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BEN LESSY - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 315469

A vintage 3x5 candid photo of the actor standing on the street wearing a suit and tie, smiling. Extremely rare. Inscribed photograph signed: "To violet/all [illegible]/Ben Lessy," in black felt tip. B/w, 3x5 image, 3½x5½ overall (one surface). Candid photo.

Price: $280.00

Condition: Lightly creased, otherwise fine condition Add to watchlist:
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BEN LESSY
A vintage 3x5 candid photo of the actor standing on the street wearing a suit and tie, smiling. Extremely rare.
Inscribed photograph signed: "To violet/all [illegible]/Ben Lessy," in black felt tip. B/w, 3x5 image, 3½x5½ overall (one surface). Candid photo. Ben Lessy (1902-1992) was an American film and television actor who appeared in over 30 titles, including Make room for Daddy (1959), Just for you (1952), That Darn Cat! (1965) and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). He is well known for his comedy act he put on with his wife, Patti Moore, in Los Angeles nightclubs Slapsy Maxie's and Billy Gray's Band Box. This photograph is from the collection of Francis and Violet Zane, Hawaii natives who moved to California in the 1920's. Francis Zane had a job at the historic Curran Theater and the San Francisco Opera House, which is where he began his massive collection, with photographs and materials ranging from the 1920's to 1960's. The location and luck of his occupation would land him smack dab in the middle of the celebrity world, allowing him to capture some of the most unique and interesting pieces of Hollywood History. Lightly bowed. Corners lightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.

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