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Auction History Result 1a081 DAVID WAYNE signed deluxe 10.25x13.25 still '50s great smiling portrait by Gene Kornman! Date Sold 8/14/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Autographed Deluxe 10 1/4" x 13 1/4" [26 x 34 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) David Wayne (born Wayne James McMeekan) was a superb character actor from the 1940s to the 1980s. He was rejected from the army during World War II, but he worked as an ambulance driver in North Africa, because he really wanted to serve. After the war, he quickly had much success on Broadway, including three major roles, Og in "Finian's Rainbow", Ensign Pulver in "Mister Roberts" and Sakini in "The Teahouse of the August Moon", but in all three cases, Hollywood would not let him play those roles because they wanted "bigger names", so those parts were played by Tommy Steele, Jack Lemmon and Marlon Brando. He won the very first male actor Tony Award in 1948 for his role in Finian's Rainbow. He had great success in Hollywood with Adam's Rib, which led to a major part in The Three Faces of Eve and he always distinguished himself in every movie or stage role he had. When he made The Last Angry Man with Paul Muni, Muni had a contract guaranteeing him sole top billing, but Muni was so impressed by David Wayne's talent that he insisted on sharing top billing with him. His son Timothy sadly drowned in 1970, and his wife passed away in 1993 after 53 years of marriage, and Mr. Wayne retired completely, and he passed away in 1995 at the age of 81. Important Added Info: Note that this still has been personally autographed (signed) by David Wayne (he obviously signed it much later in life, because he wrote "Oh! To be this young again")! Also note that this still has been trimmed and it now measures 10 1/4" x 13 1/4" [26 x 34 cm]. Finally, note that this is a deluxe still printed on double weight paper stock. Our consignor is a very longtime collector of movie paper who regularly attended the Chiller collectible show. This signed item (and the others offered from this collector) were purchased at a Chiller convention over the years. In some cases, he had them signed by the celebrity when they appeared in person at the show, and in other cases, he purchased them from Kevin Clement, who runs the Chiller shows, and in all cases, he (and we) believe this signature is authentic. Condition: good to very good. The still was trimmed, no doubt to fit a frame. There are creases in the corners and some minor wear around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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