Earliest legible date stamp is October 1955. There is a date stamp on the original image that appears to say "September 4, 1967". Dunn died on September 1, 1967, and this image was used in some newspaper obituaries. Photo appears to have been taken in mid-1940s, when Dunn was cast in 20th Century Fox's 1945 film A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
The photo has no copyright marks on it as can be seen at links and original upload.
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