SHIRLEY O. MILLS - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 1952 - HFSID 25731

SHIRLEY O. MILLS


The famous actress pens this note to George Sanders thanking him for "a most pleasant interview", signed in blue ink


Autograph note signed "Shirley O. Mills/1952" in blue ink. 1 page, 7x3¼, with a 2¼x2 b/w printed photo of Mills affixed in bottom left corner. In full: "Thank you George (or is it Gregg now?) for a most pleasant interview. Hoping to see you again soon Sincerely, Shirley O. Mills". American actress Shirley Olivia Mills (1926-2010), made her movie debut as the eponymous child bride in the backwoods exploitation flick Child Bride(1938). The movie had a gratuitous nude swimming scene with the 12-year-old Mills that led to its to being banned in some areas and that assured its longevity with exploitation fans. Mills went on to appear in over 30 movies between 1938 and 1956, including a role as Ruth Joad in The Grapes of Wrath(1940) and as a member of the Jivin' Jacks and Jills dance troupe in seven Universal Pictures films. She paid the bills between films in the 1940s as a teen model. She died from complications of pneumonia.George R. Sanders, originally a disc jockey, became a prominent radio/TV interview host, first in Los Angeles and later in Portland.

Lightly toned, creased and bowed. Note, but not signature, has bled lightly and is lightly smeared in places, but is legible. Show-through from paper loss on verso of photo (does not touch signature). Adhesive residue on verso (no show-through). Irregular b/w newspaper photograph affixed. Otherwise, fine condition.