Actresses and sisters Rosetta Duncan and Vivian Duncan stand behind their father who holds his granddaughter, Evelyn, on his lap, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Actresses and sisters Rosetta Duncan and Vivian Duncan stand behind their father who holds his granddaughter, Evelyn, on his lap, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

August 31, 1935

Date

1935-08-31

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Vivian Duncan and Rosetta Duncan, known as both the Duncan Sisters and the Heavenly Twins, stand behind their father, S.H. Duncan, who holds his granddaughter, Evelyn, on his lap.
In 1935 the sisters, who had gained success in film and theater starring as the characters Eva and Topsy (a role which Rosetta played in blackface) were attempting to make a comeback after various personal and financial troubles.
A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "'Heavenly Twins' Still Smiling: Duncan Sisters Return, Denying New Romances," Los Angeles Times, 1 Sept. 1935: 5.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1964 - Vivian + Rosetta Duncan + Vivian's daughter Rosetta [sic.] 8-31-35. [Stamped:] Sep 4 1935.
Text from negative sleeve: 1988- Olivia Redwine, Katherine Watkins, Maxine White. (Society) 9-6-35. [Stamped:] Sep 7 1935
Handwritten on negative: Vivian + Rosetta Duncan - Top 8/31/35 SH Duncan + Evelyn Duncan Bottom

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Group portraits

Names

Duncan, S.H., b. 1860 or 61
Duncan Sisters
Duncan, Rosetta, 1900-1959
Duncan, Vivian, 1902-1986
Asther, Evelyn Rosetta, 1931-2013

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Sisters--American--California--Los Angeles
Actresses--American--California--Los Angeles