British-born character actor (1875–1959) who won the Academy Award for his supporting role as Kris Kringle in the holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 Warner Bros. publicity photo of Gwenn as he appeared in the horror film Them!, signed and inscribed in white ink “To Ted Ashton, with an old professor’s gratitude and best wishes, Edmund Gwenn.” Binder dings to left edge, a few creases, and surface impressions from caption affixed to the reverse, otherwise fine condition. Ted Ashton, a Princeton graduate, began his motion picture career in 1947 in the publicity department at Warner Brothers. He soon became a unit publicist on many of the studios most successful films for the next 18 years. Among his many credits were Giant, Mister Roberts, Auntie Mame, East of Eden, Calamity Jane, The Green Berets, and Bound for Glory. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
