DON MURRAY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER ON PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED TWICE 12/06/1982 - HFSID 75470

DON MURRAY
He sends a letter to a fan on a postcard about his picture making a good cocktail napkin. Signed Twice!
Autograph Letter on Photograph Signed Twice: "Don Murray" on verso of 5½x3½ postcard. No place, 1982 December 6. To "Dear Glen Wright". In full: "I found this envelope with no letter. I hope a photo is what you wanted. If not, it makes a pretty fair cocktail coaster. Cordially". Murray, who is depicted on front, has inscribed and signed his photograph: "Dear Glen Wright/Peace and joy/from/Don Murray". B/w, 3½x5½ overall, image 3x4 (one surface). Stage, screen and television actor Don Murray (1929-2024) debuted on Broadway in 1951 in The Rose Tattoo. In 1955, he was spotted on the Great White Way (playing in The Skin of Our Teeth) by Joshua Logan, who signed Murray for Bus Stop (1956), his screen debut. Murray was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role of a cowboy who romances Marilyn Monroe, and he went on to appear in such films as A Hatful of Rain (1957), Advise and Consent (1962), The Plainsman (1966), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Kickboxer the Champion (1991). Murray also made a number of made-for-television movies, but he is best known to TV audiences for his role as Sid Fairgate (1979-1981) on Knots Landing. Murray has also guest starred in a number of other TV series, from Studio One (1950) to The Single Guy (1996). He has also written for television and written, directed and produced several films. Murray was married to actress Hope Lange from 1956-1961. Two signatures of the actor. Minor creases at corners of photograph, which has light striations and circular postal impression. Pencil mark (unknown hand) on verso. Fine condition.