Constance Towers, singer and actress, childhood photographs and ephmera, [rephotograped] circa 1955

Item Overview

Title

Constance Towers, singer and actress, childhood photographs and ephmera, [rephotograped] circa 1955

Date Created

[circa 1955]

Date

1955

Language

English

Collection

Columbia Pictures stills and key books

Notes

Description

Image comprising two visible photographs of Constance Towers (b. 1933), one including another girl (likely Lucille Towers, listed with Constance in the 1940 U.S. census). Also included is a promotional announcement. Item reads: "Ritz Cafe' at Night presents Connie Towers. Joseph Settano Trio for dancing. John Gallant at the piano." Towers appeared at the Montreal Ritz Carlton three times between 1954 and 1956. Each performance was covered in Variety. Her premiere was noted in "Night Club Reviews: Ritz Carlton, Montreal," Variety, 9 Jun. 1954: 55.
Prints and ephemera possibly rephotographed circa 1955.
Singer and actress Constance "Connie" Towers’ stage and screen career spans six-decades and includes radio work, nightclub performances (supporting and headlining), starring roles in Broadway musicals, guest appearances on episodic television and roles in several television soap operas. She appeared in two Columbia Pictures productions: Bring Your Smile Along (1955) and Fast Forward (1985).

Caption

Text from negative enclosure: Connie Towers.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w acetate negative

Keywords

Genre

ephemera
portrait photographs
acetate film
film stills
black-and-white photographs
copy prints

Names

Towers, Lucille, b. 1929 or 30

Resource type

still image