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Lot 590: Pola Negri Upstages Valentino Funeral (1926)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $100.00
Winning Bid: $98.33
Price Realized: $117.50
Auction Date:8/28/2006 9:00 PM EST

Most famous image of actress Pola Negri having to be “helped” from the funeral of film icon Rudolph Valentino dressed in back veil and salty tears. Negri of course did this as a publicity stunt to further her own career. Original paper caption. International Newsreel stamp on verso. EX-MT. 8x10”.

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