May 19, 2011 - Sale 2248

Sale 2248 - Lot 205

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,400 - $ 1,800
MORTENSEN, WILLIAM (1897-1965)
Fay Wray. Silver print, 10 1/2x8 1/4 inches (26.7x21 cm.), on the two-toned sheet, with Mortensen's red monogram and his signature and notation "Wescosio Studio," in pencil, on recto. Circa 1933

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The actress Fay Wray , who is best-known for her leading role in "King Kong" (1933), was the first "scream queen" and played the imperiled heroine in five back-to-back horror/fantasy classics.