Poster, Movie - Mary Steenburgen, "Melvin (and Howard)"
Object number2012.027.02
Date1980
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions41 x 27 in. (104.1 x 68.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPoster from the 1980 film "Melvin (and Howard)," starring Arkansas native Mary Steenburgen. Steenburgen won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in the movie. The movie was made by Universal Pictures. The movie is about a normally unlucky man who inherits money from Howard Hughes.Mary Steenburgen was born February 8, 1953 in Newport, Arkansas. She grew up in North Little Rock and attended Hendrix College. Steenburgen is an actress who has starred in movies and on television. She has appeared in over 80 films and TV series. She won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting role in “Melvin and Howard.” She was nominated for three Golden Globes and won one for “Melvin and Howard.” She was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and won one along with the cast for “The Help.”
A color poster has a white background with black and blue print. The poster features a color still from the movie: Steenburgen is pregnant, standing with her co-star in a church, and wearing a purple dress and veil. Her hands are around her belly.
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