MORGAN WOODWARD - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: BUD (ELLIS J.) THACKERY - HFSID 342173

MORGAN WOODWARD and BUD THACKERY
The Western film star and Hollywood producer poses together in candid 6x4 photo, sign names in blue ink
Inscribed photograph signed: "To Clint/ Bud Thackery" and "Morgan/ Woodward" in blue ink. Color, 6x4. MORGAN WOODWARD (1925-2019) had over 120 movies and television shows to his credit between 1956 and 1997. Morgan may be best remembered as Boss Godfrey in Cool Hand Luke (1967), or as Marvin "Punk" Anderson in the TV series Dallas. He also had recurring roles on TV's Gunsmoke,Bonanza and Wagon Train, as well as numerous westerns in the 1950s and 1960s. Trekkers may also know him from his roles as Dr. Simon Van Gelder in "Dagger of the Mind" and Captain Tracey in "The Omega Glory", from the original Star Trek series.He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and is a recognized authority on early American planes; one of his hobbies is restoring and flying antique planes. He's now retired and divides his time between his ranch in Paso Robles, California and his Hollywood home. American cinematographer BUD THACKERY (1903-1990), born Ellis Thackery, shared an Oscar nomination for Best Special Effects in Women at War (1940) and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the 1964 TV movie Once Upon a Savage Night. He got his start doing special effects and color separation in movies and serials of the mid-1930s before stepping behind the camera in 1936 to become a cinematographer on serials like Darkest Africa (1936), Undersea Kingdom (1936) andDick Tracy (1937). In all, he had cinematography and photography credits on almost 170 movies and TV shows between 1936 and 1977. Thackery's name frequently popped up on TV shows beginning in 1954, including Stories of the Century (1954-1955),Commando Cody: Sky Marshall of the Universe (1955), The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956), M Squad (1957-1958), Wagon Train (1957-1964), Thriller (1960-1961),Tales of Wells Fargo (1961-1962), McHale's Navy (1962-1966), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964), Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964-1965), Laredo (1966), Ironside (1968-1975) and Emergency! (1972-1975). Fine condition.