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Order Number	00046754
Title	Hayakawa arrives for new movie role
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 851.
Date	1957
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa was back in Hollywood, seeking to recapture the popularity that once made him one of the top stars of the silent screen. Hayakawa's popularity from 1917 to 1927 ranked with William S. Hart, Douglas Fairbanks, John Barrymore and Mary Pickford. At the height of his box office peak, he lived in a greystone castle on the northeast corner of Franklin and Argyle Avenues in Hollywood where he hosted some of the film colony's most lavish parties. At the height of his popularity, he also bought his own studio and produced 24 picture in four years, in the late 20s. He wrote, directed, produced, and edited the film himself. He arrived in Los Angeles, via United Airlines for a part in a film about a Japanese prison camp. Photo dated: December 9, 1957.
Subject	Hayakawa, Sesshu¯,--1889-1973. Motion picture actors and actresses--United States. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection