BEING THERE MOVIE CAST - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK CO-SIGNED BY: JACK WARDEN, MELVYN DOUGLAS - HFSID 342532

BEING THERE MOVIE CAST: JACK WARDEN and MELVYN DOUGLAS
The legendary actors shake hands in still from their 1979 film
Printed photograph signed in ink: "Peace always/ Jack Warden" in blue ink and "Melvyn Douglas" in black ink. B/w, 8x10. Still from the 1979 film Being There. In 1959, JACK WARDEN (1920-2006) appeared in two feature films, The Sound and the Fury and That Kind of Woman, and he was seen on TV as a guest star on Playhouse 90, Bonanza, Five Fingers, The Lawless Years, The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables. A former boxer, bouncer and lifeguard, Jack Warden (1920-2006), born John Lebzelter, was a frequent screen presence for half a century. He received Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominations for Shampoo (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). Other prominent film roles include Twelve Angry Men (1957), Being There (1979) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994). Warden, who won an Emmy Award for the TV movie, Brian's Song (1969), also starred in several series, including The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965-1966), NYPD (1967-1969), The Bad News Bears (1979-1980) and Crazy Like a Fox (1984-1986). MELVYN DOUGLAS (1901-1981) won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for Being There (1979) and for his portrayal of Paul Newman's dying father in Hud (1963). He was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for I Never Sang for My Father (1970). Although Douglas (1901-1981) began his acting career on the stage, he would grace the big screen for 50 years after making his film debut in 1931 in the early "talkie", Tonight or Never. His long list of feature film credits include Annie Oakley (1935), Captains Courageous (1937), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Americanization of Emily (1964), The Graduate (1965), The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) and Being There (1979). Douglas also appeared in a number of made-for-TV films. He died at the age of 80, just before the release of his final film, Ghost Story (1981). Corners slightly rounded. Light surface creases. Faintly soiled on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.