FOSTER BROOKS - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 24804

FOSTER BROOKS
B/w publicity photo of Brooks - pin-striped jacket and ruffled shirt!
Photograph inscribed and signed: "Hi, Kevin -/God bless./Foster Brooks/[smiling face under "ks"]". B/w, 8x10. Stand-up comedian and actor Foster Brooks (1912-2001) was a radio and television broadcaster before breaking into acting in the 1960s (he would make his national TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1962 after opening for Perry Como at the new Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas). Known as "The Loveable Lush", Brooks is best known for his frequent appearances on Dean Martin celebrity roasts (despite being known for playing a drunk, Brooks became a national spokesman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving - MADD - and did public service announcements for the organization). Brooks was a regular on two TV series, The Real Tom Kennedy Show (1970) and The New Bill Cosby Show (1972-1973), he lent his voice to the animated TV series, Challenge of the GoBots (1984), and he made numerous guest appearances on TV variety shows and series, from Gunsmoke (1962) to Cosby (1996). His film credits include Super Seal (1976), Cracking Up (1983), Cannonball Run II and Oddballs (both 1984) and The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991, his last film). Lightly creased at blank margins and corners. Minor surface creases (most not evident head on), some at facial image. Overall, fine condition.