{"product_id":"20884-curry-tim-the-shout-signed-and-inscribed-promotional-photograph","title":"Curry, Tim. (1946–2026) \"The Shout\" - Signed and Inscribed Promotional Photograph","description":"\u003cp\u003eSigned Osprey Films promotional photograph of the English actor in costume for Jerzy Skolimowski's 1979 horror film \u003ci\u003eThe Shout\u003c\/i\u003e, inscribed \"To Paul, \/ Thanks \/ Tim Curry\" in black ink. One-inch tear to right edge, else fine. 8 x 10 inches; 20.3 x 25.4 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurry is perhaps best remembered as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the self-described \"sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania,\" a role he created on stage in Richard O'Brien's \u003ci\u003eThe Rocky Horror Show\u003c\/i\u003e at London's Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in 1973 and immortalized in the 1975 film \u003ci\u003eThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u003c\/i\u003e. Swaggering in corset, fishnets and pearls, his Frank-N-Furter turned a modest box-office failure into the defining midnight movie: audiences returned week after week in costume, the film became the longest-running theatrical release in history, and the character endures as an icon of camp and queer culture. Curry went on to play Mozart in the Broadway premiere of \u003ci\u003eAmadeus\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), earning a Tony nomination, the butler Wadsworth in \u003ci\u003eClue\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) and Pennywise in Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon's stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with \u003ci\u003eGay Community News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsplanade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTommy's Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBay Windows\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093763346591,"sku":"20884","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Curry_Tim_Signed_Photograph_20884.jpg?v=1722190183","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/20884-curry-tim-the-shout-signed-and-inscribed-promotional-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}