RICHARD CARLSON - APPLICATION SIGNED 01/03/1940 - HFSID 259258

RICHARD CARLSON
Membership application for the Los Angeles local of the American Federation of Radio Artists, signed by actor Richard Carlson in 1940
Application signed "Richard Carlson". Typewritten, green ink and lead pencil notations, all in unknown hand. 2 pages, 6½x9½, 1 sheet, front and verso. Jan. 3, 1940. Membership application for the Los Angeles local of the American Federation of Radio Artists. Carlson applied for an Associate membership as an actor who made less than $25,000 from radio. He was also a paid-up member of the Screen Actors Guild when he filled out this application. Carlson (1912-1977) was a familiar face to television viewers. He had frequent roles in 50s and 60s TV, including such Westerns as Bonanza, Rawhide and The Virginian. Carlson also starred as Herbert A. Philbrick, a real-life Boston ad executive who joined the American Communist Party while serving as an undercover FBI agent, in the popular TV series I Led Three Lives (1953-1956). He worked off camera, as well, writing and directing for TV and film and as a Broadway actor and playwright. Carlson showed up in a number of B movies in the 1950s and 1960s; Mystery Science Theatre 3000 fans may recognize him from 1960's Tormented. Lightly toned and creased. Signature has bled slightly but is legible. Light discoloration along right edge. Folded once and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.