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Seán Keating PRHA (1889-1977) MOVITA signed lower right charcoal and pastel 27 by 29cm., 10.5 by ...

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Seán Keating PRHA (1889-1977) MOVITA signed lower right charcoal and pastel 27 by 29cm., 10.5 by ...
Seán Keating PRHA (1889-1977)
MOVITA
signed lower right
charcoal and pastel
27 by 29cm., 10.5 by 11.5in.
Maria "Movita" Castaneda was a Mexican actress who starred in numerous Hollywood
films including Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and the John Wayne western, Fort
Apache (1948). She came to Ireland in the 1940s as the singing partner of boxer,
singer and playboy Jack Doyle (1913-1978). They were married in Dublin amidst
much publicity and their double act on stage drew sell-out crowds throughout the
country. The couple divorced however in 1945 and Movita went on to marry Marlon
Brando. Keating would have known Movita and Doyle as fellow habitués of the
Wicklow Hotel.
€1,500-€1,800 (£1,100-£1,300 sterling approx.)