Photo I'd help old actor

[jtw1313]

Photo ID help old actor

Can anyone help id this actress/Broadway star

 

[KirkS]

No clue who she is, but I think in this case, the photographer is where the value lies in this photograph. Hal Phyfe was a well-know photographer in his day, probably more well known then the subject in the case.

 

[tamrock]

Looks like a picture of some bride before or after the wedding? 1930ish ?...Why do you think an actor.?? I'd say it's a female as that would be an actress.

 

[KirkS]

Looks like a picture of some bride before or after the wedding? 1930ish ?...Why do you think an actor.?? I'd say it's a female as would be an actress.

Phye was one of many photographers that 'specialized' in Broadway performers in the day, so it would make sense. But I'm sure he did a wedding or two to keep the funds flowing. Like I said, the photographer is the point of interest in this case, not the subject.

 

[jtw1313]

It is a press photo so probably someone famous............or maybe someone had a expensive wedding and the news reported it

 

[jtw1313]

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This was in the bunch to

 

[Peyton Manning]

could it be the famous lily langtree?

 

[tamrock]

Phye was one of many photographers that 'specialized' in Broadway performers in the day, so it would make sense. But I'm sure he did a wedding or two to keep the funds flowing. Like I said, the photographer is the point of interest in this case, not the subject.

I see that now. So sure it's likely some actress. Hopefully someone has the tenacity to figure out who this is.

 

[Bramblefind]

A google search shows a number of prospective bride photographs which were printed in the NY Times (just using that newspaper as an example) and credited to Hal Phyfe. I think it is possible it is a photograph of a non-actress "high society" bride.

https://www.google.com/webhp?source...TF-8#q="hal+phyfe"+"bride"+site:nytimes.com&*