Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch
 

 July 13, 2009, Mystery Photo

 Los Angeles Times file photo

Update: As many people guessed, this is Annabella. Above, Feb. 14, 1937: "Wings of the Morning,

Annabella; French Actress Appeared in Gance's 'Napoleon'

September 20, 1996

Jan. 26, 1947, 13 Rue Madeleine

From Times Staff and Wire Reports

PARIS
— Suzanne Charpentier, the French actress better known by her screen
name Annabella for such films as "Napoleon" and "Hotel du Nord," has
died of a heart attack. She was 86.

Annabella, who was once
married to American actor Tyrone Power, died Wednesday at her home in
the Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine while she was having her morning
tea, her friend Jose Sourillan said.

"She was just sitting there fine and was dead a second later," he said.

Annabella's
career began in 1926 with Abel Gance's silent epic-length "Napoleon,"
which was restored in the mid-1980s by American director Francis Ford
Coppola.

She also starred in a string of 1930s talkies that took
a sentimental view of working-class Paris, including the 1938 classic
"Hotel du Nord."

Among her other films were "Wings of the
Morning" with Henry Fonda in 1937, "Suez" with Power and Loretta Young
in 1938 and "13 Rue Madeleine" with James Cagney in 1946.

"Annabella
is the sparkle that makes 'Wings of the Morning' different," wrote
Times film critic Edwin Schallert. "Pretty and versatile, she displays
unrivaled naturalness in her work."

Annabella returned to France
after her divorce from Power in 1948. She made her final film, "Le Plus
Bel Amour de Don Juan" (The Most Beautiful Love of Don Juan), in 1952.

The actress is survived by a daughter, Anne Werner Power, who lives in Boston.

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Just
a
reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and
reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time
picking only five pictures — sometimes it's difficult to choose. To
keep the mystery photo from getting
lost in the other entries, I move it from Monday to Tuesday to
Wednesday, etc., adding a photo every day.

I have to approve
all comments, so if your guess is posted immediately, that means you're
wrong. (And if a wrong guess has already been submitted by someone
else, there's no point in submitting it again.) If you're right, you
will have to wait until Friday. There's no need to submit your guess
five times. Once is enough. The only prize is bragging rights. 

The answer to last week's mystery star: Noreen Nash!

July 14, 2009, Mystery Photo

Los Angeles Times file photo

Update: June 15, 1939: Annabella in "Sacrifice d'Honneur."

Here's another picture of our mystery star. Please congratulate Steven Bibb and Dewey Webb for identifying her!

July 15, 2009, Mystery Photo

Los Angeles Times file photo

Update: Annabella, Oct. 23, 1937.

Here's another picture of our mystery woman. Please congratulate Jeff Hanna for identifying her!

July 16, 2009, Mystery Photo

Los Angeles Times file photo

Annabella and James Cagney in a publicity still for "13 Rue Madeleine," Feb. 19, 1947.

Here's our mystery woman with (not much of) a mystery companion. Please congratulate Jane Ellen Wayne, Mike Hawks, Anne Papineau, Claire Lockhart, Rance Ryan, Carmen, Cinnamon Carter, "Laura" fan Waldo Lydecker and Mary Mallory and co-worker Sue for identifying her.  (And Zabadu, whom I overlooked earlier!) 

July 17, 2009, Mystery Photo

Los Angeles Times file photo

Nov. 20, 1946: Annabella and husband Tyrone Power at the premiere of "The Razor's Edge" in New York.

Please congratulate Sonny King, William, Michael Ryerson, Sue, Annie Frye, Sam, Megan Bailey and Stacia for identifying her.

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53 Responses to Movie Star Mystery Photo

  1. Nick Santa Maria's avatar Nick Santa Maria says:
    July 13, 2009 at 9:18 am

    Ann Baxter?

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  2. Steven Bibb's avatar Steven Bibb says:
    July 13, 2009 at 9:41 am

    French Actress and wife of Tyrone Power, Annabella

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  3. william's avatar william says:
    July 13, 2009 at 9:41 am

    Maria Montez

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  5. MichaelRyerson's avatar MichaelRyerson says:
    July 13, 2009 at 10:30 am

    I’m going to say Susan Kohner in a still from Trooper Hook (1957).

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  6. deb's avatar deb says:
    July 13, 2009 at 10:57 am

    Joan Fontaine?

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  7. Bill T's avatar Bill T says:
    July 13, 2009 at 11:04 am

    Dolores del Rio ?

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  8. Elsie's avatar Elsie says:
    July 13, 2009 at 11:28 am

    Katy Jurado?

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  9. Arye Michael Bender's avatar Arye Michael Bender says:
    July 13, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    The exotic, Debra Paget.

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  10. CandyC's avatar CandyC says:
    July 13, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    Debra Paget

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  11. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    July 13, 2009 at 2:37 pm

    Is it Linda Darnell?

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  12. gerald mccann's avatar gerald mccann says:
    July 13, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    anne baxter

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  13. Sue's avatar Sue says:
    July 13, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    Maria Felix

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  14. Jany's avatar Jany says:
    July 14, 2009 at 8:17 am

    Estela Inda

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  15. lana's avatar lana says:
    July 14, 2009 at 9:23 am

    Annabella

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  16. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    July 14, 2009 at 9:40 am

    Viviane Romance? But this second still looks like Marlene Dietrich.

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  17. Donna C's avatar Donna C says:
    July 14, 2009 at 9:47 am

    katherine hepburn

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  18. Victor Huntrods Brown, from across the pond in England's avatar Victor Huntrods Brown, from across the pond in England says:
    July 14, 2009 at 10:41 am

    I had a feeling that the ‘ Mexican Look ‘ in the first photo could have been a red herring. No idea really but how about Jean Wallace?

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  19. Eileen's avatar Eileen says:
    July 14, 2009 at 10:58 am

    Marlene Dietrich

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  20. Unknown's avatar Gregory Moore says:
    July 14, 2009 at 12:49 pm

    Is it the one-named Margo?

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  21. Lee's avatar Lee says:
    July 14, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    Claire Trevor, ne Claire Wemlinger from Brooklyn

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  22. Jeff Hanna's avatar Jeff Hanna says:
    July 14, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    annabella

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  23. Florence Myers's avatar Florence Myers says:
    July 15, 2009 at 4:18 am

    Lupe Velez?

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  24. Jane Ellen Wayne's avatar Jane Ellen Wayne says:
    July 15, 2009 at 8:50 am

    Annabella

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  25. Mike Hawks's avatar Mike Hawks says:
    July 15, 2009 at 9:07 am

    The lady is Annabella. Mike Hawks

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  26. Anne Papineau's avatar Anne Papineau says:
    July 15, 2009 at 9:09 am

    Annabella (with Ty Power?)

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  27. Rosalyn's avatar Rosalyn says:
    July 15, 2009 at 9:52 am

    Corrine Calvert

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  28. Claire Lockhart's avatar Claire Lockhart says:
    July 15, 2009 at 9:58 am

    Annabella.

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  29. Rance Ryan's avatar Rance Ryan says:
    July 15, 2009 at 10:04 am

    Annabella

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  30. joan carr's avatar joan carr says:
    July 15, 2009 at 10:11 am

    Barbara Bel Geddes???

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  31. margie's avatar margie says:
    July 15, 2009 at 11:01 am

    Don’t laugh!
    Isa Miranda

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  32. Carmen's avatar Carmen says:
    July 15, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Annabella

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  33. Cinnamon Carter's avatar Cinnamon Carter says:
    July 15, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    It is the “magnifique” Annabella!

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  34. waldo lydecker's avatar waldo lydecker says:
    July 15, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    I’ll try French actress Annabella, once married to Tyrone Power.

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  35. Unknown's avatar zabadu says:
    July 15, 2009 at 1:04 pm

    Annabella?

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  36. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    July 15, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    My coworker Sue thinks it’s Annabella.

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  37. Cold in PHX's avatar Cold in PHX says:
    July 15, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    I’m not sure this is right, but if I had to guess, I’d say it was Simone Simon.

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  38. Sonny King's avatar Sonny King says:
    July 16, 2009 at 8:38 am

    Annabella

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  39. the virg's avatar the virg says:
    July 16, 2009 at 8:57 am

    I think it’s Tyrone Power’s wife, Annabella

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  40. william's avatar william says:
    July 16, 2009 at 9:46 am

    Annabella

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  41. MichaelRyerson's avatar MichaelRyerson says:
    July 16, 2009 at 9:47 am

    ANNABELLA!

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  42. Sue's avatar Sue says:
    July 16, 2009 at 9:53 am

    Annabella

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  43. Bart's avatar Bart says:
    July 16, 2009 at 10:59 am

    Jean Arthur

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  44. Rosalyn's avatar Rosalyn says:
    July 16, 2009 at 11:51 am

    Charlita

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  45. Barbara Klein's avatar Barbara Klein says:
    July 16, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Annabella

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  46. Meredith Wright's avatar Meredith Wright says:
    July 16, 2009 at 1:34 pm

    Phyllis Thaxter?

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  47. annie frye's avatar annie frye says:
    July 16, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    I believe it’s Annabella

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  48. Joan Y. Compagno's avatar Joan Y. Compagno says:
    July 16, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    Margaret Lindsay?

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  49. Sam's avatar Sam says:
    July 16, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    Annabella

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  50. Megan Bailey's avatar Megan Bailey says:
    July 16, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Is it Annabella, aka Suzanne Charpentier?

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  51. Stacia's avatar Stacia says:
    July 17, 2009 at 2:48 am

    Is that Annabella? I haven’t seen many pics of her, but it looks like the actress in “Napoleon”.

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  52. Nancy Price's avatar Nancy Price says:
    July 17, 2009 at 6:23 am

    Irene Papas

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  53. j m green's avatar j m green says:
    July 17, 2009 at 8:22 am

    rita hayworth

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