WALTER WINCHELL/GRUEN WATCH COMPANY. Four original/vintage press photographs of The Walter Winchell Show with the ABC network, sponsored by the Gruen Watch Company, circa 1953-1954. The set featuring a bank of international time zone clocks, the faces marked "Gruen / Watch Time." 1.) Winchell at the ABC microphone, script in one hand, the other at the telegraph. 8" x 9." Condition: laid down on cardboard, some surface and edge scratches/scuffs. 2.) Walter Winchell and a guest/visitor meeting on the set. 10" x 8." Good condition. 3.) Walter Winchell chatting with guests/visitors, including his then companion, actress Jane Kean. Verso stamped: ABC Photo Press Department, Hollywood. 10" x 8." Good condition. 4.) An on-air scene which appears to be on the same set, the studio audience visible. Verso stamped: Please Credit Bill Mark, Park Sheraton Hotel, New York City. 6" x 7." Good condition. PROVENANCE: THE HAROLD A. LAYER COLLECTION. Some items from The Walter Winchell Files, Butterfield & Butterfield, 1990/91.
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