TOUGH to acquire vintage inscribed black fountain pen signature on a 4x6-inch turquoise card, acquired in-person by indefatigable autograph hound John Virzi in 1973. In good condition. Note that the image of the star shown here alongside the scan of the signed item is not included. Across seven decades, spanning silents to Hollywood's Golden Age, Julian Rivero had supporting roles in countless serials and westerns, playing a mixed bag of nasty villains and banditos, barbers, soldiers, and heroes' sidekicks, always Mexican or Spanish, despite his having been born in the United States. Interestingly, he had trained to be a Shakespearian stage actor before being typecast in roles of that type.

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