ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS: A good, small selection of three vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photographs by various Oscar winning film stars comprising Jo Van Fleet (in a half-length pose in costume as Ma McDade, with a revolver in one hand, from the Western adventure comedy/mystery film The King and Four Queens, 1956), Loretta Young (standing in a three-quarter length pose in costume as Ellen Jones alongside actor Barry Sullivan, in costume as George Z. Jones, in a scene from the melodrama suspense film Cause for Alarm!, 1951) and Cliff Robertson (in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Joe Cantwell, embracing actress Edie Adams, in costume as Mabel Cantwell, in a scene from the American political drama film The Best Man, 1964). All are signed in bold blue or black fountain pen inks, largely to clear areas of the images. VG to EX, 3

 

Provenance: The present photographs originate from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.