JENNIFER HOLT
Black and white publicity photograph of Jennifer Holt lying down.
Photograph inscribed and signed: "For Pedro Serna/With all good wishes/and gratitude/Yours/Jennifer Holt". B/w, 8x10. Universal Pictures photograph by Ray Jones. ©1943, Universal Pictures Co., Inc. In 1943, the year this photograph was copyrighted, Holt (who was under contract to Universal from 1942-1943) starred in Raiders of Sunset Pass, Frontier Law, Lone Star Trail, Hers to Hold, Get Going, Cowboy in Manhattan, Raiders of San Joaquin, Cheyenne Roundup, Hi, Buddy and Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground and in chapters five-13 of the serial, Adventures of the Flying Cadets. Jennifer Holt (1920-1997), born Elizabeth Marshall Holt, starred in a long list of B-Westerns in the 1940s for both Universal (under contract 1942-1943, occasional appearances thereafter) and Republic Pictures. She made her film debut in 1941's Stick To Your Guns, billed as Jacqueline Holt in honor of her father, Western actor Jack Holt. From 1950-1951, Holt hosted a children's TV show, Panhandle Pete and Jennifer, which won a 1951 Peabody Award, and she also made guest appearances on several TV shows, including The Gabby Hayes Show (1956), Tales of Wells Fargo (several episodes, 1957-1959) and Perry Mason (1958). Creased at blank corners and margins, rippled at lower margin. Surface creased (most not evident head on), touching the "J" in Jennifer and "t" of Holt and 2 words of writing. Lightly soiled at blank margins. Stamped on verso (no show through). Overall, fine condition.