MARIE WILSON - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 278996

MARIE WILSON
1949 sepia-toned Hal Willis Productions publicity photo of a swan-necked Wilson from the shoulder up, signed "Lovingly"
Photograph signed "Lovingly,/Marie/Wilson". B/w sepia-toned, 8x9¾ overall, 7¼x8¾ image, one surface. Publicity photo from Hal Willis Productions. ©1949 Hal Willis Productions. Wilson (1916-1972, born Katherine Elizabeth Wilson in Anaheim, California) was best known for playing Irma Peterson in the radio (1947), film (1949) and television (1952-1954) versions of My Friend Irma (1949) and its 1950 film sequel My Friend Irma Goes West. A former Broadway dancer, Wilson made her film debut in the 1934 Laurel & Hardy film Babes in Toyland, before signing a contract with Warner Bros. and appearing as the scatterbrained "dumb blonde" in scores of comedies, including Satan Met a Lady (1936) and Boy Meets Girl (1938). Her other films include China Clipper (1936), She's In the Army (1942), Shine On Harvest Moon (1944), A Girl in Every Port (1952) and Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962). In 1944, Wilson was hired to perform a comedy striptease in Ken Murray's Hollywood stage revue Blackouts. She performed her act in 2,332 performances over the next five years, and Wilson would return to the stage when her film career waned. She also appeared in nightclubs and made guest appearances on a number of TV series, including Where's Huddles (1970, voice) and Love, American Style (1972). Lightly toned, creased and bowed, otherwise in fine condition.