Actress Mala Powers Autographed Photo

Description: ACTRESS MALA POWERS SIGNED PHOTO 8 x 10 b/w glossy signed photo inscribedIn very fine condition Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers (December 20, 1931 – June 11, 2007) was an American actress.Early lifePowers was born in San Francisco. Her father was a United Press executive, while her mother was a minister.[1] In 1940, her family moved to Los Angeles.[2] That summer, Powers attended the Max Reinhardt Junior Workshop, where she played her first role in a play before a live audience.[2] She continued with her drama lessons, and a year later, aged 10, she auditioned and won a part in the 1942 Little Tough Guys film Tough as They Come.Powers later told a reporter, "I've worked in show business since I've been seven."CareerAt the age of 16, Powers began working in radio drama, before becoming a film actress in 1950. Her first movie roles were in Outrage and Edge of Doom in 1950. The same year, Stanley Kramer signed Powers to star with José Ferrer in what may be her most-remembered role as Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac.[4] She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her part in this movie.At age 19, while on a USO entertainment tour in Korea in 1951, she contracted a blood disease and nearly died. She was treated with chloromycetin, but a severe allergic reaction, resulted in the loss of much of her bone marrow. Powers barely survived, and her recovery took nearly nine months.She began working again in 1952, including the lead in Rose of Cimarron (1952) and co-starring roles in City Beneath the Sea (1953) and City That Never Sleeps (1953), but she still was taking medication.Following her recovery, she appeared in Bengazi (1955) and B-movies such as Rage at Dawn (1955), The Storm Rider (1957), and Sierra Baron (1958), and science-fiction films, including The Unknown Terror (1957), The Colossus of New York (1958), Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961), and Doomsday Machine (1972). She had larger roles in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) and Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969). In 1957, she was cast in Man on the Prowl.She appeared in more than 100 TV episodes, including Appointment with Adventure, Crossroads, Mr. Adams and Eve, The Restless Gun, Wagon Train, Bourbon Street Beat, The Rebel, Maverick (in an episode called "Dutchman's Gold" with Roger Moore), The Everglades, Bonanza, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (The Virtue Affair), Mission: Impossible, Bewitched, The Wild Wild West, The Silent Force, Cheyenne (episodes "Alibi for the Scalped Man" (1960) and "Trouble Street" (1961)), and the Wanted: Dead or Alive episode "Till Death do us Part", with Steve McQueen. In 1962, she portrayed Loretta Opel, a woman with leprosy, in the episode "A Woman's Place" on CBS's Rawhide.On Perry Mason, Powers made five appearances in the 1950s and 1960s. She was cast as defendant Clair Allison in the 1959 episode "The Case of the Deadly Toy". She also played defendant June Sinclair in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Crying Cherub". Her most memorable role was as defendant Janet Brent, friend of Perry's secretary Della Street (Barbara Hale), in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Weary Watchdog". In 1964, she portrayed blackmail victim turned murderer Helen Bradshaw in "The Case of the Frightened Fisherman", and in 1966, she played murder victim Elaine Bayler in "The Case of the Scarlet Scandal". Powers played the recurring character Mona during the final season of Hazel (1965–66). In 1971, Powers was cast in 15 episodes of the television series The Man and the City. Powers narrated Follow the Star, a Christmas album from RCA Victor.Powers was a successful children's author of Follow the Star,[6] Follow the Year, and Dial a Story. She also revised and edited two books by Enid Blyton after the author's death. CELEBRATING 27 YEARS IN BUSINESS!!YOU CAN BUY WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE WE OBTAIN MOST OF OUR ITEMS IN-PERSONPLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME BY WINNING AN ITEM AND NOT PAYING FOR IT!! YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY AND BLOCKED FROM OUR AUCTIONS!!! ALSO WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY BIDS FROM 0 FEEDBACKS, THEY WILL BE CANCELLED!NO RESERVETerms of Sale: PLEASE READ!!1. Payment is due within 4 days of the close of this auction. We are set automatically on Unpaid Bidder Assistant.2. EBAY COLLECTS THE SALES TAX3. If you have any questions, please ask prior to bidding. 4. All items are guaranteed authentic. COAs issued upon request. (Only for signed items) You can buy with complete confidence.5. Buyer pays for shipping. (combine shipping for multiple items) PLEASE NOTE IF BIDDING OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. - WE ONLY SHIP THROUGH EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM SO PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS!! Thanks for looking and Good Luck bidding!The Inkwell Autograph Gallery

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