Mystery Witzel Photo

Posted on August 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

Witzel Unknown

This Witzel photo has been posted on EBay. Judging by the stamp on the back, it’s some celebrity, but the woman isn’t identified. OK, brain trust, what do you think? Bidding starts at $24.99.

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7 Responses to Mystery Witzel Photo

  2. LC's avatar LC says:
    August 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    This is Clara Kimball Young, taken around 1917.

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  3. Don Danard's avatar Don Danard says:
    August 18, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    Well, I’ll give it a shot.
    Is it Irene Rich?

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  4. Mike Hawks's avatar Mike Hawks says:
    August 18, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    It is Clara Kimball Young.

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  5. eve's avatar eve says:
    August 18, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    Yep, it is indeed the great Clara Kimball Young.

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  6. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    August 18, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    Definitely CKY. I believe it’s from 1921, per Daniel Blum’s “A Pictorial History of the Silent Screen,” 1953, p. 209. She’s wearing that coat and her hair has the same waves. The coat is buttoned to the top, so can’t see the dress.

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  7. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    August 19, 2011 at 10:45 am

    I was just looking through the Motion Picture News Studio Directory 1919, and this exact image is in there, so it’s actually from 1919.

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