Winter Discovery Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/13/2013
Scarce Photograph Signed "Roscoe Arbuckle / July 9th / 1927 / Cleveland / Ohio," 7.5" x 9.25"and inscribed to a fan over medium-tone areas at lower left of image. A serious head-and-shoulders close-up of the actor by Melbourne Spurr of Hollywood (blind stamped at lower right). Pin holes in corners, three file holes along left edge, wear at corners including minor loss lower right and fold lower left.
Arbuckle's 1927 comedy show in Cleveland was notable for its opening act, a little-known English comedian whom Arbuckle would help establish in Hollywood; the youngster's name was Bob Hope
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