Original 1917 Kromo Gravure Photo Trading Card of Silent Flim Star Olga Petrova

Detroit, MI: Kromo Gravure Photo Company. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1917. Photograph. This original vintage photo card is in near fine collectible condition with light edge wear and dust soiling to the back of the card A light crease in the outer background of the photo. 3 1/2 inches by 2 1/8 Inches. Photograph. See Photo; Olga Petrova (May 10, 1884 – November 30, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Born as Muriel Harding in England, she moved to the United States and became a star of vaudeville using the stage name Olga Petrova. Petrova starred in a number of films for Solax Studios and was Metro Pictures first diva, usually given the role of a femme fatale. During her seven years in film, Petrova appeared in more than two dozen films and wrote the script for several others. Most of her films are now lost. Petrova left the film industry in 1918 but continued to act in Broadway productions. During the 1920s, she wrote three plays and toured the country with a theater troupe. In 1942, she published her autobiography, Butter With My Bread. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Olga Petrova died in 1977 in Clearwater, Florida, aged 93. She had no children. These cards are believed to have been offered as premiums at local movie theaters and sold in 5 & 10 Cent stores.; Photograpgh .