ROBERT "BOB" CUMMINGS - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 159881

ROBERT "BOB" CUMMINGS
The popular film and TV actor is depicted in a scene from My Daughter's Rated X! at the Show Boat dinner theater in Clearwater, Florida in 1979.
Photograph inscribed and signed: "Dear David: Would you/believe this is B.C. in the 3rd/act of 'my daughter's/rated X!' on the stage/of the 'Show Boat'/dinner theater in Clear-/water Florida, 1979./Good luck, good/health, perfect nutrition/and $uccess/Bob/Cummings". B/w, 8½x11. Reproduction of a photograph (on coated paper). In 1979, Cummings was also seen on the small screen in an episode of The Love Boat. In addition to being known for his acting, Cummings, who was the godson of aviation pioneer Orville Wright, was an avid pilot, and he was also known for being a health food fanatic who often carried a small suitcase full of vitamins. Robert "Bob" Cummings (1910-1990), born Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings, could handle meaty dramatic roles when they were offered (King's Row, 1942; Dial M for Murder, 1954). His frequent TV work included the hit series, The Bob Cummings Show, which also known as Love That Bob (1955-1959), for which he was nominated for Emmy Awards in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959. Cummings was also nominated for an Emmy for his role as Bob S. Beanblossom in My Hero, and he won an Emmy Award for an appearance in "Twelve Angry Men", an episode of the TV anthology series, Studio One. Lightly creased with folds, lower horizontal fold through "Bob" and at the "C", second "m", and "ing" of Cummings. Light yellow stain on verso (no show through). Overall, fine condition.