[20th Century Photographer] — Margaret Lockwood

London: Gainsborough, [Ca. 1930s]. Original B&W sepia-toned photograph. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good+. Minor soiling on verso, not affecting image. Printed on verso: "Picturegoer" Series, 85, Long Acre, London; No. W.143. Margaret Lockwood, CBE (15 September 1916 - 15 July 1990), was an English actress. One of Britain's most popular film stars of the 1930s and 1940s, her film appearances included The Lady Vanishes (1938), Night Train to Munich (1940), The Man in Grey (1943), and The Wicked Lady (1945). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for the 1955 film Cast a Dark Shadow. She also starred in the television series Justice (1971-74). Gainsborough Pictures was a British film studio based on the south bank of the Regent's Canal, in Poole Street, Hoxton in the former Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch, north London. Gainsborough Studios was active between 1924 and 1951. The company was initially based at Islington Studios, which were built as a power station for the Great Northern & City Railway and later converted to studios. .