NOVAK KIM: (1933- ) American actress who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's pyschological thriller film Vertigo (1958) in the role of Judy Barton/Madeleine Elster. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Novak in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the background. A printed sticker neatly affixed to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2013. EX

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