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ZAHRA KARINA
Actress and fashion model

In my possession are three large black folders with 'Photographs by Landseer' printed in large gold lettering on the front flaps. Over the years the contents have been rearranged both by myself and presumably my mother. The first holds a number of, mostly large black edged, studio photographs of Zahra in various outfits. The second, contains photographs of various sizes, including reproductions of her portrait, scenes from plays and originals of those reproduced in her newspaper cuttings. The photographs date from the late nineteen thirties. The folder also contains a picture of her as a baby, two as a teenager and three of her father and grandfather. The third folder now contains my own artwork which is not reproduced here.
Julian André Rawes, March 2010.

FOLDER ONE

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH: On the reverse is:-
PHOTO BY:-LANDSEER (Late of U.F.A. films Berlin) Showroom:- 14, Cecil Court, W.C.2. Tel: TEM. 3107. Also on back: handwriting, subsequently rubbed out:- Zahra, return Torrington-Douglas, 127 Imperial House, 80 Regent Street.

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH: On the reverse is:-
PHOTO BY:-LANDSEER (Late of U.F.A. films Berlin) Showroom:- 14, Cecil Court, W.C.2. Tel: TEM. 3107.

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH: On the reverse is:-
PHOTO BY:-LANDSEER (Late of U.F.A. films Berlin) Showroom:- 14, Cecil Court, W.C.2. Tel: TEM. 3107. The hat and coat still survives.

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH: On the reverse is:-
PHOTO BY:-LANDSEER (Late of U.F.A. films Berlin) Showroom:- 14, Cecil Court, W.C.2. Tel: TEM. 3107.

On the reverse of a smaller copy is written very faintly:- Mrs Zahra Rawes, [large gap] 8 M----- Villas, Totland Bay, Isle of Wight.

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH: On the reverse is:-
PHOTO BY:-LANDSEER (Late of U.F.A. films Berlin) Showroom:- 14, Cecil Court, W.C.2. Tel: TEM. 3107.

Also on back: handwriting:- Zahra, Please return Torrington-Douglas Esq., 127 Imperial House, 80 Regent Street.

STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH: On the reverse is:-
PHOTO BY:-LANDSEER (Late of U.F.A. films Berlin) Showroom:- 14, Cecil Court, W.C.2. Tel: TEM. 3107.

Also on back: handwriting: Miss Z Karina, stamped: Rough copy.

FOLDER TWO

ICE FESTIVAL AT EARLS COURT, 25-30 APRIL 1938.
Dress rehersals for a reinactment, featuring Duchess of Mazarin (Zahra Karina) and Chevalier d'Ecremondem (Arnold Mason).

ICE FESTIVAL AT EARLS COURT, 25-30 APRIL 1938.
Dress rehersals for a reinactment, featuring Duchess of Mazarin (Zahra Karina).

ICE FESTIVAL AT EARLS COURT, 25-30 APRIL 1938.
Dress rehersals for a reinactment, featuring Duchess of Mazarin (Zahra Karina) and Chevalier d'Ecremondem (Arnold Mason).
Stamped 'Daily Mail copyright'.

ICE FESTIVAL AT EARLS COURT, 25-30 APRIL 1938.
Dress rehersals for a reinactment, featuring Duchess of Mazarin (Zahra Karina) and Chevalier d'Ecremondem (Arnold Mason).

On the reverse is stamped 'London News Agency Photos Ld. 46, Fleet Street, E.C.

ZAHRA KARINA IN A PLAY. Who is the man, is he Douglas Trieb?

ZAHRA KARINA IN A PLAY.

ZAHRA KARINA (MARGARET ZAHRA MULEY). Either a fashion photograph or from a play.
Copyright. Planet News Ltd., 3, Johnson's Court, London, E.C.4.

ZAHRA KARINA.
On the reverse is-: FROM SHEEP FARMER TO OPERA SINGER
Alfred Butler O'Shea the Irish-Australian tenor who was at one time a sheep farmer in Australian Bush, gave a recital at the Grotrian Hall last night. It was only after hearing Dame Melba that he decided to become a singer and was fortunate enough to be heard by Lord Dunsany who was so struck with his voice that he sent him to Italy and paid for his musical education. O'Shea has since sung with Melba at the same theatre where he was first inspired by her voice.

P.S. A striking fashion warn by Miss Zahra Karina, an American film actress, inspired by the Spanish Mantilla.

ZAHRA KARINA.
With boxer Jack Doyle and Miss ?.

On reverse: To hear Alfred Burler O'Shea at the Grotrian Hall. P.S. Miss Zahra Karina, Jack Doyle and Miss. Also stamped: A.V. Swaebe, Society & General Pressagency, 11 Mitre Court, London, E.C.4, Central 5402.

ZAHRA KARINA.
Fashion photograph.

ZAHRA KARINA (MARGARET ZAHRA MULEY)
Standing beside her portrait by Arnold Mason. The photograph also appears in a newspaper cutting along with another with Arnold Mason standing alongside.

On the reverse is stamped 'Copyright. Planet News Ltd., 3, Johnson's Court, London, E.C.4'. Also 'Rough print only'. Plus writing which has been obliterated.

ZAHRA KARINA.
Fashion photograph, possibly taken much later after she was married to my father.

PORTRAIT OF MY MOTHER
by Arnold Mason, exhibited at the Royal Academy. Thjis is a large portrait and is in my possession.