Description
Signed photograph collection of German silent film actress Brigitte Helm.
Includes 15 signed photographic postcards. Most published by Ross-Verlag of Berlin. Combination of ball-point pen signatures, three in pencil and two in black marker. A few with addresses handwritten on the postcard, no stamps. A unique collection from a notable actress of the silent film era.
Brigitte Helm was a German actress born on March 17, 1906, in Berlin. She was best known for her dual role as Maria and the Maschinenmensch in Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent film “Metropolis.” Helm’s film career began in 1925 and spanned over 30 films, including “The Love of Jeanne Ney” (1927) and “Alraune” (1928). Despite her success, she retired from acting in 1935, following her marriage to Hugo Kunheim, a wealthy industrialist, and chose to live a private life away from the public eye. Helm passed away on June 11, 1996, in Ascona, Switzerland.
