ARNOLD STANG - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 345711

ARNOLD STANG
The famous American comedic actor is shown making a funny face in this 5x7¼ sepia photograph that he has inscribed to a fan
Inscribed Photograph signed: "For/ Shirley/ from your friend/ Arnold Stang" in black ink, sepia, 5x7¼. Comedian and stage, screen, and television actor Arnold Stang (1925-2009) had worked steadily on radio in supporting roles to Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, and Milton Berle before moving to television with Berle from 1953-1955. Stang, who had first appeared on the Broadway stage at the age of 12, made his film debut in My Sister Eileen (1942). He would go on to appear in a considerable number of movies including Dondi (1961), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Ghost Dad (1990), and Dennis the Menace (1993), as well as The Man With the Golden Arm (1955), in which he played Frank Sinatra's loyal pal, Sparrow. Additionally, Stang was heard in a long list of features as the voice of "Herman" in Paramount's "Herman and Katnip" films, and he voiced the "Hoiman" character for TV's Matty's Funday Funnies (1959), for which he was also a writer. Furthermore, Stang voiced Top Cat (1961-1962), and he appeared as a guest star on a number of TV shows in everything from sitcoms to Westerns, including a recurring role on The Goldbergs (1954-1955). Lightly creased. Pencil notations in an unknown hand on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.