This photo above is in my private collection and what an unexpected find. I had not heard of this amazing dancing duo before. Along with the original 8×10 photo was a description of the scene. The title reads: “SUMMER DOG SHOW ATTRACTS FILM COLONYITES” This was taken at the show held at the Ambassador Hotel, where […]
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It is amazing how many of the rich and famous... from silent films, to politics, and socialites adored their chows. The breed was quite the status symbol in America from the turn of the century through the 1940's and many stars even showed chows.
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1922 C. Gardner Sullivan – famous screen writer with his Chow “Ching” from Siberia
C. Gardner Sullivan was born on September 18, 1884 in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA as Crawford Gardner Sullivan. He is known for his work on All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Alibi (1929) and Hell’s Hinges (1916). SOURCE IMBD This 1922 newspaper snippet makes me very curious , what part of “Siberia” this chow […]
1910 Suzanne Desprès – French Actress and her Chow
This beautiful photo of actress Suzanne Despres, comes from a magazine highlighting Theatre stars and their companion pets from 1910. You can almost hear the actress saying ” now look pretty at the camera…stay still” Suzanne Desprès (16 December 1875 – 1 July 1951) was a French actress who was born at Verdun, Meuse and […]
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