Description: This is a very rare 4x5 B&W glossy vintage Universal Pictures photograph from 1952 signed "Sincerely Chet Allen" in blue ink. Minor edge wear, otherwise, in very good condition. It comes with a LOA from Todd Mueller’s Autographs. Photos signed by Chet are very rare. There’s currently only one other one available on eBay and it’s twice my starting bid and personalized. Chet R. Allen (1939–1984) was an American child actor known for his role as Amahl in Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, the first opera written for television, which he made with the NBC Opera Theatre. Allen was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, and later moved to Columbus, Ohio. At the time he was selected as Amahl, Allen was a soprano in the Columbus Boychoir, founded in Columbus. He reprised the role of Amahl in April 1952 with the New York City Opera, conducted by Thomas Schippers. In 1953, Allen starred with Dan Dailey in the film Meet Me at the Fair in the role of 14-year-old Tad Bayliss. That same year, he played the young teenager Jerry Bonino in the short-lived NBC series Bonino, starring Ezio Pinza as a recently widowed Italian-American opera singer Babbo Bonino, undertaking the rearing of his eight children. Mary Wickes co-starred as Martha the housekeeper. In 1984, at the age of forty-five, Allen died by suicide by taking five times the fatal dosage of an anti-depressant.
Price: 113.75 USD
Location: Lincolnton, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-12-22T18:28:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Industry: Movies
Movie: Amahl And The Night Visitors, Meet Me At The Fair
Signed by: Chet Allen
Signed: Yes
Size: 4x5
Autograph Authentication: Todd Mueller
Object Type: Photograph
Original/Reproduction: Original
