GRIFFITH HUGH: (1912-1980) Welsh actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1959 for his role as Sheik Ilderim in Ben-Hur. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Griffith standing in a half-length pose in costume from his Oscar winning performance as the Arab Sheik from the religious epic film Ben-Hur. Signed by Griffith in blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. Signed photographs of Griffith in costume from his Oscar winning role are extremely rare and highly desirable. About EX Provenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.