Photographs and lobby card featuring Constance Worth

PXE 1817

fonds

approximately 1937-1943

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Posters

9668162

2 photographic prints - 21 x 26 cm or smaller - gelatin silver
1 poster - 28 x 36 cm (lobby card) - lithograph

Constance Worth (1911-1943) was an Australian actress who also performed under the names Joy Howarth and Jocelyn Howarth. Born Enid Joy Howarth in Sydney, New South Wales, she first appeared on stage before debuting in the Australian Cinesound movie, The Squatter's Daughter (1933), directed by Ken G Hall. Cinesound put her under contract, and she was given a supporting role in The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934). In 1934 she signed with J. C. Williamson and toured nationally. In April 1936 she moved to Hollywood where she worked for Columbia, Universal and Paramount studios. Constance Worth died, aged 52, in Hollywood on 18 October 1963.

References:
'Advance Australiana'. Ancanthe catalogue, July 2022
'Constance Worth'. Wikipedia. Accessed 7 December 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Constance_Worth&oldid=1115525343.

1. Photograph of Joy Howarth, 12 July 1939
21 x 16 cm
Pencil inscription to verso 'Joy Howarth, 12.7.39'. Stamps to verso '24 Jul 1939' and 'Stage'

2. Photograph featuring Constance Worth in the film 'G-Men vs. The Black Dragon', 1943
21 x 27 cm
Pencil inscription to verso, 'G-Men vs. The Black Dragon / (Republic) / 1943 / Constance Worth. Pen inscription to verso 'Serial'

3. China Passage lobby card featuring Constance Worth, approximately 1937
28 x 36 cm
Printed lower right, ‘Country of Origin U.S.A.’

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