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Our auction closed promptly at 9:00 pm PDT on August 19, 2010. We can no longer accept bids for this auction. Please return in December to participate in our December 31 autograph auction.Lot 17. Red Buttons (1919-2006). American comedian and actor. His role in Sayonara was a dramatic departure from his previous work. He played Joe Kelly, an American airman stationed in Kobe, Japan during the Korean War, who falls in love with Katsumi, a Japanese woman (played by Miyoshi Umeki), but is barred from marrying her by military rules intended to reassure the local populace that the U. S. presence is temporary. His portrayal of Kelly's calm resolve not to abandon the relationship and touching reassurance of Katsumi impressed audiences and critics alike; both he and Umeki won Academy Awards for the film. After his Oscar-winning role, Buttons performed in numerous feature films, including Hatari! and the The Longest Day
Signed 6.5x3.5 FDC honoring D. W. Griffith, postmarked May 27, 1975.
MB. $25. Est. $50