
Fay Wray, 1927

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Vintage photograph of Hollywood’s first scream queen Fay Wray. A dramatically composed portrait shows a distressed Wray clutching the sides of her head for the pre-code drama “Behind the Make-Up” (1930).
Handwritten notation on verso. / source: eBay

Otto Dyar :: Hollywood actors Fay Wray and Regis Toomey costumed as pilgrims out for a Thanksgiving hunt, 1931 /
The press snipe reads: “PILGRIM’S PROGRESS – Fay Wray and Regis Toomey, Paramount players, emulate the originators of Thanksgiving Day.” / src: Grapefruit Moon Gallery on eBay