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Richard Burton 1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

Hi All,

I realized I never made a thread about this one so here it is:

Richard Burton (1925-1984) as Alec Leamas in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 1965 original still by Bob Penn (slightly trimmed) with a C. 1966 dedication, inscription and signature in what appears black fountain pen. Slight age-related tone/light marks to the gelatin silver print. I have seen a good bit of Burton from the '50's & '70's, but much less from the whirlwind 60's. This right after Iguana and right before Woolf. Will post a better scan soon. I hope you like it. It is a superb film.

Pardon the crooked scan.

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Permalink Reply by David Lewis on February 13, 2021 at 5:23pm

Eric, Looks like a real in person autograph. Not a secretarial, In my humble opinion…

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 13, 2021 at 5:56pm

Thanks you David. He is tougher in the 60's than the 70's for sure.

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Permalink Reply by David Lewis on February 14, 2021 at 6:57am

This is one of my exemplars….I don't own it. His autograph did not age well.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on February 14, 2021 at 7:50am

Neither did he unfortunately, dying at 59. Nice example you have there. Here is another of mine - when he was legible. C. 1948 age 23 - earliest SP I have ever seen followed by an original still from 1950's Waterfront Women: