Incredibly early vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 Clarence Sinclair Bull photo of 13-year-old actress Judy Garland, signed neatly in fountain pen. The reverse bears Bull’s credit stamp, numbered “B. 1369,” and an affixed MGM promotional caption, which reads: “She’s the ‘Baby Nora Bayes’ of the Screen…Judy Garland, aged twelve, thought her life was ruined when an older sister married and broke up the sister trio which had been unusually successful in big-time vaudeville. Three months later she is being hailed as the sensational child ‘discovery’ of the year, and is under long-term contract to Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, said to be the only player ever signed without the formality of a screen test. Executives heard her sing in a studio office one afternoon, and the next afternoon the contract was signed.” In very fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. A remarkably early signed photo of Garland that many believe derives from her first photoshoot with MGM Studios.
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