Elizabeth Scott.
- Date:
- [between 1947 and 1960?]
- Reference:
- 3306366i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Black and white photograph of [E]lizabeth Scott, an American actress, singer and model, wearing a black dress and evening gloves; it is a cropped publicity still for the film Dead Reckoning in 1947. Scott was publicly outed as one of 'Hollywood's weird society of baritone babes', a euphemism for lesbians, by the gossip magazine Confidential, however Scott strongly denied this unsuccessfully suing for libel in 1957.
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified], [between 1947 and 1960?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 14.7 x 9.8 cm
Contributors
Notes
The title has been taken from wording on the object.
Reference
Wellcome Collection3306366i
Languages
Subjects
Where to find it
Photograph album on lesbian depictions, male impersonation, gender and masculinity
Location Status Access Closed storesNote