RUTH ROLAND - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 277867
Price: $320.00
RUTH ROLAND
Sepia-toned photograph, by Carter of Los Angeles, of Roland in profile and
from the shoulders up in a gown, signed "Sincerely Yours" in purple
ink
Inscribed photograph signed "To/Gertrude McCain/Sincerely Yours/Ruth
Roland". B/w sepia-toned, 4¾x6¾, printed on cardstock. Inscribed in lower
right corner: "Carpenter/LA". Roland (1892-1932, born in San
Francisco, California) was an American actress with over 210 movie credits
and who, at her height, rivaled Pearl White as queen of the movie
serials. She started acting at three and had her own vaudeville act by her
teens. She got her start in film in 1908 after being spotted by a Kalem Company
director. Her big break came with The Red Circle (1915), the first of her
11 serials. Roland reportedly made more money on real estate than acting in
serials; this, plus her increasingly imperious set presence, probably caused her
to leave films in favor of vaudeville. Roland made several comeback attempts -
including the talkie Reno (1930) - but these were unsuccessful. She was
mostly forgotten, but also independently wealthy, by her last film, From Nine
to Five, in 1935. Lightly toned, soiled and bowed. Small tear on left edge.
Otherwise in fine condition.
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