{"product_id":"cat-00146223-raymond-griffith","title":"Cat. #00146223:  RAYMOND GRIFFITH","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eExtremely rare vintage inscribed violet fountain pen signature on a 3.5 x 4-inch portion of a tan autograph album page, acquired in-person at the 1938 Olympics. In good condition, with some writing at the bottom from another autograph that was trimmed away by the previous owner. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#eeeeee\"\u003eVirtually mute due to long-term vocal chord damage, Raymond Griffith was one of the great silent movie comedians, appearing in scores of Vitagraph, L-KO, Triangle, and Mack Sennett shorts. Typically clad in a top hat and white tie and tails, he was dubbed \"The Silk Hat Comedian.\" His more memorable silent credits include two films with Tod Browning, \u003ci\u003eThe Day of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e (1923) and \u003ci\u003eThe White Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e (1923); the caper film \u003ci\u003ePaths to Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e (1925); and the Civil War-themed \u003ci\u003eHands Up! \u003c\/i\u003e(1926), in which he starred, opposite Mack Swain, as a Confederate spy.  With the advent of talkies, Griffith tried his hand at minor character roles, with an outstanding turn as a French soldier killed by Lew Ayres in \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e (1930), but he gradually segued into writing and producing at Twentieth Century Fox. It is a little-known fact that he was part of the electrical crew for \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e (1939). In 1957, he choked to death at Los Angeles' Masquers Club, aged only 62 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52053975040246,"sku":"szj1793132945819","price":51.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/6021\/7590\/files\/cat-00146223-raymond-griffith_1.jpg?v=1793132949","url":"https:\/\/opalherbgarden.shop\/products\/cat-00146223-raymond-griffith","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}