Original 10 inch x 8 inch Portrait
Film Stills and Portraits
RUSSELL HOPTON
£99.50
Original 10 inch x 8 inch Portrait of RUSSELL HOPTON.
Harry Russell Hopton (1900 – 1945) was an American film actor and director, born in New York. He appeared in 110 films between 1926 and 1945, often playing streetwise characters from the city. He directed the films Song of the Trail (1936) and Black Gold (1936). He died of an overdose of sleeping pills in North Hollywood, California.
Portrait by Ray Jones. Jones began taking stills at Universal in 1922 and stayed there till 1933 when he moved to Fox to head their stills department and in 1934 took over the portrait gallery from Otto Dyar. After freelancing for a year he went back to Universal to head their portrait gallery.
The portrait, on doubleweight paper, is in very good condition with minor surface marks.
Availability: 1 in stock
