Title: Portion of an Envelope Addressed to Agent Browne and Signed by Mady Christians, Austrian-Born Actor Who Starred on Broadway and in American Films.
Description: circa [1938]. [1938]. - A portion of a manila envelope addressed and signed in blue ink: "Mr. Chamberlain Brown / 145 W. 45th St. NY. / from / Miss Mady Christians". There are a few light creases to the envelope. Very good.
Born in Vienna, actor Marguerita Maria "Mady" Christians moved to New York with her family in 1912. After returning to Europe to study under Max Reinhardt and appearing in a number of European films, she moved back to the U.S. where she made a successful career in theatre and film until she was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. She starred in Lillian Hellman's "Watch on the Rhine" on Broadway and originated the title role in the 1944 play "I Remember Mama". Her last movie roles were in the film adaptation of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" and in "Letter from an Unknown Woman". Some attributed her death of a stroke at the age of 59 to the stress of being blacklisted. Very good .
Keywords: THEATRE; FILM; MOVIES; AUSTRIAN-BORN ACTOR; ACTRESS; MADY CHRISTIANS; STAGE ACTOR; FILM ACTOR; SIGNATURE ON AN ENVELOPE; AUTOGRAPH.
- Book number: 31609
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