WALLACE "WALLY" FORD - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 301280
Price: $420.00
WALLACE "WALLY" FORD
Head and shoulders image of the English actor, signed as "Wally
Ford"
Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Matt/Sincerely/Wally Ford".
Sepia, 8x10. Wallace Ford (1898-1966, born in Bolton,
Lancashire, England) was an English actor with almost 160 movies and TV shows
to his credit between 1930 and 1965. Ford made his show biz premiere in
vaudeville and music halls at 11; he made his Broadway debut a decade later as
Higgins in The Poppy God (1921). He debuted on the silver screen in 1930
and put bread on the table with wisecracking lead roles in B-movies, with an
occasional foray into critical approval (The Informer, 1935, and
Shadow of a Doubt, 1943). He also appeared on Broadway frequently during
the 1920s, and he created the part of George, the friend of slow-witted
Lennie, in the Broadway adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
(1937-1938 performing 207 times). Later in his career, he found work in
middle-aged character roles, playing wistful drunks and wise good-for-nothings,
ending his career with a powerful performance as Ole Pa in A Patch fo
Blue. Ford was orphaned while still a baby; his search for his parents in
the 1930s drew worldwide attention and headlines. B-movie fans may recognize
Ford from his leading role as Phroso in Tom Browning's legendary film
Freaks (1932). Minor surface creases (not effecting signature). Notch
at left edge. Ink note (unknown hand) on verso. Adhesive tape affixed at verso.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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