Vintage glossy 5 x 3.75 photo of the Taj Mahal, signed and inscribed in black ink, "Dear Mark: Salaams from Ripley," who adds "'Believe it or not,'" "Saw your foot prints here," and, within the reflecting pool, "Agra-India." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed by Ripley to “Mark Hellinger, Circumnavigatorcolumnist! Daily Mirror, New York, America.”
Mark Hellinger (1903-1947) was an American journalist, theatre columnist, and film producer, who, in November 1929, moved to the New York Daily Mirror. While continuing to write daily and Sunday columns, he contributed sketches to the Ziegfeld Follies, wrote plays, published magazine articles, produced two collections of short stories, and co-wrote the screenplay for Broadway Bill with Robert Riskin. By 1937, Hellinger was a hugely popular syndicated columnist featured in 174 newspapers.
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