HACKMAN GENE: (1930- )

HACKMAN GENE: (1930- ) American actor and Academy Award winner who portrayed the scientific genius Lex Luthor, nemesis of Superman, in the superhero film Superman (1978) and two sequels. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Hackman in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue ink to the lower white border, ´To Sue, Good Luck, Gene Hackman´. Together with Ned Beatty (1937-2021) American actor who portrayed Otis, Lex Luthor´s bumbling henchman, in Superman and one sequel. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Beatty in a head and shoulders pose with one hand raised to the side of his face. Signed in black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Also including Valerie Perrine (1943- ) American actress and Academy Award nominee who portrayed Eve Teschmacher, Lex Luthor´s beautiful assistant and girlfriend in Superman and one sequel. Signed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of Perrine in a half-length pose covering part of her body with feathers. Signed in black ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. VG, 3 Provenance: The present photograph of Gene Hackman is understood to have been signed for an assistant to the executive producer of the 1978 Superman film.