Signet ring worn by Tom Selleck on <i>Magnum P.I.</i>
date: label: Date made
content: 1980s
label: date made
content: ca 1980
name: label: user
content: Selleck, Tom
notes: label: Description
content: Signet ring worn by Tom Selleck in the role of Thomas Sullivan Magnum on the television series <i>Magnum P.I.</i> The ring is gold, with a gold Cross of Lorraine (double barred cross) inlaid on a black oval field. On the series, this ring was worn by members of Magnum's "Vietnam Team," a multi-service joint task force comprised of U.S. Navy SEALS and Marine Special Operations forces. The Cross of Lorraine was a symbol used by the French resistence during World War II, and is featured in many film and television depictions of the French resistance including the 1942 film <i>Casablanca</i>.
label: Description
content: The crime drama series <i>Magnum P.I.</i> aired on CBS from 1980-1988, and followed the titular private investigator's detective work on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Magnum was a veteran of the United States Navy who served as a Navy SEAL and intelligence officer during the Vietnam War, and the series was lauded for its depiction of Vietnam veterans' successful post-war careers and lives. Selleck won the 1984 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Magnum, and the show was a popular success, regularly ranking in the top twenty programs on television in the United States during its run.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Television
label: general subject association
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Tom Selleck and Universal Pictures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0409.04
label: accession number
content: 1988.0409
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0409.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ring
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gold (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: oval (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7/8 in; x 2.2225 cm