ROSS HUNTER - INSCRIBED PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 341295

ROSS HUNTER
Rare 5x7 signed photograph of the Oscar-winning producer in a suit
Inscribed Printed Photograph signed in Ink: "To Richard/ with every/ good wish/ Ross Hunter" in black ink, b/w, 5x7. Name printed near lower left-hand corner. Producer Ross Hunter (1920-1996), born Martin Fuss, was in Army intelligence during WWII before becoming an actor in such B-movie outings as Louisiana Hayride (1944). He went on to become the producer of more than 60 films, most of which were star-studded, lavish productions with lush musical scores that emphasized Hunter's love of "old-time" Hollywood. Hunter had his biggest commercial success with Airport (1970), which won him an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. He was also nominated for Oscars for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, and Best Sound. A few of his other notable films include Magnificent Obsession (1954), My Man Godfrey and Tammy and the Bachelor (both in 1957), Imitation of Life and Pillow Talk (both in 1959), Back Street and Flower Drum Song (both in 1961), The Thrill of It All (1963), Madame X (1966), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), and Lost Horizon (1973). Moreover, he produced a number of made-for-TV movies after moving to Paramount in 1974. Edges and corners slightly worn. Slightly toned. Minor surface creases. Ink note (unknown hand) on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.