Alexandra Sorina (1926) German Silent Film and 50 similar items

Vintage original 3.5 x 5.25 in. German postcard depicting the beautiful Belarusian silent film actress ALEXANDRA SORINA. The attractive blonde is depicted in close publicity pose looking over her shoulder. It was signed in black ink by Alexandra Sorina in, we believe, 1926 (see additional details below), the year in which she appeared in The Sun Disciples. Printed in Berlin, Germany, this vintage original silent film postcard is unused in very fine+ condition. Provenance: Approximately 8 years ago, we purchased a collection of two albums of vintage original German postcards from a rare book dealer at an antiquarian book fair in Pasadena, California (see photos). Approximately half of the postcards were signed by the respective personalities and the ones that were dated by the actors are all dated "1926." We were informed by the dealer that these photographs came from a film collector in Germany who acquired the postcards at the time they were issued and then had them signed by the respective actors when he met them in person. We are now pleased to make these vintage original postcards available to other collectors. Alexandra Sorina (née Aleksandra Tsvikevich) was a Belarusian actress born on September 17, 1899 in Baranowicze, Poland, Russian Empire, as Alexandra Zwikewitsch. She was known for The Hands of Orlac (1924), Rasputin, Demon with Women (1932), and Der Geldteufel (1923). During WWII, she lost her goods and chattels during an air raid and came to a refugee camp. Afterwards, she was able to work as an actress on stage for a brief time, but the income remained small and her standard of living moderate. After her film, career she earned her living in Germany as a translator. She was married to movie producer Serge Otzoup and died on May 31, 1973 in San Rafael, California.