ACTORS: A good selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller (1), most vintage, by various film actors comprising Robert Mitchum (standing in a three-quarter length pose in costume as Clint Tollinger from the Western film Man with the Gun, 1955), Danny Kaye (standing in a three-quarter length pose in costume as Hans Christian Andersen in a scene from the musical film Hans Christian Andersen, 1952), Donald O'Connor (standing in a three-quarter length pose, in costume as Peter Stirling, inquisitively reading a letter, in a scene from the comedy film Francis Goes to West Point, 1952), Aldo Ray (seated in a half-length pose in costume as Chet Keefer, opposite actress Judy Holliday in costume as Florence 'Florrie' Keefer, in a scene from the comedy-drama film The Marrying Kind, 1952), Tony Randall (standing in a three-quarter length pose, in costume as Alexander Kaufman, alongside actor Yves Montand, seated at a desk in a half-length pose, in costume as Jean-Marc Clement, in a scene from the musical comedy film Let's Make Love, 1960), Stacy Keach (in a close-up head and shoulders pose in costume as Jess Tyler from the crime drama film Butterfly, 1982), Anthony Franciosa (standing in a three-quarter length pose, in costume as Ralph Baitz, speaking on a telephone, alongside actress Lois Nettleton, in costume as Dorothea Baitz, in a scene from the comedy drama film Period of Adjustment, 1962) and Jess Hahn (standing in a full-length pose in costume as Sgt. Torre, as he steps out of a train carriage, in a scene from the drama film Stop Train 349, 1963). All are signed in bold blue or black fountain pen inks to clear areas of the images and most are inscribed. A few with small pinholes and light creasing to the corners, G to generally VG to EX, 8

 

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.