Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. 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. Vivian Duncan and Rosetta Duncan, known as both the Duncan Sisters and the Heavenly Twins, pose with Vivian's daughter Evelyn as she performs an arabesque. Vivian wears a striped scarf and suit, while Rosetta wears fur. 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. Handwritten on negative: L to R Vivian + Rosetta Duncan + Vivian's daughter Evelyn, center Text from negative sleeve: 1964 - Vivian + Rosetta Duncan + Vivian's daughter Rosetta [sic.] 8-31-35. [Stamped:] Sep 4 1935.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8304 ark:/21198/zz002dg56v
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Actresses--American--California--Los Angeles Sisters--American--California--Los Angeles Asther, Evelyn Rosetta, 1931-2013 Duncan, Rosetta, 1900-1959 Duncan Sisters Duncan, Vivian, 1902-1986
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