CAST AN EYE ON HENRY BLAIR: [RARE PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE designed by FRIDOLF JOHNSON for the 17 Year Old Actor HENRY BLAIR who played Ricky Nelson on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet].

(Blair, Henry). Johnson, Fridolf.

Published by Sun Valley, California: Lithographed by Lewis H. Blakely, circa [1950]. [1950]., 1950

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Sun Valley, California: Lithographed by Lewis H. Blakely, circa [1950]., [1950]. Fine. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 6-1/4 inches wide. Softcover, a 4-page brochure with the title illustrated with a green theatrical mask with photographs of Henry Blair's face within the eyes of the mask. The contents include 10 boxes on a green page within which are described the roles which Henry Blair played for several directors and producers including John Cromwell, Sam Wood, Ozzie Nelson and others. "Now He Is." "17 Years Old", "5 feet, 5 inches", "Weighs 116 lbs.", "Brown Hair", "Blue Eyes" proclaim boxes on the facing page next to a full-length portrait of Henry Blair and a blow up of his smiling face. There is some minor soiling to the cover page, else near fine. The child actor Henry Blair (1930-2008) played numerous screen and radio roles early in his career, including that of Ricky Nelson on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet", Little Beaver on "Red Ryder". He went on to movie roles, appearing in "Private Detective", "Three Cheers for the Irish", "Kings Row", "The Adventures of Mark Twain", "Foreign Correspondent", and appeared in TV series such as "The Adventures of Superman", "Gang Busters", etc. Fridolf Johnson was then art director for the Frankel-Rose Agency in Chicago. An illustrator and artist as well as a fine pressman Fridolf Johnson was an editor of American Artist Magazine until his retirement in the 1970's. As a graphic artist, he designed title panels for Hollywood movies and art & typography for advertising as well as dust jacket illustrations. He wrote and illustrated his own children's books in addition to other works. He also compiled and edited the Knopf book "Rockwell Kent: An Anthology of His Work".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CAST AN EYE ON HENRY BLAIR: [RARE PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE designed by FRIDOLF JOHNSON for the 17 Year Old Actor HENRY BLAIR who played Ricky Nelson on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet].
• Publisher: Sun Valley, California: Lithographed by Lewis H. Blakely, circa [1950]. [1950].
• Publication Date: 1950
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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