Tuesday, April 1, 2025

New acquisition


Cary Grant (Archibald Alec Leach, 1904-1986) and Mae West (Mary Jane West, 1893-1980) filming SHE DONE HIM WRONG (1933). The photo is by Lansing Brown (1900-1962), best known for accidentally killing Russ Columbo (1908-1934) with an antique pistol.

ETA: Well, no. This Lansing Brown photo shows actor/bandleader Nick Stuart (Niculae Pratza, 1904-1973) with his wife Sue Carol (Evelyn Jean Lederer, 1906-1982). At the time of the photo, Sue Carol was an actress; she later became an agent, and her fourth marriage was to Alan Ladd 1942-64.