Vintage original 9 x 12 in. US double-weight matte photograph from the 1960s Broadway-themed comedy/drama biopic, STAR!, released in 1968 by 20th Century-Fox and directed by Robert Wise, a musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage.
The image depicts Gertrude Lawrence (Julie Andrews) is an outdoor setting holding a tennis racket. Printed on a stock similar to a lobby card, it comes from the archive of a newspaper and features a circle in blue grease pencil around the film's title and the handwritten word "movie." Affixed to the verso is the original snipe which indicates that this photo is from the film's original roadshow release in Los Angeles at the Wilshire Theartre. It is in very fine- condition as shown.
Provenance: The Hearst Herald Examiner newspaper archive.