Antique Vintage Composition Effanbee Anne Shirley Doll 19 Inch 00401010

Description

Antique Effanbee "Fleischaker & Baum"
Porcelain German/French/China
Composite Ceramic Doll
ANTIQUE! Vintaqe Composition Effanbee Anne Shirley Doll Yarn. The maker of this American doll is Effanbee, and it is composite Wood, corded rubber band, and yarn hair. Features:  Movie star Anne Shirley Doll is from the (1936-1940). Other than light crazing throughout, and some small spotting in areas, and some looseness to the corded rubber band holding her head in place she is in good condition. The rubber band (similar in appearance to surgical tubing) doesn't appear to be cracking or rotting but only seems to have lost some of its original elasticity and have elongated, so it doesn't hold the limbs and head as tightly as it did when new. Anne-Shirley has hazel golden sleep eyes, light rosy cheeks, closed mouth, separated fingers and jointed composition body which is in good condition (also wears pale nail polish). Anne Shirley (April 17, 1918 – July 4, 1993), was an American film actress Born as
Dawn Evelyeen Paris
, in New York City. She began acting under the name of Dawn O'Day. As a baby she began modeling, and made her film debut with a featured role in 1922's Moonshine Valley. She began acting at the age of five, and had a highly successful child star career in Pre-Code movies, appearing in such films as the 1930 version of Liliom, Tom Mix's Riders of the Purple Sage, So Big, Three on a Match and Rasputin and the Empress. Later she adopted the name of the character she played in Anne of Green Gables in 1934, Anne Shirley, and achieved a successful career in supporting roles. Among her films is Stella Dallas (1937), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She retired from acting in 1944, at the age of 26. She remained in Los Angeles, where she died at the age of 75.
MEASURES APPROXIMATE: 19" tall/long, 6"-
7" shoulder width, 3 1/2" stuffed cloth body
(R)
Weight: 1.5 lbs
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