several appearances on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for Follies (1972). Smith, who was nominated for another Tony for Platinum (1979), also had a successful nightclub act in the 1970s. Lightly soiled. Otherwise, fine condition.