He's unselfconscious, but vividly aware of the folks around him. Here he spies a friend from a distance.Richard Chamberlain is a show business phenomenon…and it hasn't bothered him a bit. His fan mail at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (where his top-rated television series, "Doctor Kildare" is produced) tops that of any male star ever, with a rousing 2,500 pieces received each week. Just a little more than a year ago Dick was almost an unknown. He'd appeared in a few movies in small parts. His "Dr. Kildare" portrayal was just beginning to become known to teh fans but nobody...nobody...had anticipated his unique acceptance by millions around the world. Dick was asked how he'd feel about becoming a "big star." His answer? "I'd like to reach stardom adn see how I could handle the situation," he admintted. By now everyone who works with Dick knows how he handles stardom. He's totally unchanged. He's still completely unselfconscious, as the accompanying photographs indicate.
DATE: 1962
ORIGINAL or DUPLICATE: Original
SUBJECT: Richard Chamberlain
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 35mm film
NUMBER OF FRAMES: 2
COMMENTS / CONDITION: Note that the image shown is inverted from the scanned negative in order to give you a better idea of how the printed image would look. This is an original negative which can be used to produce high-quality photographic prints (no print is included with this item though). This is one of a large number of entertainment photos, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends.
BIO: George Richard Chamberlain was born in 1934 in Los Angeles, CA. Chamberlain is an American stage and screen actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–66). Since then, he has appeared in several mini-series such as Shogun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983), and many successful films, and he has performed classical stage roles and worked in musical theatre.
SKU: LN00022
Item: LN00022