JIM BACKUS - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 24659
JIM BACKUS Jim Backus signs an index card in black ink. Signature: "Jim Backus", 5x3 index card. In 1949, for the first time (and for many years after), Backus (1913-1989) provided the voice of the nearsighted Mr. Magoo in the UPA cartoon Ragtime Bear; the actor later claimed that he based this character on his own businessman father.
Sale Price $72.00
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JIM BACKUS
Jim Backus signs an index card in black ink.
Signature: "Jim Backus", 5x3 index card. In 1949, for the first time (and for many years after), Backus (1913-1989) provided the voice of the nearsighted Mr. Magoo in the UPA cartoon Ragtime Bear; the actor later claimed that he based this character on his own businessman father. In one of his best known roles, he played millionaire Thurston Howell III on the TV sitcom Gilligan's Island (1964-1967) and its sequels. He also played James Dean's father in the film Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and co-starred in the TV sitcoms I Married Joan (1952-1955) and Blondie (1968-1969). Fine condition.
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