Character Actor REGINALD OWEN Rare Signed Card - SHERLOCK HOLMES - MARY POPPINS For Sale

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Scarce vintage blue ballpoint pen signature on a 3 x 4.75-inch tan card, acquired in-person by a busy New York City-based autograph hound in the early 1950s. In good condition and excellent for matting with a favorite photograph. EminentEnglish character actor Reginald Owen entered films during the silent era, playing cranky, no-nonsense men of authority in classic films likeHenry VIII(1911),Possession(1922),The Letter(1929) with Jeanne Eagels,Voltaire(1933),Madame Du Barry(1934),The Call of the Wild(1935),A Tale of Two Cities(1935),The Great Ziegfeld(1936),Random Harvest(1942),Mrs. Miniver(1942),Madame Curie(1942),Woman of the Year(1944),National Velvet(1944), andThe Valley of Decision(1945). He is something of a regular in horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery films: He played Arthur Conan Doyle\'s Dr. Watson, opposite Clive Brook, inSherlock Holmes(1932), then landed the role of the gumshoe himself inA Study in Scarlet(1933); he was Ebeneezer Scrooge inA Christmas Carol(1938); he starred as Professor Elliott inTarzan\'s Secret Treasure(1941) and Lord Farmour inThe Picture of Dorian Gray(1945); and he popped up in two Disney classics, as Captain Boom inMary Poppins(1964) and General Teagler inBedknobs and Broomsticks(1971). On television, he was memorable as the recurring character of Ockie on \"Bewitched\" (1966-1968).