1940 · Universal City
by Constance Moore (subject); Ray Jones (photographer)
Universal City: Universal Studios, 1940. Three vintage publicity photographs of actress and singer Constance Moore, circa 1940s. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos.
Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Constance Moore signed with Universal in the late 1930s, and was largely cast by the studio in wartime musicals and comedies, including the W.C. Fields comedy "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man."
From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures, where he worked well into the 1950s.
8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus. (Inventory #: 164559)
Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Constance Moore signed with Universal in the late 1930s, and was largely cast by the studio in wartime musicals and comedies, including the W.C. Fields comedy "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man."
From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures, where he worked well into the 1950s.
8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus. (Inventory #: 164559)