Friday, July 28, 2017

Anna May Wong in Chinese Digest

November 29, 1935, page 2
January 17, 1936, page 4
January 31, 1936, page 4 and page 6 (below)






















May 22, 1936, page 15
June 12, 1936, page 15
August 21, 1936, page 7
September 25, 1936, page 7
October 2, 1936, page 3
November 27, 1936, page 7
February 1937, page 6
May  1937, page 12
July 1937, page 8
August 1937, page 13 and page 16
November 1937, page 16
December 1937, page 18
March 1938, page 11
April 1938, page 15
June 1938, page 13 (below)






















January 1939, page 12

 
 
(Next post on Friday: Jack Chen in Chinese Digest)

Friday, July 14, 2017

Anna May Wong in Photoplay

December 1921
page 61: Bits of Life
The next story is a fine Chinese tale in which Lon Chaney and the beautiful little Oriental, Anna May Wong, perform.

August 1923
page 78: Anna May Wong continues to represent China effectively.

October 1923
Anna May Wong photograph from The Thief of Bagdad.





















November 1923
Anna May Wong cast in Drifting.

August 1927
page 24: photograph (below)
page 54: Mr. WuAnna May Wong (not pictured) had a small role in the film
page 143: Mr. Wu cast





















September 1927
page 144: Old San Francisco cast

October 1927
page 84: She Didn’t Know Her Chop Suey

October 1931
page 78: Anna May Wong and sister Mary





















December 1931
page 13: baby photograph (below)
page 63: photograph (below)






















July 1932
page 12: Shanghai Express

August 1932
page 14: Shanghai Express
page 110: Los Angeles Chinatown children
page 124: 5 Years Ago
The girl on the cover was Olive Borden and the gallery included…Anna May Wong.

September 1932
page 113: Shanghai Express

October 1932
page 119: Shanghai Express

July 1933
page 8: The Audience Talks Back
Anna May Wong
At Best: Buddha winking
At Worst: Sandalwood incense in Woolworth’s

August 1933
page 98: A Study in Scarlet
page 113: A Study in Scarlet cast


Exhibitors Herald-World, January–March 1929
Anna May Wong in The New Movie Magazine
Anna May Wong in Picture Play
Anna May Wong in Film Annuals
Anna May Wong in Photoplay
Anna May Wong in Theatre Magazine
Anna May Wong in Chinese Digest
Anna May Wong in Women Who Dare 1998 Calendar
Anna May Wong in Universal Weekly
Anna May Wong in Life
Anna May Wong in The Young Companion
Anna May Wong in Motion Picture Herald
Anna May Wong and James Wong Howe in Motion Picture Herald
The Anna May Wong Quarter by the United States Mint
Advice to Anna May Wong from Yan-Phou Lee
Anna May Wong in Classic Magazine
Anna May Wong in Motion Picture Magazine
Anna May Wong and James Wong Howe, 1928
Anna May Wong, 1930 
 
 
(Next post on Friday: Anna May Wong in Theatre Magazine)

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Happy Fourth of July!



Art by Edward Wilson Currier, 1917

American Art News
December 7, 1918
Obituary
E. W. Currier, a well known painter of California scenes, died Nov. 15 last at a San Francisco hospital. He had been a sufferer for some months although able to pursue his art, to which he was devoutly attached.

The artist passed a deal of time each year at Lake Tahoe, traversing the mountain region with great enthusiasm and always returning with much material. The color and life of Old Chinatown, before the 1906 fire, had afforded Currier much pleasure and he reflected those features with faithfulness. Originally from Ohio, Currier had lived many years in California. His early training was gained in the East.

(Next post on Friday: Anna May Wong in Film Annuals)