Cat. #0060524: GIG YOUNG
Scarce vintage 8x10-inch glossy black and white portrait, boldly signed and inscribed black felt-tip pen in 1975. In very fine condition. Affable leading man Gig Young was nominated for two Oscars, for Come Fill the Cup (1951) and Teacher's Pet (1958), before winning for They Shoot Horses, Don't They (1969) in 1970. Originally credited as Raymond Barr, the actor was also memorable in They Died with Their Boots On (1941), Old Acquaintance (1943), The Three Musketeers (1948), Wake of the Red Witch (1948), City That Never Sleeps (1953), Young at Heart (1957), The Desperate Hours (1958), That Touch of Mink (1962), Kid Galahad (1952), The Shuttered Room (1967), Lovers and Other Strangers (1970), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), The Hindenburg (1975), Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976), and Bruce Lee's The Game of Death (1978), as well on T.V.'s "The Twilight Zone" in 1959. While always put-together and well-balanced onscreen, Young struggled with emotional and interpersonal diff