Mexican-born actor (1912-1963) who played Kerim Bey in From Russia with Love; he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, prompted by his impending slow death from cancer. He was one of 91 people, along with John Wayne, Susan Hayward, and Agnes Moorehead, whose cancer was attributed to their exposure to radioactivity while working on the 1956 film The Conqueror. Fountain pen signature and inscription, "Para Joe, Saludos, Pedro Armendariz,” on an off-white 5 x 3 card bearing a small affixed image of the actor. Notation on the reverse dates the signature to November 29, 1960. In very fine condition. Originally obtained in person by a New York autograph collector who collected from the 1950s through the 2000s.
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