The letter is written to PETER HANSON, a well-known movie memorabilia collector for over 50 years. His Autograph is also very RARE to find. Also included in this listing is a 6 3/8″ X 3 3/4″ Vintage Original envelope that the letter and card were mailed to Peter Hanson in originally and postmarked Nov. The envelope has a red 15 cent Holmes stamp. TED DONALDSON is an American former child actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York. S career began in December 1937 when he appeared in an NBC radio show. As an eight-year-old, Ted portrayed Harlan in the Broadway stage production of “Life With Father”. In 1943, he played alongside Gregory Peck in the play “Sons and Soldiers”. The performance led to a starring role as Arthur “Pinky” Thompson in his first movie: “Once Upon a Time” in 1944, opposite Cary Grant and Janet Blair. He was put under contract with Columbia after the film was finished. In 1945, Ted Donaldson was cast in “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”, which marked the directorial debut of Elia Kazan. Donaldson also starred as Danny Mitchell in the 1940s “Rusty” film series about a German shepherd dog. I have reduced the price from 249.99 to 124.99. This is a VINTAGE ORIGINAL Autograph Letter & Signed Autograph Card and envelope. And NOT a Reproduction Restrike. This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Autographs-Original\Movies\Cards & Papers”. The seller is “edi2004″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide., Ghana, New Zealand, Djibouti, Fiji, Cape Verde Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Mali, Botswana, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Wallis and Futuna, Cambodia, Madagascar, Indonesia, Vietnam, Saint Helena, Lebanon, Seychelles, Gambia, Liberia, Rwanda, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Taiwan, Jordan, Guinea, Macau, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Oman, Tonga, United Arab Emirates, Chad, Kenya, Kiribati, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Senegal, Togo, Morocco, Yemen, Qatar, Burundi, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Bahrain, Mauritania, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Western Sahara, Malawi, Angola, Israel, Kuwait, Benin, Algeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Turkey, Western Samoa, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Egypt, Swaziland, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Niger, Tanzania, Laos, Namibia, Niue, Burkina Faso, Singapore, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Object Type: Cards & Paper
- Signed by: Ted Donaldson
- Industry: Movies