This is an ORIGINAL 8" x 10"color Transparencie from M.G.M. MGM, showing BORN FREE star VIRGINIA McKENNA during the time she appeared with JENNIFER JONES in THE BARRETS OF WIMPOLE. It's in great shape for it's age,from the 1950s with KODAK on the border. PRESS SNIPE IS INCLUDED with this GREAT TRANSPARENCEY.It's amazing to find a photo like this over 50 years old in such nice condition. If you are a fan of the classic motion picture star, this transparencie is for you! MORE INFO ON VIRGINIA McKENNA: Virginia McKenna OBE (born 7 June 1931, London) is an English stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner.McKenna trained as an actress at the Central School of Speech and Drama then worked on stage in London's West End theatres before making her motion picture debut in 1952. She continued to appear in both films and on stage and in 1954–1955 was a member of the Old Vic theatre company. She was married for a few months in 1954 to actor Denholm Elliott. Her second husband was actor Bill Travers by whom she had four children, and to whom she was married until his death in 1994.In 1956, McKenna won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film, A Town Like Alice and two years later was nominated for Best Actress again for her role as the World War II SOE agent Violette Szabo, in 1958's Carve Her Name with Pride.However, McKenna is best remembered for her 1966 role as Joy Adamson in the true-life film Born Free for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe. Bill Travers co-starred with her, portraying conservationist George Adamson, and the experience led them to become active supporters for wild animal rights and the protection of their natural habitat. This led to McKenna and her husband becoming involved in the Zoo Check Campaign in 1984 and to their establishing the "Born Free Foundation" in 1991.On the stage, in 1979 she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a British musical for her performance opposite Yul Brynner in The King and I. Over the years she appeared in more motion pictures but also was very active with television roles and on stage where she continues to make occasional appearances.McKenna has also been responsible for helping create and furnish the Gavin Maxwell museum[1] on Eilean Bàn, the last island home of Maxwell, an author and naturalist, most famous for his book Ring of Bright Water, on which the film of the same name was based. The title Ring of Bright Water was a line taken from a poem by Kathleen Raine.For her services to wildlife and to the arts, in 2004 McKenna was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire. In March 2009 Virginia McKenna publishes her memoir The Life in My Years.Winning buyder agrees in advance to pay an additionalMail postage (Foreign orders will require additional postage) and to remit full payment within 10 days after notification from the seller. - PLEASE ALLOW 10 to 14 DAYS DELIVERY. California residents must add - state sales taxes. Be sure to click on "View Seller's Other products" for more great items like this!Powered by eCRATER . List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.