Here are assorted pictures of Norma Talmadge that don't fit neatly on any of the other pages in this website. Be sure to also see the biographical article, individual vintage articles and filmography links to individual films for additional pictures. And definitely don't forget The Silent Ladies photo gallery

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Here are some Lucile costumes provided by Randy Bigham.

In this charming picture, Norma wears a Lucile-designed gown, which she also wore in the film The Way of a Woman

In this joint portrait with her sister, Constance, Norma is again wearing the same gown. Must have been a favorite! Though colored green in this tinted picture, it was actually a rose color. Constance also wears a Lucile gown.

This page of paper dolls of Norma and her costumes appeared in Photoplay magazine in 1919, under the title Movy-Dols. The pink dress is from The Social Secretary, the Indian costume is from The Heart of Wetona. The caption on the green dress in center says "Norma Talmadge, herself, but this Lucile-designed gown put in an appearance in The Ghosts of Yesterday. At the bottom right is a bathing costume, with the caption:In a Special Creation Which Made a Hit on the Beach." Notice the picture of her pomeranian at the upper right, labelled "Her Favorite." His photo appears on this page"

Here are some scrapbook pages and assorted pictures generously contributed by Joop van Dijk. Click on thumbnails to read or enlarge.

These scrapbook clippings relate to Norma and Constance's later life, with an article on Norma's marriage to Dr. Carvel James, her money and property, and Constance's volunteer work at Memorial Cancer Center. The page on the left is in Dutch but had a nice picture of the newlyweds, most on the right are in English.

Both of these pictures are larger b&w versions of color pictures in the scrapbook pages above, taken at her 1947 wedding. In these, she looks quite drawn, which is not noticable in the color version. She and her husband retired to Las Vegas, and the Hollywood papers no longer mentioned her as being active on the social scene.

This letter was written to Mr. Van Dijk by Constance Talmadge, ca. 1970.

This picture appeared in Colleen Moore's book Silent Star, and is a group shot at a Hollywood party. The Talmadge sisters are near the center, just left of the page break, Constance in a pirate hat, Norma in white with her arm across her knee, and Natalie a couple of heads to the left. Moore is in the Dutch costume in the front row on the right.

Here are two pictures from a photo session with Norma and Constance with Thomas Meighan. Meighan worked at a different studio and had done no films with Norma since 1918, but in Photoplay, Feb. 1926, one of these photos appeared with a caption "uniting again for a production to be filmed in the spring, this time Norma will be simply "His Woman." I don't know how far plans for that film went, but it was never made.

At left is another scrapbook page with the Talmadges and others. At right, Norma and Dutch pose at the piano. I do not know if either could actually play.

Here are two photos from Gary Chapman. On the left, with the caption taken by Associated Press in NY 13 June 1929. "Filmdom's Famous Sister Trio'. On the right, a photo that also appears on his wonderful Delectable Dollies Website , shows Irving Netcher, Norma Talmadge, Rosie Dolly, and Gilbert Roland (left to right) in Cannes, June 1930

This picture was signed and sent to the late John Morkunas of England, who used to create drawings of film stars that he sent to his favorites. Thanks to Mike Richardson for sending this.

I got this one from Ebay. The caption on back: Compromise de la ac[illegible] Norma Talmadge y George Jessel ... alla divorciada de Joseph Schenck 14 Mayo 1934" The photo has been retouched by outlining the tops of Norma's Eyes, making her look rather like Merle Oberon.

	This illustration by Vargas was on a July issue of Motion Picture, year unknown. Thanks to Derek Boothroyd for this and the next few.
An ad for Louis Selznick's Select Pictures showing the stars whose films he was releasing.
	A youthful-looking picture.
This is an advertisement for shampoo.
	Some sheet music with a cover photo by Alfred Cheney Johnston (thanks to Jane for the identification).
This is from a Vitagraph's Exhibitors Plan Book from 1917
	This picture appeared in the December 1924 issue of Photoplay, and is a scene from Within the Law.
A cover from Screenland magazine from December, 1923
	Pictures of the sisters as they appeared on two different decks of Moriarty playing cards. For information on this interesting set of cards, see the article on Things-and-other-stuff.com. The picture of them paired was in one deck, and another deck had a separate card for each

Various unidentified clippings, also from Derek

			Jane identified this as an Alfred Cheney Johnston photo that appeared in Motion Picture Magazine, May 1919

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