LEW AYRES The actor signed and dated this index card two years before his death Signature: "Lew Ayres/ 1994", 5x3 card. Dated 1994. Lew Ayres (1908-1996) starred opposite Greta Garbo in one of the last silent films, The Kiss (1929), and then starred in the 1930 Oscar-winning talking film, All Quiet on the Western Front. A leading man through the 1940s, he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in Johnny Belinda (1948). He starred as Dr. Kildare in a series of feature films, but refused to play the role on television because cigarettes were to be advertised on the program. Misidentified as a conscientious objector because of his desire to serve as a combat medic, Ayers was temporarily blacklisted in Hollywood during World War II. He remained active in movie and television character roles through the 1980s, but he never achieved the same level of popularity he had in the period just before WWII. The actor was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. Fine condition. - Please contact us if you have any questions or require additional information. HFSID 299188