{"product_id":"cat-0014423322-gibson-gowland","title":"Cat. #0014423322:  GIBSON GOWLAND","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #eeeeee;\"\u003eExtremely rare vintage pencil signature on a 1.25 x 5.25-inch slip of off-white paper, dating to the 1930s, affixed to a 4x6-inch tan album page.  Just the second example we have ever encountered, in very good condition for its age and suitable for matting.  Note that the image of the actor accompanying the scan of the autograph here is not actually included with the signed item.  Gruff, burly character actor Gibson Gowland played oversized brutes and thugs, perhaps most memorably Silent Sepp and McTeague in Erich Von Stroheim's \u003cem\u003eBlind Husbands \u003c\/em\u003e(1919) and \u003cem\u003eGreed \u003c\/em\u003e(1924), respectively.  He also had small, memorable roles in classic films like F.W. Murnau's \u003cem\u003eSunrise \u003c\/em\u003e(1927), \u003cem\u003eThe Mysterious Island \u003c\/em\u003e(1929), \u003cem\u003eArrowsmith \u003c\/em\u003e(1931), \u003cem\u003eThe Private Life of Don Juan \u003c\/em\u003e(1934), \u003cem\u003ePhantom Ship \u003c\/em\u003e(1935), \u003cem\u003eThe Ape \u003c\/em\u003e(1940) with Boris Karloff, \u003cem\u003eHow Green Was My Valley \u003c\/em\u003e(1941), \u003cem\u003eMrs. Miniver \u003c\/em\u003e(1942), \u003cem\u003eThe Human Comedy \u003c\/em\u003e(1943), \u003cem\u003eGoing My Way \u003c\/em\u003e(1944), \u003cem\u003eGaslight \u003c\/em\u003e(1944), and \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e (1945).  Among horror, sci-fi and fantasy buffs, Gowland has an unusual distinction:  He is the only actor to appear in separate death scenes filmed by Lon Chaney, Sr., with whom he appeared as Simon Buquet in \u003cem\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera \u003c\/em\u003e(1925), and Lon Chaney, Jr., playing a villager in \u003cem\u003eThe Wolf Man \u003c\/em\u003e(1941).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Classic Entertainment Autographs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56643809640820,"sku":"uza1793373654859","price":82.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/7697\/8548\/files\/cat-0014423322-gibson-gowland_1.jpg?v=1793373660","url":"https:\/\/ergonomic-strap-clad.shop\/products\/cat-0014423322-gibson-gowland","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}