CELI ADOLFO: (1922-1986) Italian Actor, famous for his role as Emilio Largo in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). A good signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph of Celi in a head and shoulders pose wearing a black eye patch in costume as Emilio Largo from Thunderball (1965). Signed in bold red ink to a clear area of the background. Together with a T.L.S., Adolfo Celi, on one side of his personal printed correspondence card, n.p., 18th April (1982), to Barrie Collington. Celi thanks his correspondent for their letter, apologises for the delay in replying, and forwards a signed photograph, remarking 'It has been taken for ''Thunderball'', one of the oldest James Bond pictures - I hope you shall like it and remember me younger than I am!'. Accompanied by the original envelope postmarked in Rome, 21st April 1982. Autographs of Celi are rare in any form and signed photographs of the actor in costume as Emilio Largo are particularly desirable. A couple of very light, minor surface creases, otherwise VG to EX, 2

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