John Cromwell Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
JOHN CROMWELL
Born: December 23, 1887 in Toledo, Ohio
Died: September 26, 1979 in Santa Barbara, California
John Cromwell (1887-1979) made his Broadway acting debut in Little Women (1912), and appeared on stage there in several shows, including George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (1915). He made his film debut in a comedy, The Dummy (1929), but his skill as a director soon became apparent Beginning with The Mighty that same year, he directed a long string of well known movies, including Tom Sawyer (1930), Of Human Bondage (1934), The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Anna and the King of Siam (1946) and The Racket (1951). He was President of the Screen Actors Guild (1944-1946), but was blacklisted in Hollywood in the 1950s. He still acted on stage and film from time to time, appearing in two Robert Altman films of the late 1970s (3 Women and A Wedding). He was the father of actor James Cromwell.
1947-Dead-Reckoning (Director), 1945-The-Enchanted-Cottage (Director), 1944-Since-You-Went-Away (Director), 1942-Son-of-Fury:-The-Story-of-Benjamin-Blake (Director), 1941-So-Ends-Our-Night (Director), 1936-To-Mary---with-Love (Director), 1935-I-Dream-Too-Much (Director), 1934-Of-Human-Bondage (Director), 1934-This-Man-Is-Mine (Director), 1933-The-Silver-Cord (Director), 1931-Rich-Man's-Folly (Director), 1929-The-Dance-of-Life (Director), 1956-Studio-One-in-Hollywood (Performer), 1929-The-Dance-of-Life (Performer), 1961-A-Matter-of-Morals (Director), 1958-The-Goddess (Director), 1951-The-Racket (Director), 1951-The-Company-She-Keeps (Director), 1950-Caged (Director), 1940-Victory (Director), 1939-In-Name-Only (Director), 1936-Banjo-on-My-Knee (Director), 1936-Little-Lord-Fauntleroy (Director), 1935-Village-Tale (Director), 1934-Spitfire (Director), 1933-Double-Harness (Director), 1933-Sweepings (Director), 1931-The-Vice-Squad (Director), 1931-Unfaithful (Director), 1931-Scandal-Sheet (Director), 1929-Close-Harmony (Director), 1929-Close-Harmony (Performer), 1977-3-Women (Performer), 1957-Top-Secret-Affair (Performer), 1951-The-Company-She-Keeps (Performer), 1959-New-York-Confidential (Director), 1947-Night-Song (Director), 1945-Watchtower-Over-Tomorrow (Director), 1940-Abe-Lincoln-in-Illinois (Director), 1938-Algiers (Director), 1937-The-Prisoner-of-Zenda (Director), 1935-Jalna (Director), 1934-The-Fountain (Director), 1932-World-and-the-Flesh (Director), 1930-Tom-Sawyer (Director), 1978-A-Wedding (Performer), 1940-Abe-Lincoln-in-Illinois (Performer), 1978-Hollywood-Greats (in person), 1959-The-Scavengers (Director), 1946-Anna-and-the-King-of-Siam (Director), 1939-Made-for-Each-Other (Director), 1938-The-Adventures-of-Marco-Polo (Director), 1933-Ann-Vickers (Director), 1930-For-the-Defense (Director), 1930-The-Texan (Director), 1930-Street-of-Chance (Director), 1929-The-Mighty (Director), 1955-Ponds-Theater (Performer), 1954-Producers'-Showcase (Performer), 1933-Ann-Vickers (Performer), 1930-For-the-Defense (Performer), 1930-Street-of-Chance (Performer), 1929-The-Mighty (Performer), 1929-The-Dummy (Performer), 1966-New-York-Television-Theatre (Writer), 1932-Hell's-Highway (Other), 2012-A-Night-at-the-Movies:-Hollywood-Goes-to-Washington (Other)
Macbeth - Performer (March 31, 1948 - April 24, 1948), Pygmalion - Performer (December 26, 1945 - June 1, 1946), Bright-Rebel - Performer (December 27, 1938 - January 1939), Outward-Bound - Performer (December 22, 1938 - July 22, 1939), Hamlet - Performer (October 8, 1936 - Closing date unknown), Saint-Joan - Performer (March 9, 1936 - May 1936), Romeo-and-Juliet - Performer (December 23, 1935 - January 1936), The-Old-Maid - Performer (January 7, 1935 - September 1935)
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JOHN CROMWELL - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 287427ALS forwarding an old photo, the best one he has Autograph Letter signed: "John Cromwell", 1 page, 7x10, affixed to 8½x11 construction paper. No place, no date. To "Dear Mrs. Meyers", in full: "I don't often have photographs taken.…"Price: $280.00
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THE CLIMATE OF EDEN PLAY CAST - SHOW BILL SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 312728All three sign the cast page of the Playbill. Show Bill signed: "Rosemary Harris", "John Cromwell", "Jane White", 24 pages, 6¾x9. Playbill for a production of Climate of Eden, by Moss Hart, at New York's Martin Beck Theatre, 1952, signed on the cast page.
Sale Price $250.00
$320.00
