JEFFREY LYNN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 315434

JEFFREY LYNN
The stage and television actor is shown wearing a long trench coat and holding his hat in this vintage 3½x5¾ candid photograph acquired from the collection of Francis and Violet Zane
Inscribed photograph signed: "To Francis/All the best/Jeffrey Lynn", in blue ink, B/w 3½x5¾. Jeffrey Lynn (1906-1995) appeared in a number of feature films, including The Fighting 69th (1940), All This and Heaven Too (1940) and Million Dollar Baby (1941), but perhaps his "biggest" assignment was "starring" as Ashley Wilkes in the screen tests for David O. Selznick's 1939 epic, Gone With The Wind. Lynn, who read lines for such aspiring Scarlett O'Haras as Paulette Goddard and Frances Dee, left Hollywood two years later to become an Army intelligence officer in WWII (he was awarded a Bronze Star). Beginning in 1948, Lynn attempted to resume his screen career, appearing in such films as Butterfield 8 (1960) and Tony Rome (1967). He found greater success, however, as a stage and television actor, starring in two series, My Son Jeep (1953) and Star Stage (1955), and appearing on the soaps The Secret Storm (1966-1967) and The Edge of Night (1971). 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. Corners lightly worn. Lightly bowed. Slightly toned. Otherwise, fine condition.