HENRY CALVIN - COLLECTION - HFSID 276753

HENRY CALVIN: "SERGEANT GARCIA" OF DISNEY'S ZORRO
He signs a contract with Disney Productions and inscribes a photo of himself as Zorro's comic foil.
Collection of two items: 1) Document signed: "Henry Calvin", 8¼x11. Burbank, California, 1958 July 23. On letterhead of Walt Disney Productions, Calvin signs his acceptance of a documentary letter from Disney Productions loaning him a copy of the Zorro episode "Garcia Stands Accused" for a period of five years and in exchange for $10. Calvin had requested permanent possession of a print of the episode, but Disney policies forbade that. Calvin promises not to make commercial use of the print. Lightly toned. Mailing folds. Staple holes in upper left corner. Ink note (unknown hand) on verso shows through faintly in upper right corner. Otherwise, fine condition. 2) Photograph inscribed and signed: "11-15-73/Billie, Dearest!/This is simply to/say 'Happy Birthday or and/to let you know/I LOVE YOU!!/Always/Henry". B/w, 8x10. Shown as Sergeant Garcia in a publicity photo. Captioned in lower margin. Light corner creases. Otherwise, fine condition. Calvin (1918-1975), who appeared in many Disney projects, was best known as Sergeant Garcia on Zorro, televised on ABC from 1957-1959. A reluctant foe of the hero Zorro, the affable Sergeant Garcia was usually outwitted, or undone by his love of food and drink. A talented baritone, Calvin had appeared as the Wazir in the Broadway musical Kismet in the 1950s, and his Sergeant Garcia often broke into song. Two items.