Uncommonly early black ballpoint pen signature on a 3x5-inch off-white card, acquired in-person by an inveterate autograph hound in 1968, the year he played Dr. Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey. In good condition. Handsome Keir Dullea was also memorable in Bunny Lake Is Missing (1966) and Black Christmas (1974). Fun fact: Legendary Laurence Olivier, who considered the leading man rather forgettable, famously quipped: "Keir Dullea, gone tomorrow..."

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