Clara Bow - "Sparkling Eyes" by WALTER SEELY (1926) Color:b&w The screenplay by Aldous Huxley

The screenplay by Aldous Huxley was based on his 1922 short story "The Gioconda Smile"

silken skin

five years before Bette Davis secured the film role

Lovely Helen Hayes as captured by photographer Ernest Bachrach for the 1920 stage production "BAB"

Beautiful Greer Garson in publicity for the 1945 film ADVENTURE

Clara Bow - "Sparkling Eyes" by WALTER SEELY (1926) Color:b&w The screenplay by Aldous HuxleyThis smiling 1926 portrait of Clara Bow, photographed by Walter Fredrick Seely, beautifully captures the silent screen icon at the height of her youthful charm and irresistible appeal. Her soft porcelain complexion is framed by a glossy chestnut bob tucked beneath a cream silk headband, while glinting hazel eyes accentuated with subtle charcoal eyeliner radiate warmth and vitality. Deep rose red lips form a captivating smile that perfectly reflects