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Nazimova!
Hollywood, CA
1920?--
My mother's mother, Agnes Williams, was the first piano player at the first Nickelodeon in Fargo, North Dakota.
She was a complete movie fanatic, and dreamed of going to California to be an actress or marry a movie star. I have a hilarious letter from one of her girlfriends, which she saved in a scrapbook. Her friend warned her that the men were completely scurrilous and not to be trusted. I think she makes a euphemism to the effect that they are all gay or kinky.
Anyway, Agnes asked all the stars for an autographed photo, and nearly all of them complied. This is one of my favorites, because Nazimova was such a diva, and her signature is as big as her legend.