Here is a very rare very early vintage original autographed 8" by 10" photo of actress Dianne Foster, from 1955. A curvaceous and comely lead and second lead actress of the 1950s and 1960s, Dianne Foster was born Olga Helen Laruska on October 31, 1928 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Of Ukrainian parentage, she began her stage career performing in high school plays and in local community theater productions. Her school drama teacher saw extreme promise in her and encouraged her to continue her studies. Dianne then enrolled at the University of Alberta and majored in drama.She eventually found work in Toronto as a model and as both a radio and stage actress. Encouraged again by her high school teacher, she saved up enough money to go to England for further training and to find work. She won a stage role in the play "The Hollow" starring Jeanne De Casalis that later toured. Following a radio job with Orson Welles, he offered her the part of Cassio's whore in a West End production of "Othello" while Laurence Olivier was holding court at the St James Theater. Welles and Peter Finch starred as Othello and Iago, respectively, with Olivier in the director's seat. After establishing herself as a bad girl second lead in such "B" level British films as The Quiet Woman (1951), in which she played a scheming ex-girlfriend of Derek Bond and The Big Frame (1952) as a temptress opposite Mark Stevens, Dianne was encouraged to come to Hollywood in the early 1950's. Her first role in Hollywood was as a British character in a TV episode of "Four Star Playhouse" opposite David Niven. As a result of her fine performance, Harry Cohn placed her under a Columbia Pictures contract even though she had not yet secured an agent. Most of her subsequent films were standard adventures in which she provided a pleasant diversion from the rugged action going on around her. She was, on occasion, cast in more substantial roles. Dianne made a sturdy US cinematic debut in the film noir favorite Bad for Each Other (1953) as a dedicated nurse and love interest to Dr. Tom Owen Charlton Heston. It was Lizabeth Scott who played the bad girl here. Dianne would make a strong stand in westerns notably opposite Dana Andrews in Three Hours to Kill (1954), Glenn Ford and Edward G. Robinson in The Violent Men (1955) and James Stewart and Audie Murphy in Night Passage (1957). She was also quite good, if not better, as Richard Conte's wife in The Brothers Rico (1957) as they struggle together to distance him from his mob ties. Dianne returned to England, where she appeared in Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop (1953), as a snooty American heiress out to impress Robert Urquhart, and, briefly, in Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958) as Ronald Howard's wife who threatens Jack Hawkins' title character. Her last two films of the 1950s were opposite Alan Ladd in The Deep Six (1958) and Spencer Tracy in The Last Hurrah (1958). In the 1960s Dianne moved into episodic TV with guest parts in dramas (Perry Mason (1957), Route 66 (1960), Peter Gunn (1958), Ben Casey (1961), Hawaiian Eye (1959), The Detectives (1959), Honey West (1965)), comedies (Petticoat Junction (1963), My Three Sons (1960), "Green Acres") and, of course, westerns (Bonanza (1959), The Deputy (1959), "Have Gun--Will Travel", Laramie (1959), Wagon Train (1957), Gunsmoke (1955), The Big Valley (1965)). She appeared in only two more films before retiring in 1967 -- co-starring with David Janssen in King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961) and with Dean Martin and Elizabeth Montgomery in the light comedy Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963). Married twice, Dianne had one child from her first marriage and twins from her second. She retired in order to focus on marriage and family, as well as painting. She lived in the Los Angeles area for the remainder of her life, dying on July 27, 2019, at the age of 90. Corner creasing, paper loss lower right corner, corner and edge wear. Very rare.
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Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)
The Wild Wild West
8.1
TV Series
Amanda Vautrain
1966
1 episode
Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, and Arnold the Piggy in Green Acres (1965)
Green Acres
7.3
TV Series
Amy Collins (as Diane Foster)
1966
1 episode
Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
The Big Valley
7.6
TV Series
Therese
1966
1 episode
Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
Perry Mason
8.3
TV Series
Elaine Meacham
Linda Blakely
Lori Richards ...
1962–1965
4 episodes
Anne Francis in Honey West (1965)
Honey West
7.5
TV Series
Maggie Lynch
1965
1 episode
Richard Crenna and Maxine Stuart in Slattery's People (1964)
Slattery's People
8.3
TV Series
Claudia Strickland
1965
1 episode
Ben Casey (1961)
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
Helen Kulik
Karen Fischer
1963–1965
2 episodes
My Three Sons (1960)
My Three Sons
7.1
TV Series
Marta Robbins
Trudy Bennett
1964–1965
2 episodes
David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
The Fugitive
8.1
TV Series
Janice Cummings
1965
1 episode
Charles Boyer and Susanne Cramer in The Rogues (1964)
The Rogues
8.0
TV Series
Alice Singer
1965
1 episode
Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Cady, Linda Henning, Jeannine Riley, Pat Woodell, and Higgins in Petticoat Junction (1963)
Petticoat Junction
7.0
TV Series
Phyllis Marsh (as Diane Foster)
1964
1 episode
Breaking Point (1963)
Breaking Point
7.3
TV Series
Deborah Phillips
1964
1 episode
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
5.8
Mona Kaufman
1963
Kraft Mystery Theater (1961)
Kraft Mystery Theater
7.8
TV Series
Marge
1962–1963
2 episodes
Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
77 Sunset Strip
7.7
TV Series
Connie Beck
Marta Wentworth
1960–1963
2 episodes
Going My Way (1962)
Going My Way
8.0
TV Series
Edith Sedgwick
1963
1 episode
William Windom in The Gallant Men (1962)
The Gallant Men
7.9
TV Series
The Contessa
1963
1 episode
Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Hawaiian Eye
7.7
TV Series
Lola Richmond
Norma Marriott
1960–1963
2 episodes
The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
The Lloyd Bridges Show
7.1
TV Series
Virginia Matron (as Diane Foster)
1962
1 episode
Angela Lansbury and Tuesday Weld in The Eleventh Hour (1962)
The Eleventh Hour
7.8
TV Series
Fay Tyner
1962
1 episode
Joan Freeman, Marilyn Maxwell, and Rhodes Reason in Bus Stop (1961)
Bus Stop
7.1
TV Series
Barbara Cullum
Sally Wagner
1961–1962
2 episodes
James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
Gunsmoke
8.1
TV Series
Cornelia
1962
1 episode
The Detectives (1959)
The Detectives
7.5
TV Series
Eleanor Curran
1962
1 episode
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
Tales of Wells Fargo
7.9
TV Series
Elaine Griffin
Ella Congreve
1960–1962
2 episodes
Don Collier, Judy Lewis, and Bruce Yarnell in Outlaws (1960)
Outlaws
7.4
TV Series
Ann Dineen
Lainie McDonough
1960–1961
2 episodes
Sebastian Cabot, Anthony George, and Doug McClure in Checkmate (1960)
Checkmate
7.6
TV Series
Edna Margate
Phyllis Wood
1961
2 episodes
Broderick Crawford in King of Diamonds (1961)
King of Diamonds
8.3
TV Series
Sue Bennett
1961
1 episode
Mickey Rooney, Diana Dors, Jack Carson, William Demarest, Dianne Foster, David Janssen, Dan O'Herlihy, Joseph Schildkraut, Mickey Shaughnessy, and Keenan Wynn in King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein
5.6
Carolyn Green Rothstein
1961
George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
Route 66
7.7
TV Series
Anita Delgado
1961
1 episode
Robert Fuller and John Smith in Laramie (1959)
Laramie
7.7
TV Series
Ellie Jacobs
1961
1 episode
Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
Have Gun - Will Travel
8.4
TV Series
Marion Sutter
1961
1 episode
Donald May, Dorothy Provine, and Rex Reason in The Roaring 20's (1960)
The Roaring 20's
8.1
TV Series
Zena Lawrence
1960
1 episode
Craig Stevens in Peter Gunn (1958)
Peter Gunn
8.1
TV Series
Katherine Hartley
1960
1 episode
Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
The Deputy
6.9
TV Series
Laurie Harris
1960
1 episode
Bonanza (1959)
Bonanza
7.3
TV Series
Joyce Edwards
1960
1 episode
Thriller (1960)
Thriller
8.2
TV Series
Judy Patterson
1960
1 episode
Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
Bourbon Street Beat
7.8
TV Series
Marcia Sterling
1960
1 episode
John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
Wagon Train
7.5
TV Series
Leslie Ivers
1960
1 episode
Shotgun Slade (1959)
Shotgun Slade
6.8
TV Series
Jenny Dupree
1960
1 episode
Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
General Electric Theater
6.9
TV Series
Antoinette 'Tony' Warren
1960
1 episode
Overland Trail (1960)
Overland Trail
7.4
TV Series
Helen Jackson
1960
1 episode
Riverboat (1959)
Riverboat
7.4
TV Series
Marian Templeton
1960
1 episode
Ray Milland in Markham (1959)
Markham
8.5
TV Series
Friday Bozman
1959
1 episode
Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, and Basil Ruysdael in The Last Hurrah (1958)
The Last Hurrah
7.3
Maeve Caulfield
1958
Jack Hawkins in Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958)
Gideon of Scotland Yard
6.6
Joanna Delafield
1958
The Deep Six (1958)
The Deep Six
6.1
Susan Cahill
1958
Richard Conte, James Darren, Dianne Foster, Larry Gates, Kathryn Grant, and Paul Picerni in The Brothers Rico (1957)
The Brothers Rico
6.8
Alice Rico
1957
James Stewart and Audie Murphy in Night Passage (1957)
Night Passage
6.6
Charlotte 'Charlie' Drew
1957
Dianne Foster and Cameron Mitchell in Monkey on My Back (1957)
Monkey on My Back
6.9
Cathy Holland
1957
Chevron Hall of Stars (1956)
Chevron Hall of Stars
6.9
TV Series
1956
1 episode
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
The Ford Television Theatre
7.5
TV Series
Rhia Powell
1956
1 episode
Celebrity Playhouse (1955)
Celebrity Playhouse
7.4
TV Series
1956
1 episode
Burt Lancaster and Dianne Foster in The Kentuckian (1955)
The Kentuckian
6.2
Hannah Bolen
1955
Edward G. Robinson, Glenn Ford, and Barbara Stanwyck in The Violent Men (1955)
The Violent Men
6.9
Judith Wilkison
1955
Dianne Foster, Robert Francis, and Keye Luke in The Bamboo Prison (1954)
The Bamboo Prison
6.1
Tanya Clayton
1954
Dana Andrews and Donna Reed in Three Hours to Kill (1954)
Three Hours to Kill
6.4
Chris Palmer
1954
Mickey Rooney, Kevin McCarthy, Dianne Foster, and Jack Kelly in Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
Drive a Crooked Road
6.9
Barbara Mathews
1954
Charlton Heston and Lizabeth Scott in Bad for Each Other (1953)
Bad for Each Other
5.8
Joan Lasher
1953
Eileen Herlie, Cecil Parker, and Donald Wolfit in Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop (1953)
Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop
5.8
Virginia van Stuyden
1953
Three's Company
6.0
Elsa (segment "Take a Number' story)
1953
Terence Morgan and Joan Rice in The Steel Key (1953)
The Steel Key
5.8
Sylvia Newman
1953
Rheingold Theatre (1953)
Rheingold Theatre
8.4
TV Series
Elsa
1953
1 episode
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Four Star Playhouse
7.6
TV Series
Laura
1952
1 episode
Dianne Foster, Jean Kent, and Mark Stevens in The Big Frame (1952)
The Big Frame
5.8
Dianne Wrigley
1952
The Quiet Woman (1951)
The Quiet Woman
5.9
Helen
1951