Theda Bara Paper Dolls

Theda Bara was the vamp of the silent movies and such a popular star that she became an early celebrity fashion icon. Her dark and dramatic cinematic image was admired and widely copied by fans. This paper doll tribute features two dolls and 15 authentic vintage fashions that include costumes from Cleopatra, her most famous role. Beautifully illustrated by Brenda Sneathen Mattox, this paper doll tribute includes fashion notes and essay by Randy Bryan Bigham.

Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara--known as "The Vamp"--was largely neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface. Since then, there have been biographies, documentaries and other works that have brought the silent film actress back into the spotlight, including a painstaking stills reconstruction of her lost epic Cleopatra. This is a complete examination of Bara's more than 40 films, as well as her theater and radio appearances, down to the smallest detail. With the vast majority of Bara's films considered lost, it is a particularly valuable resource for fans and scholars, and includes information about each film's genesis, director, plot, censorship problems, and critical and public reactions. Also included is a biographical overview, with many illuminating anecdotes.

Since the very beginning of the movie industry, Hollywood has been fascinated by Ancient Egypt, by tales of glorified rulers, slaves and mummies. This new paper doll book by talented watercolor artist Sandra Vanderpool takes us to that fabled land as seen through the lens of movie cameras over the years. Hollywood Goes to Egypt is an eight page book starring four paper dolls, one male and three females. They are ready to visit the costume department and borrow the exotic costumes originally designed for some of the most famous Egyptian-inspired movies. There are several costumes from the many versions of Cleopatra worn by Theda Bara, Claudette Colbert and Liz Taylor. Other Egyptian-inspired films included in the book: The Sheik, The Mummy, The Son of the Sheik, She, The Ten Commandments, Serpent of the Nile and Carry on Cleo. This lushly illustrated book includes 4 figures and 19 elaborate costumes from 12 films spanning more than six decades.

12 femmes fatales from the silent era through the 1930s in costumes from their most popular films: Louise Brooks, Gloria Swanson, Marlene Dietrich, Jean Harlow, Mae West, Theda Bara, Mae Murray, Nita Naldi, Barbara LaMarr, Pola Negri, Clara Bow, and Myrna Loy. 12 dolls and 32 costumes on 16 plates.

This spectacular collection spotlights twelve femmes fatales from the silent era through the 1930s in costumes from their most popular films: Louise Brooks, Gloria Swanson, Marlene Dietrich, Jean Harlow. Mae West, Theda Bara, Mae Murray, Nita Naldi, Barbara LaMarr, Pola Negri, Clara Bow, and Myrna Loy. Dover Original.

Four dolls depict ardent Romeo, lovely Juliet, sympathetic Friar Laurence, and Juliet's jolly Nurse, accompanied by 24 colorful and authentic Renaissance costumes plus assorted accessories and a balcony scene on inside covers.

4 paper dolls representing the Vamp, Flapper, the "It" Girl, and the Girl Next Door come with 24 costumes. Also, 4 costumed paper dolls represent stylish young men of the period.