Distinguished American actor and film director (1887–1980) who helmed such action and suspense classics as The Roaring Twenties, They Drive by Night, and White Heat. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 portrait, signed and inscribed in turquoise fountain pen, “To Ted, With best wishes, Raoul.” In very good condition, with bends to corners and moderate overall rippling. The recipient, Ted Ashton, 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. Walsh is scarce in signed photographs. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
