{"product_id":"cat-0017910-anne-nagel","title":"Cat. #0017910:  ANNE NAGEL","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eScarce vintage black fountain pen signature on a 4x6-inch yellow autograph album page, acquired in-person in 1942 and decorated with a small magazine image. In good condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eAfter abandoning preliminary steps to become a nun, Anne Nagel worked as a model, and then a dancer in early talkies from 1932 through 1936. That year, she landed a feature film contract with Warner Brothers, headlining in a string of unspectacular pictures like \u003ci\u003eA Bride for Henry\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Stuttering Bishop\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eGang Bullets\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), and \u003ci\u003eMystery House\u003c\/i\u003e (1938). Although things were looking up, it was also in 1936 that she married actor Ross Alexander, a self-loathing, gay, hard-drinking manic depressive who committed suicide by shotgun less than a year later. By the early 1940s, Nagel had transitioned to Universal, where, following a small role in W.C. Field's \u003ci\u003eMy Little Chickadee\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), she was pigeonholed as a serial and B-movie queen.  Lovely and alluring, reciting lines with her distinctive, low-pitched voice, she was unforgettable as Lenora Case in the \u003ci\u003eGreen Hornet\u003c\/i\u003e (1940) and \u003ci\u003eGreen Hornet Strikes Again!\u003c\/i\u003e (1941) cliffhangers; Sunny Rogers, alongside Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ein the horror flick \u003ci\u003eBlack Friday\u003c\/i\u003e (1940); Jean in \u003ci\u003eInvisible Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (1940); June Lawrence in the Lionel Atwill and Lon Chaney, Jr. classic \u003ci\u003eMan Made Monster\u003c\/i\u003e (1941); Mrs. Saunders in \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Doctor of Market Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1942); Lenora Cameron in \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Monster\u003c\/i\u003e (1942); a barfly in \u003ci\u003eMighty Joe Young\u003c\/i\u003e (1949); and Marsha Phillips in the cult favorite \u003ci\u003eArmored Car Robbery\u003c\/i\u003e (1950). Alas, by the early 1950s, Nagel had sunken into depression and developed a serious alcohol problem. Her career completely collapsed in 1952, after which she lived in utter destitution until her tragic death of cancer at the age of 50.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43451963343057,"sku":"fyk1793134052366","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/2372\/3985\/files\/cat-0017910-anne-nagel_1.jpg?v=1793134056","url":"https:\/\/petebugzapper.shop\/products\/cat-0017910-anne-nagel","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}