Director of The Thin Man series of films; before entering the movie business, he was a gold miner, a lumberjack, a railroad worker and a mercenary. Lot of three different vintage signed and inscribed photos of the famed director include: a matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Van Dyke with African villagers, signed “Rena - My African interpreters, sorry I didn’t teach them your name, Van”; a sepia glossy 10 x 8 photo of Van Dyke with a lifeless rhinoceros, also signed “Van” and, a handsome matte-finish 8 x 10 portrait of the director in a tweed suit and patterned tie, signed and inscribed “To Bill, W.S. Van Dyke II.” In overall fine condition, with scattered creasing, particularly to the rhinoceros photo, a small chip to the lower left corner of the African villager photo. R&R COA.
