Original publicity photograph of Sabu
- Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1945
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1945. Vintage publicity portrait photograph of Indian-American actor Sabu Dastagir in 1945. Universal stamp on the verso.
Sabu's breakthrough performance in the 1937 British film "Elephant Boy" gained him an exclusive contract with film mogul Alexander Korda, resulting in prominent roles in "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940), "Arabian Nights" (1942), "The Jungle Book" (1942), and "Black Narcissus" (1947).
From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s.
8 x 10 inches. Annotations in manuscript ink on the bottom edge, else Near Fine.
Sabu's breakthrough performance in the 1937 British film "Elephant Boy" gained him an exclusive contract with film mogul Alexander Korda, resulting in prominent roles in "The Thief of Bagdad" (1940), "Arabian Nights" (1942), "The Jungle Book" (1942), and "Black Narcissus" (1947).
From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s.
8 x 10 inches. Annotations in manuscript ink on the bottom edge, else Near Fine.