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[Portrait of Anna May Wong] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Anna May Wong] - Public domain portrait print

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Anna May Wong was an American actress, the first Chinese American movie star, most prominent Asian American actress of her time, born in Los Angeles, California, in 1905, and began her career as a child actress in Hollywood films. She was often limited to stereotypical roles, such as the "Dragon Lady" or the subservient Asian woman. Movies: "The Toll of the Sea" (1922), "Daughter of the Dragon" (1931).

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01/01/1932
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Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964, photographer
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Library of Congress
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For publication information see "Carl Van Vechten Photographs (Lots 12735 and 12736)" http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/079_vanv.html

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