ORIG. 6X4&1/2 OF RAY MILLAND,BRIAN DONLEVY,HENRY FONDA

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, NOT A COPY. THIS IS A 6" X 4&1/2" RARE PHOTO FROM THE PARAMOUNT STUDIOS ADVERTISING BINDER (SEE PHOTO- HOLES ON LEFT SIDE) OF VERY VERY YOUNG RAY MILLAND,BRIAN DONLEVY AND HENRY FONDA ON THE SET OF "ALL ABOUT EVE.". ON THE REVERSE IT STATES: "ADVISE FROM "PALS" - Henry Fonda, immaculate in full-dress clothes, gets some helpful pointers on how to act in dress-up clothes from Brian Donlevy and Ray Milland when they visit the "The Lady Eve" set where Fonda is starring with Barbara Stanwyck. Although in aviators outfits for " I Wanted Wings," both Donlevy and Milland know how to wear modern clothes through numerous screen roles. But Fonda may have forgotten, since "The Lady Eve" is the first picture in three years where he hasn't worn rags, overalls, period clothes or western garb. In fact, he hasn't had a movie haircut in that long a time." THEN STAMPED IN A GREEN RECTANGLE ARE THE WORDS: APPROVED ADVERTISING ADVISORY COUNCIL NOV 11 1940 HOLLYWOOD. ON HARD STOCK, WITH A GLOSS FINISH. BRIAN DONLEVY WAS AN IRISH BORN , ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED , AMERICAN ACTOR, NOTED FOR PLAYING TOUGH GUYS FROM THE 1930'S TO THE 1960'S. HE MAINLY APPEARED IN SUPPORTING ROLES. HE APPEARED IN OVER 60 FILMS AMONG HIS BEST KNOWN FILMS ARE : BEAU GESTE ( OSCAR NOM.) '39 - THE GREAT MC GINTY '40 . HIS OBIT IN "THE TIMES" NEWSPAPER IN ENGLAND SAID : " ANY CONSIDERATION OF THE AMERICAN 'FILM NOIR' OF THE 1940'S WOULD BE INCOMPLETE WITHOUT HIM." BORN IN ARMAUGH IRELAND, WHEN HE WAS 10 MONTHS OLD HIS PARENTS MOVED TO RACINE WISCONSIN. WHEN HE WAS 15 HE RAN AWAY FROM HOME TO JOIN GEN. PERSHING'S ARMY AGAINST MEXICO'S PANCHO VILLA. HE WENT TO MILITARY SCHOOL AFTER AND IN 1916 HE WAS A MAJOR IN THEU.S. AIRFORCE AND FOUGHT IN WWI. AFTER, HE LIVED IN SAN FRAN. AND LATER PURSUED ACTING. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN N.Y IN THE 1920'S AND FOR THE NEXT DECADE APPEARED IN MANY THEATER PRODUCTIONS AND WINNING INCREASING NUMBERS OF SILENT FILM PARTS. HIS BREAK WAS IN 1935 IN EDWARD G. ROBINSON'S FILM "BARBARY COAST" , THEN HE WENT ON TO DO : IN OLD CHICAGO - JESSE JAMES '37 - UNION PACIFIC - ALLEGHENY UPRISING - DESTRY RIDES AGIN - BILLY THE KID '41 - WAKE ISLAND - THE GLASS KEY - STAND BY FOR ACTION - HANGMEN ALSO DIE - THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN'S CREEK - TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST - THE VIRGINIAN - CANYON PASSAGE - KISS OF DEATH - COMMAND DECISION - KANSAS RAIDERS - NEVER SO FEW - CURSE OF THE FLY - HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI - WACO '66 - FIVE GOLDEN DRAGONS AND MORE. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HE DID SEVERAL RADIO SHOWS AND TELEVISION SERIES. HE STARRED IN SUCH SHOWS AS : PERRY MASON - WAGON TRAIN - RAWHIDE - DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT AND OTHERS. MARRIED 3 TIMES , HIS LAST WIFE ( '66 - '72) WAS THE WIDOW OF BELLA LUGOSI. HENRY FONDA WAS NAMED THE 6TH GREATEST MALE STAR OF ALL TIME BY THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE IN 1999. HE STARTED HIS ACTING CAREER AT THE OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE WHEN HIS MOTHER'S FRIEND DODIE BRANDO ( MARLON'S MOTHER ) RECOMENDED HE TRY OUT FOR A PART IN "YOU & I" , IN WHICH HE WAS CAST. HE WENT EAST IN '28 AND ARRIVED IN CAPE COD AND GOT A ROLE IN THE CAPE PLAYHOUSE AND WENT OVER TO FALMOUTH TO JOIN THE UNIVERSITY PLAYERS WHERE HE MET & MARRIED HIS FIRST WIFE MARGRET SULLIVAN AND ALSO MET HIS FRIEND FOR LIFE JIMMY STEWART. HIS MARRIAGE TO SULLIVAN WAS SHORT AND HE WENT TO NYC AND APPEARED IN PRODUCTIONS TIL1934. IN '35 HE GOT A BREAK TO GO TO HOLLYWOOD AND STAR IN " THE FARMER TAKES A WIFE" (REPRISING HIS ROLE FROM THE BROADWAY PROD.) JIMMY STWEART CAME OUT AND THEY ROOMED TOGETHER . MILLAND WAS A WELSH ACTOR AND DIRECTOR WHO WORKED PRIMARILY IN THE U.S. HE WAS IN THE' HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY' IN ENGLAND AND WAS AN EXPERT SHOT AND WON MANY OF THE COMPANY'S PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITIONS. HE WAS DISCOVERED BY A HOLLYWOOD SCOUT WHILE PERFORMING ON THE LONDON STAGE. HE WON AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR HIS PERFORMANCE IN THE FILM " LOST WEEKEND" DIRECTED BY BILLY WILDER. HE MADE OVER EIGHTY FILMS AND DIRECTED AND ACTED IN TV IN THE 60'S & 70'S. HE GAVE THE SHORTEST ACCEPTANCE SPEECH IN THE HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY. HE NEVER SAID A WORD. HE BOWED AND LEFT THE STAGE. THE PICTURE IS WONDERFUL AS IT DEPICTS HIM SMILING . THIS PHOTO IS IN FAIR CONDITION . THERE ARE TWO LARGE CREASES THROUGH HIS HEAD AND OTHER SMALL CREASES AROUND THE PICTURE, THOUGH IT CAN BE SEEN MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN VIEWED FROM THE SIDE. (SEE PHOTO) THIS PHOTO IS 63 YRS. OLD! HIS MANY FILMS INCLUDE : LOST WEEKEND - THE FLYING SCOTTSMAN - THE BACHELOR FATHER - AMBASSADOR BILL - CHARLIE CHAN IN LONDON - THE GLASS KEY - BULLDOG DRUMMOND ESCAPES - MEN WITH WINGS - BEAU GESTE - THE DR. TAKES A WIFE - GOLDEN EARRINGS - THE BIG CLOCK- IT HAPPENS EVERY SPRING - CLOSE TO MY HEART - JAMAICA RUN - DIAL M FOR MURDER - THE GIRL IN THE RED VELVET SWING - THREE BRAVE MEN - LOVE STORY - TERROR IN THE WAX MUSEUM - ESCAPE TO WITCH MT. - THE LAST TYCOON - OLIVER'S STORY AND MANY MANY MORE.I WILL SHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND CHARGE POSTAGE ACCORDINGLY. THANKS.