DON MURRAY - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH CIRCA 1977 - HFSID 272493

DON MURRAY
Black and white with sepia hue 11x14 publicity photograph of a young Don Murray.
Large Photograph signed: "Don Murray". B/w with sepia hue, 11x14. Pencil notes (unknown hand) on verso state that this autograph was obtained on June 24, 1977. In 1977, Murray starred on the TV miniseries, How the West Was Won. Stage, screen and television actor Don Murray (born in 1929) 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. Lightly creased at blank margins and corners. Minor surface creases (most not evident head on). Ink and pencil notes (unknown hand) on verso (no show through). Fine condition.