RALPH FORBES - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 315427

RALPH FORBES
A vintage 3x4 candid photo of the actor leaving his car, dressed in sharp suit and silk tie
Photograph signed: "Ralph Forbes" in blue felt tip. B/w, 3x4 image, 3¼x4¼ overall (one surface).Candid photo. Ralph Forbes (1896-1951), was born in London in an acting family (mother Mary Forbes, sister Brenda Forbes). Breaking into silent films in 1923, he was featured in such movies as Beau Geste (1926), The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), The Three Musketeers (1935), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (also 1939) and Frenchman's Creek (1944). Forbes was married to three actresses: Ruth Chatterton, Heather Angel and Dora Sayers. His last stage appearance was in a Broadway revival of Shaw's You Can Never Tell (1948). 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. Pencil note (unknown hand) on verso. Signature in poor contrast, but legible. Toned. Corners lightly creased. Otherwise, fine condition.