9.25x7.25 B&W glossy finish vintage photograph from the 1940 film "Little Nellie Kelly" starring George Murphy and Judy Garland. Signed "To Herb best wishes George Murphy" in blue fountain pen ink. Some light scattered creasing, otherwise, in good condition. (1902-1992) George Murphy was an American actor and politician. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. He was the president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1944 to 1946 and was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1951. Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as a U.S. Senator from California, the first notable American actor to be elected to statewide office in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who each served two terms as governor.Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.