[20th Century Photographer] — Jan Kiepura and Martha Eggerth

London: Gaumont British, [Ca. 1930s]. Original hand colored real photograph issued as a postcard. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good. Light impression from photo-frames on corners. Printed on verso: "Film Partners" Series, 85, Long Acre, London; No. P 149. Made in Great Britain. Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May 16, 1902 - August 15, 1966) was a Polish singer (tenor) and actor. Jan Kiepura was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, the son of Miriam (née Neuman), a former professional singer, and Franciszek Kiepura, a baker and grocery owner. Jan Kiepura introduced himself as, "The Great Kiepura," to the annoyance of similarly temperamental individuals. His mother was Jewish. He had a brother, W?adys?aw. During 1916-1920, he attended the Junior School in Sosnowiec where he graduated from high school. In 1921 he studied law at the University of Warsaw. He learned singing from Wac?aw Brzezi?ski and Tadeusz Leliwa. In 1923 he performed his first concert in the Sphinx cinema in Sosnowiec. In 1924, Jan Kiepura was admitted by Emil M?ynarski to the local choir. He played the role of Góral in Moniuszko's opera Halka. He also took part in a production of Gounod's Faust Faust in the Polish city of Lwow (now in the Ukraine). Marta Eggerth (17 April 1912 - 26 December 2013) was a Hungarian actress and singer from "The Silver Age of Operetta". Many of the 20th century's most famous operetta composers, including Franz Lehár, Fritz Kreisler, Robert Stolz, Oscar Straus, and Paul Abraham, composed works especially for her. .