June 2025 Sports Card & Memorabilia Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/22/2025
RARE Actor John Garfield (d. 1952 at 39 years old) Signed 3"x 6" Stationary Card (JSA Auction Letter). Garfield was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of the Group Theatre. In 1937, he moved to Hollywood, eventually becoming one of Warner Bros.' stars. He received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Four Daughters (1938) and Body and Soul (1947). Called to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC), he denied communist affiliation and refused to "name names", effectively ending his film career. Some have alleged that the stress of this persecution led to his premature death at 39 from a heart attack. Garfield is acknowledged as a predecessor of such Method actors as Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and James Dean.
Condition: GD-EX
RARE Actor John Garfield (d. 1952 at 39 years old) Signed 3"x 6" Stationary Card (JSA Auction Letter)
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