Italian postcard. Photo Ed. Emilio Sommariva, Milano, No. 1.
Polish actress
Diana Karenne (1888-1940) was one of the divas of Italian silent cinema. Between 1916 and 1920, Karenne fascinated audiences with her eccentric dresses and make-up, and with her primadonna behaviour. Afterwards she had a career in German and French slent cinema.
For more on Sommariva, see
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Sommariva. See also the book Divine (2004) by Giovanna Ginex:
www.braidense.it/risorse/sommariva_en.php.
