Gloria Joy
American postcard by Film Stars Portrait Co., Los Angeles, no. 657. Photo: Witzel, Los Angeles. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
American actress Gloria Joy (1910-1970) began her career in the film industry at age seven when her stepfather, Sherwood MacDonald, formed Mission Productions in the autumn of 1918 to produce a series of films showcasing Joy as a child actress. She starred in such films as The Midnight Burglar (1918) and The Locked Heart (1918). As a young adult, she continued her career with such silent films as Phantom Police (1926).
American photographer Albert Witzel (1871-1929) was known for his elegant portrait photographs. Witzel was a pioneer photographer and a very prominent portrait photographer of Los Angeles. The rise of his studio paralleled the emergence of the film industry following its relocation from the East Coast. Witzel made portraits of many of Los Angeles' leading figures, including such film stars as Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and vamp Theda Bara.
On 11 November 2023, European Film Star Postcards presents 'Photo by Witzel', a coproduction by La Collectionneuse and Bob, Truus & Jan Too!
Gloria Joy
American postcard by Film Stars Portrait Co., Los Angeles, no. 657. Photo: Witzel, Los Angeles. Collection: Marlene Pilaete.
American actress Gloria Joy (1910-1970) began her career in the film industry at age seven when her stepfather, Sherwood MacDonald, formed Mission Productions in the autumn of 1918 to produce a series of films showcasing Joy as a child actress. She starred in such films as The Midnight Burglar (1918) and The Locked Heart (1918). As a young adult, she continued her career with such silent films as Phantom Police (1926).
American photographer Albert Witzel (1871-1929) was known for his elegant portrait photographs. Witzel was a pioneer photographer and a very prominent portrait photographer of Los Angeles. The rise of his studio paralleled the emergence of the film industry following its relocation from the East Coast. Witzel made portraits of many of Los Angeles' leading figures, including such film stars as Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and vamp Theda Bara.
On 11 November 2023, European Film Star Postcards presents 'Photo by Witzel', a coproduction by La Collectionneuse and Bob, Truus & Jan Too!