American wide-mouthed comic star; best remembered for his enormous grin. Collection of eighteen original vintage candid photos taken largely in the 1930s and 1940s, various sizes, along with a two-page ALS on Brown’s personal stationery, signed “Joe E.,” no date, which reads, in part: “Forgive the long delay…I have just returned from Denver where I did ‘Harvey’ for a week…Meeting Elwood again was a treat tho most everyone had seen the play…Have had awfully good reports on the job you have done and are doing for the U.N. We’re proud of you. Is there any chance that you and your gang might come our way so we could introduce you to all the new grandchildren?” In overall fine condition, with typical toning and the occasional crease to a few photos. R&R COA.
