Random Non-Louise Photo: Myrna Loy wearing a special dyed batik top in an early portrait Henry Waxman, mid-1920’s. (Thread)
In 1925, Myrna, then just 19, was dancing in a revue at The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood when she was spotted by Waxman and invited to sit for some portraits. Said Myrna, “No one had ever photographed me before. The pictures were made. They turned out beautifully.”
In 1925, Myrna, then just 19, was dancing in a revue at The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood when she was spotted by Waxman and invited to sit for some portraits. Said Myrna, “No one had ever photographed me before. The pictures were made. They turned out beautifully.”
In 1925, Myrna, then just 19, was dancing in a revue at The Egyptian Theater in Hollywood when she was spotted by Waxman and invited to sit for some portraits. Said Myrna, “No one had ever photographed me before. The pictures were made. They turned out beautifully.”
Someone who spotted the photos was Waxman client Rudolph Valentino who, along with his wife, designer/writer Natacha Rambova, offered Myrna a screen test and then cast as a vamp in Rambova’s film “What Price Beauty” (1925). Zoom in to read the interesting press copy (R).
Someone who spotted the photos was Waxman client Rudolph Valentino who, along with his wife, designer/writer Natacha Rambova, offered Myrna a screen test and then cast as a vamp in Rambova’s film “What Price Beauty” (1925). Zoom in to read the interesting press copy (R).
Someone who spotted the photos was Waxman client Rudolph Valentino who, along with his wife, designer/writer Natacha Rambova, offered Myrna a screen test and then cast as a vamp in Rambova’s film “What Price Beauty” (1925). Zoom in to read the interesting press copy (R).
While Waxman’s “exotic pixie” photos aided in Myrna’s film success, they, and “What Price Beauty,” also served to typecast her for years to playing mostly roles of vamps and “Asian” harlots. More amazing photos from the Waxman sessions:
While Waxman’s “exotic pixie” photos aided in Myrna’s film success, they, and “What Price Beauty,” also served to typecast her for years to playing mostly roles of vamps and “Asian” harlots. More amazing photos from the Waxman sessions:
While Waxman’s “exotic pixie” photos aided in Myrna’s film success, they, and “What Price Beauty,” also served to typecast her for years to playing mostly roles of vamps and “Asian” harlots. More amazing photos from the Waxman sessions:
“There was something about my face – it was different. So I was playing character parts from the age of 17. I was never an ingenue, never in my whole life... Off the screen, with all my freckles, I look a little more what I am, but the camera seems to emphasize my peculiarities.”
“There was something about my face – it was different. So I was playing character parts from the age of 17. I was never an ingenue, never in my whole life... Off the screen, with all my freckles, I look a little more what I am, but the camera seems to emphasize my peculiarities.”
“There was something about my face – it was different. So I was playing character parts from the age of 17. I was never an ingenue, never in my whole life... Off the screen, with all my freckles, I look a little more what I am, but the camera seems to emphasize my peculiarities.”
“There was something about my face – it was different. So I was playing character parts from the age of 17. I was never an ingenue, never in my whole life... Off the screen, with all my freckles, I look a little more what I am, but the camera seems to emphasize my peculiarities.”
“Nobody thought of me as the virgin, I guess. I had these slinky eyes and a sense of humor.” Myrna and more of her remarkable mid-1920’s photos by Henry Waxman in L.A.
“Nobody thought of me as the virgin, I guess. I had these slinky eyes and a sense of humor.” Myrna and more of her remarkable mid-1920’s photos by Henry Waxman in L.A.
“Nobody thought of me as the virgin, I guess. I had these slinky eyes and a sense of humor.” Myrna and more of her remarkable mid-1920’s photos by Henry Waxman in L.A.
Trivia: One of the films that briefly featured Myrna playing her stereotypical “Asian temptress” was Howard Hawks’ “A Girl in Every Port” (1928), a film which also featured Louise in a major role. Myrna as the exotic “Jetta”:
Trivia: One of the films that briefly featured Myrna playing her stereotypical “Asian temptress” was Howard Hawks’ “A Girl in Every Port” (1928), a film which also featured Louise in a major role. Myrna as the exotic “Jetta”:
Trivia: One of the films that briefly featured Myrna playing her stereotypical “Asian temptress” was Howard Hawks’ “A Girl in Every Port” (1928), a film which also featured Louise in a major role. Myrna as the exotic “Jetta”:
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