MARY MCCARTY - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 315470

MARY McCARTY
A vintage 3x5 candid photo of the youthful starlet posing in front of a building, smiling in a blouse and skirt. Extremely rare.
Inscribed photograph signed: "To Francis/Mary/McCarty," blue felt tip. B/w, 3x5 image, 3½x5½ overall (one surface). Candid photo. Mary McCarty (1923-1980) was a stage and film actress. Most known for her role on Trapper John M.D., McCarty has a substantial list of credits, with 9 Broadway appearances and almost 30 television and film appearances. She began on television, but mostly appeared in bit roles for several years. She saw more success on Broadway, starring in several plays including Bless You All (1950), Chicago (1975), and Anna Christie (1977). Her performance in the 1948 production of Sleepy Hollow won her a Theatre World Award, and she later received a Tony nomination for Anna Christie. Her roles on television were mostly small roles and guest appearances, but she was a recurring character in Trapper John, M.D. until her death in 1980. 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. Lightly bowed. Otherwise, fine condition.