Blacklisted in the early 1950s for his left-wing sympathies, he refused to name names in testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in April 1951. He was found dead, at the age of 39, of a heart attack in the apartment of a former show girl on May 21, 1952, the day after Clifford Odets, testifying before HUAC, reaffirmed that Garfield had never been a member of the Communist Party. His funeral in New York was mobbed by 10,000 fans. Fantastic vintage glossy 7.25 x 9 photo of Garfield relaxing with a cigarette, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “For Nancy - A swell person and a real guy! Johnny Garfield.” In very good condition, with trimmed edges, scattered faint creasing, surface impressions and a slightly buckled effect resulting from adhesive residue on the reverse. COA PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
