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Auction 165 Autographs in all fields lots 1-92 Vintage entertainer album sheets 93-131 Signed play bills 132-138 Signed lobby cards lots 139-235 Signed books lots 236-280 15% buyer's premium added to all winning items Packages to successful winners will be shipped on Monday, March 3. I find the best way to view these entries is by pressing your page down button on your computer. |
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| 1. Gene Autry. (1907-1998). Singer and actor best known as the 'Singing Cowboy.' Autry was a popular radio figure in the early 1930s, performing at the Grand Ole Opry. He emerged as a movie star in 1935, and is credited with creating the musical Western. He parlayed his stardom into a fortune and was the former owner of baseball's California Angels. 5x3 card signed in blue felt pen. In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($50) |
| 2. Lucille Ball. (1911-1989). Actress and comedienne who entertained millions with I Love Lucy. A woman who showed she could not only play the sidekick to such names as Red Skelton and Bob Hope but could be the star of a show with others as her sidekicks. 9x10 glossy black and white magazine photo signed and inscribed in blue felt pen, 'For Richard. Love Lucy.' In very good condition. MB $75. Est ($150) |
| 3. Roger Bannister. (Born 1929). British runner and physician. First man to break the four minute mile; breaking the tape at 3 minutes 59.4 seconds on May 6, 1954. Many authorities had previously regarded the four-minute mile "barrier" as unbreakable. A neurologist, Bannister wrote papers on the physiology of exercise, and he is said to have achieved his speed through scientific training methods. Bannister, arguably the most famous record-setter in the mile, is also the man who held the record for the least amount of time. He is also among the 14 men who have set mile records under 4:00 who never won an Olympic medal. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975. Fine black ink signature on 6x4 card. In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($100) |
| 4. Diana Barrymore, Robert Francis and May Wynn. Barrymore. (1921-1960). American actress, daughter of John Barrymore. She made a few mediocre films in the early 40s, but was not a successful leading lady. She succumbed to alcoholism and then an early death. Her autobiography Too Much Too Soon was filmed in 1958 with Dorothy Malone and Errol Flynn as John Barrymore. Her signature is quite rare. Francis. (1930-1955). Francis had given a powerful performance in Caine Mutiny opposite Humphrey Bogart and was a rising star when he died at the age of 25 in an airplane crash. Wynn. (Born 1930). American actress. A model, singer and chorine by the time she entered films, she initially went by her real name Donna Lee Hickey until she won the role of May Wynn in the classic Caine Mutiny (1954). 13x11 lined registry for a Hollywood restaurant signed in ink by Diana who dated it March 3, 1955 and added her New York address. Robert Francis had signed it at top dating it December 6, 1954 and wrote 'wonderful steak' in remarks. Below his signature, his dinner guest May Wynn also signed and dated the entry. In very good condition. Punch holes in left margin, light age toning, light creasing to top margin. MB $50. Est ($200) |
| 5. Frances Bavier. (1902-1989). American actress. She appeared in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and The Stooge (1952). Bavier also kept busy on TV, showing up on a weekly basis in two sitcoms, It's a Great Life (1956) and The Eve Arden Show (1957). Cast as a whining widow lady in the 1960 pilot for The Andy Griffith Show, Bavier made so indelible an impression that the part of Aunt Bee was created for her virtually on the spot. She remained with The Andy Griffith Show even after Griffith left the series in 1968 and the program's title was changed to Mayberry RFD. 5x7 black and white photo signed and inscribed in black felt pen, 'To Jeff. Best wishes to you from Aunt Bea, Andy Gr. Show. Frances Bavier.' Half inch irregular tear at middle of right margin. Sanders Price Guide to Autographs values a signed photo of Bavier at $200. MB $75. Est ($250) |
| 6. Edgar Bergen. (1903-1978). American ventriloquist. Enormously popular in 30s and 40s radio for his skits involving his dummy sidekick, Charlie McCarthy. 5.5x4.5 light greet album sheet signed in blue ball point pen, 'Best Regards from Edgar Bergen and Charlie.' Collector has written Bergen's name and 1975 date at top margin in pencil. Ink signature of Robert Bordman on the verso. In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($75) |
| 7. The Big Show of 1936. Sally Rand, Jackie Coogan et al. The Big Show was a nostalgic music review which toured the country in 1972. 11.5x8 one page program for The Big Show of 1936 staged at Madison Square Gardens from May 30th to June 4th, 1972, signed in ink on cast page by the principal performers: Vince Barnett, Sally Rand, Jackie Coogan, Beatrice Kay, Arthur Tracy, Cas Daley, Virginia Brian, Allan Jones, three members of the Ink Spots as well as several other performers. In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($110) |
| 8. Ray Bolger. (1904-1987). American actor and dancer, known for generations for his portrayal of the brainless but lovable Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. 10x8 black and white photo of a smiling, older Bolger standing next to a giant Oscar signed and inscribed in black felt pen, 'To Judy McMahon. All the best. Ray Bolger.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($125) |
| 9. Fanny Brice. (1891-1951). American comedian and singer. She played in vaudeville and burlesque shows, where the producer Florenz Ziegfeld discovered her in 1910. The character of Baby Snooks, an incorrigible little girl, which she created to amuse her friends, became a Follies favorite, and in that character Brice was featured on radio from 1936 until her death. The Broadway musical Funny Girl was based on her life. 8x10 vintage sepia matte-finish photo of Brice as Baby Snooks signed in black fountain pen ink, 'Sincerely. Fanny Brice 1940.' In very good condition. It doesn't get any better than this. MB $75. Est ($150) |
| 10. Nigel Bruce. (1895-1953). British comedy actor who usually played upper-class buffoons. He was the screen's most memorable Dr. Watson, but also appeared in such classic films as Rebecca and Dead of Night. 3.5x5.5 postcard photo of a humorous sketch of Bruce signed and inscribed in ink on front, 'To Lillie Burdain. With my very best wishes. Nigel Bruce, 1946.' ALS on verso reads, 'To Miss Lillie Burdain. Thank you so much for your card of good wishes. I am much better although this Penicillin makes me weak for a time. Thank you. Sincerely, Nigel Bruce.' Irregular two inch tear affecting lower portion of image and writing on verso. Tear repaired with clear tape on verso. Two signatures for the price of one. MB $100. Est ($350) |
| 11. Billy Cam. American cartoonist. Little is known about the artist, whose real name was William Campbell. Unable to find work during the depression in America after taking correspondence courses in art, he eagerly accepted the offer to work for d'Ori‘nt, a family magazine from the the Dutch Indies (now Indonesia) in the 1930s. He was the author of the popular gag series CAMouFLAGES, which gave a good view on life in the Dutch colony in the 1930s. Billy Cam worked in Batavia for four or five years, after which he went to Singapore (shortly before Pearl Harbor). The last thing heard from Cam was a letter to the editors of d'Ori‘nt from Hong Kong. 3.5x5.75 album sheet signed and inscribed in black ink and includes a wonderful cartoon of a dog wagging its tail, 'A good luck dog with best wishes to Preston Sawyer. Bill Cam. Nov. 3, 1931.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($225) |
| 12. Patsy Cline. (1932-1963). One of the greatest singers in the history of country music, Patsy Cline also helped blaze a trail for female singers to assert themselves as an integral part of the Nashville-dominated country music industry. She has the most legendary aura of any female country singer, perhaps due to an early death that cut her off just after she had entered her prime. 2.75x3.25 Nashville Parkrite parking ticket date stamped April 8, 1961 signed on blank verso in blue ballpoint pen ink 'Yours. Patsy Cline.' In very good condition. Brown stains at top and bottom, affecting 'Y' in 'Yours.' MB $150. Est ($500) |
| 13. Joe Cobb. (1917-2002). The original fat boy of Our Gang comedy films. He played a cheerful, chubby boy with his trademark beanie cap. The native of Shawnee, Oklahoma, was 5 when his father sent him to audition for producer Hal Roach's comedy series featuring children. Cobb also was cast in silent movies and the first talking short, Small Talk in 1929. 9x11 black and white photo on the set of Our Gang signed and inscribed in blue felt pen, 'To James from Joe Cobb.' In very good condition. Horizontal crease at very top of photo, going half way. Rare. MB $35. Est ($125) |
| 14. Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne. Comden. (1915-2006). Songwriter, author and actress. Wrote New York, New York, Lonely Town, The Party's Over and Just in Time. She won seven Tony Awards, always with collaborator Adolph Green. Their 60-year collaboration was such that many believed Betty Comden and Adolph Green were married. Comden often worked with composer Jule Styne. Green. (1914-2002). Songwriter, author and actor. His Broadway stage score for Wonderful Town won Drama Critics and Tony awards in 1953. His chief collaborator in lyrics, libretto and screenplay work was Betty Comden, and one of his chief musical collaborators included Jule Styne. Styne. (1905-1994). Talented and prolific songwriter whose many standards, usually written in collaboration with Betty Comden and Adolph Green, including The Party's Over," Three Coins in the Fountain and Just in Time. He won Broadway's Tony Award twice in 1968 for Hallelujah, Baby! and as Best Composer and Lyricist, with collaborators Betty Comden and Adolph Green and for music as part of Best Musical win. DS, 8.5x11, 2 pages August 8, 1963, signed in ink by all three on second page. The opening of the play A Girl to Remember has been delayed until May 26, 1964 and the three musicians sign the amended contract with Lester Osterman to reflect this change. In very good condition. Ink smudge to top of page 1, staple holes at top left margin. MB $50. Est ($150) |
| 15. Chuck Connors. (1921-1992). Leading man of the 50s. Memorable in TV series Rifleman. During the series' five-year run, he managed to make several worthwhile starring appearances in films: he was seen in the title role of Geronimo (1962), which also featured his second wife, Kamala Devi, and originated the role of Porter Ricks in the 1963 film version of Flipper. 5x3 card signed in black felt pen. In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 16. Robert Leo Cotton. (1880-1946). American landscape artist and illustrator. He was a student of Julian Onderdonk. He was a charter member of the Texas Artist Camp. 5.75x3.5 album sheet of stick figures of a man and dog running signed and inscribed in black ink, 'This Job was made about as fast as we two go speedin past. To Preston. 1931. R. Leo Cotton.' In very good condition. MB $25. Est ($125) |
| 17. Joan Crawford. (1904-1977). American actress. The ultimate professional movie star, Crawford started her career by playing flappers, later specialized in portraying tough, independent career women. Best Actress winner in 1945 for Mildred Pierce. Crawford made headlines a year after her death when her adopted daughter Christina published Mommie Dearest, the first and most famous in what became a cottage industry of tell-all books published by the children of celebrities; in it, Christina depicted her mother as vicious and unfeeling, motivated only by her desire for wealth and fame. ALS, 6x7 in black ink on blue stationery with Joan Crawford letterhead to her neighbor Annette Gordon. In full, 'Dear Mrs. Gordon. We are doing Public Service recordings and all we can hear is your daughters [sic] yelling and tantrums. Is there no way you can control her? We would be so grateful if you would at least try. Why not try Central Park, where she could draw a cow? Joan Crawford.' Includes original holograph envelope 'Annette Gordon 23-G.' Also includes unsigned 8x10 color photo. This important letter shows Crawford's intolerance for misbehaving children and perhaps substantiates claims made in Mommy Dearest. Joan Crawford lived in Apartment 22-G at the Imperial House apartments, New York City, so Mrs. Gordon must have been her next door neighbor. Mailing fold. In very good condition. MB $75. Est ($350) |
| 18. Jane Darwell. (1880-1967). American character actress, usually in warm-hearted motherly roles. Academy Award winner for her role as Ma Joad in the 1940 film Grapes of Wrath. ALS in black ink, both sides of two adjoined pages, 5.25x 7.25, personal letterhead, July 18, 1962 to an admirer. In part, 'Thank you for sending me these reminiscences of the old days.... I am stilling acting, and I will be eighty-three in October. I had a very bad fall in my bedroom and then had to use a wheel chair temporarily, but am using a cane most of the time now. I played the grandmother in 'The Royal Family' in Seattle.... I used to play stock in Seattle for Henry Duffy, forty years ago, and my friends there are legion, and come to see me which is very heart warming after all these years. I do T.V. 'Follow the Sun' and with Walter Brennan to name a few. I am in the best of health except for the torn ligaments and tendons in my leg, slow to heal, I am told. But I am in no pain now and continue to enjoy life to the full. I am very grateful for everything.... Jane Darwell.' Includes a COA from The Written Word who had priced this letter at $250. In very good condition. Mailing folds. MB $75. Est ($375) |
| 19. Joan Davis. (1907-1961). Widely popular rubber-faced American comedienne who enlivened many routine musicals of the 30s and 40s. Her TV series, I Married Joan, featured Jim Backus, as her husband and, as her sister, her real-life daughter, Beverly Wills. Vintage 10x8 publicity photo for the 1940 movie Manhattan Heartbeat signed in brown fountain pen ink. Minor soiling and creases at corners. Mounting traces on verso. MB $20. Est ($40) |
| 20. Eldon Dedini. (1921-2006). American cartoonist whose artistry and humor graced slick American magazines for a half century. Well-known for full-page panels depicting saucy satyrs and curvaceous, rosy-cheeked nymphs in Playboy magazine. Dedini worked a couple of years doing story boards for Walt Disney Studios, while sending off cartoons to magazines. His first cartoon in The New Yorker was published in 1950. TLS, 8.5x11 on printed stationery, Monterey, March 21, 1996 to Salinas school teacher Bruce Becker. Includes original envelope. In part, 'The 'future' in any profession never comes from the doubters and skeptics. It will never come from someone who says 'all the great works of art already have been done.' A dead-end comment if I ever heard one! And who says 'society places little importance in cartooning'? No successful cartoonist that I know of, ever went into cartooning for 'fame and fortune.' And the 'importance' of cartooning is what you produce to show society what the importance is, and convince them... As someone said: Find a job you like and you'll never have to work another day in your life.... Greetings! Eldon Dedini.' In very good condition. Mailing folds. MB $25. Est ($95) |
| 21. Irene Dunne. (1898-1990). American film actress. A major star, Dunne was a solid and surprisingly erotic screen presence through the 1930s, although she faded in her square and soapy performances in 1940s melodrama. Much disparaged by James Agee and later critics, she is now best remembered for an uncharacteristically mad-cap and hilarious performance in The Awful Truth, and as Anna Leonowens in the original non-musical film of Anna and the King of Siam. 8x10 color photo of a young, glamorous Dunne signed in black ink. In very good condition. This is the first signed color photo of Dunne that we have seen. MB $25. Est ($75) |
| 22. Cass Elliot. (1943-1974). One fourth of the The Mamas & The Papas. In 1964 Cass, Doherty and John and Gilliam Phillips were holidaying together in the Virgin Isles when their beach party harmonizing encouraged John to propose the formation of The Mamas & The Papas. The quartet moved to Los Angeles where they soon signed a recording contract. Their first two singles, California Dreamin' and Monday, Monday were world-wide smashes. When the group disbanded, only overweight but lovable Cass Elliott made a chart comeback with the 1968's Dream a Little Dream of Me. Though a strangely durable urban legend attributed Elliot's death at age 32 to choking on a ham sandwich, the singer actually died of heart failure. 5x3 card signed and inscribed in black ink. In very good condition. R&R Enterprises sold a similar signed and inscribed card for $349.86 in their January, 2008 auction. MB $100. Est ($350) |
| 23. Cal Eminoff. American artist and illustrator. Our limited research has failed to find any information on this talented artist. Color cartoon on a 5.75x3.5 sheet of paper of a flapper asking her friend, 'Wonder if 'Alma' would approve of this?' Signed in black ink, 'With kind regards from 'Cal' Eminoff.' In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 24. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1909-2000). American actor and producer. During the early 50s he produced and sometimes played in innumerable TV half-hours under the title Douglas Fairbanks Presents. 4.25x5 herald (souvenir movie flyer), one sheet folded to make 4 pages, for the 1932 drama Union Depot, signed on cover in black felt pen and signed again inside on two-page spread "Good luck. Douglas Fairbanks." In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 25. Jerry Falwell. (1933-2007). American fundamentalist Baptist pastor, televangelist and founder of the Moral Majority. Falwell was a controversial figure for his theological, political and social beliefs. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Falwell said on the 700 Club, "I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians... helped this happen." 5x7 card signed in blue ink. In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 26. Father Knows Best. 8x5 card signed in various colored inks by the cast of Father Knows Best. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donohue, Bill Gray and Lauren Chapin. Robert Young inscribed it to Warren, Bill Gray added 'You Know Best' and Chapin added a scripture reference'Eph. 2:8.' This popular show debuted on television in 1954 and ran until 1962. It was a hit sitcom about a bumbling family man, Jim Anderson (Robert Young) (1907-1998), his common-sense wife Margaret (Jane Wyatt) (1910-2006) and their children Betty (Elinor Donahue) (born 1937), Bud (Billy Gray) (born 1938) and Kathy (Lauren Chapin) (born 1945). Whenever the kids needed advice on anything at all, they could always turn to their father, because father knows best. In very good condition. MB $50. Est ($175) |
| 27. Larry Flynt. (Born 1942). Founder of Hustler magazine and publisher of several mainstream magazines, grossing over $150 million annually. In 1978, white supremacist Joseph Paul Franklin shot Flynt and his lawyer; Flynt was left permanently paralyzed from the waist down. 8x10 black and white signed photo of Flynt sitting behind an opulent, cluttered desk. In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($65) |
| 28. Four Presidents. 8x10 color photo of Presidents Nixon through Reagan gathered at the White House in 1981 prior to departing for Egypt for the funeral of Anwar Sadat, signed in black felt tip by Ronald Reagan (40th president, 1911-2004), J[immy] Carter (39th president, born 1924), and Gerald R. Ford (38th president, 1913-2006) and in blue felt pen by Richard Nixon (37th president, 1913-1994). Includes a 1992 letter from the special assistant to President Ford verifying Ford's signature. Also includes COA from the Odyssey Group. R&R Enterprises sold a similar photo but signed on the mount not on the photo for $2206 in June, 2007. In the last 25 years I have only had the privilege of having just three of these group signed presidential photos. In excellent condition. MB $1000. Est ($3100) |
| 29. Judy Garland. (1922-1969). Popular actress-singer forever remembered as Dorothy in the classic film The Wizard of Oz. She grew up before an audience and retained her engaging gamine quality through the transition to womanhood, the girl next door who hid her pain and sang her heart out. DS in blue ink, 8.5x11, February 12, 1945, to Lowe's Incorporated. Garland agrees to work free for the war effort. In full, 'At the request of the Victory Committee and subject to your approval, I have agreed to appear on 'Command Performance' Thursday evening, February 15, 1945. I agree that such services shall not be deemed to be rendered by me under my contract of employment with you, and that no compensation shall be payable by you to me in connection therewith in addition to the compensation, if any, which would have been payable to me under said contract in the absence of said appearance. Yours very truly, Judy Garland.' In very good condition. Mailing fold, two punch holes at top margin. Close up of signature. MB $200. Est ($850) |
| 30. Greer Garson. (1908-1996). Scotch-Irish actress, who epitomized a noble, wise and courageous wife in some of the sleekest and most sentimental movies of the 40s. Garson won her first Academy Award for the title role in Mrs. Miniver (1942), a role which she would forever be known by. Vintage sepia 10x13 vintage, original sepia photo from Mrs. Miniver signed later in black felt pen. Studio write up is stamped on the verso with hand written date of '6/26/42.' Mrs. Miniver won six Academy Awards and received six nominations. Light creases around the corner. The finest signed photo of Garson we have ever offered. MB $55. Est ($325) |
| 31. Gilligan's Island cast photo. Gilligan's Island was roundly condemned by critics as the worst sitcom in TV history when it aired in the fall of 1964, but the public loved the weekly half-hour series. It remained on CBS for three seasons, then enjoyed a spectacularly successful afterlife in reruns. In June, 2005, Bob Denver was diagnosed with throat cancer from which he died four months later. 8x10 color cast photo signed by all seven: Alan Hale (adding 'Skipper'), Jim Bakus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Russell Johnson (adding 'Prof'), Dawn Wells and Bob Denver. In very good condition. MB $50. Est ($200) |
| 32. Cathy Guisewite. (Born 1950). American cartoonist. One of the few female syndicated cartoonists. She created the comic strip Cathy in 1976. Her main cartoon character (Cathy) is a career woman with characteristics and issues that both make fun of and sometimes strengthen negative stereotypes about women. ALS, 8.5x11 on illustrated Cathy stationery, July 25, 1994 to school teacher Bruce Becker. Includes original envelope. In full, 'Dear Bruce, Sorry this comes a bit late. Cartoonists aren't necessarily prompt in mail-answering, but for 100 years strips have condensed the viewpoint of our world into 4 boxes. Please let any new students know how much the future needs new voices and someone to help everyone else keep his or her sense of humor. Sincerely, Cathy Guisewite.' In very good condition. Mailing folds. MB $15. Est ($110) |
| 33. Gene Hackman. (Born 1930). American actor nominated for several Academy Awards and winner of two for The French Connection and for The Unforgiven. 8x10 color photo of a smiling Hackman signed boldly in blue Sharpie. In very good condition. Also see lot 251. MB $25. Est ($65) |
| 34. George Haldeman and Edward Stinson. (1898-1982). Colorful pilot who set many records during his long aviation career. He counted among his friends Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes. He was aboard Hughes' Spruce Goose on its only flight, a flight he actually tried to prevent. In 1927 the 29-year-old pilot teamed with his 23-year-old student, Ruth Elder, in an attempt to make her the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Because of an oil leak, the pair was forced to ditch their plane into the Atlantic just 250 miles short of their goal. In 1928 he teamed with fellow barnstormer Eddie Stinson, founder of Stinson Aircraft Corp., to break the world's non-refueling endurance record at 35 hours, 14 minutes and 13 seconds. He was admitted to the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1970. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed and inscribed in black ink, 'To Preston Sawyer. Hoping your interest in aviation never has a let up. Sincerely. George W. Haldeman.' Signed vertically in left margin, 'Edward Stinson. Detroit Mich.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($125) |
| 35. Gus Hall. (1910-2000). Leader of the Communist Party USA and its five-time presidential candidate. At 17, he joined the Communist Party and became an organizer for the Young Communist League. In 1931, Hall traveled to the Soviet Union spending two years at the Lenin Institute in Moscow. On July 22, 1948 Hall was indicted under the Smith Act on charges to overthrow the government. He spent eight years in Leavenworth. The U. S. Supreme Court later struck down the Smith Act as unconstitutional. He ran for president four times, in 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1984. 5x3 card signed in blue ink. Age toning, see through of glue stain on verso. MB $30. Est ($125) |
| 36. Valerie Harper. (Born 1940). American actress best known for playing upstairs neighbor Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She played the same character in the spinoff series Rhoda (1975-1878). In 2001 she ran for president of the Screen Actors Guild, facing fellow actress Melissa Gilbert. 8x10 color photo signed in black Sharpie, 'Love. Valerie Harper' and includes a heart. In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($45) |
| 37. Katharine Hepburn. (1907-2003). Iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Hepburn as the number one female star in their Greatest American Screen Legends list. Original 8.5x11 title page removed from a playbill for The West Side Walt signed and inscribed in black ink. In very good condition. Mailing folds, light stain in lower right margin. Excellent for display. Closeup of signature. MB $150. Est ($375) |
| 38. Charlton Heston. (Born 1923). Tall and muscular actor with a dominant physical presence suggesting intelligence and dignity, he developed into Hollywood's resident epic hero, portraying characters from Moses to Michelangelo. He won an Academy Award for the lead role in Ben-Hur (1959). In 2003 he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, so he probably will not be signing much in the future. 8x10 color portrait photo signed boldly in black felt pen. In very good condition. MB $25. Est ($55) |
| 39. Jon-Erik Hexum. (1957-1984). American actor and model, best known for accidentally killing himself on a television set. In 1982 Hexum made his debut in the TV series Voyagers! as time traveler Phineas Bogg. He was then cast as ex-Green Beret, Mac Harper in the TV series Cover Up. On October 12th, 1984 after a long and draining day's shooting on the set of Cover Up, Hexum became bored with the extensive delays and jokingly put a prop .44 magnum revolver to his temple and pulled the trigger. Hexum apparently did not realize that blanks use paper or plastic wadding to seal gun powder into the shell, and that this wadding is propelled out of the barrel of the gun with enough force to cause severe injury or death if the weapon is fired at point-blank range, especially if pointed at a particularly vulnerable spot, such as the temple or the eye. 8x10 black and white photo circa 1983 signed and inscribed in black ink, 'To Fran. Drink fluids. Get plenty of rest and watch Voyagers! Every Sunday. Love, Jon-Erik Hexum.' In very good condition. Stray ink mark on face, barely noticeable. MB $75. Est ($225) |
| 40. Edmund Hillary. (1919-2008). New Zealand explorer and mountaineer. On May 29, 1953, he and his Sherpa guide reached the summit of Mount Everest, thus becoming the first to climb the highest mountain in the world. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him for his achievement. 10x8 rare color photo of Hillary with his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, relaxing with a cup of tea near the summit of Mt. Everest signed 'Ed Hillary' in blue ink. Provenance. The dealer who consigned this photo was the first to obtain color photos of Hillary and mailed them about two years ago to him for signing, therefore there are very few signed color photos of Hillary on Everest and unfortunately there will be no more. In very good condition. MB $75. Est ($225) |
| 41. Edmund Hillary. (1919-2008). New Zealand explorer and mountaineer. On May 29, 1953, he and his Sherpa guide reached the summit of Mount Everest, thus becoming the first to climb the highest mountain in the world. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him for his achievement. 10x8 rare color photo of Hillary stooped over with an oxygen tank on his back climbing up the summit of Mt. Evert with his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, climbing behind him, signed 'Ed Hillary' in blue ink. Provenance. The dealer who consigned this photo was the first to obtain color photos of Hillary and mailed them about two years ago to him for signing, therefore there are very few signed color photos of Hillary on Everest and unfortunately there will be no more. In very good condition. MB $75. Est ($225) |
| 42. Edmund Hillary. (1919-2008). New Zealand explorer and mountaineer. On May 29, 1953, he and his Sherpa guide reached the summit of Mount Everest, thus becoming the first to climb the highest mountain in the world. Queen Elizabeth II knighted him for his achievement. 8x10 color photo of Hillary smiling near the summit of Mt. Everest with his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay, signed in black ink. Provenance. The dealer who consigned this photo was the first to obtain color photos of Hillary and mailed them about two years ago to him for signing, therefore there are very few signed color photos of Hillary on Everest and unfortunately there will be no more. In very good condition. MB $75. Est ($225) |
| 43. Judy Holliday. (1922-1965). American revue actress who shot to fame in the 1950s as a slightly daffy blonde who won the 1950 Academy Award for her role in Born Yesterday. 8x10 black and white photo of Holliday clowning with a dance partner signed in red ink. Provenance. Originally from the collection of an actor who appeared in the 1960s television program Peyton Place. The actor's pencil note on verso states this was obtained in 1963 at the Four Trees on Sunset Strip. Age toning and light creases along margins. MB $150. Est ($375) |
| 44. Billy Hon. (1889-1963). Born Wilfred Honigsberg. He used the pseudonym Billy Hon. Author of Billy Hon's Famous Cartoon Book: A Complete Course in Cartooning. (1927). In 1926 he moved to Los Angeles where he operated a cartoon school. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed and inscribed sketch of a running dog with a tin can attached to his tale. 'From Santa Cruz to Hollywood and Back. To Preston Sawyer from Billy Hon. 1931.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($200) |
| 45. Bernard R. Hubbard. (1888-1962). Jesuit priest, author, lecturer, geologist, explorer and photographer. Father Hubbard was known to a national audience as "The Glacier Priest," a nickname he earned in the 1920s while a Jesuit in theology studies in Austria because he mounted geological expeditions into the Tyrolean Alps every weekend he could. He wrote three books about his adventures in Alaska. "Half the year the highest paid lecturer in the world, the other half a wanderer among treacherous craters and glaciers" was the way Literary Digest Hubbard in 1937. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in ink twice, once in 1932 and then again signed and inscribed in 1946, 'Best Wishes to Preston Sawyer from the Glacier Priest now known by the Chippewa Indians as 'Mikwahmiwigigik.' Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 46. Rock Hudson. (1925-1985). Tall handsome star of Hollywood films. Noted for his stunning looks and most remembered as a romantic leading man during the 1950s and 1960s. He completed nearly seventy motion pictures and starred in several television productions during a career that spanned over three decades. Hudson was also one of the first major Hollywood celebrities to die of AIDS-related complications. 8x10 vintage 1963 photo signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen ink, 'To Mr. & Mrs. Bob Case. With Very Best Wishes. Rock Hudson.' In very good condition. Minor creases at corner. Rare. MB $75. Est ($150) |
| 47. Anne Jeffreys. (Born 1932). Former opera singer, became a leading lady in the 40s. Appeared in the television series Topper. 8x10 black and white reproduction photo from the 1945 Zombies on Broadway showing Anne Jeffrey tied up with a gag in her mouth as Bela Lugose looks at her with evil intent, signed in gold ink, 'All the best. Anne Jeffreys.' In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 48. Hubert Julian. (1898-1974+). Pioneer black aviator known as the 'Black Eagle' and the 'Negro Lindbergh.' He was a lieutenant in the Canadian medical Service and was wounded in World War I. He was a contestant for the world long distance flying record. A controversial figure, he had ties to the Harlem underground. In the 1930s he fought for the Abyssinians against Mussolini. Julian also produced the 1939 motion picture Lying Lips. After the United States entered World War II, Julian volunteered to train for combat with the Tuskegee Airmen. He was a colorful character who wore a non-regulation Colonel's uniform, despite not holding rank with the United States Armed Forces. In the 1940s Julian lived in Harlem as a local celebrity. Hubert Julian was a staunch promoter of aviation and was one of (some say the first) Black to get a pilot's license in the United States. In 1965 he wrote a book entitled Black Eagle about his adventures. Bold ink signature 'Hubert Julian, Colonel, Negro Aviator' written on the verso of a 1932 program for Balboa High School, San Francisco. Names written above and below his signature. Partly mounted to larger sheet. Very rare. MB $35. Est ($225) |
| 49. Andy Kaufman. (1949-1984). American actor and comedian. After appearing on the inaugural broadcast of Saturday Night Live in 1975, Andy Kaufman became nationally famous as a comedian who provoked nervous laughter, if any at all. He impersonated Elvis Presley, read aloud from The Great Gatsby until the audience left in disgust, or touted himself as an "Intergender Wrestling Champion," fighting mostly women in what were seemingly real matches. He also co-starred in the hit TV series Taxi. Because it was hard to tell when Kaufman was kidding, even the news of his unexpected death after a short bout with lung cancer was met with some skepticism. Jim Carrey portrayed him in the film Man on the Moon, whose title was taken from a song by REM about the comedian. Vintage 5x3 card signed in black ink. Note on verso stated the signature was obtained on July 28, 1979. In very good condition. MB $75. Est ($225) |
| 50. Lorenzo Lamas. (Born 1958). American leading man in action films. Best known for his roles in TV series Falcon Crest and Renegade. Son of Fernando Lamas and Arlene Dahl. 8x10 color photo probably from Renegade signed in blue Sharpie. In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($50) |
| 51. Walter Lantz. (1899-1994). American motion-picture animator, cartoon producer. His most successful cartoon charaqcter was Woody Woodpecker which he created in 1940. 8.25x3.5 payroll check on Walter Lantz Productions imprint, Hollywood, payable to Fredrick Y. Smith for $274.36, December 24, 1971 signed by Lantz in blue ink and endorsed on verso by Smith. A nice association. Fredrick Smith (1903-1991) was a film editor who later edited the Wood Woodpecker Show. One vertical fold at down the center, bank cancellations marks away from signature. MB $35. Est ($85) |
| 52. Walter Lantz. (1899-1994). American motion-picture animator, cartoon producer. His most successful cartoon charaqcter was Woody Woodpecker which he created in 1940. Original animation drawing on 10x13 white card stock created for a Walter Lantz theatrical cartoon for Chilly's Hide a Way' signed in black ink. Gold seal in lower left corner reads, 'Walter Lantz original Production Animation Art.' Includes COA from MCA Universal Animation Art which reads in part, 'Animation drawings, the original models from which animation cels are traced, are considered by many collectors to be the purest form of collectible art work actually created by the animation art... No wonder that vintage animation drawings from theatrical animation have become so valued.' Punch holes in lower margin, file number written in lower margin which corresponds to COA. Some creases along edge. MB $100. Est ($375) |
| 53. Walter Lantz. (1899-1994). American motion-picture animator, cartoon producer. His most successful cartoon charaqcter was Woody Woodpecker which he created in 1940. 17x14 hand-painted limited edition cel, number 8 of 100 from the 1959 cartoon The Tee Bird showing Woody Woodpecker ready to swing his golf club, boldly signed in black ink. Includes COA from MCA Universal Animation Art which describes this cel in part, 'The silk-screen lines of the limited edition are reproduced from the original hand-inked cel. The beautiful gouache background is reproduced by lithography on acid free material.' In very good condition. MB $150. Est ($750) |
| 54. Stan Laurel. (1890-1965). One half of the great comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. Laurel was the British-born skinny and nervous one. Their innovative buffoonery and timeless universality have entertained generations of movie goers and paved the way for other comedy duos, from Abbott and Costello to Belushi and Ackroyd. TLS, 8x10 on personal stationery, March 4, 1959 to a Lee Fleckenstein. In full, 'Thanks your nice letter, Feb. 20th. I appreciated your kind sentiments. With pleasure am enclosing you the autograph you so graciously requested, also a little picture of L&H, thought you might like to have one as a souvenir. Again my thanks for your kindly interest. My regards and best wishes, Sincerely always: Stan Laurel.' Lightly mounted to lower portion of letter is the photo, 5x3, black and white with signatures in the photo not signed but inscribed in blue ink by Laurel, 'Thanks Lee!' In very good condition. Mailing folds. MB $100. Est ($225) |
| 55. Charles W. Lindberg. (1920-2007). Last living flag raiser. He was one of the marines who raised the first American flag over Iwo Jima during World War II. The first flag-raising was captured by Sgt. Lou Lowery, a photographer from Leatherneck, the Marine Corps magazine. Lindberg's commander ordered the first flag replaced and safeguarded because he worried someone would take it as a souvenir. Lindberg was back in combat when six men raised the second, larger flag, about four hours later. Lindberg was shot through the arm and evacuated. He was later awarded the Silver Star for bravery and a Purple Heart. Joe Rosenthal's photo of the second flag-raising became one of the most enduring images of the war. When Lindberg returned to the states no one believed him when he said he raised the first flag at Iwo Jima. 'I was called a liar,' he said. In 1954, Lindberg was invited to Washington for the dedication of the Marine memorial. It carried the names of the second group of flag-raisers, but not the first. He spent his final years trying to raise awareness of the first flag-raising. 8x10 black and white photo of the flag raising in Iwo Jima signed in black ink 'Charles W. Lindberg 1st flag Raising, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945, 10:30 AM.' Pictured in this photograph are Sgt. Hensen (without helmet), Sgt. Thomas (seated by flagpole), Private Michales on guard with carbine and Corporal Lindberg (standing at right). Out of the 40 man platoon that made the climb up Suribachi and raised the first American flag on captured Japanese territory, 36 were killed or wounded in the subsequent fighting on Iwo Jima. In very good condition. MB $50. Est ($125) |
| 56. Jack London. (1876-1916). American novelist and short-story writer. An illegitimate child born in San Francisco. In his 40 years, London lived the lives of many men: oyster pirate, hobo, war correspondent, farmer, prospector, social reformer. His novels, including Call of the Wild and White Fang are among the most widely-read in American literature. London died in Sonoma by an either accidental or deliberate drug overdose. In his day, he was the highest-paid writer in America although he still lived beyond his means and had to continue writing to meet expenses. Signed 6.25x2.75 check from the Merchants National Bank of San Francisco payable to Remington Typewriter Company for $6.70, July 26, 1910, entirely accomplished in London's hand. Bank cancellation marks affecting first name. A great association item; London typed most of his masterpieces on a Remington typewriter. MB $150. Est ($450) |
| 57. Myrna Loy. (1905-1994). Actress and comedienne remembered for The Thin Man series and The Best Years of Our Lives, which won numerous Academy Awards. 10x8 sepia vintage photo showing William Powell, Myrna Loy and the dog Asta on the set of one of the Thin Man movies signed later by Myrna Loy in black felt pen, 'All good wishes. Myrna Loy.' Several letters smudged including the first two letters of her first name. Two corners creased. Nonetheless, a spectacular photo. MB $35. Est ($125) |
| 58. Jayne Mansfield. (1932-1967). Amply proportioned American leading lady whose superstructure became the butt of many jokes. She began her career as a beauty queen, Miss Photoflash of 1952. Bette Davis said of her, 'Dramatic art in her opinion is knowing how to fill a sweater.' She had limited success in films. Her stardom was short-lived and she was performing in a nigh-club act at the time of her death. She was decapitated in a car crash. 10x8 black and white pinup photo of Mansfield wearing a leopard print bikini leaning on a couch signed atypically in black artist's marker. Provenance. Originally from the collection of an actor who appeared in the 1960s television program Peyton Place. The actor's pencil note on verso states this was obtained in 1965 at Scandia Restaurant in Hollywood. Photo has been mounted to a card, very light brown emulsion stain in the background not affecting the image or signature. Mansfield rarely signed in a felt pen. Signed pinup photos of Mansfield are rare and come at a premium. R&R Enterprises sold one for around $1700. MB $250. Est ($1700) |
| 59. Mike Mazurki. (1909-1990). Six feed six inch Austrian character actor. He was a professional football and basketball player, as well as a heavyweight wrestler. His clock-stopping facial features enabled Mazurki to perform in such films as The Shanghai Gesture (1941) and Dr. Renault's Secret (1943). He played Allegro in Batman television series. While villainy was his bread and butter, Mazurki enjoyed working with comedians like Lou Costello; he was particularly fond of Costello because the diminutive comedian treated him with dignity and respect, defending big Mike against people who treated the hulking actor like a big dumb lug. 8x10 black and white photo signed and inscribed in black felt pen, 'To 'Ron' Fisher. Good Luck to you and my pleasure to sign myname to all of your friends. As ever. Mike Mazurki. Hollywood, Cal. 1980.' In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($65) |
| 60. Erhard Milch. (1892-1972). German field marshal who oversaw the development of the Luftwaffe as part of the re-armament of Germany following World War I. In 1933 Milch became State Secretary of the newly-formed Reich's Aviation Ministry answering directly to Hermann Goringring. In this capacity, he was instrumental in establishing the Luftwaffe. In 1935, Milch's ethnicity came into question when rumors began to circulate that his father was a Jew [which was true]. This prompted an investigation by the Gestapo that Göring quelled by producing an affidavit signed by Milch's mother stating that the true father of Erhard was his mother's uncle. Göring then famously said, "I decide who is a Jew!" Following the defeat of France, Milch was promoted to field-marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) and given the title Air Inspector General. After Hitler's suicide, Milch attempted to flee Germany, but was captured by Allied forces. On surrendering he presented his baton to the Commando-Brigadier Derek Mills-Roberts, who was so disgusted by what he had seen when liberating the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, that he broke the baton over Milch's head. In 1947, Milch was tried as a war criminal at Nuremberg. He was convicted of two counts and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence was commuted to 15 years imprisonment in 1951, but he was released in June 1954. The latest edition of Sanders Price Guide to Autographs values a signed photo at $250. Original vintage 3.5x5.5 black and white postcard Hoffman photo of Milch in his Field Marshall uniform boldly signed 'Milch' in pencil next to his image. In very good condition. Minor age toning. MB $85. Est ($225) |
| 61. Sal Mineo. (1939-1976). American actor. After a few film and television appearances his breakthrough was Rebel Without A Cause (1955) in which he gave an impressive performance as John "Plato" Crawford, the sensitive teenager smitten with James Dean's Jim Stark. His biographer Paul Jeffers recounted that Mineo received thousands of fan letters from young female admirers, was mobbed by them at public appearances and further wrote, "He dated the most beautiful women in Hollywood and New York." He was unable to sustain his career once he was too old to play angst-ridden teenagers. He was stabbed to death outside his Hollywood home at age 37. He was murdered under circumstances that suggested "a homosexual motive." Mineo identified himself as "bisexual" in a 1972 interview, published after his death, but his biography notes that he dated men exclusively in the last years of his short life. DS, 8.5x11 Standard AFTRA contract, November 25, 1955 between Sal Mineo and NBC, receiving $650 for his performance on December 4, 1955 as Johnny Swaboda in Trees sponsored by Goodyear, signed in blue ink by the seventeen year old Sal Mineo and also by his mother Josephine Mineo. Tiny staple holes at top, otherwise very good. Closeup of signature. MB $150. Est ($375) |
| 62. Jimmy Murphy. (1891-1965). Editorial cartoonist. He was discovered by William Randolph Hearst, who offered him a position of staff-artist at the New York Journal, where he created his best known comic strip Toots and Casper (1919-1958), a domestic comedy strip about a couple, their boy Buttercup, and a large cast of family and friends. The strip became so popular so quickly that it was made into a film comedy. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed Colored pencil cartoon drawing of a man smoking a cigar signed twice and inscribed once, 'Greet to Preston from Jimmy Murphy, ' Jimmy Murphy LA. Nov. 21-1931.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($125) |
| 63. Rick Nelson. (1940-1985). Popular singer who went from being a real life son on Ozzie and Harriet to a teen sensation with such hits as Travellin' Man. 8x10 vintage black and white photo of a very young Nelson signed and inscribed in black ink, 'To Judy. Yours. Rick Nelson.' In very good condition. Very faint one inch line at lower margin. MB $200. Est ($350) |
| 64. Ralph C. Newell. American artist and illustrator. Our limited research has failed to find any information on this talented artist. I may possibly have the wrong spelling of the name, but obviously this is a highly professional artist. Ink sketch of two men in long coats with dueling pistols on a 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in black ink, 'With Best Regards. Ralph C. Newell.' In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 65. Mike Nichols. (Born 1931). German-born American director. Credits include, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and The Graduate (1967), for which he won an Academy Award. 8x10 black and white publicity photo from the 1996 movie The Birdcage which Nichols directed, signed in blue ink. In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($90) |
| 66. Margaret O'Brien. (Born 1937). Natural child star of MGM films of the 1940s. She made her screen debut at four, received special Academy Award in 1944 for "Outstanding Child Actress." 8x10 black and white reproduction photo of O'Brien as a child signed and inscribed later in purple felt pen, 'To John & Gail. Two wonderful people! love. Margaret O'Brien.' In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($55) |
| 67. Margaret O'Brien. (Born 1937). Natural child star of MGM films of the 1940s. She made her screen debut at four, received special Academy Award in 1944 for "Outstanding Child Actress." Original vintage glossy 10x13 photo from the 1945 drama Our Vines Have Tender Grapes signed and inscribed later in blue felt pen. Studio writeup printed on verso. Small gouge to upper right hand margin; could be easily matted out. MB $35. Est ($110) |
| 68. Barack Obama. (Born 1961). Junior U. S. Senator from Illinois and very possibly the next president of the United States. He is the fifth African American Senator in U. S. history and the only African American now serving in the U. S. Senate. Obama delivered an extraordinary keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Recent opinion polls identify Obama as the most popular choice among Democratic voters for their party's nomination in the 2008 U. S. presidential election. Rawlings Little League baseball signed on the sweet spot in black Sharpie. An unusual but appropriate autograph as Barack Obama is an avid White Sox fan. Slight rubbing to imprint, ball and signature in very good condition. Similar signed balls have sold for more than $300. If Obama becomes president, what ever you pay for this will be worth at least three times the amount. MB $75. Est ($300) |
| 69. Gunther Rall. (Born 1918). German Luftwaffe pilot who fought on the Eastern Front during WW II, becoming the third highest ranking ace. He was shot down eight times during his service. Later he pursued a career as a NATO military representative. He retired in 1975. 5x3 card signed in black ink. In very good condition. MB $25. Est ($75) |
| 70. Donna Reed. (1921-1986). American actress. She usually played sunny, wholesome roles, but won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for playing a hooker in From Here to Eternity. She played Jimmy Stewart's wife in the holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life and the perfect 1950s housewife in the TV series The Donna Reed Show. 4.5x6.5 black and white photo of a young, smiling Reed signed in blue fountain pen ink, 'Hello & Good wishes from Donna Reed.' In very good condition. MB $50. Est ($150) |
| 71. Ralph Richardson. (1902-1983). Sir Ralph Richardson was one of the most esteemed British actors of the 20th century and one of his country's most celebrated eccentrics. Well into old age, he continued to enthrall audiences with his extraordinary acting skills and to irritate neighbors with his noisy motorbike outings, sometimes with a parrot on his shoulder. He collected paintings, antiquities, and white mice. He married a woman named Meriel after his first wife, Muriel, died. His first film appearance was in The Goul, starring Boris Karloff. Richardson went on to roles in more than 70 other films, many of them classics, including Long Day's Journey Into Night, Exodus (1960), Dr. Zhivago (1965), and Khartoum. His final role was as Tarzan's grandfather in Greystoke: the Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). 8x10 black and white vintage publicity photo from the 1948 movie The Heiress signed later in blue ink, 'Best Wishes. Ralph Richardson 'Heiress.'' In very good condition. MB $45. Est ($100) |
| 72. Jason Robards. (1922-2000). American actor. Robards' versatility was such that he was cast to equal effect in common-man roles and as well-known historical figures. He has received the Academy award for Best Supporting Actor in consecutive years for All the President's Men and Julia. He was also nominated for another Oscar for his role in Melvin and Howard, and received the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor for the 1988 production of Inherit the Wind. He gave a memorable performance in A Thousand Clowns. Robards was also among the recipients at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. 8x10 black and white photo of a fairly young Robards signed and inscribed in black ink, 'To Rob. Best Always, Jason Robards.' In very good condition. MB $25. Est ($100) |
| 73. Roy Rogers and Monte Hale. Rogers. (1912-1998). American actor and singer, a cowboy star of the 30s, 40s and 50s, usually teamed with wife Dale Evans, cantankerous sidekick Gabby Hayes, and his horse Trigger. Hale. (Born 1921). Singing cowboy star of Republic Westerns of the 40s and 50s. He taught James Dean his rope tricks during their work together on Giant (1956). 5x3 card signed in black felt pen by Rogers and in blue ink by Hale. Signature of Rogers just a little light. MB $30. Est ($85) |
| 74. Gilbert Roland. (1905-1994). Mexican leading man, trained as a bullfighter, who went to Hollywood in the mid-20s and became immensely popular. 8x10 sepia vintage photograph signed and inscribed in brown fountain pen ink, 'To Betty Moreau - most sincerely. Gilbert Roland. 1951.' In very good condition. Minor corner creases. Mounting remnants on verso. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 75. Eleanor Roosevelt. (1884-1962). Charismatic wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, a United Nations diplomat and humanitarian. She was, in her time, one of the world's most widely admired and powerful women. 4x3 White House card signed as first lady in blue fountain pen ink. In very good condition. Several tiny brown spots at right margin. MB $75. Est ($250) |
| 76. Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Born 1947). Austrian-born actor. Many-time holder of titles Mr. World, Mr. Universe, and Mr. Olympia. Currently the Governor of California. 10x8 color photo of near-naked Arnold from the firstTerminator movie, signed and inscribed in gold ink, 'To Ralph. All the best. Arnold Schwarzenegger.' In very good condition. MB $50. Est ($200) |
| 77. R. C. Springer. American cartoonist who worked for the Los Angeles Evening Herald. He was right when he wrote, 'the next 20 years ain't goin' to be so good,' because the Herald closed in 1931 shortly after its 20th anniversary. Yet another victim of the Depression. 5.75x3.5 album sheet with a signed cartoon in color of a man in an apron dipping a brush into green ink, captioned 'The next 20 years ain't goin' to be so good! 20th Anniversary of the Evening Herald birthday. 1931. R. C. Springer.' In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($45) |
| 78. Susan Strasberg. (1938-1999). American actress. Her father was Lee Strasberg, acting coach at the famed Actor's Theater in New York. Her first movie role was in Picnic (1955). She was a close friend of Marilyn Monroe. 8x10 black and white vintage photo of a young, smiling Strasberg signed in black ink, 'Best Wishes from Susan Strasberg.' In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($40) |
| 79. Gloria Stuart. (Born 1910). Hollywood screen actress of the 30s who left Hollywood in the 40s to pursue a career as a stage actress and painter. Nominated for Academy Award in 1997 for Titanic, the oldest person ever nominated. 8x10 black and white reproduction photo of Gloria Stuart with Claude Rains from the classic 1933 sci-fi movie The Invisible Man signed by Stuart later in black felt pen. In very good condition. Signature readable but written in darker portion of photo. MB $35. Est ($70) |
| 80. Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn. Tandy. (1909-1994). American leading lady; her screen career spanned five decades. Winner of a Tony award as the original Blanche in Broadway's A Streetcar Named Desire; at the tender age of 80 she won an Academy Award for Driving Miss Daisy. Cronyn. (1911-2003). Canadian born feisty character actor. Movie credits include Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Seventh Cross (1944), Cocoon (1985) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). Fans of live theater knew him better for his 60 years on the stage and for his longtime marriage to acting partner Jessica Tandy. 8x10 color of the smiling couple on a boardwalk signed in blue felt pen. In very good condition. MB $50. Est ($150) |
| 81. Rod Taylor. (Born 1930). American actor, best known for his roles in The Birds and The Time Machine. 8x10 black and white photo of Taylor fighting the beasts in The Time Machine signed in black felt pen. In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 82. Paul W. Tibbetts. (1915-2007). The most skillful Allied bomber in WWII, best known as the pilot of the Enola Gay, the B26 that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Col. Tibbets was solely responsible for the organization, training and command of the world's first nuclear strike force. Tibbets never regretted what he had done. Tibbets stipulated in his will that there should be no funeral service after his death and no headstone for fear this might lead to demonstrations at his grave. He wanted to ensure that his resting place could never be a pilgrimage site for opponents of the use of nuclear weapons. 10x8 black and white famous photo of Tibbetts waving from the cockpit of the Enola Gay just before takeoff to drop the first atomic bomb. In very good condition. One tiny dent in lower right dark portion of photo, not easily seen. MB $70. Est ($350) |
| 83. Claire Trevor. (1910-2000). American character actress famous for playing molls, floozies and broads, and was cast as the owner of a rowdy saloon in many a western. She made her debut in 1933, and became a glamorous leading lady, opposite the likes of John Wayne, Clark Gable, Glenn Ford or William Holden. Brilliant in Stagecoach (1939), the film that catapulted her to success. She won an Academy Award for Key Largo (1948). 8x10 vintage photo of a smiling, young Trevor signed and inscribed in black ink, 'To Bill. Claire Trevor.' In very good condition. Minor age toning. MB $30. Est ($75) |
| 84. C. H. Wellington. Political cartoonist for the Memphis News-Scimitar. Author of Theodore Roosevelt: A Life in Cartoons. 5.75x3.5 album sheet with a self-portrait of Wellington raising a glass of champagne signed and inscribed in ink, 'Here's How, Pres! C. H. Wellington.' In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($75) |
| 85. Billy Wilder. (1902-2002). Austro-Hungarian writer-director in Hollywood from 1934. A specialist in bitter comedy and drama. Directed Sabrina, Seven Year Itch, Spirit of St. Louis, Some Like it Hot, The Apartment, and many more. 10x8 black and white photo from the 1964 sex-farce movie Kiss Me Stupid showing Wilder holding a cigar talking to star Kim Novak, signed in black felt pen, 'Billy Wilder 84.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($150) |
| 86. Tennessee Williams. (1911-1983). American playwright whose emotionally intense plays, typically set in the South, deal with the effects of failure, loneliness, and useless obsession on sensitive characters. Famous for The Glass Menagerie and the two Pulitzer Prize winning plays A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 8.5x4 sheet removed from a playbill signed and inscribed in blue ink, 'To Eddie. Love. Tennessee Williams. Keep Singing.' Age toning, minor see through, vertical folds. MB $75. Est ($225) |
| 87. Natalie Wood. (1938-1981). Former American child actress, on screen from the age of five, who became a top star in the 1960s. She drowned after falling from a yacht. 8x10 black and white photo of a contemplative Wood signed in blue ballpoint pen ink. In very good condition. MB $225. Est ($475) |
| 88. WWII Flying Ace. Herschel Green. (1920-2006). World War II flying ace in the United States Army Air Force. He was a leading ace, downing 18 enemy aircraft and destroying 10 more on the ground. By the end of his career in 1944, he had flown 100 missions and received the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star and two Distinguished Flying Crosses. 8x10 black and white photo of Green during World War II standing in front of his plane signed later in black Sharpie. In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 89. WWII Flying Ace. Steve M. Pisanos. (Born 1919). Greek born United States Army Air Force pilot and ace known as the "Flying Greek." On May 3, 1943, Lt. Pisanos was naturalized as an American citizen in London, England, becoming the first individual in American history to be naturalized outside the Continental United States. On March 5, 1944, he obtained his 10th victory, and while returning from that B-17 escort mission to Limoges and Bordeaux, France his plane crash-landed in France. For six months he evaded the Germans and worked with the French Resistance and the American OSS sabotaging the German war machine in occupied France. 8x10 black and white photo of Pisanos wearing his World War II flight outfit signed later in black felt pen. In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($65) |
| 90. WWII. B29 Superfortress. 1st Lt. Ervin Spindle. A group of six letters postmarked from November 21 to May 27, 1945 written to a Miss Jane Palmer of Colorado Springs. Lt. Spindle writes to his girl friend first from Lowry Field in Denver where he first studied, then at Walker Air force base in Victoria Kansas, then in Cuba where he flew B29s and finally in Guam where he flew as Flight Engineer on the B29 Superfortress City of Reno which flew 21 missions and was awarded multiple air medals. The City of Reno was from the 459th Bomb Squad which was part of the 330th Bomb Group. The 330th Bomb Group consisted of the 457th, 458th, 459th Bomb Squadron. After training at Walker Air Force base in Kanas, the 330th's Ground Echelon arrived at Guam on February 18, 1945. The first 330th B29 Superfortresses set down at North Field, Guam on March 25, 1945. The 330th first flew against Japan on April 12, 1945. Its forty-seventh and final bombing strike was in the air at the hour the Japanese capitulation was announced on August 15, 1945. The 330th had the lowest overall abort rate on the ground, and the highest over-the-target rate of any Bomb Group in the entire 20th Air Force. The 330th flew 1,320 combat sorties, 18,978 combat hours and had dropped 7,039 tons of high explosives and incendiary bombs into the heart of the enemy's industry. Most of the letters describe the day to day affairs of an air force officer. It includes many references to his car Junior. His last letter, however, is exceptional. Autograph letter signed Ervin on two 5.5x8 sheets of paper, original signed envelope, in part. 'Somewhere over the Pacific, 25 May '45.... If you can't read this writing very well, it's because the air if kind of bumpy. We're on our way back from a mission now. Had a hot party up Tokyo-way yesterday. It was torrid in the air as well as on the ground, and the Nips throwing up are frantic, though rather ineffective defense. Sometimes I get the idea that they don't like us to fly over their sacred soil. By the way, did you ever meet General Power in Colo. Springs. I haven't met him personally, but from what I've seen of him at Wing meetings, he seems to be a might fine fellow. Larry, one of our young gunners, is sitting in my seat, getting checked out in my position. He's concentrating on all the instruments and asks a question occasionally. He's pretty smart. I'm going to teach him cruise control one of these days. I'm glad to hear you intend to make your home in California. I am too. I sure am looking forward to the day I see your smiling face again, you lovely kid, and oh baby, what thoughts and anticipation. Write soon, honey, and lots of luck in your new job. Love, Ervin.' Lt. Spindle survived the war and had a successful career as a civic engineer in Santa Ana, California. All letters complete with envelopes. In very good condition with usual mailing folds. Not every day you find a letter written from a B29, the same plane which dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. MB $50. Est ($225) |
| 91. WWII. V-J Day. Carl S. Muscarello. (Born 1927). Former New York cop and the young sailor who kissed nurse Edith Shain on V-J Day. The photograph of a sailor kissing a surprised nurse in Times Square remains an iconic image of the day WWII ended and probably the second most famous photograph of WWII. Life Magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstadt clicked his shutter to record a perfect image, a sailor sweeping a nurse into his arms so pristinely as to suggest not sex, but relief and happiness beyond words that the war had ended. At least ten men have come forward to say they were the sailor in this picture. Recently a forensic scientist identified Glenn McDuffie as the man, but both Muscarello and Edith Shain insist that the sailor in this photo is indeed Muscarello. 8.5x11 color reproduction photo of the cover of Life magazine signed and inscribed in black felt pen 'To Judy. Best Wishes. Carl S. Muscarello.' In very good condition. MB $25. Est ($65) |
| 92. Robert Young. (1907-1998). American leading actor cast in amiable, dependable roles. Best known for his TV roles in Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, MD. 8x10 black and white vintage photo signed later in green ink. Several small creases at the middle of the left margin. MB $25. Est ($80) |
| 93. Maria Alba. (1910-1999). Spanish leading lady in 28 movies from 1928 to 1946. She played Princess Nadjii in The Return of Chardu (1934). 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed and inscribed in Spanish using her birth name Maria Casajuana, Santa Cruz, April 14, 1928. This may be Alba's very first autograph. This was given while playing her very first role at the age of 18 as Spanish Maria in Road House (1928). MB $15. Est ($45) |
| 94. Perry Askam. (1898-1961). American actor active in films in the 1930s. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed and inscribed, 'Dec. 10 '28. Preston Sawyer. Lots of good luck. Hope to see you again. Perry Askam. The Desert Song.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 95. Lionel Barrymore. (1878-1954). American actor. Winner of Academy Award for Best Actor award in 1931. He played the role of Dr. Gillespie in several of the Dr. Kildare series of films of the 40s. Like his younger brother John, Lionel Barrymore wanted more than anything to be an artist. But a member of the celebrated Barrymore family was expected to enter the family trade, so Lionel reluctantly launched an acting career. Not as attractive as John or sister Ethel, he was most effectively cast in character roles, such as villains, military officers and fathers, even in his youth. He is perhaps best known role as Mr. Potter, the miserly and mean-spirited banker in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). 5.5x4.5 original vintage album sheet signed in blue fountain pen ink, 'To Stanley. Best Wishes. Lionel Barrymore.' Provenance: From the estate of Stanley Berman (1927-1968) a New York cab driver who called himself the 'World's Greatest Gate Crasher.' In very good condition. MB $60. Est ($125) |
| 96. Marjorie Beebe. (1909-1983). American leading lady who performed in 78 films from 1920 to 1939. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed and inscribed in blue ink, 'May 18, 1928. Best wishes for Mr. Preston Sawyer and Santa Cruz. Majorie Beebe. 'The Farmers Daughter.'' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 97. Humphrey Bogart. (1899-1957). American leading man. Once a handsome stage juvenile, Bogart became the epitome of the brooding, self-reliant and cynical antihero. He appeared in more than 28 feature films, including High Sierra, Casablanca, The Big Sleep, and Key Largo. He was unforgettable as the ruthless private eye Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon. An unlikely movie star, he nevertheless left a lasting mark on film history. One of an elite group to reach cult legend statusÑMarilyn Monroe, Elvis, James Dean, Charlie ChaplinÑwhose images are recognized the world over. Vintage 5.5x4.5 off-white album sheet signed in black fountain pen ink. In very good condition. Name written in lower margin, slight see through from ink signature on verso. One of the nicest Bogart signatures you will ever see; perfect for display. MB $300. Est ($650) |
| 98. Sidney Bracy. (1877-1942). American supporting actor in both silent and talking films. He appeared in 322 movies from 1909 to 1942. He played a valet in Anna Karenina (1935) and a butler in Magnificent Obsession (1937). 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed 'Wishing you all the good things in life, in fact part of the million from the 'Million Dollar Mystery.' [1927 movie]. With happy memories. Sidney Bracy. 1931.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 99. Edward Connelly. (1859-1928). American character actor in 69 silent films from 1914 to 1929 when he died from influenza. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in brown ink 'March 5, 1919. As ever, Edward Connelly.' Also signed by his actress wife Virginia Ross Connelly (1859-1935). In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 100. William Courtenay. (1875-1933). Matinee idol on stage and silent screen actor starring in 14 movies from 1894 to 1930. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in black ink 'Faithfully William Courtenay.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35)> |
| 101. John Davidson. (1886-1968). American actor in 146 movies from 1915 to 1963. Movie credits include The Great Dictator (1940), Charlie Chan in the Chinese Cat (1944) and Razor's Edge (1946). 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed 'John Davidson San Francisco June 19 1931.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 102. Cecil B. DeMille. (1881-1959). American film director. One of the most important directors of the silent era, and active into the 50s. Best remembered for his biblical epics The Ten Commandments and The King of Kings. Vintage 5.5x3.5 album sheet signed in black fountain pen ink. In very good condition. Two punch holes in left margin, away from signature. MB $45. Est ($110) |
| 103. Morton Downey, Sr. (1901-1985). Irish tenor, band leader and actor known as the Irish Nightingale. In 1927 he opened the New York night club Delmonico. Movie credits include Lucky in Love (1929) and Dublin in Brass (1935). 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in black ink, 'Sincere Wishes. Morton Downey.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 104. Deanna Durbin. (Born 1921). Canadian singer actress who won instant world-wide success as a teenage star; her career faltered after then years when she gained weight. Movie credits include Mad About Music (1938), The Certain Age (1938) and Can't Help Singing (1944). 5.5x4.5 original vintage album sheet signed in blue fountain pen ink, 'To Stanley. Best Wishes. Deanna Durbin.' Provenance: From the estate of Stanley Berman (1927-1968) a New York cab driver who called himself the 'World's Greatest Gate Crasher.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($65) |
| 105. Maurice Gunsky. American tenor and composer popular in the 1920s and 1930s. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed and inscribed in black ink, 'March 25, 1928. Santa Cruz Calif. T Preston Sawyer with best wishes. Maurice J. Gunsky. Just a radio tenor.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 106. Wanda Hawley. (1895-1963). American silent actress all but forgotten today, but she was one of the biggest stars of the silent era. She rose to stardom in Cecil B. DeMille films and later starred in films for director Sam Wood. With the advent of sound, Hawley's career ended and she was reportedly working as a call-girl in San Francisco during the early 1930s. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in ink, 'May 16th 1931. To Mr. Sawyer (not Tom). My best wishes. Wanda Hawley. Santa Cruz.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 107. Walter Huston. (1884-1950). Canadian born actor. By the time he crossed over to films, he was often cast in romantic leads as well as character parts, receiving acclaim for the title role in D. W. Griffith's Abraham Lincoln (1930). The father of director John Huston, he won an Academy Award in 1948 for his role in John's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Vintage 5.5x4.5 album sheet signed and inscribed in black fountain pen ink, 'To Harold. Walt Huston.' In very good condition. Small newspaper photo affixed to lower right portion, away from writing. MB $35. Est ($95) |
| 108. Joe Jefferson. (1829-1905). Leading Shakespearian actor on the American stage during the late 19th century. He was one of America's best comic actors. He is remembered chiefly for his characterization of Rip Van Winkle. 2.5x1.5 irregular cut closely clipped ink signature 'J. Jefferson' on 3x2 card. In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 109. Jennifer Jones. (Born 1919). American leading lady. She was a top box-office draw and multiple Oscar nominee during the 1940s and 1950s, known for her off-screen love affair with producer David O. Selznick as much as for her varied on-screen performances. Her first movie, The Song of Bernadette (1943), earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. She went on to be nominated four more times, for Since You Went Away (1944), Love Letters (1945), Duel in the Sun (1946) and Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955). 6.5x3 off-white card signed in blue ballpoint pen ink. In very good condition. MB $50. Est ($150) |
| 110. Henry Kolker. (1870-1957). American actor and director. This heavyset actor was a reliable screen menace for over 30 years. One of his best roles was as Edward Seton, the "old money" father of Katharine Hepburn, in Holiday (1938). 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in bold black ink 'Sincerely Henry Kolker.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 111. Ernie Kovacs. (1919-1962). Zany, mustachioed, cigar-chomping comedian who was tragically killed in a car accident when his car slid into a pole after he left a party intoxicated. 5.5x4.5 vintage album sheet signed and inscribed in blue ink, 'To Joanne. Very best from...your uncle. Ernie Kovacs.' In very good condition. R&R Enterprises sold a similar signed and inscribed album sheet for $259 in their January, 2008 auction. MB $75. Est ($200) |
| 112. Arthur Lake. (1905-1987). Harrassed, crumple-faced Ameerican light comedy actor best known for his portrayal of Dagwood Bumstead in the Blondie series of 28 filmes in twelve years. 5.5x4.5 original vintage album sheet signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen ink 'Hi Stanley. Arthur Lake' with original ink sketch of Dagwood Bumstead. Provenance: From the estate of Stanley Berman (1927-1968) a New York cab driver who called himself the 'World's Greatest Gate Crasher.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($65) |
| 113. Sidney Lawford and Shirley Mason. Lawford. 1865-1953). British soldier and actor. Sir Sidney Turing Lawford was an English military officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He was the father of actor Peter Lawford. Late in life, Sir Sidney appeared in three motion pictures. He made his debut in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945). Mason. (1900-1979). American childhood actress and leading lady in silent films films from 1911 to 1929. She had the title role in The Awakening of Ruth (1917). Her final film was The Flying Marine (1929). 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in blue fountain pen ink '& Me too. Sidney Lawford 3-12-28' and 'Most Sincerely Shirley Mason.' In very good condition. MB $15. Est ($45) |
| 114. Robert Lowery. (1916-1971). American leading man in the 1940s, best known for playing Batman in the movie serials. Movie credits also include Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), The Mummy's Ghost (1946) and The Rise and Fall of Leg Diamonds. 5.5x4.5 original vintage album sheet signed in blue fountain pen ink 'To Stanley. Sincerely. Bob Lowery.' Inscribed signature of Don Ameche on the verso. Provenance: From the estate of Stanley Berman (1927-1968) a New York cab driver who called himself the 'World's Greatest Gate Crasher.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($125) |
| 115. Queena Mario. (1891-1951). Renowned soprano, voice coach and novelist. In 1934, despite the demands of her opera and teaching careers, she began a successful writing career as a writer of mystery fiction connected with opera, such as Murder in the Opera House (1934) and Murder Meets Mephisto. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in black ink. In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 116. Marx brothers. Groucho, Chico and Harpo. Groucho. (1890-1977). American comedian, the best known of the Marx Brothers. A master of the ad lib, quip, insult, and cynical pun, Groucho became identified with his crouched walk, painted-on mustache, ever-present cigar, and roving, leering eyes. Chico. (1886-1961). Another legendary Marx brother. Chico was a pianist who spoke broken English and often served as interpreter for the silent Harpo. Harpo. (1893-1964). Gifted harpist and silent third of the Marx Brothers whose actions were louder than words. With his cherubic face, kinky wig, baggy pants, and a coat that held an arsenal of junk, he skillfully presented a hilarious combination of mischief, madness, and anarchy. 5x3 lined card signed in black ink by Groucho Marx, Chico Mar and Harpo Marx.' Age toned and lightly browned. Signatures together of the three main Marx brothers are very rare. MB $500. Est ($1200) |
| 117. Eric Mayne. (1865-1947). Veteran character actor in both silent films and talkies. He performed in 153 movies from 1914 to 1946. Movie credits include Grand Hotel (1932), Duck Soup (1933) and Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938). 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in blue ink, 'With best wishes. Yours sincerely, Eric Mayne. Sept. 12, 1928.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 118. Lois Moran. 1909-1990). American singer, dancer and silent screen leading lady. Her soft Irish beauty highlighted many films in the late 1920s and 1930s, but her major claim to fame was as F. Scott Fitzgerald's inspiration for the character of "Rosemary" in his classic novel Tender Is the Night. Her best movie was the monumental tearjerker Stella Dallas (1925). 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in blue ink, 'Most sincerely. Lois Moran. March, 1928. Fox Studio.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 119. Frank Morgan. (1890-1949). American actor. He became a fixture in several MGM films of the 1930s and 1940s, playing amiable, befuddled, absentminded, often roguish middle-aged types. He appeared in dozens of films, but is probably best remembered for the title role in The Wizard of Oz. 5.5x4.5 original vintage album sheet signed in blue fountain pen ink, 'To Stanley. Best Wishes. Frank Morgan.' Provenance: From the estate of Stanley Berman (1927-1968) a New York cab driver who called himself the 'World's Greatest Gate Crasher.' In very good condition. MB $225. Est ($650) |
| 120. Wheeler Oakman. (1890-1949). American actor in films from 1912 to Superman (1948). He was the henchmen's henchman. Most of his career he portrayed the villain's henchman, mostly in westerns but also in crime and science fiction dramas. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in ink, 'March 5/19. All the luck in the world. Sincerely. Wheeler Oakman.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 121. Seth Parker. (1902-1975). Pseudonym for Phillips Haynes Lord. American radio program writer, creator, narrator and actor. Phillips Lord was still in his twenties when he became a national radio personality. Creating the character "Seth Parker," a clergyman and backwoods philosopher based on his real-life grandfather, Phillips Lord wrote stories for radio of rural New England humor that included the playing of old time songs. Lord and the radio show gained a wide audience and the September 1931 issue of The American Magazine did a feature article on him under the heading: "At 29 He Has Made a Million Friends." 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in ink 'Kindest regards to Sawyer. Seth Parker.' Collectors ink note in lower margin states signatures was obtained on November 22, 1931 in Los Angeles. In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 122. Arthur Rosson. (1886-1960). British born American actor and director. Brother of director Richard Rosson and actress Helene Rosson. He started in films as a stuntman and joined Vitagraph in 1909, later working as an associate director with Cecil B. DeMille for 16 years. From 1929 to 1938 he directed mainly westerns. He also served as second-unit director on every DeMille picture from 1939 to 1956. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in blue ink, 'Best wish, all ways and always. Arthur Rosson. May 26/28.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 123. Adele Rowland. (1883-1971). American actress in movies from 1919 to 1950. Movie credits include The Blonde from Singapore (1941) and The Secret Fury (1950). 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($50) |
| 124. J. Gordon Russell. (1883-1935). American actor who acted in 51 movies from 1916 to 1934. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in brown ink, 'Pleasant memories of a pleasant meeting - always. J. Gordon Russell. 1920.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 125. Frank Sinatra. (1915-1998). Legendary singer and Academy Award winning actor known as Ol' Blue Eyes and the Chairman of the Board. His legacy is spectacular. He recorded over 1307 songs, and entertained audiences for over 60 years. From a humble beginning in Hoboken New Jersey he eventually amassed an enormous wealth. His will provided for a donation of over 40 million dollars for abused children. His death has unleashed an unprecedented outpouring of love and affection for this performer considered the greatest popular singer of the century. Vintage 5.5x4.5 gray album sheet signed in pencil. Two small newspaper photos on either side of page. Collector's ink notation on lower margin states the signature was obtained at the Paramount Theatre, New York on March 27, 1952. In very good condition. MB $100. Est ($300) |
| 126. Berthold Sprotte. (1870-1949). German born character actor in silent movies and talkies from 1918 to 1938. He had a role in the 1936 movie Dracula's Daughter. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in green fountain pen ink, 'With best wishes and kindest regards. Bert Sprotte. January 13, 1920.' Signed on the verso by director Jimmie Flood (1895-1953). In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 127. Lincoln Stedman. (1907-1948). Veteran American actor in 81 movies from 1917 to 1934. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in blue ink, 'With my best wishes for all the good things of life. Sincerely. Lincoln Stedman. May 18, 1928. My birthday. Age?' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 128. Josef Swickard. (1866-1940). American character actor. He began playing supporting roles for Mack Sennett by 1914. He remained with Sennett until 1917 when he started numerous aristocratic roles in films. His career in sound films was somewhat limited. In 1939, his ex-wife, Broadway actress Margaret Campbell, was brutally murdered by their son. Swickard died a year later from natural causes, not, by jumping from the Hollywood sign as several accounts state. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in black ink 'to Preston Sawyer. In all sincerity. Josef Swickard. May 8th 1931. In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 129. Mae West. 1892-1980). American actress, sex goddess and legendary blonde bombshell of the 1930s and 1940s. During World War II, Navy and Army pilots and crewman in the Pacific, named their inflatable life vests after Mae West supposedly because of her well-endowed attributes. The term "Mae West" for a life-vest continues to this day. Her image appears on the album of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. West at first declined to be pictured on the cover ("What would I be doing in a lonely hearts club?!"), but reconsidered when the Beatles sent her a handwritten personal request. 5.5x4.5 vintage album sheet signed in black ink with her most famous saying, 'Come up and see me some time. Mae West.' In very good condition. MB $100. Est ($350) |
| 130. Marek Windheim and Alfredo Gandolfi. Windheim. (1894-1960). Polish actor in 49 movies from 1937 to 1948. Movie credits include Ninotchka (1939), Holiday Inn (1942), Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) and Razor's Edge (1946). Gandolfi. (1884-1963). Italian baritone who performed in America. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($45) |
| 131. Thomas A. Wise. (1865-1928). American actor in silent films from 1914 to 1921. 5.75x3.5 album sheet signed in black ink, 'Sincerely yours. Thos. A. Wise. July 7-1919.' In very good condition. MB $10. Est ($35) |
| 132. Edward Albee. Albee. (Born 1928). Three-time Pulitzer PrizeÐwinnwinning American dramatist best known for such modern classics as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, A Delicate Balance, and Seascape. Dewhurst. (1924-19910. American actress. Winner of four Emmys, including two of them for the same character on Murphy Brown (1988). Alan Schneider. (1917-1984). Russian stage director. He won a Tony in 1963 as best director for Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? 6x9 complete playbill for premier performance of Martin Beck Theatre production of The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Signed in ink on cast page by Dewhurst, Albee and Schneider. Albee adapted this work for the stage. Light rubbing and creases to cover. MB $35. Est ($65) |
| 133. Robert Altman, Kathy Bates, Cher, Sandy Dennis, Karen Black, Martin Heflin and Sudie Bond. Robert Altman, the noted American film director of MASH just recently died. Original and complete 6x9 playbill for the opening night performance on February 18, 1982 at the Martin Beck Theatre for Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, signed by all in blue felt pen on cast page. In very good condition. MB $50. Est ($150) |
| 134. Claudette Colbert. (1903-1996). American actress born in Paris. Won an Academy Award in 1934 for her role in It Happened One Night. Original and complete 5.5x8.5 playbill for the December 24, 1923 performance of The Wild Westcotts peformed at the Frzee Theatre signed in blue ink circa 1981 by Colbert. Colbert was only 21 when she performed in this comedy. Vertical bend, several pages loose but intact. MB $30. Est ($75) |
| 135. Sandy Dennis, Hope Lange, Jack Gilford, Betty Garrett, Joyce Van Patten and director Gene Saks and playwright George Furth.. Original and complete 6x9 playbill for the opening night performance on August 6, 1981 at the Biltmore Theatre for the new comedy The Supporting Cast signed by all in blue felt pen on cast page. In very good condition. MB $30. Est ($65) |
| 136. Mary Martin and Anthony Quayle. Martin. (1913-1990). American musical stage star. Amongst the roles originally created by her were those of Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music. In 1954, she received an Emmy and a Tony for Peter Pan and a Tony in 1959 for The Sound of Music. Quayle. (1913-1989). Distinguished British stage actor, director and in occasional film as an actor. Original and complete 6x9 playbill for the 1978 Forty-Sixth Street Theatre production of Do You Turn Somersaults? signed in blue felt pen on front cover. In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($55) |
| 137. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. Randall. (1920-2004). Sardonic American comedy actor adept at light drunks, depressives and friends of the hero. Klugman. (Born 1922). Lean American actor who can be comical, tragically weak, or just sinister. Although acted in many movies best known for his television roles in Quincy and The Odd Couple. 6x9 original playbill for the Colonial Theatre production of The Odd Couple signed in blue ballpoint pen ink. Minor wear on cover. MB $30. Est ($75) |
| 138. George C. Scott, Maureen Stapleton and Neil Simon . Scott. (1926-1999). Distinguished but taciturn American actor, usually played tough or sardonic characters. The first actor to refuse an Oscar, which he won for Patton (1970). Nominated three other times. Stapleton. (Born 1925). American actress. Nominated for Oscars for Lonelyhearts and Interiors, and won for Reds. Simon. (Born 1927). American dramatist, author of such hits as Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple. 6x9 complete playbill for February 14, 1968 Plymouth Theatre production of Plaza Suite. Signed in ink on front cover by Scott and Stapleton and in brown ink by Simon on his printed biography on page 22. Light rubbing and creases to cover. MB $35. Est ($95) |
| 139. The Accused. Robert Cumming. (1908-1990). Actor best known for The Lost Moment and Dial M for Murder. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1949 movie The Accused signed in black felt pen. In very good condition. Corners creased. MB $25. Est ($75) |
| 140. The Affairs of Dobie Gillis. Debbie Reynolds. (Born 1932). American leading lady, dancer and singer. At the peak of her career, Debbie Reynolds was America's sweetheart, the archetypal girl-next-door. She is best remembered for her work in Hollywood musicals, appearing in the genre's defining moment, Singin' in the Rain, as well as many other notable successes. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1953 musical The Affairs of Dobie Gillis signed in black felt pen above her image. Cinema used with pin holes and creases in margins. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 141. Beyond the Time Barrier. Robert Clarke. (1920-2005). Actor, director and producer. Clarke worked in Hollywood from 1944 until 1965. He appeared in all genres: horror, science fiction, Westerns and dramas. He worked with John Wayne, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Clark Gable. Movie credits include The Body Snatcher, Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome, The Man From Planet X, The Incredible Petrified World and Terror of the Bloodhunters. Upon completing The Astounding She-Monster, Clarke, by now convinced that any film could attain a release no matter how wretched, made his directorial debut with The Hideous Sun Demon (1959). 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 5 of 8 for the 1959 sci-fi movie Beyond the Time Barrier signed in black Sharpie, 'Best Wishes. Robert Clarke '97.' In very good condition. MB $30. Est ($95) |
| 142. The Big land. Virginia Mayo. (1920-2005). Actress and pinup who played leading lady to comedians like Bob Hope and Danny Kaye. Known for her voluptuous, slightly cross-eyed presence in Technicolor spectacles. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 3 of 8 for the 1957 movie The Big Land signed in black felt pen. Cinema used with pin holes, small tears and creases at margins, several pin holes and light scratches in image. MB $15. Est ($75) |
| 143. Billy Rose's Jumbo. Martha Raye. (1916-1997). American singer, comedienne and actress popular on radio and TV. One of the first Hollywood figures to entertain U. S. troops during World War II, she did the same in Korea and Vietnam, earning a special Academy Award in 1969 for her wartime work. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 5 of 8 for the 1962 movie Billy Rose's Jumbo signed in black felt pen. In very good condition. Slight bump to corners. MB $30. Est ($110) |
| 144. Boy on a Dolphin. Sophia Loren. (Born 1934). Statuesque Italian actress who started films as a sex symbol and later turned into an Oscar-winning actress. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 2 of 8 for the 1957 movie Boy on a Dolphin signed in blue felt pen. In very good condition. Several faint creases, corners slightly creased. MB $30. Est ($75) |
| 145. The Bride Wore Red. Robert Young. (1907-1998). American leading actor cast in amiable, dependable roles. Best known for his TV roles in Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, MD. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1937 movie The Bride Wore Red signed later in black felt pen. Cinema used. Pin holes at margins, lower right corner torn, corner creases, light soiling along margins. MB $25. Est ($75) |
| 146. Bright Leaf. Lauren Bacall. (Born 1924). Jewish-American film and stage actress. She is also a former fashion model. Known for her comedic skills and sultry voice, as well as her sultry looks, she became a fashion icon and role model for modern-day women early in her career. Also known for her marriage to, and movies with, husband Humphrey Bogart. She is also a cousin of Shimon Peres, former Prime Minister of Israel. Bacall is ranked No. 20 in the American Film Institute's listing of the top 25 actress legends, and was chosen as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1997. Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1950 movie Bright Leaf signed and inscribed later in black felt pen, 'For Clint. Best. Lauren Bacall. Tiny pin holes at margins, light age toning, light creases to corners. MB $25. Est ($100) |
| 147. Champ For a Day. Harry Morgan and Audrey Totter. Morgan. (Born 1915). American character actor, appeared in many popular television shows, including Dragnet, Mash and The Richard Boone Show. Totter. (Born 1918). American leading lady with stage and radio experience. Performed in many mystery movies, including The Lady in the Lake and The Unsuspected. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 5 of 8 for the 1953 crime drama Champ For a Day signed and inscribed by both in black felt pen. Moderate creases in three corners. MB $25. Est ($125) |
| 148. The Champ. Faye Dunaway. (Born 1941). American leading lady of the 70s and 80s. She was one of the hottest actresses in the 1970s playing neurotic, highly driven women with sex appeal. Nominated for Oscars for Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown. She won an Oscar for performance in Network. Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1979 movie The Champ signed in black felt pen. In very good condition. MB $25. Est ($95) |
| 149. Claudia and David. Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire.. Young. (1907-1998). American leading actor cast in amiable, dependable roles. Best known for his TV roles in Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, MD. McGuire. (1918-2001). American actress. Academy Award nominee for Gentleman's Agreement. Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1946 movie Claudia and David signed later by each in black felt pen. Claudia and David is a follow up from the successful 1943 movie, Claudia. Two small tears on margins, one small ink mark on margin, otherwise very good. MB $20. Est ($110) |
| 150. Claudia and David. Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire.. Young. (1907-1998). American leading actor cast in amiable, dependable roles. Best known for his TV roles in Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, MD. McGuire. (1918-2001). American actress. Academy Award nominee for Gentleman's Agreement. Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1946 movie Claudia and David signed later by McGuire in black felt pen and signed and inscribed in black felt pen by Young, 'To John J. Cordially.' In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($110) |
| 151. Claudia. Dorothy McGuire. (1918-2001). American actress. Academy Award nominee for Gentleman's Agreement. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1943 movie Claudia signed at top white margin in blue felt pen. In very good condition. One tiny spot in upper margin. Very fresh. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 152. Commando. Arnold Schwarzeneger. (Born 1947). Austrian-born actor. Many-time holder of titles Mr. World, Mr. Universe, and Mr. Olympia. Currently the Governor of California. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 1 of 8 for the 1985 movie Commando signed boldly in gold ink. In very good condition. Minor corner crease. MB $35. Est ($125) |
| 153. Bill Cosby. (Born 1937). American comedian, actor, and producer. He is known for his stand-up routines, including Fat Albert, which later became an animated cartoon, and for his groundbreaking television series I Spy and The Cosby Show. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1980 Disney movie The Devil and Max Delvin signed in black felt pen. Minor to moderate creases to margin, two vertical scratches affecting Cosby's image. MB $15. Est ($75) |
| 154. Creature from the Black Lagoon. Julie Adams. (Born 1926). American actress. Movie roles include The Dalton Gang (1949) and Creature from the Black Lagoon. Chapman. (Born 1925). American actor of Tahichen descent. At 6 foot five inches he was the ideal choice for the creature. Chapman played the creature when on land, while another actor played the creature when in the water. 14x11 vintage color lobby card from the 1954 cult classic Creature from the Black Lagoon signed by Adams in blue Sharpie 'HELP! Julie Adams' and also signed in blue Sharpie by Chapman, 'Aloha. B. G. Chapman Jr. Hawaii 3-26-03.' In very good condition. Lower right corner creased. MB $45. Est ($150) |
| 155. The Cross of Lorraine. Gene Kelly and Jean Pierre Aumont. Kelly. (1912-1996). American dancer and film star. Kelly's joyful, acrobatic dance numbers in Singin' in the Rain are among the most memorable in musical film history. Aumont. (1909-2001). French leading man in such films as The Cross of Lorraine, Assignment in Brittany and heartbeat. Being Jewish he had to flee France during WWII. He joined the Free French army and for his bravery received the Legion d'Honneur and the Crook de Guerre. Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1943 WWII drama of the fighting French The Cross of Lorraine signed in black felt pen by Kelly and Aumont Minor corner creases, one small tear in lower margin, one tiny pin hole in image of one of the actors, in the head near the ear, otherwise very good. MB $50. Est ($110) |
| 156. The Crowded Sky. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (Born 1918). American actor best known for his roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. and for several appearances as "Dandy Jim Buckley" on Maverick. Zimbalist also had a small recurring role as William Edgars in the 1990s science fiction TV series Babylon 5. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 4 of 8 for the 1960 movie The Crowded Sky signed later in black marker by Zimbalist on his image. In very good condition. Minor age toning, light creasing to corners. MB $15. Est ($75) |
| 157. Dangerous Number. Ann Sothern and Robert Young.. Sothern. (1909-2001). Pert American comedienne and leading lady with stage experience. Academy Award nominee for The Whales of August. Young. (1907-1998). American leading actor cast in amiable, dependable roles. Best known for his TV roles in Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, MD. Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1937 movie Dangerous Number signed later in black felt pen by Sothern and by Young who adds 'Cordially.' In very good condition. MB $35. Est ($110) |
| 158. The Doctor and the Girl. Janet Leigh. (1927-2004). Her career includes a number of successful movies from comedies to westerns to musicals to dramas. But of her more than fifty movies, she is best remembered for the forty-five minutes that she spent on screen in the small budget movie Psycho. Even though her character is killed off early in the picture, she was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1949 movie The Doctor and the Girl signed in black felt pen by Leigh above her image. In very good condition. Two corners slightly bumped. MB $25. Est ($65) |
| 159. Executive Suite. Shelley Winters. (Born 1922). American leading lady and character actress. In Hollywood from 1943. She received an Academy Award for her performance in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1956). Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1961 movie Executive Suite signed by Shelley in black felt pen. Mild age toning at margins, otherwise in very good condition. MB $25. Est ($90) |
| 160. Having Wonderful Life. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (1909-2000). American actor and producer. During the early 50s he produced and sometimes played in innumerable TV half-hours under the title Douglas Fairbanks Presents. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1938 movie Having Wonderful Time signed later in black felt pen. Cinema used. One tear in right margin, one repaired tear in upper right portion with tape repair on verso, mild soiling but colors extremely bright and beautiful. MB $20. Est ($65) |
| 161. Fantastic Voyage. Raquel Welch. (Born 1940). Dynamic, curvaceous American sex symbol of the late 60s. Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history. Had a notorious backstage feud with the indomitable Mae West on the set of Myra Breckinridge (1970). 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 8 of 8 for the 1966 blockbuster sci-fi movie Fantastic Voyage signed in blue felt pen. In very good condition. Two corners slightly bumped. MB $25. Est ($100) |
| 162. Feudin', Fussin' and A'Fightin'.Donald O'Connor. (1925-2003). Irish American singer, dancer and actor who came to fame in a series of movies in which he co-starred with Francis the Talking Mule. He is still best known for his performance in the movie musical Singin' in the Rain. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1948 comedy Feudin', Fussin' and A'Fightin' signed and inscribed in blue felt pen, 'To Clint. All the Best. Donald O'Connor.' Minor soiling at margins, corners creased. MB $20. Est ($80) |
| 163. Fingers at the Window. Laraine Day and Lew Ayres. Day. (1917-2007). American leading lady of the 40s and 50s. Movies include Foreign Correspondent and The Trial of Mary Dugan. Wrote a 1952 autobiography entitled Day with the Giants. She was married for 13 years to baseball manager Leo Durocher, and took such an active interest in his career and the sport of baseball in general that she became known as "The First Lady of Baseball." Ayres. (1908-1996). American leading man in the 30s. Best known for his performance in All Quiet on the Western Front. Received Academy Award for his role in Johny Belinda (1948). Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1942 movie Fingers at the Window signed and inscribed later by Day in blue felt pen and signed and inscribed in white ink by Ayres, 'To Clint! from Lew Ayres 1989. Photo 1939.' In very good condition. Minor age toning. MB $30. Est ($110) |
| 164. French Leave. Jackie Cooper. (Born 1923). American actor. A child star of the 20s and 30s, the snub-nosed, fair-haired Cooper made his first screen appearance at age 3 and was one of the stars of the Our Gang comedy series. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 3 of 8 for the 1948 movie French Leave signed in black felt pen, 'Best always. Jackie Cooper. 5/95.' In very good condition. Minor chipping along edges. MB $30. Est ($95) |
| 165. The Fuller Brush Man. Red Skelton. (1913-1997). American comedian and artist. He found success on the radio in the 1930s and made his first film in 1938. Red Skelton achieved his greatest success as the star of his own television program, a showcase for his pantomime routines and comic characters Freddie the Freeloader and Clem Kadiddlehopper. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 8 of 8 for the 1948 comedy The Fuller Brush Man signed in black felt pen, 'My thanks. Red Skelton.' Fuller Brush Man was far and away Skelton's best film and one of the best comedies ever made. Corners creased, embossed seal in lower right corner. MB $40. Est ($90) |
| 166. Fun on a Weekend. Eddie Bracken. (1915-2002). American comic actor, popular in the 40s as the nervous hayseed type. He made his best films for director Preston Sturgess. In 1953, Bracken virtually left Hollywood. He returned in the 1980s to perform character roles in such films as National Lampoon's Vacation, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Baby's Day Out. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 5 of 8 for the 1947 movie Fun on a Weekend signed and inscribed in blue ink, 'Hi Clint. Eddie Bracken.' Moderate wear including staple holes on borders and just within image, creases along edges. MB $15. Est ($55) |
| 167. The Furies. Barbara Stanwyck. (1907-1990). American leading lady of the 40s and 50s. She received Academy Award nominations for her performances in Stella Dallas (1937), Ball ofFire (1941), Double Indemnity (1944), and Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), but she did not win an Oscar until 1982, when she received an honorary award. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1950 Western The Furies signed in black felt pen. Cinema used with scattered tiny holes, tear to lower right corner, several light creases. MB $30. Est ($105) |
| 168. The Fuzzy Pink Night Gown. Jane Russell. (Born 1921). Buxom leading lady of the 1950s. 14x11 vintage color TITLE lobby card numbered 1 of 8 for the 1957 romantic comedy The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown signed in black felt pen, 'My last flick. Jane Russell.' Pin hole above her signature, corners creased. TITLE cards are often worth more than the combined value of the other seven lobby cards in a set. MB $30. Est ($125) |
| 169. Girl in White. June Allyson. (1917-2006). Husky-voiced American leading lady of the 40s and 50s who couple play a tomboy or a tease and was equally ready with a smile or a tear. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 6 of 8 for the 1952 movie The Girl in White signed in black felt pen. In very good condition. Several tiny pin holes at borders. MB $25. Est ($75) |
| 170. The Golden Hawk. Rhonda Fleming. (Born 1923). American actress and singer nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor." She made over forty films, mostly in the forties and fifties including Spellbound and The Spiral Staircase. Her most recent film was Waiting for the Wind (1990). 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1952 movie The Golden Hawk signed by Fleming in brown felt pen. In very good condition. Minor age toning, one corner slightly creased. MB $25. Est ($150) |
| 171. The Goodbye Girl. Marsha Mason. (Born 1942). American leading actress formerly married to Neil Simon. Four-time Academy Award nominee. Gave an outstanding performance in The Goodbye Girl. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 8 of 8 for the 1977 romantic comedy The Goodbye Girl signed vertically in blue Sharpie. In very good condition. Minor bumping to corners. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 172. The Goodbye Girl. Marsha Mason. (Born 1942). American leading actress formerly married to Neil Simon. Four-time Academy Award nominee. Gave an outstanding performance in The Goodbye Girl. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 4 of 8 for the 1977 romantic comedy The Goodbye Girl signed vertically in blue Sharpie. In very good condition. MB $20. Est ($75) |
| 173. Goodbye, My Fancy. Robert Young. (1907-1998). American leading actor cast in amiable, dependable roles. Best known for his TV roles in Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, MD. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1951 movie Goodby, My Fancy signed in black felt pen. In very good condition. MB $25. Est ($75) |
| 174. The Greatest. Ernest Borgnine. (Born 1917). Forceful American character actor. He is best known for his good-guy roles in two television favorites, the wartime comedy McHale's Navy (1962-66) and the adventure drama Airwolf (1984-86). Borgnine joined the United States Navy in 1935 after high school. He was discharged in 1941, but he re-enlisted when the United States entered World War II and served until 1945 (a total of ten years), reaching the rank of chief petty officer. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 5 of 8 for the 1977 movie The Greatest showing Muhamad Ali talking with Borgnine, signed in black felt pen. In very good condition. Light creases to corners. MB $25. Est ($85) |
| 175. Hot Blood. Jane Russell. (Born 1921). Buxom leading lady of the 1950s. 14x11 vintage color lobby card for the 1956 movie Hot Blood signed in black felt pen, 'Jane Russell. A real gypsy.' Minor soiling at margins, corners creased. MB $30. Est ($75) |
| 176. The Illustrated Man. Ray Bradbury. (Born 1920). American science fiction writer. Wrote Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles. American author best known for highly imaginative science-fiction short stories and novels that blend social criticism with an awareness of the hazards of runaway technology. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 6 of 8 for the 1969 sci-fi movie The Illustrated Man signed in black felt pen. In very good condition. Light creases to corners. MB $35. Est ($100) |
| 177. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Mickey Rooney. (Born 1920). Pint-sized (5'3'), dynamic, versatile actor of the American screen. He made his first stage appearance at 15 months and his film debut at age six. By 1939 he was America's most popular star, taking over from Shirley Temple the top spot at the box office. 14x11 vintage color lobby card numbered 4 of 8 for the 1964 comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World showing Rooney with Buddy Hackett, signed in black felt pen 'Peace. Mickey Rooney.' Corners creased, light crease in upper right portion. MB $25. Est ($75) |
| 178. Johnny Belinda. Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres.. Wyman. (1914-2007). Academy Award winner for her performance as the deaf rape victim in Johnny Belinda,star of the long-running TV series Falcon Crest and Ronald Reagan's first wife. Ayres. (1908-1996). American leading man in the 30s. Best known for his performance in All Quiet on the Western Front. Received Academy Award for his role in Johny Belinda (1948). Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1948 movie John Belinda signed later in black felt pen by Ayres and fountain pen by Wyman. Fantastic lobby card signed by two actors in their Academy Award roles. Light corner creases, tiny tear in right margin, tape residue on verso. Ayres won an Oscar for his performance in this movie. MB $55. Est ($225) |
| 179. Madame Curie. Van Johnson. (Born 1916). American actor, the quintessential blue-eyed, blonde-haired, freckle-faced Boy Next Door. Film credits include Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Battleground and The Caine Mutiny. Johnson has guest-starred on television shows such as Batman, Here's Lucy, and The Love Boat. Original 14x11 color lobby card for the 1943 movie Madame Curie signed in red marker by Johnson. Van Johnson played a reporter in this movie which received seven Academy Award nominations. Mild age toning and pin holes and one staple hole in margins. MB $30. Est ($100) |
