J.P. McGowan - 1946 - Pencil Cut Signature - Silent Actor, Director d.1952 RARE!

Description: J.P. McGowan - 1946 - Pencil Cut Signature - Silent Actor, Director d.1952 RARE!We are offering a 1 3/4 x 5 7/8 inch cut pencil signature, on a manila sheet, taken from a larger sheet of autographs, This signature was collected at a west coast USO event in 1946. Signed "J.P. McGowan" he has added, "Screen Directors Guild Hollywood"Beneath his signature.Larger page shown for comparison. This auction is for the J.P. McGowan signature only. --------------------****This comes from the collection of a woman names Lottie, who in the 1940's worked in the food service / catering industry that serviced various west coast USO events. She carried with her an over sized scrapbook, in which she would have any celebrity that she met at the events autograph.She continued this practice through the 1950's, when she worked in a Los Angeles restaurant. There, she would also have regular customers and relatives that she liked sign the pages. It has been a challenge to save what signatures we could from this fascinating yet jumbled collection.--------------------------------Read bio and background below.Please contact us directly with any questions.------------------------------Bio and Background: John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been made a life member of the Screen Directors GuildMcGowan successfully made the transition from silent film to talkies. While never a major star, in a busy career that spanned four decades he is credited with acting in 232 films—mostly strong roles like sheriff or villain—writing 26 screenplays and directing 242 productions. In 1932 he directed a young John Wayne in the 12-episode rail vs airplane serial The Hurricane Express for the independent Mascot Pictures. From 1938 to 1951, as Executive Secretary of the Screen Directors Guild, he fought to secure recognition for the director within the studio systems of the film and emerging television industry.J.P. McGowan died in 1952 in Hollywood and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. -------------------All autographed items are guaranteed authentic for life. We will combine shipping on like items. I am an autograph collector with over 40 years of experience, buying, selling & trading autographs. Shipping Info – Please Read United States: Shipping will be via "Priority Mail w/ delivery conformation" @ $7.75 We make no money on shipping! International shipping: Due to a recent influx of overseas claims of lost shipments and eBay’s lack of backing up the seller in these claims, we are revising our international shipping rules effective immediately. All shipments outside of the US or Canada, to customers who haven’t bid on our past auctions, must be shipped via Global Priority mail w/ international tracking. If your country doesn’t allow tracking of US shipments, please do not bid. Your bid will not be honored. Established customers please contact us for your international shipping rates. In addition, new international customers who have an eBay feedback of less than 75 will need to contact us before bidding. We reserve the right to end any listing at any time. We sell on other venues and items may become unavailable. ---------------------------------------- I am a UACC Registered dealer (#0092). I have an entry as a consignor and contributing expert in "R&R 1998 Autograph price guide". If you purchase this item and chose to send it to a paid third party examiner (JSA, PSA/DNA) and if for some reason their opinion of the item comes back as non-authentic, on return of the item, I will cheerfully refund your purchase price. We also offer a liberal 30 day return policy for any reason. Please contact us with any questions. Happy Bidding!

Price: 100 USD

Location: Westbury, New York

End Time: 2025-01-10T21:58:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8.95 USD