ART CARNEY - SELF-CARICATURE SIGNED - HFSID 281235
Price: $400.00
ART CARNEY
Small blue ink self-caricature of Oscar-winning actor Art Carney as
Ed Norton, signed with his "Best Wishes"
Self-caricature signed "Art Carney/Best Wishes" in blue ink.
Pencil notations on verso in unknown hand. 8x5¼, with perforated right corner.
With a 1½x1½ blue ink drawing at top edge. Distinguished actor Carney
(1918-2003, born Arthur William Matthew Carney in Mount Vernon, New York)
began as a comedian and gradually became a sidekick for others. While serving in
World War II, Carney was hit by shrapnel (leaving him with a slight limp) during
the Normandy landing. After the war, he found much work on Broadway, both as a
dramatic and comic actor. Carney is best known for his role as Ed Norton,
Jackie Gleason's pal in the classic 1950s TV sitcom The Honeymooners.
Later, personal problems caused him to leave the Broadway run of The Odd
Couple. Carney soon returned to work as an actor, going on the win the
Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as a 72-year-old in Harry
and Tonto (1974). He also won several Emmy Awards for his work on TV.
Lightly creased corners. Otherwise in fine condition.
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