Vintage 8x10 Photo Clown 1955 General Electric Theatre Henry Fonda Emmett Kelly for Sale

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Vintage 8x10 Photo Clown 1955 General Electric Theatre Henry Fonda Emmett Kelly For Sale

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Vintage 8x10 Photo Clown 1955 General Electric Theatre Henry Fonda Emmett Kelly:
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See my other itemI Combine Shipping on Multiple Item Orders !!Note writing on back of photo is wrongHenry Fonda Plays Emmett Kelly: The Clown (1955)Henry Fonda plays Emmett Kelly and it was apparently a project Fonda had wanted to do for quite some time. While the role was played by Fonda, Kelly was coaching during the TV play for the General Electric Theater. The play shows how circus clown Emmett Kelly creates his famous character Weary Willie. Kelly was undoubtedly America s most famous clown.
One of those who was captivated by Emmett\'s life story was actor Henry Fonda, who had read the book while he was filming Mister Roberts in the spring of 1954. By that summer, Fonda acquired the film rights and began making plans to produce the story, either as a television program or a full-length motion picture.[26]
Because Emmett\'s entire life story could not be told in a half-hour, the program focused on his transition from trapeze artist to clown, with Fonda wearing Willie\'s makeup and actress Dorothy Malone playing Kelly\'s first wife, Eva. Clown appeared on the CBS television network on March 27, 1955, and was hosted by Ronald Reagan.
The program was filmed on a soundstage at Republic Studios and used the equipment of Herbert Weber\'s Circo Flamante. During the program, Weber performed on the wire along with the DeWayne teeterboard troupe, Hap Hadley\'s elephant, and Winston\'s seals. Faye and Rosie Alexander doubled for Emmett and Eva during the flying return sequence