Nina Mae McKinney Black African American Film Actress Cinema Movie Photo J14528

DETAILS: Original African American film photograph. Measures 8" x 10" inches.

BIOGRAPHY: Nina Mae McKinney (1912 - 1967) was an American actress and singer who worked internationally during the 1930s and in the postwar period in theatre, film and television, after beginning her career on Broadway and in Hollywood. Dubbed "The Black Garbo" in Europe because of her striking beauty, McKinney was both one of the first African-American film stars in the United States and one of the first African-Americans to appear on British television. Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a particular focus on counter culture materials.

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