Gladys Cooper postcard set

Set of fifteen postcards of actress Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), mostly dating to her time as a rising star of the Edwardian theatre, before she began appearing in silent films; she was later in films such as Rebecca, The Song of Bernadette and My Fair Lady, as well as television work during the 1950s and 1960s. 1) Hand tinted portrait with hat and fur stole 2) Coloured portrait, eyes cast down, with birthday wishes and verse 3) Coloured portrait with birthday wishes and verse 4) Coloured portrait with soft feathered hat, posted 1919 5) Coloured portrait of the actress in her youth 6) Sepia portrait 7) Sepia 'Rotarygravure' portrait 8) Sepia 'Rotarygravure' portrait 9) Hand-tinted portrait with white fur wrap 10) Bassano coloured portrait with 18th century costume in the Aristophot series 11) Hand-tinted portrait of the actress on the golf course wearing large flared white trousers and carrying a set of clubs 12) Sepia portrait of Cooper playing golf, mid-swing 13) Glossy B&W portrait wearing oilskins 14) Hand-tinted portrait of Gladys with her daughter Joan, born in 1910, who later married actor Robert Morley 15) Hand-tinted portrait of Gladys with her daughter Joan and son John, born in 1915

Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection