Estelle Sloan Photography Tribute
Not photographs that I've taken but a collection of vintage color slides that I purchased in New York City and restored digitally. When I acquired the color slides I had no idea whom they belonged to. It wasn't until I viewed them, read her handwritten captions and did some Google research did I realize she was an actress and exceptional dancer as well as a wonderful person and good photographer.
This was in October of 2013. I found her on YouTube with her phenomenal tap dance routine from the 1946 movie"Night and Day". I was able to get her phone number as she was still alive having moved from her apartment in NYC to assisted living in South Jersey. I called her shortly after acquiring the slides to let her know that I would be restoring them and to ask permission to put them online. Sadly she didn't remember anything about the photos.
So this past year I worked on these images on and off and just found out that she had passed away on Nov 25 2013.
From these photos and reading comments on YouTube and her obituary memorial website I was able to get a good feel of her life. She was very talented, loved to travel and had many interests. Please read the captions, in most cases it was what she had written on the slides. Feel free to contact me to add some insights or questions.
Enjoy the photos, RIP Estelle Sloan.
8X10 Glossy Promo Estelle Sloan
After obtaining the original slides I looked up Estelle Sloan on the internet and purchased this signed photo (see reverse) from Ebay.
A guard at The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris as it looked in 1957.
Victor and former Louisiana Senator Bill (William C) Feazel 1952
Daddy and Bill discussing the affairs of the world in May 1952.
Eslelle Sloan visits the Bloody Tower of London in July of 1957. The rebuilt tower and castle date back to the 13th century.
Cat-ishin" In Shreveport Louisiana in 1951. Husband Victor Manfredi, second from left, with friend she called "daddy" Bill Feazel on the right.
Historic tudor style homes in Warwick England as they looked in July of 1957.
Estelle Sloan appeared in the Broadway Play "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" The play was at The Shubert Theater and it ran from Dec 26 1946 until February 15 1947, 60 performances.
The view from Tuileries of The Arc de Triomphe as it looked in July 1957.
Great friend of Estelle, former Louisiana Senator Bill (William C) Feazel at home with pet parakeet in 1951.
A guard in uniform outside the gate at Buckingham Palace in July of 1957.
The Colosseum in Rome as it looked in July 1957.
What good beer, Schlitz Brewery in Milwaukee, June 1952.
The boxes of carefully labeled slides I purchased on the sidewalk on 3rd Ave in New York City October of 2013. Not knowing whom Estelle Sloan was I looked her up online. The first thing I found was this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc36SP9sEDM
Estelle Sloan waiting for the pub to open, backstage at the Palladium Pub June 1957.
Former Louisiana Senator Bill (William C) Feazel
Estelle's good friend former Louisiana Senator Bill (William C) Feazel
Estelle Sloan at Buckingham Palace, Did she just have tea with the Queen and Phil as the slide caption read??
A view of the Colosseum in Rome as it looked in July 1957.
Estelle Sloan, Victor her husband with friend and former Louisiana Senator Bill (William C) Feazel
On our way back to Chicago after a wonderful time in Shreveport in 1952.
Estelle Sloan Hippo Drome Theater
Estelle Sloan inn front of The Hippo Drome Theater on July 15 1957.
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome as it looked in July 1957.
Former Louisiana Senator Bill (William C) Feazel Schlitz Brewery 1952
Bill Feazel whom Estelle sometimes called "daddy" portrait at the Schlitz Brewery in Milwaukee in 1952.
Estelle Sloane fishing with husband Vic and former Louisiana Senator Bill (William C) Feazel in July of 1951.
Colosseum The Rd of Imperial Forums
The Colleseum andthe Road of Imperial Forums as it looked in July of 1957.
Estelle Sloan at the London Palladium
Old ad for Eddie Fisher with Estelle Sloan at the London Palladium for shows June 10 thru 16th, 1957.