American Roman Catholic priest (1886-1948) best known for founding Boys Town, where he espoused an education-based approach to reforming 'wayward' youths. He was immortalized on screen by Spencer Tracy in the 1938 film Boys Town, for which Tracy won an Academy Award. Vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of Flanagan at his desk with the Oscar statuette won by Tracy, signed and inscribed in white ink, "To my very dear pals, Gene & George, With every best wish & God's blessing, Father Flanagan, Boys Town, Neb, June '39.” In fine condition, with trimmed borders. Gene Buck was a Broadway producer and the longtime president of ASCAP from 1924-1941. When Spencer Tracy won the Oscar for his role as Father Flanagan, he sent it to Boys Town as a gift; it remains on display at the Boys Town Hall of Fame.
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