MONTY WOOLLEY Signed Page: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER

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Monty Woolley (1888-1963). Eccentric American man-of-means who was lured by family friend Cole Porter to the stage, where he found success in typecast portrayals of snobbish intellectuals, dismissive authority figures and bombastic crank pots. Following a knockout run as the spectacularly insufferable Sheridan Whiteside in the 1939 Broadway production of “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Woolley was invited to recreate the role onscreen in 1941, launching a 14-year career as a Hollywood character actor. When Woolley felt like it, he could be an actor of great range and depth, as with his Oscar-nominated performances in The Pied Piper (1942) and Since You Went Away (1946). However, he most typically played himself, stealing scenes in films like Night and Day (1946) and The Bishop’s Wife (1947) by doing little more than patronizing and insulting plebian pests at every turn. A scarce inscribed in-person signature in bold black fountain pen on a 4 x6-inch pale pink autograph album page, acquired in-person at Boston's Colonial Theatre circa 1946 by inveterate collector Howard Davis. The piece is in good condition for its age, with a touch of soiling to the upper right-hand quadrant, not impinging upon the writing, and negligible handling dings.Please note that the image of Woolley himself displayed on this auction page is provided for illustration read more

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