Elsa Lanchester
4 of 14 portraits of Elsa Lanchester
© estate of Yvonne Gregory
Elsa Lanchester
by Yvonne Gregory
vintage bromide print, 1927
8 7/8 in. x 6 5/8 in. (224 mm x 168 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2010
Photographs Collection
NPG x133274
Artistback to top
- Yvonne Gregory (1889-1970), Photographer; wife of Bertram Park. Artist or producer associated with 110 portraits, Sitter in 9 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (photographer's studio, 43 Dover Street, London)
Events of 1927back to top
Current affairs
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acknowledging the full independence of the Irish Free State, led at the time by W.T. Cosgrave, the the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State.Art and science
The BBC gains its Royal Charter making it a public corporation and a public service broadcaster accountable to its audience. John Reith became the first Director General with the directive to 'inform, educate and entertain.'International
Stalin expels Leon Trotsky from the Soviet Communist Party, giving himself greater control of the party and country by ousting opposition elements.Comments back to top
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Riccardo La Spina
19 July 2019, 00:38
After consulting her IMDB filmography, I hypothesize that the shots here were either probably publicity for one of what I believe were her second and third motion pictures, having been taken around that time, i.e. two silent titles released 1927 and 1928, or otherwise intended for magazine publication or to otherwise support her burgeoning film career.