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Vintage original 3.5 x 5.25 in. German postcard depicting the beautiful German silent film actress, DARY HOLM. The attractive blonde is depicted in a close publicity shot wearing an elegant dress and sophisticated hairstyle with pearl earrings and a large pearl necklace. This postcard was signed in blue ink by Dary Holm in, we believe, 1926 (see additional details below), the year in which she appeared in three silent films in Germany. Printed by the renowned Ross-Verlag company of Berlin, Germany, this vintage original "country of origin" postcard is unused in very fine condition with a light diagonal mark (not a crease) on each corner from where it was inserted in the albums described below. There are no tears, stains, or other flaws.
Provenance: Approximately 8 years ago, we purchased a collection of two albums of vintage original German postcards from a rare book dealer at an antiquarian book fair in Pasadena, California (see photos). Approximately half of the postcards were signed by the respective personalities and the ones that were dated by the actors are all dated "1926." We were informed by the dealer that these photographs came from a film collector in Germany who acquired the postcards at the time they were issued and then had them signed by the respective actors when he met them in person. We are now pleased to make these vintage original postcards available to other collectors.
Dary Holm was born on April 16, 1897 in Hamburg, Germany as Anna Maria Dorothea Meyer. She was an actress known for Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (1923), Die Tragödie einer Liebesnacht (1924), and Rätsel einer Nacht (1927). She was married to fellow actor Harry Piel. From 1920 on, the attractive young woman launched as "Anni Holm" had an intense film career, beginning with such films as Der Todessegler (1921) and Die Beute der Erinnyen (1921). With the beginning of sound, her career was as good as finished and, in 1932, she said goodbye to her audience and retired when she was 35 years old. She died on August 29, 1960 in Munich, Germany. Ross-Verlag in Berlin was a German publishing house specialized in photographs and photo postcards of artists. The owner of the company was Heinrich Ross (b. 10 August 1870; d. after 1954 as emigrant in the USA). |