Mystery Illustration 22

Which very famous movie star--he flourished from the 40s right into our present millennium--is this awkward drawing supposed to represent?

Answer after the jump.

Original art here. (Page 30.)

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Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 25, 2016
Category: Art | Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art | Movies | 1940s | Twenty-first Century

Comments

Wow. File it away under Bad Art.

Posted by Virtual on 06/25/16 at 02:38 PM

upon seeing the picture, before reading any of the article I immediately thought James Dean.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/25/16 at 11:34 PM

Oops typo not caught by the original editor, second paragraph, his name is suddenly Carlton.

Posted by Greg on 06/26/16 at 04:53 PM

Hah! I thought a combination of Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando! Heston is a bit of a reach.

Posted by Harvey on 06/26/16 at 05:42 PM

I could see a young Marlon Brando there.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/27/16 at 09:09 PM

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