Uncommonly early 3.5 x 5.5-inch double-weight glossy postcard portrait, boldly signed and inscribed in black fountain pen in the 1940s. In very fine condition. Electrifying English-born Australian actor Peter Finch, who died of a heart attack at the age of 60, was awarded a posthumous Best Actor Oscar for his performance as deranged anchorman Howard Beale in Network (1976). Other highlights of his career include The Nun's Story (1959), The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) and Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971).

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