HAROLD LOCKWOOD - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 08/11/1914 - HFSID 171740
Sale Price $250.00
Reg. $320.00
HAROLD LOCKWOOD
Lockwood responds to a letter received from a fan
Autograph Letter Signed: "Harold Lockwood". 1 sheet 10x6½
opened flat, 5x6½ folded. New York City, 1914 August 11.To: Miss
CalvertIn full:"My dear Miss Calvert,-Your
letter rec'd . and I assure you was very much appreci-ated. Am sending
underseperate cover a photo. Thanking you again & beg To remain
Sincerely" Harold Lockwood (1887-1918) was one of the original
matinee idols of the 1910s. He appeared in over twenty-five films during the
World War I era and was part of the star-studded cast of
Intolerance (1916) that included Lillian Gish, Douglas Fairbanks ,
Wallace Reid and many more. He made 23 films with May Allison, forming one of
the screens first popular romantic couples. In December 1918, Motion
Picture magazine named him one of the top 6 film stars, but he was dead by
the time the article appeared. Lockwood died at the age of 31, from the
Spanish influenza that killed between 25 and 100 million world-wide, apparently
having contracted it while working in a war bonds booth. Few of Lockwood's
films survive, none apparently in VHS or DVD. That absence, and his early death,
may explain why Lockwood is not as well remembered as some of his
contemporaries. Adhesive and paper residue on face. Normal mailing folds.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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