Vivian Romance - Original 1940s 8x10 Promo and 26 similar items

Authentic, Vintage Black White Promo Photograph for the 1944 presentation of "Carmen." This photo depicts actress Vivian Romance. Photo released by Superfilm Distributing Corporation. Photo #CN-25. Measures approximately 8 x 10 including white border. Condition: This is an original photograph, not a copy or reproduction. It has some lower edge wear including a left corner crease within the white margin, and some flecking of the bottom edge. Comments: Viviane Romance (July 4, 1912 - September 25, 1991) was a French actress. Born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns in Roubaix, France, Romance began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in La Chienne. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in La belle equipe (1936). From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of Femme fatales, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and vamps. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974. Romance was offered, and rejected, a Hollywood film contract in the 1930s. She preferred to make films in her native France. However, she also resided for many years in Italy where she made several Italian language films.