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• 1930s. According to Sony Pictures Museum website this picture was taken in 1934. Thalberg died in 1936.
• derivative work: 2013-09-21

• George Hurrell for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Hurrell was MGM's employee in 1930s).
• derivative work: El Matador (talk)

Evidence of non-renewal: Under the terms of the 1909 Copyright Act the photo would have had to be renewed 28 years after publication. A work from 1930 to 1936 (Thalberg's death) would have to have been renewed in the period of 1957–1964; here are the sixteen books with all the registrations and renewals for the category that includes photos for that time period: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16]. There are no relevant hits for "Thalberg", "Hurrell" or "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer".

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