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704.  P. T. Barnum (1810-1891) Showman. Barnum founded the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was a businessman, his profession was entertainment, and he was perhaps the first "show business" millionaire. 7 ¼” x 2 ¾” check written and signed, Pequannock National Bank, Pequannock has been crossed out and Barnum has written “Park,” October 28, 1865. Slightly soiled, revenue stamp in the right corner with staining in that margin.

 $450 to $800

705.  Edwin Booth (1833-1893) Actor. Booth was a famous 19th century actor. Booth toured throughout America and to the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespeare. Some theatre historians consider him the greatest American actor and Hamlet of the 19th century. He was the older brother of Lincoln assassin, John Wilkes Booth.         3” x ½” cut signature. 

 $100 to $175

706.  Lillian Russell (1860-1922) Actress, singer. Russell became one of the most famous actresses and singers of the late 19th century and early 20th century, known for her beauty and style, as well as for her voice and stage presence. She was married four times, but her longest relationship was with Diamond Jim Brady, who supported her extravagant lifestyle for four decades. 7 ½” x 4 ½” album page signed, “Very Truly Yours Lillian Russell 1896.” 

 $100 to $200

707.  Alice Hyde (1894-1995) Beauty Queen. Alice Hyde was the first “Miss World,” winning the title in 1911 at the age of seventeen entering under the name of “Lavender Lee.” 5 ¼” x 8” newspaper article with photographs of Hyde published in 1992 signed, “Yours Truly Lavander Lee.”  

$100 to $150

“Silver Screen”:

708.  John Agar (1921-2002) Actor. Agar starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B Movies. 10” x 8” color photograph of lobby card for the films Tarantula, signed signed by co-star Mara Corday (1932-    )

$ 50 to $ 75

709.  Mary Anderson (1859-1940) Stage actress. Anderson was considered by many the most beautiful actress on the stage, and her good looks and fervor instantly won over the public, if not the critics. 7” x 9” sepia toned, matte finish portrait signed, “To Mabel Very Best Wishes Mary Anderson – Vitagraph 1914.” Mounting traces on the reverse.

$100 to $200

710.  Ursula Andress (1936-    ) Swiss actress. Andress was a major sex symbol of the 1960s. She is best known for her roles as Bond girl Honey Ryder in Dr. No , and as Vesper Lynd in the 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale. 8” x 10” color photograph signed. 

$ 50 to $ 75

711.  Don Ameche (1908-1993) Actor. Ameche was a versatile and popular film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. 4” x 2 ½” signature, “Sincerely Don Ameche,” double matted with a black and white photograph to 11” x 14”.  

$ 75 to $125

712.  Ann-Margaret (1941-    ) Swedish-born actress. Ann-Margret excelled in two areas of entertainment during a career that was still going strong in its fifth decade: as a movie star, she appeared in more than fifty feature films and as a stage entertainer she performed as a headlining act in showrooms and theaters around the world.. 8” x 10” black and white photograph of her with her husband Roger Smith which she has signed, “To Tim - Bless You! Ann-Margaret & Roger.”  

$ 50 to $ 75

713.  Fred Astaire (1899-1987) dancer, actor. Astaire was the American movie dancer of the 1930s and 1940s. Famed for his mixture of elegance and nice-guy charm, he was a popular romantic lead and Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) Actress. Rogers’ film career spanning fifty years, she made a total of seventy-three films, and is now principally celebrated for her role as Fred Astaire's romantic interest and dancing partner in a series of ten Hollywood musical films. Album pages, 3” x 1 ½” and 4” x 3” respectively, double matted with a black and white photograph to 16” x 12”. 

 $150 to $250

714.  Fred Astaire (1899-1987) dancer, actor. Astaire was the American movie dancer of the 1930s and 1940s. Famed for his mixture of elegance and nice-guy charm, he was a popular romantic lead. 7 ½” x 9 ½” black and white photograph signed. 

$150 to $250

715.  Mary Astor (1906-1987) Actress. Astor is remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart, Astor began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s. 8” x 10” sepia toned promotional photograph from her film, Romance of the Underworld, signed “To Robert Orth Mary Astor 1980.”  

$100 to $200

716.  Brigette Bardot (1934-    ) French actress. Bardot started her acting career in 1952 and after appearing in sixteen films became world-famous due to her role in the controversial film And God Created Woman. 8” x 10” color photograph signed. 

$ 50 to $ 75

717.  John Barrymore (1882-1942) Actor. Barrymore has been called the greatest actor of his generation. He first gained fame as a stage actor, lauded for his portrayals of Hamlet and Richard III. His success continued with motion pictures in both the silent and sound eras.

8” x 10” black and white photograph signed. 

$450 to $700

718.  Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959) Actress. Barrymore was a highly regarded stage actress in New York City and a major Broadway performer. She is  considered to be the greatest actress of her generation. 6 ¼” x 9 ¼” black and white, matte finish portrait signed in white ink, “To Lew Tendler Best Wishes, Ethel Barrymore 5/6/44.”

 $150 to $250

719.  Joan Bennett (1910-1990) Actress. Bennett appeared in more than seventy films from the era of silent movies through half a century of the sound era. She is possibly best-remembered for her film noir femme fatale roles in movies such as The Woman in the Window and Scarlet Street. 4” x 1 ½” signature double matted with a black and white photograph to 11” x 14”.

$ 50 to $ 75

720.  Jack Benny (1894-1974) Comedian. Benny was one of the top stars of radio, television, and stage in a career which spanned over 50 years. A master of comic timing, Benny changed the nature of the weekly comedy show on radio and his likeable skinflint stage persona delighted audiences and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1905-1977) comic actor who became famous playing "Rochester van Jones" , the valet to Jack Benny's eponymous title character on the long-running series The Jack Benny Program. 9” x 12”, sixteen page program for The Jack Benny Program signed on the cover by both Benny and Anderson as “Rochester,” in pencil. The program shows wear. 

$150 to $300

721.  Jack Benny. 5” x 7” black and white photograph signed, “To Bernard Jack Benny.” There is also a printed inscription and signature.

$100 to $200

722.  Mel Blanc (1908-1989) Voice actor. Blanc was the versatile cartoon voice creator of such unforgettable characters as Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Daffy Duck. 8” x 10” color printed photograph signed, “Eh – what’s up Beverly? ‘Bugs Bunny & Gang’ 8-11-82 Mel Blanc.”  

$100 to $200

723.  Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) Actor. Bogart starred in a number of all-time film classics, such as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and To Have and Have Not. He won an Oscar as Best Actor for his role of Charlie Allnut in the 1951 John Huston classic The African Queen, co-starring Katharine Hepburn. 5 ½” x 4” album page signed. Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, The Maltese Falcon.

$600 to $1,000

724.  Ray Bolger (1904-1987) Actor, dancer. Bolger won a Tony Award for his appearance in Where’s Charley? His most famous role was as the Scarecrow in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. 8” x 10” black and white photograph as the Scarecrow, signed “To Keith From His Friend The Scarecrow of Oz Ray Bolger.”  

$100 to $175

725.  James Bond: Sean Connery and Desmond Llewelyn (1914-1999) British actor. Llewelyn played "Q," the crusty purveyor of secret-agent gadgets, in seventeen James Bond films. 10” x 8” color movie still from You Only Live Twice, signed by both.

$150 to $250

726.  James Bond: Mie Hama (1943-    ) Japanese actress. Hama is probably best known in Western Cinema as Bond girl Kissy Suzuki, starring alongside actor Sean Connery in the 1967 007 film You Only Live Twice. 8” x 10” color photograph signed.

$ 50 to $ 75

727.  James Bond: Roger Moore (1927-    ) British actor. Moore took over from Sean Connery as James Bond in 1972 and eventually starred in seven Bond movies. Two photographs signed: 8” x 10 black and white youthful photograph signed, “Best wishes Roger Moore.” Also an 11” x 14” color photograph as James Bond, signed. 

$ 75 to $125

728.  James Bond – Donald Pleasence (1919-1995) British actor. Pleasence was frequently  cast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters. He was perhaps best known for his work in; the James Bond and Halloween series. 8” x 10” color photograph signed.

$ 50 to $ 75

729.  James Bond: Daniel Craig (1968-    ) British actor. Craig was cast as the sixth actor to portray the fictional secret agent James Bond in the long-running Eon Productions film series. He made his début as the character in the 2006 film, Casino Royale. 10” x 8” color photograph signed. 

$ 75 to $150 

730.  Charles Boyer (1897-1978) Actor. Boyer became a popular romantic leading man in French theatre and film, and his rich, accented voice and suave manner made him an international star. His first successful U.S. film, Private Worlds, was followed by such films as Algiers and Gaslight. 5” x 4” album page signed, “To George best of luck Charles Boyer.” Matted with a black and white photograph to 16” x 20”. 

 $ 50 to $ 75

731.  Marlon Brando (1924-2004) Actor. Brando is best known for his roles as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and his Academy Award-winning performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront. In middle age, his well-known roles include his Academy Award-winning performance as Vito Corleone in The Godfather. 5 ¼” x 4 ½” album page signed. Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, A Streetcar Named Desire.

 $350 to $600

732.      Marlon Brando. 5” x 3” card signed. 

 $300 to $500

733.  Charles Bronson (1921-2003) Actor. Bronson wass best known for his "tough guy" image, who starred in such classic films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, The Evil That Men Do and the popular Death Wish series. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “Keith – Good Wishes! Charles Bronson.” 

 $ 50 to $ 75

734.  Billie Burke (1885-1970) Actress. Burke became a musical comedy star in the early 1900s. She will forever be remembered for her lighthearted portrayal of Glinda the Good Witch in the film classic The Wizard of Oz. Her book, With a Feather on My Nose, Crowell-Collier Publishing, 1948, first edition, signed on the first blank page “Best wishes Billie Burke 1949.” There is uneven toning on the signature page and the dust jacket is worn. 

$100 to $200

735.  George Burns (1896-1996) Comedian, actor. Burns was best known for his collaboration with Gracie Allen. They made thirteen films together, including The Big Broadcast films of 1932, 1936, and 1937. Burns returned to the screen in films such as The Sunshine Boys and Oh, God! and its sequels. Famous for his wry humour and his cigars, he continued performing into his late 90s. 8 ¼” x 6 ½” card with an original caricature signed, “George Burns Best.”  

$ 50 to $ 75

736.  Raymond Burr (1917-1993) Burr was known for his roles in the television dramas Perry Mason and Ironsides. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “For Anthony My Best Raymond Burr.” 

$ 75 to $150

737.  Richard Burton (1925-1984) Welsh actor. Burton was known for his outstanding abilities as a Shakespearean actor, his commanding presence on Broadway, and his compelling screen portrayals. He was almost as famous for his romance with actress Elizabeth Taylor, to whom he was twice married. 8 ½” x 11” typed legal document signed, in blank. The document is an “Inducement Agreement” typed in 1979.

$150 to $300

738.  Richard Burton. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed in red ink, “To Edward Quinn Best Wishes Richard Burton.”  

$200 to $350

739.  Spring Byington (1886-1971) Actress. Byington is best remembered for her seven-year run on radio and television as the star of December Bride. Earlier, she was a key MGM contract player. 8” x 7” sepia toned, matte finish movie still signed, “For Mr. Anascwiski From Spring Byington.” The margins are roughly cut close to the signature. 

$ 50 to $ 75

740.  James Cagney (1899-1986) and Pat O’Brien (1899-1983) Actors. Cagney inaugurated a new film persona, a city boy with a staccato rhythm who was the first great archetype in the American talking picture. O’Brien began appearing in movies, many times playing Irish cops or priests, in the 1930s. They appeared together in nine feature films, including Angels with Dirty Faces. 10” x 8” black and white movie still signed by both.

 $150 to $250

741.  John Candy (1950-1994) Canadian comedian. Candy rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Ontario branch of The Second City. One of his most renowned on-screen performances was that of Del Griffith in the comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. 8” x 10” black and white promotional photograph from his 1991 film, Only the Lonely, signed. 

 $100 to $200

742.  Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) Comedian, singer, actor. Cantor was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five children. His eye-rolling song-and-dance routines eventually led to his nickname, “Banjo Eyes.”  His book, Take My Life, Doubleday & Co., 1957, first edition, signed on the first blank page “To Herschel Hart – My Kindest regards goes with this life of mine. Eddie Cantor.” The dust jacket is shelf worn and torn, the spine is tight.

$ 75 to $125

743.  Eddie Cantor. 3” x 2” card signed and double matted with a color reproduction of a lobby card from his 1937 film Ali Baba Goes to Town. There are also two signed cards from the movie’s supporting actors: Allan Dinehart (1889-1944) and Douglas Dumbrille (1889-1974).

$100 to $200

744.  Eddie Cantor. 8” x 10” sepia toned, matte finish photograph signed, “To Ruth Good Wishes Eddie Cantor.”  

$150 to $250

745.  Art Carney (1918-2003) Actor. Carney portrayed the upstairs neighbor and sewer worker Ed Norton, opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the situation comedy The Honeymooners. 7 ¼” x 9” original self-portrait caricature signed, “By Art Carney.”  

$ 50 to $ 75

746.  Adraina Caselotti (1916-1997) Voice actress. Caselotti was the voice of Snow White in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 10” x 8” black and white promotional composite photograph signed, “’A Wishing Apple?’ Voice of Snow White Adraina Caselotti.”  

 $ 50 to $ 75

747.  Lon Chaney, Sr. (1883-1930) Actor.  Chaney was nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," he performed during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema. He is best remembered for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters, and his groundbreaking artistry with film makeup. 6” x 6” irregularly cut album page signed in pencil above the signature of actor Jack Pickford (1896-1933), who signs: “To My Old Pal Sincerely Jack Pickford.” There is a small magazine photograph of Pickford affixed. Pickford was the younger brother of actress Mary Pickford.  

 $750 to $1,200

748.  Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) British comic actor. Chaplin is widely regarded as the greatest comic artist of the screen and one of the most important figures in motion-picture history. As his alter ego, the Little Tramp, he improvised an outfit consisting of a too-small coat, too-large pants, floppy shoes, and a battered derby. As a finishing touch, he pasted on a postage-stamp mustache and adopted a cane as an all-purpose prop. 5 ½” x 2 ¼” trimmed pink album page signed. There is a signature from actor Dick Dickerson on the reverse. Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, Modern Times. 

 $500 to $900

749.  Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972) French singer, actor. Chevalier, with his sophisticated charm, zest for life, and wit, was the consummate movie Frenchman. His trademarks were his boulevardier outfit of a straw hat and bow tie, his suggestive swagger, and his aura of Epicurean enjoyment. He was popular with American audiences as the light-hearted, sophisticated star of romantic films. 10” x 8” black and white movie still from his 1936 film, The Beloved Vagabond, signed.

$ 75 to $150

750.  Montgomery Clift (1924-2004) Actor. Clift was known for his brooding, sensitive working-class character roles. He received four Academy Award nominations during his career. 4 ½” x 3 ½” card with rounded corners signed, “To Reg Montgomery Clift.” Includes a 10” x 8” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, I Confess. 

$150 to $250

751.  Mongomery Clift. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed. 

 $500 to $900

752.  Charles Coburn (1877-1961) Actor. Coburn had already put in nearly forty years as a stage actor, producer, and director before making his screen debut at age 61 in Of Human Hearts. He was most popular in comedies, and in 1943 won an Academy Award for his role in The More the Merrier. 6 ½” x 8 ½” sepia toned, matte finish photograph signed, “To ‘Ruth’ With best wishes Charles Coburn.”  

 $150 to $250

753.  Sean Connery (1930-    ) British actor. Connery s best known for portraying the character James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. 8” x 10” color photograph signed. Matted to 11” x 14”.  

$100 to $175

754.  Katherine Cornell (1893-1974) Actress. Cornell starred in plays such as Candida, The Letter, The Barretts of Wimpole Street in which she played the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, her best-remembered role. 3” x 1 ¾” card signed, “Best Wishes Katharine Cornell,” matted with a printed black and white photograph to 11” x 14”. 

$ 50 to $ 75

755.  Joseph Cotten (1905-1994) Actor. Cotten as perhaps best known for his collaborations with Orson Welles, which included Citizen Kane, The Third Man and Journey into Fear, which Cotten wrote, and for his work with Alfred Hitchcock in Shadow of a Doubt. 8” x 10” matte finish photograph signed, “Best wishes, Joseph Cotton 1955.” 

 $ 75 to $125

756.  Noel Coward (1899-1973) British playwright, actor, songwriter. Coward maintained a consistent persona, of a witty, sophisticated British subject, always ready to deliver a devastating and hilarious observation, often at the expense of his own kind, as he did, for instance, in his most famous song, Mad Dogs and Englishmen. 4 ½” x 3 ½” imprinted card “With Mr. Noel Coward’s Compliments,” signed “Thank you very much for…the Orphanage Noel Coward.” There is another unsigned printed card acknowledging a donation to The Actor’s Orphanage. 

$100 to $200

757.  Creature from the Black Lagoon. The 1954 film was a sensation and put the Gill-Man in the pantheon of classic monsters. The Creature is the greatest monster of a decade filled with monsters. The Black Lagoon story is one of the finest fantasy films ever made. The eponymous creature was played by Ben Chapman (1928-2008). Julie Adams (1926-    ) was featured as the bathing beauty Kay Lawrence. 10” x 15” black and white movie still signed by Julie Adams and Ben Chapman who adds: “Welcome to my Black Lagoon.”  

 $100 to $175

758.  Bing Crosby (1903-1977) Singer, actor,  Bob Hope (1903-2003) Comedian, actor and Dottie Lamour (1914-1996) Actress. Paramount Pictures produced six popular Road movies in the 1940’s . The romantic-musical-comedy-action films starred an unlikely trio of stars Crosby, Hope and Lamour. Lamour was the perfect foil for Hope and Crosby - beautiful and exotic and equally at home singing with Crosby or setting up jokes for Hope. Three 4” x 2” signatures double matted with a color movie still from one of their Road films to 16” x 12”.

$200 to $300

759.  Joan Crawford (1905-1977) Actress. Crawford was one of the most active and glamorous stars in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s. Her entire filmography spans a 45-year period from 1925 to 1970 and includes over 70 films, from silent pictures to talkies. She was best known for her portrayals of ruthless women. 5" x 7" black and white matte finish photograph signed, “Hello to Deane Morrison from Joan Crawford” and a 6 ¼” x 6 ¾” typed letter signed, personal stationery, August 17, 1961, to Deane Morrison. “... Thank you ... for your kindness in sending the newspaper article to me. I am delighted to have it, and you have written it very accurately….”" The original envelope is included.

 $ 75 to $150

760.  Joan Crawford. 6 ¼” x 7” typed letter signed “Love Joan”, personal stationery, October 30, 1961, to author Anita Loos. “…I am so happy you liked ‘The Ziegfeld Touch’ ….” With an autograph postscript: “P. S. I’m off to California back the 15th – could we lunch or have tea? It would be so good to see you again. Love Joan.” 

 $100 to $200

761.  Tony Curtis (1925-    ) and Jack Lemmon (1925-2001) Actors. Lemmon was a two-time Oscar winner, often playing struggling underdogs like the neurotic Felix Ungar in the 1968 movie The Odd Couple. Curtis was a Hollywood icon in the mid-20th century, when he was the darkly handsome star of movies including The Sweet Smell of Success and the raucous cross-dressing comedy Some Like it Hot. 5” x 7” greeting card featuring the pair in femine attaire from their film, Some Like it Hot, signed. Curtis has added: “Edward.”  

$125 to $200

762.  Linda Darnell (1923-1965) Actress. Darnell was a model as a child, and progressed to theater and film acting as an adolescent. She made her first film in 1939, and appeared in supporting roles in films for 20th Century Fox. She played the lead role in Forever Amber, and received positive reviews for her work in Unfaithfully Yours  and A Letter to Three Wives. 3 ½” x 1 ½” signature, “Sincerely Linda Darnell,” double matted with a black and white photograph to 11” x 14”.  

 $100 to $200

763.  Bette Davis (1908-1989) Actress.  Considered by some to be unappealing in her first screen tests, Bette Davis went on to become one of Hollywood’s greatest actresses. She won two Best Actress Academy Awards and was nominated eight other times. 8” x 10” matte finish black and white photograph signed. 

 $100 to $175

764.  Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990) Actor, singer, dancer. Davis had a career that spanned more than five decades. He started in vaudeville and progressed to Broadway, film, and performing on the Las Vegas strip. He was a charter member of Frank Sinatra’s “Rat Pack. 8 ½” x 11” black and white magazine photograph signed, “All my Best Sammy Davis, Jr.” 

$100 to $175

765.  Sandra Dee (1942-2005) Actress. Dee was the star of Gidget, the 1959 film that inspired a flurry of sun-and-fun surfing movies in the early 1960s. 8” x 10” black and white photograph with a labored signature, “To Bob, Gratefully, Sandra Dee.” 

 50 to $ 75

766.  Olivia De Havilland (1916-    ) Actress. De Havilland portrayed Melanie in Gone With the Wind and won an Academy Award for To Each His Own and The Heiress. 11” x 14” black and white photograph of her as Melanie, signed “Olivia De Havilland ‘Melanie’.” An authenticator’s sticker defaces the photograph at the lower right corner. 

$ 75 to $150

767.  Johnny Depp (1963-    ) Actor. Depp is known for his portrayals of offbeat, eccentric characters such as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Sam in Benny & Joon. 10” x 8” color photograph from his 2005 film, Corpse Bride, signed.

 $100 to $200

768.  Walt Disney (1901-1966) Film maker, animator and entrepreneur. Disney began as a cartoonist in the 1920s, creating Mickey Mouse and eventually moving from short films into much-acclaimed animated features like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi. Later Disney expanded into live-action features like Treasure Island and into televison, The Wonderful World of Disney was a prime-time staple from 1954-83. During Disney's life his studios won 48 Academy Awards. The book, The Art of Walt Disney, by Robert D. Field, MacMillan, 1942, signed on the first title page, “To Walter Manford with my Best Wishes Walt Disney.” There is no dust jacket, the book is contained in a white cloth clam shell case, the overall condition is very good. 

$2,900 to $5,000

769.  Louise Dresser (1878-1965) Actress, singer. Dresser finest silent-film characterizations include the title character in The Goose Woman  and Catherine the Great in Rudolph Valentino's The Eagle. Her favorite co-star was Will Rogers, with whom she appeared in several films. 7 ½” x 9 ½” sepia toned. Matte finish photograph signed, “For Jess Hoaglin Cordially, Louise Dresser 1934.”  

 $100 to $200

770.  Clint Eastwood (1930-    ) Actor. Eastwood is the quintessential cowboy actor. He got his start acting in spaghetti Westerns. Later in his career he turned to directing, and has won two Oscars for Best Director, for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby. 10” x 8” color movie still from his 1965 movie Fistful of Dollars, signed. 

 $100 to $175

771.  Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009) Actress. Fawcett rose to international fame when she first appeared as private investigator Jill Munroe in the television series Charlie's Angels in 1976. 7” x 5 ½” printed color photograph signed, “Regards, Farrah Fawcett.”  

$100 to $175

772.  Errol Flynn (1909-1959) Actor. Flynn was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. 8 ½” x 3 ¼” check signed, personal account, California Bank, May 9, 1946, payable to “Robert E. Ford.” There is a cancellation stamp through his first name. Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, L’Aigle des Mers.  

$250 to $400

773.  Henry Fonda (1905-1982) Actor. Fonda was one of America’s most popular movie stars from the 1940s through the 1970s. He capped his career with his first Best Actor Oscar for On Golden Pond in1981, opposite screen legend Katharine Hepburn. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “Julie – All My Best – Henry Fonda.” Matted to 12” x 16”.

$ 50 to $100

774.  Harrison Ford (1942-    ) Actor. Ford is best known for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. 10” x 8” color photograph as Indiana Jones, signed. 

 $ 75 to $150

775.  The Front Page. Jack Lemmon(1925-2001), Walter Matthau (1920-2000) and Billy Wilder (1906-2002).  The Front Page was a 1974 movie about a reporter on a Chicago newspaper during the 1920s, which starred Matthau and Lemmon and was directed by Wilder. 10” x 8” black and white promotional photograph from Universal Pictures, signed by all three, Wilder has added the date: “87.” The backstamp indicates that the photograph was taken on the set of The Front Page. 

$150 to $250

776.  Clark Gable (1901-1960) Actor. Gable's most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty. 8 ¼” x 3” check signed, personal account, Security First National Bank, October 14, 1947, payable to “R. B. Martin.” The cancellation holes are discrete and well away from the signature. Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, No Man of Her Own.

$300 to $500

777.  Ava Gardner (1922-1990) Actress. Gardner’s stunning looks made her one of the most popular leading ladies of the day, and her reputation for wild behavior made her a favorite with gossip magazines. Her best-known films include Showboat and The Barefoot Contessa. She received her only Oscar nomination for Mogambo in 1953. 8 ½” x 11” black and white magazine photograph, pictured with her former husband, Artie Shaw, signed.

 $100 to $175

778.  Greer Garson (1904-1996) British actress. Garson was one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress award in 1942 for Mrs. Miniver. 4 ¼” x 2” signature double matted with a color reproduction of a lobby poster from her film, Pride and Prejudice to 12” x 16”. 

$ 75 to $125

779.  Janet Gaynor (1906-1984) Actress. Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Street Angel. This was the only occasion on which an actress has won for multiple roles and Lew Ayres (1908-1996) Actor. Ayres played opposite Greta Garbo in 1929's The Kiss, but it was his starring role in All Quiet on the Western Front which made him a star. He also played the title role in Young Dr. Kildare. 4” x 2” signatures double matted with a color reproduction of a lobby poster from their film, State Fair, to 16” x 12”. 

 $ 75 to $125

780.  Jackie Gleason (1916-1987) Comedian, actor. Gleason is best remembered for his portrayal of Ralph Kramden on the television comedy The Honeymooners. 4” x 2 ½” sheet of horizonally line paper signed. Matted with a black and white promotional photograph to 14” x 18”.  

$ 50 to $ 75

781.  Jackie Gleason. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “To Keith – My Best Wishes – Jackie Gleason.” 

$100 to $150

782.  Frank Gorshin (1933-2005) Actor, comedian. Gorshin was perhaps best known as an impressionist, with many guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show. His most famous acting role was as The Riddler in the Batman live action television series. 5” x 3” card signed, “Riddle on this? Frank Gorshin?” Double matted with two color printed photographs of him in his role as The Riddler to 18” x 14”.

 $ 50 to $ 75

783.  Cary Grant (1904-1986) British actor. Grant was noted as perhaps the foremost exemplar of the debonair leading man, handsome, virile, charismatic and charming. He was named the second Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. 4 ¾” x 3” sheet signed, “Cordially, Cary Grant.” Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, Topper. Also included is a 4 ½” x 5 ½” album page signed by Topper co-star Roland Young (1887-1953) and a 5” x 2” cut signature from Constance Bennett (1904-1965). 

$250 to $400

784.  Margaret Hamilton (1902-1985) Actress. Hamilton played the nasty, cackling Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. 8” x 10” black and white still photograph from the film depicting the “Wicked Witch” with two flying monkeys, signed in green ink “Get that R. Orth!  Hustle! No monkey back-talk! WWW -.”  

 $150 to $250

785.  Margaret Hamilton. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, in green ink, “For Worldwide Educational Services. I hope this is what you wanted! Best Wishes – Margaret Hamilton.” 

$100 to $175

786.  Neil Hamilton (1899-1984) Actor. Hamilton was best known for his role as Commissioner Gordon on the Batman television series of the 1960s. In the 1920s, he was a popular silent film leading man. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “To Ray Bravo with my every good wish – Neil Hamilton.”  

 $100 to $200

787.  Jack Hawkins (1910-1973) British actor. Hawkins is remembered as portraying coolly efficient military officers in such films as The Cruel Sea, Bridge on the River Kwai, The League of Gentlemen, and Lawrence of Arabia. 3 ½” x 5 ½” matte finish black and white photograph signed, “Good wishes Jack Hawkins” and 5 ¼” x 7” sheet of his stationery signed. Two items.

$ 50 to $ 75

788.  Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003) Actress. Hepburn won four Academy Awards in an acting career which lasted more than 60 years. She is perhaps best known for her role as a prim missionary opposite Humphrey Bogart in The African Queen. 6” x 5” typed letter signed, personal stationery, January 10, 1980, to Charles Triplett. “…I am sorry but I do not send photographs….” Double matted with a black and white photograph to 18” x 14”.

 $150 to $250

789.  Katharine Hepburn. 8 ½” x 11” cover from Newsweek, November 10, 1969, with Hepburn featured, signed “To Arthur Todd Katharine Hepburn.” 

 $150 to $250

790.  Katharine Hepburn. 5 ½” x 3 ¼” card signed, “For Bobby Katharine Hepburn.” Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for her film, The African Queen. 

$125 to $300

791.  Charlton Heston (1923-2008) and Kim Hunter (1922-2002) Actors. Heston is known for having played heroic roles, such as Moses in The Ten Commandments, Colonel George Taylor in Planet of the Apes, and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hunter won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress, for her performance as Stella Kowalski in the  film A Streetcar Named Desire.

8” x 10” color photograph from Planet of the Apes, signed by both.

 $125 to $200

792.  Bob Hope (1903-2003) Comedian, actor. Hope was a triple-threat superstar of radio, film and television during the 1940s and 1950s. 4 ½” x 4” sheet signed “All the best to you…Bob Hope.” Double matted with a printed color photograph to 12” x 16”.

$ 50 to $ 75

793.  Bob Hope. Three signed items: two 8” x 10” photographs, one an early black and white image signed “My best Bob Hope,” the second a color photograph of an older Hope and a 9” x 12”, thirty-six page soft cover book entitled, The World of Bob Hope, signed “My very best wishes – Bob Hope.”  

$100 to $175

794.  Anthony Hopkins (1937-    ) British actor. Hopkins acted on stage and in film for over 30 years before receiving his first Academy Award, which he won for his portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 film "Silence of the Lambs". Since that time, Hopkins has become a true Hollywood superstar. 10” x 8” black and white photograph signed. 

 $ 50 to $ 75

795.  Rock Hudson (1925-1985) Actor. Hudson completed nearly 70 motion pictures and starred in several television productions during a career that spanned over four decades. 8” x 10” black and white movie still of Hudson carrying Doris day, signed. 

$ 50 to $75

796.  Rock Hudson and Susan St. James (1946-    ) Actress. St. James starred with Rock Hudson in McMillan and Wife and played Jane Curtain's liberal sidekick in Kate and Allie. 3 ½” x 2” cut signature of Hudson and a 4” x 3” sheet signed by St. James. The signatures are matted with a color photograph to 14” x 18”. 

$100 to $175

797.  Walter Huston (1884-1950) Actor. Huston appeared in over 50 films, including Abraham Lincoln, Rain, and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre for which he won an Academy Award, directed by his son John Huston. 8” x 10” black and white matte finish photograph signed, “Regards Walter Huston.”  

 $ 75 to $125

798.  Scarlett Johansson (1984-    ) Actress. Johanssonhas appeared in over twenty-five movies, making her screen debut in North in 1994. She has received four Golden Globe nominations. In 2006, she was named the 'Sexiest Woman Alive' by Esquire Magazine. 8” x 10” sexy color photograph signed.

$100 to $175

799.  Al Jolson (1886-1950) Singer, actor. Jolson first sang “Mammy” in black face in 1909, and his style brought him fame and many imitators. The first of his many Broadway appearances was in La Belle Paree; his film work began with The Jazz Singer, the first major film with sound and a landmark in the history of motion pictures. 2 ¾” x 1 ¾” signature double matted with a color reproduction of a lobby poster from The Jazz Signer to 11” x 14”.

 $100 to $200

800.  Milla Jovovich (1975-    ) Ukrainian-born model, actress. Jovovich was on the cover of more than a hundred magazines, and starred in such films as The Fifth Element, Ultraviolet, and the Resident Evil films. 8” x 10” sexy color photograph signed.

$ 50 to $ 75

801.  Boris Karloff (1887-1969) Actor. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein, 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, and 1939 film Son of Frankenstein. 4 ¾” x 3 ¼” sheet signed. Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, Frankenstein. 

$250 to $400

802.  Emmett Kelly (1898-1979) Circus clown. Kelly was famous as "Weary Willie," a sad-faced hobo with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. 8” x 3” check signed, Palmer First national Bank, February 24, 1977. There is a cancellation stamp through his first name. Matte with a printed color photograph to 16” x 20”.

$100 to $175

803.  Margot Kidder (1948-    ) Canadian actress. Kidder is best known for playing Lois Lane in the Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve. Two photographs from the film (14” x 11” black and white and 11” x 14” color) both signed “Margot Kidder Lois Lane.”  

 $ 75 to $125

804.  Margot Kidder. 7 ½” x 11” black and white nude photograph signed. 

 $ 50 to $ 75

805.  Eartha Kitt (1927-2008) Singer, actress. Kitt was perhaps best known for her 1953 Christmas song Santa Baby. She took over the role of Catwoman for the third season of the 1960s Batman television series. 8” x 10” color photograph, signed.

$ 50 to $ 75

806.  Veronica Lake (1922-1973) Actress. Lake captivated Hollywood audiences like few other actresses during the 1940’s. She was a popular pinup queen during World war II and won fame co-starring in several films with Alan Ladd. Her claim to fame came with her celebrated "peek a boo" hairstyle. 3 ½” x 2 ¼” signature on lined paper attractively matted with a black and white photograph to 11” x 14”. 

$150 to $250

807.  Burt Lancaster (1913-1994) Actor. Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once, for his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960. 8” x 10” black and white photograph, signed in silver ink “Warmest Regards, Burt Lancaster.”

$100 to $175

808.  Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) British actress. Leigh won two Best Actress Academy Awards for playing "southern belles": Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. 4 ¾” x 6 ½” matte finish black and white photograph signed.  

$300 to $500

809.  Lotte Lenya (1900-1981) Actress. Lenya Best known as the wife of composer Kurt Weill and as Jenny in the  revival of his Threepenny Opera, she was born in Vienna and was a popular cabaret and musical star in Berlin before the advent of the Nazis forced her to flee Germany. 5 ½” x 4” autograph statement signed, “The most memorable moment in my career was when I married K. Weill.” Matted with a printed photograph to 12” x 16”. 

$ 75 to $125

810.  Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) Hungarian actor. Lugosi shot to stardom in the title role of the 1931 film version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and set the standard for movie vampires. 4 ¼” x 2 ½” sheet signed. Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, Invisible Ghost.

$300 to $500

811.  Bela Lugosi. 5” x 7” sepia toned, matte finish, photograph signed, “To Henry Capelle Sincerely Bela Lugosi.” Signed against a dark background.  

$700 to $1,200

812.  Ida Lupino (1918-1995) and Howard Duff (1917-1990) Husband and wife actors.

Lupino was an actress and director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers. In her forty-eight year career, she appeared in fifty-nine films, and directed nine others. Duff built his reputation on radio, where among several other assignments he was cast as Dashiell Hammett's two-fisted private eye Sam Spade. 8” x 10” black and white matte finish photograph signed, “To Charles Hopper Best Wishes Ida Lupino,” also signed by Duff.  

 $ 75 to $150

813.  Jane Mansfield (1933-1967) Actress. Mansfield was one of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s. She was a Playboy Playmate of the Month, and appeared in the magazine several more times over the years. Mansfield starred in several popular Hollywood films that emphasized her platinum-blonde hair, hourglass figure and cleavage-revealing costumes. She died in an automobile accident at the age of 34. 7” x 9 ½” sexy black and white photograph signed, “To Robert Orth, Love and Kisses, Jayne Mansfield.” She has dotted her “i’s” with her customary hearts. There is a note on the back indicating the photograph was taken in May 1960. 

 $600 to $1,000

814.  Jayne Mansfield. 8” x 10” matte finish black and white photograph of Mansfield performing topless signed, “Much Love, Jayne Mansfield.”  

$450 to $700

815.  Jayne Mansfield. 7” x 5” printed Christmas card with Jayne, her husband and five children pictured on the front, signed on the inside under a printed message: “The Cimber – Ottavianos! Jayne, Matt and Brood Miklos, Maria, Jayne Marie, Zoltan and Antonio.” She has drawn her characteristic hearts for each period the card is dated 1965 by another. Mounting remains on the reverse and some paper loss in the lower margin. Mansfield married Matt Cimber (Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) an Italian-born film director on September 24, 1964. The couple separated on July 11, 1965, and filed for divorce on July 20, 1966. 

$200 to $350

816.  Dean Martin (1917-1995) and Jerry Lewis (1926-    ). Martin & Lewis were arguably the last great comedy team to exist. Their television, nightclub, and movie appearances were unparalleled successes, making them youth heroes and the hottest act in the country. Martin made the perfect foil for Lewis's hyperactive antics, and they worked as a well-oiled machine for almost a decade. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed by both: “All good wishes Jerry Lewis ‘92” and “Always Dean Martin ’91.”

 $200 to $350

817.  Mary Martin (1913-1990) Actress. Martin was a Broadway superstar in the 1950s, when she played spunky characters like Peter Pan and Maria von Trapp and won four Tony Awards in 13 years.  5” x 3 ¾” autograph letter signed, “Your loving, Mary,” Nossa Fazenda, March 14, 1973, to actress Joan Crawford. “Joan darling – Your warm message wrapped me ‘round with comfort when…I most needed it….” Includes the original envelope addressed by Martin. Matted with a photograph to 14” x 18”.

 $ 75 to $150

818.  James Mason (1909-1984) British actor. Mason first performed on stage and in film in England, where in the 1940s he became the country's most popular leading man. He came to Hollywood in 1949 and turned in superb performances in classics such as A Star Is Born, North by Northwest Lolita, Georgy Girl, The Verdict, and The Shooting Party . 4” x 6 ½” black and white photograph signed, “For Samuel Walker! James Mason.” An authenticator has found it important to affix their sticker to the lower right corner.

$ 50 to $75

819.  Victor Mature (1913-1999) Actor. Mature starred in westerns, crime and costume dramas, comedy, and biblical narratives. His notable films include My Darling Clementine, Samson and Delilah, The Robe, and After the Fox. 8 ¼” x 11” black and white magazine photograph of John Payne signed, “Dear Edward this is John Payne not yours truly. I am a great fan of John Payne and friend – thanks for the compliment. Victor Mature.” The photograph of Mature is on the reverse.

$ 75 to $125

820.  Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952) Actress. McDaniel was the first black performer to win an Academy Award. She won the award in 1939 for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Mammy in Gone with the Wind. She was still quite active in her final years on radio and television, becoming the first major African American radio star with her comedy series Beulah. 8” x 10” black and white photograph in costume as “Beulah,” signed “Best Wishes From Hattie McDaniel as ‘Beulah’.” There is slight corner damage and light brushing to the “H” in her signature. 

$1,500 to $2,500

821.  Butterfly McQueen (1911-1995) Actress. McQueen entered films in 1939 with roles in The Women and Gone with the Wind in which she played Prissy, Scarlett O'Hara's maid. Two signed items: 10” x 8” movie still from Gone With the Wind and a first day of issue postal cover with the GWTW commemorative and cachet. 

$ 50 to $ 75

822.  Robert Mitchum (1917-1997) Actor. Mitchum is largely remembered for his starring roles in several major works of the film noir style, and is considered a forerunner of the anti-heroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s. 8” x 10” black and white photograph, signed against a dark background. 

$ 50 to $ 75

823.  Robert Mitchum. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, a very early image. 

$ 50 to $ 75

824.  (Marilyn Monroe) (1926-1962) Actress. Monroe epitomized the Hollywood sex symbol with her provocative clothes, champagne blond tresses, and breathless, whisper-voiced manner of speaking. An unsigned 6” x 8 ¼” rental agreement for the rental of a limo from Carey Cadillac Renting Co. of California, May 18, 1962. Marilyn was picked up at Western Costume and taken shopping and returned home for a total of seventy miles and ten hours at a cost of $ 58.93. 

$ 75 to $150

825.      Robert Montgomery (1904-1981) Actor. Montgomery was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor as a psychopath in the chiller Night Must Fall in 1937, and again in 1942 for Here Comes Mr. Jordan. 8” x 10” sepia toned photograph signed.

$ 50 to $ 75

826.  Pola Negri (1897-1987) Polish actress. Negri achieved notoriety as a femme fatale in silent films between 1910s and 1930s. 8 ½” x 3” upper portion of a first day of issue postal cover for the commemorative stamp recognizing talking films signed. 

$ 75 to $150

827.  Barry Nelson (1920-2007) and Debbie Reynolds (1932-    ) Actors. Nelson was the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond and Reynolds was the archetypal girl-next-door; best remembered for her work in Hollywood musicals. 8” x 10” black and white promotional photograph from their 1963 film, Mary Mary, signed by both. 

$ 75 to $150

828.  Paul Newman (1925-2008) Actor. Newman was one of the most distinguished twentieth-century American actors. Drama, however, was not Newman's sole passion; he was a professional race car driver, owned a food business that donates all proceeds to charity, and was an outspoken proponent of various liberal causes. 8” x 10” color printed photograph signed.  Matted to 11” x 14”.

$150 to $250

829.  Paul Newman. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed. 

$200 to $400

830.  Jack Nicholson (1937-    ) Actor. Nicholson has been nominated for Academy Awards twelve times. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Terms of Endearment.

8” x 10” black and white promotional photograph from his 1991 film, Man Trouble, signed.

 $100 to $200

831.  Jack Nicholson. Two photographs signed: 10” x 8” color and an 8” x 10” black and white promotional photograph as The Joker from Batman. 

$125 to $200

832.  Pat O’Brien (1899-1983) Actor. O'Brien is best remembered are Father Jerry in Angels with Dirty Faces, in which he begs condemned killer Jimmy Cagney to "turn yellow" during the “Last Walk” so Cagney won't be a hero to the neighborhood kids, and, of course, the title role in Knute Rockne, All American. 8” x 10” matte finish black and white photograph signed, “God look after you Pat O’Brien.” 

$ 50 to $ 75

833.  Peter O’Toole (1932-    ) Actor. O’Toole achieved stardom in 1962 playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia. He went on to become a highly-honored film and stage actor. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards. 5 ¼” x 5 ¾” sheet signed, “For George Peter O’Toole.” Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for his film, The Stunt Man. 

$ 50 to $ 75

834.  Our Gang. Gordon “Porky” Lee (1933-2005) and Tommy “Butch” Bond (1926-2005) Child actors. Bond is remembered for his role of 'Tommy' and later as 'Butch' in the Our Gang / Little Rascals comedies of the 1930s and 40s. Lee appeared in the Our Gang comedies as Porky from 1935 to 1939. During his tenure in Our Gang, Porky originated the catchphrase "O-tay!" 10” x 8” black and white movie still signed by both. Lee adds “o’tay.”   

$ 50 to $100

835.  Bettie Page (1923-2009) Pin-up model. Page was a struggling actress when she began posing for photographs in the late 1940s. Her shapely figure, easy smile and trademark hairstyle, long black hair with bangs, made her a favorite. 8” x 10” Bunny Yeager photograph signed, “Bettie Page” also signed by Yeager. 

 $100 to $200

836.  Gregory Peck (1916-2003) Actor. Peck was best known for his Oscar-winning role as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. Lean and handsome, Peck played stalwart and decent heroes in dozens of dramas, westerns and romances and Jennifer Jones (1909-2009) Actress. Jones won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Song of Bernadette. 4 ¼” x 2” and 3 ½” x 2” signatures, respectively, double matted with a color reproduction of a lobby poster from their film, Duel in the Sun to 16” x 12”. 

 $150 to $250

837.  Gregory Peck. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “To John Cleary All good wishes Gregory Peck.” Matted to 11” x 14”.  

 $ 75 to $150

838.  Anthony Perkins (1932-1992) Actor. Perkins was best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and its three sequels. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “For Pete Thanks for asking! Tony Perkins.”  

$ 50 to $ 75

839.  William Powell (1892-1984) and Myrna Loy (1905-1993) Actors. Powell and Loy starred in the popular Thin Man series in which they played Nick and Nora Charles. 8” x 10” black and white movie still from The Thin Man, signed, “For Keith warm best wishes Myrna Loy.” Powell’s is an old-age signature. 

 $150 to $250

840.  Vincent Price (1911-1993) Actor. Price came to be identified with gothic horror and crazed villainy through a series of leading film roles in the 1960s that were based on such Edgar Allan Poe poems and short stories as The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Masque of the Red Death. 8” x10” color photograph signed.

$ 75 to $150

841.  Vincent Price. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “For Ed All my Best – Vincent Price.” 

$ 50 to $ 75

842.  Claude Rains (1889-1967) British actor. Rains was known for many roles in Hollywood films, among them the voice of The Invisible Man, the corrupt senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and perhaps his most-famous performance, the amoral Captain Renault in Casablanca. 5 ¾”” x 7 ¾” autograph letter signed, Sandwich, New Hampshire, no date. “I appreciate your request. You are, I think, the first & only to send a heavily stamped envelope….”  

 $ 50 to $100

843.  Sally Rand (1904-1979) Burlesque dancer, actress. Rand’s most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. Her most famous appearance was at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair entitled Century of Progress. She had been arrested a few times due to indecent exposure while dancing, but the nudity was only an illusion. 5” x 7” sepia printed photograph signed in green ink. 

 $ 50 to $100

844.    Robert Redford (1936-    ) Actor. Redford became a motion picture icon after he appeared in the 1969 hit motion picture Butch Cassidy and the Sun-dance Kid. Known for his good looks, intelligence and commercial success, his successes in writing, directing and producing motion pictures, as well as his establishment of the Sundance Institute, has made him a household name throughout the world. Two color 8” x 10” photographs signed, one from his 1973 film The Sting and the second from his 1993 movie, Indecent Proposal. 

$150 to $250

845.  Natasha Richardson (1963-2009) British actress. Richardson was a member of the Redgrave family, she was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson. Richardson was an intense and absorbing actress who was unafraid of taking on demanding and emotionally raw roles. Classically trained, she was admired on both sides of the Atlantic for upholding the traditions of one of the great acting families of the modern age. 8” x 10” color photograph signed.

$ 50 to $ 75

846.  Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973) Actor. Robinson has played a wide range of characters, he is best remembered for his roles as a gangster, most notably in his star-making film Little Caesar. 3 ¾” x 1 ¾” signature double matted with a black and white photograph to 11” x 14”.

$100 to $200

847.  Edward G. Robinson. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “To Bernard Baker – All the best – Edward G. Robinson.”  

$100 to $200

848.  Edward G. Robinson. 8” x 10” sepia toned vintage photograph signed, “To Ruth All good wishes Edward G. Robinson.”  

$150 to $250

849.  Will Rogers (1879-1935) Humorist. Rogers offered dry, whimsical commentaries on a plethora of political, social, and economic issues. His satirical observations, which he voiced in magazine articles and nationally syndicated columns, revealed the foibles and injustices of American society and reaffirmed the humorist's role as the voice of the “average” citizen. His book, The Illiterate Digest, Albert & Charles Boni, 1924, first edition, signed on the first blank page, “Will Rogers Almost an Author". There are two Theodore Roosevelt stamps affixed below his signature with a postmark date of April 18, 1928. The book is contained in a blue cloth slipcase and is in very good condition.

$900 to $1,100

850.  Jane Russell (1921-    ) Actress. Russell made her motion picture debut in The Outlaw 1n 1941, a story about Billy the Kid that went to great lengths to showcase her voluptuous figure. The release of the film was delayed two years due to problems with the censorship of the production code over the way her ample cleavage was displayed. Two Photographs signed a 10” x 12 ½” black and white movie still from the film, The Outlaw, signed. Defaced by an authenticators sticker at the lower left corner and an 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed.

$ 50 to $75

851.  Rosalind Russell (1912-1976) Actress. Russell was a four-time Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winning actress, perhaps best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the comedy His Girl Friday. 4” x 5” black and white photograph signed, “Best Wishes Rosalind Russell.”  

$100 to $150

852.  Savannah (Shannon Michelle Wilsey) (1970-1994) Adult Film actress. Sav stared in more than one hundred pornographic films during her career. One of the most high-profile porn stars of her time, she achieved notoriety within her short career due to her on-screen presence and personal life. Savannah committed suicide in 1994 after an auto accident. Two checks, written and signed, Bank of Los Angeles, December 12, 1992 and April 3, 1993. There are no cancellation marks on the face of either check. 

 $ 50 to $100

853.  Randolph Scott (1903-1987) Actor. Scott appeared in a variety of genres, including social dramas, crime dramas, comedies, musicals, adventure tales, war films, and even a few horror and fantasy films. However, his most enduring image is that of the tall-in-the-saddle Western hero. 5” x 7” matte finish sepia photograph signed, “To Jess My best Randolph Scott.”  

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$ 75 to $125

854.  Martin Sheen (1940-    ) Actor. Sheen is best known for his performances as Captain Willard in the film Apocalypse Now and President Josiah Bartlet on the television series The West Wing. 4 ½” x 3 ¼” card signed, double matted with a printed color photograph to 11” x 14”.

$ 50 to $ 75

855.  Steven Spielberg (1946-    ) Director. Spielberg began his career as a television director, admired for his understanding portrayal of human character. His 1975 film Jaws was the first to earn more than $100 million, a record he surpassed first with E.T. and then with Jurassic Park and John Williams (1932-    ) Composer. Williams began his career as a jazz pianist but began to compose for film in the 1960s. He has scored over seventy-five films, including Jaws and the Star Wars trilogy, and has won five Academy Awards. 10” x 8” color movie still from the film Jaws signed by both Williams and Spielberg. 

$150 to $250

856.  Wyndham Standing (1880-1963) Actor.  Standing's heyday was in the silent era. During this time, Standing appeared in stiff-collar, stuffed-shirt roles in films like The Dark Angel and The Unchastened Woman. He appeared in one hundred-thirty-one films between 1915 and 1948. He delivered a memorable performance in Hell's Angels as the commanding officer. 8 ½” x 11” autograph letter signed, personal stationery, May 6, 1922, to Robyn A. Sawyer. “With all good wishes….” 

$ 50 to $ 75

857.  Barbara Stanwick (1907-1990) Actress. Stanwyck was known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong screen presence. She was nominated for the Academy Award four times, and won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. 3 ½” x 1 ½” signature, double matted with a color photograph to 11” x 14”.  

$ 75 to $12 

858.  Star Trek. Star Trek was an television series, created by Gene Roddenberry, which debuted in 1966 and ran for three seasons, following the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Federation Starship Enterprise. 2 ¾” x 3” piece of fabric which was part of the original material used to make the command uniforms for the series. Includes documentation and a color photograph of Captain Kirk, in uniform. 

$ 50 to $100

859.  Jimmy Stewart (1908-1997) Actor. Stewart began his film career in 1935 and soon gained popularity for his lanky good looks, slow drawl and shy, homespun charm, evident in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. He won an Academy Award for The Philadelphia Story in 1940. His signature role is that of George Bailey, a small towner brought to an understanding of his own importance on Christmas Eve in It's a Wonderful Life. Two signed items: 10” x 8” black and white movie still from his 1950 movie, Harvey and 5” x 8” original ketch of the rabbit drawn and signed.

$200 to $400

860.  Jimmy Stewart. 5 ¼” x 7 ¾” original sketch of the rabbit, Harvey, signed.

$200 to $350

861.  Sharon Stone (1958-    ) Actress. Stone first achieved international recognition for her performance in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct. 8 ½” x 3 ½” check signed, “S. Stone,” City National Bank, June 8, 1993. There are no cancellation markings. Matted with a printed photograph to 16” x 20”. 

$ 50 to $ 75

862.  Sharon Stone. 9” x 11” color photograph signed. Double matted to 14” x 16”. 

$ 50 to $ 75

863.  Elizabeth Taylor (1932-    ) Actress.  Taylor is one of film's most legendary women. She has starred in over 50 films, from such children's classics as Lassie Come Home and National Velvet to adult fare such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Playbill from her performance in The Little Foxes, May 1981, signed on the cover “Elizabeth Taylor Warner.” The signature is light but legible.

$200 to $350

864.  The Three Stooges. The Three Stooges were a hugely popular film comedy team of the mid-1900s. The act originally featured Moe Howard, (1897-1975) his  brother Shemp Howard (1895-1955) and Larry Fine (1902-1975). Shemp was later replaced by brother Curly Howard. Moe was the irritable ringleader, Larry the mop-haired middleman, and Curly the nearly-bald. Stooge comedy consisted mainly of slapstick eye-gouging, shin-kicking, head-knocking, and the like, punctuated by Curly's signature "nyuk-nyuk-nyuk" chuckle. The group made nearly two hundred comedy shorts between 1934 and 1958. 5 ½” x 3 ¼” government postcard signed by the original Stooges: “With Best Wishes The 3 Stooges Shemp” also signed by “Larry” and “Moe.”  

 $600 to $1,000

865.  Thelma and Louise. Thelma and Louise was a 1991 movie in which Thelma and Louise, played by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, two working-class friends who together have planned a weekend getaway from the men in their lives. Though the road trip starts out as a good time, the pair eventually wind up at a bar. A tipsy Thelma ends up in the parking lot of the bar with a would-be rapist. Louise shoots the man dead. The two decide that they have no choice but to go on the run. 10” x 8” black and white movie still signed by Susan Sarandon (1946-    ) and Geena Davis (1956-    )

 $ 50 to $ 75

866.  Tombstone. Tombstone was the 1993 movie about the life and times of the famous cowboy outlaw turned town-taming marshal, Wyatt Earp. The story focuses on the build up to the gunfight at the OK Corral, located at the outskirts of the town of Tombstone, Arizona. 3 ¾” x 2 ½” cards signed by actors Kurt Russell (1951-    )and Val Kilmer (1959-    ) double matted with a color photograph from the film to 16” x 12”.

$ 75 to $125

867.  John Travolta (1954-    ) Actor. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease. His career re-surged in the 1990s, with his role in Pulp Fiction. Album with the sound track of Saturday Night Fever, signed. The original movie sound track, RSO Records, 1977, with the record included, signed on the cover.

$ 75 to $125

868.  John Travolta. 9” x 14” color movie still from Saturday Night Fever, signed. 

$ 50 to $ 75

869.  Lana Turner (1920-1995) Actress. Turner’s best-known movies included The Postman Always Rings Twice and Peyton Place. She became one of Hollywood’s favorite legends for allegedly being "discovered" at Schwab’s Drugstore on Sunset Boulevard. 6” x 9” Playbill for her 1971 appearance in Forty Carats at the Painters Mill Music Fair, signed. 

$ 50 to $ 75

870.  2001 A Space Odyssey. 2001 A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The film deals with thematic elements of human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life. In the longest portion of the film, Keir Dullea (1936-    ) plays Dave Bowman who together with Frank Poole, portrayed by Gary Lockwood (1937-    ), have the "battle of wits" with the computer HAL9000. Two color photographs (8” x 10” and 14” x 11”) from the film signed by both actors.

$125 to $200

871.  Union Pacific. Union Pacific was a 1939 film about the building of the railroad across the American West. 10” x 8” cast photograph signed by actors: Joel McCrea (1905-1990), Robert Preston (1918-1987) and Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990).

$150 to $250

872.  Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) Dancer, actress. Verdon was considered Broadway's best dancer in the 1950s and '60s. Known especially for her impudent verve and flaming red hair, Verdon won four Tony awards during the 1950s and was nominated twice more after that. Among her best-known roles were the seductive Lola in Damn Yankees. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed. 

 $ 50 to $ 75

873.  Randall Wallace (1949-    ) Screenwriter. Wallace wrote the screenplay for the Mel Gibson film Braveheart, for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1995. The book, Braveheart, special leather bound edition, gilt pages, Flat Signed Press, 2007, signed on the limitation page. 

$ 50 to $ 75

874.  William Wellman (1896-1975) Director. Wellman directed the 1927 film Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. He began his film career as an actor, he worked on over eighty films, as director, producer and consultant. 8 ½” x 11” typed legal agreement signed, June 16, 1949. The agreement grants Loew’s Incorporated “…permission in connection with the credit to be given to me on the picture entitled ‘BATTLEGROUND’, which I directed….” 

$150 to $250

875.  Mae West (1893-1980) Actress. West played the sultry, provocative woman in numerous popular films and plays. Her sexuality and off-color comments made her films and plays the frequent target of censors. 8 ¼” x 3” check written and signed, personal account, United California Bank, August 2, 1980, payable to “Cash.” The cancellation stamp touches the “M” of her signature. Includes an 8” x 10” color reproduction of a lobby poster for her film, My Little Chickadee.

$150 to $250

876.  Mae West (1893-1980) Actress. West played the sultry, provocative woman in numerous popular films and plays. Her sexuality and off-color comments made her films and plays the frequent target of censors. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “To Bernard Baker Sincerely Mae West 1960.”  

$100 to $200

877.  Ed Wynn (1886-1966) Comedian, actor. Wynn is remembered for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “Sincerely Ed Wynn.” There is a small water stain in the upper right corner. 

$100 to $200

878.  Fay Wray (1907-2004) Actress. Wray is best remembered for her role as Ann Darrow, the blonde seductress of a gigantic, prehistoric gorilla in the classic horror/adventure film King Kong. 6 ¾” x 8 ¾” black and white photograph, signed.

$ 50 to $ 75

879.  Loretta Young (1913-2000) Actress. Young made as many as seven or eight movies a year and won an Oscar in 1947 for her performance in The Farmer's Daughter. She hosted and starred in the well-received half hour television series The Loretta Young Show from 1953–1961. 10” x 8” black and white movie still from her film, Because of You, signed “To Daphane, With my good wishes, Loretta Young.” 

$100 to $150

880.  Adolph Zukor (1873-1976) Filmmaker. Zukor founded Paramount Pictures, of which he served as president until 1936 when he was elevated to chairman of the board. He revolutionized the film industry by organizing production, distribution, and exhibition within a single company. 8” x 10” sepia toned photograph signed, “Bernard Baker Kind regards Adolph Zukor.”  

 $100 to $150

881.  Early Female Stars of “The Silver Screen”. Five photographs signed: Billie Dove (1903-1997) Dove was of the most popular actresses of the 1920s.  She shared a three-year romance with Howard Hughes and was engaged to marry him, but she ended the relationship. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed “Greetings to Dennis Ancieri! Billie Dove,”  Janet Gaynor (1906-1984) Gaynor became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1928 for her performances in three films: Seventh Heaven, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans and Street Angel. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed “Best Wishes Janet Gaynor.”  Lillian Gish (1893-1993) Gish’s film acting career spanned seventy-five years, from 1912 to 1987. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed “In remembrance Lillian Gish,”  Helen Morgan (1900-1941) Morgan was a singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. She died of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 41. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed “To Bill Merry Xmas Helen Morgan.” There is damage to the lower margin. And Constance Talmadge (1897-1973) Talmadge appeared in more than eighty silent films. 8” x 10” sepia toned photograph signed “Sincerely yours Constance Talmadge.” 

$250 to $400

Stage and Screen: Music

882.  Alabama. Country music band.  Emerging in the late 1970s, the band had roots in both country and rock; in fact, many of Alabama's musical concepts, particularly the idea of a performing band, owed more to rock and pop than hardcore country. However, there is no denying that Alabama is a country band. Their album, Alabama Mountain Music, RCA Records, 1982, signed by all four members: Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen and Mark Herndon.

 $ 50 to $100

883.  Badfinger. Badfinger was a rock band formed in Wales in the early 1960s. The members were Pete Ham (1947-1975), Tom Evans (1947-1983), Joey Molland (1947-    ) and Mike Gibbins (1949-2005). The band was at times tagged as the heir apparent to The Beatles, partly because of their close working relationship with them and partly because of their similar sound. Badfinger's two principally-known singers and songwriters, Pete Ham and Tom Evans committed suicide. 24” x 28” framed ensemble that contains photographs of the group, individual signatures on receipts and a Warner Brothers contract dated September 29, 1972 signed by their agent.

$600 to $1,000

884.  The Bangles. The Bangles are an all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade. 11” x 8” promotional flyer with sixteen photographs of the group, inscribed To Tim,” and signed by Debbie Peterson, Vicki Peterson, Susanna Hoffs and Micki Steele.

$ 50 to $ 75

885.  The Beatles. The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, who became one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll, the group later worked in many genres ranging from folk rock to psychedelic pop, often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. The group came to be perceived as the embodiment of progressive ideals, seeing their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.   The album Sgt. Pepper’s Loney Hearts Club Band signed by: George Harrison (1943-2001) lead guitarist, Paul McCartney (1942-    ) bass guitar and drummer Ringo Starr (1940-    ). The three Beatles have signed on the record, Harrison’s signature is a little smeared. The signatures were obtained in person by collector Pete Connolly, who has provided documentation.

 $1,200 to $2,400

886.  Sir George Henry Martin (1926-    ) British record producer, composer. Martin is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle" due to his work his work as producer of all but one of The Beatles' original records, as well as playing piano on some of The Beatles tracks. Martin and is considered one of the greatest record producers of all time. 9” x 12” sheet music for Lennon and McCartney’s Eleanor Rigby, signed “For Alex – George Martin.” Some wear.

 $150 to $250

887.  Sir George Henry Martin. 9” x 12” sheet music for Lennon and McCartney’s The Long and Winding Road, signed “For Alex – George Martin.” Some wear.

$150 to $250

888.  Pete Best (1941-    ) Musician. Best original drummer for The Beatles. He was replaced by Ringo Starr, just weeks before the group would record their first single. 10” x 8” black and white photograph of the original Beatles, signed. 

$ 75 to $150

889.  Sonny Bono (1935-1998) Singer, politician. Bono first gained fame in the 1960s as part of the singing duo Sonny and Cher. Bono was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. 8” x 10” color photograph signed, “Hi! Sonny Bono.”

$ 50 to $100

890.  Dave Brubeck (1920-    ) Jazz pianist. Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his classical training and his improvisational skills. His music is known for employing unusual time signatures, and superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, and tonalities. 8” x 10” promotional photograph signed, “For Walter Dave Brubeck.” Matted with an unsigned sheet music for Take 5  to 20” x 16”.

 $ 50 to $ 75

891.  Jimmy Buffett (1946-    ) Singer. Buffett's Caribbean-tinged single "Margaritaville" established him as a cheerful musical advocate for beaches, bars and laid-back living. He and his Coral Reefer band toured regularly throughout the 1980s and 1990s and into the 21st century, playing to crowds of devoted fans known as Parrotheads. 10” x 8” black and white promotional photograph signed.  

$ 75 to $150

892.  Cher (1946-    ) Singer, actress. Cher came to prominence in 1965 as one half of the pop/rock duo Sonny & Cher. She subsequently established herself as a solo recording artist, a television star in the 1970s, and a film actress in the 1980s. 8” x 10” color paperstock photograph signed. 

$ 50 to $ 75

893.  Eric Clapton (1945-    ) British musician. Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world's major rock stars due to his group affiliations: the Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith which had demonstrated his claim to being the best rock guitarist of his generation. 8” x 10” color photograph signed. Double matted to 11” x 14”. 

 $125 to $200

894.  Patsy Cline (1932-1963) Country music singer. Cline began recording in the mid-1950s and won first place on Arthur Godfrey's television show with Walking After Midnight, a hit that made her the first female country singer to cross over into pop music. In 1960 she joined the Grand Ole Opry. She was killed in an airplane crash. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “Good Luck Patsy Cline.”  

$1,200 to $2,000

895.  Fats Domino (1928-    ) Singer. Domino brought a unique blend of sounds to the rhythm and blues scene in the 1950s and 60s that appealed to a wide audience. His rendition of "The Fat Man," recorded in December of 1949, is considered by many to be the first rock-and-roll song. Three signed items: 5” x 7” printed black and white promotional photograph, 6 ½” x 3 ½” unused postal cover signed, “Luck Always Fats Domino” and a 6 ½” x 3 ½” first day of issue postal cover with a George Gershwin cachet and commemorative.

$ 75 to $125

896.  Donovan (Donovan Phillips Leitch) (1946-    ) British singer. Donovan was one of the leading British recording artists of his day. He produced a series of hit albums and singles between 1965 and 1970.He influenced both John Lennon and Paul McCartney when he taught them his finger-picking guitar style in 1968. His record album, Donovan’s Greatest Hits, Epic Records, signed on the cover. 

 $ 50 to $ 75

897.  Ella Fitzgerald (1918-1996) Jazz vocalist. Fitzgerald  was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed.

$100 to $175

898.  Bob Fosse (1927-1987) Choreographer, director. Fosse won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography, as well as one for direction. He was nominated for an Academy Award four times, winning for his direction of Cabaret. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “For Eileen Bob Fosse.”  Minor wrinkling.  

$ 75 to $125

899.  Benny Goodman (1909-1986) Musician. Goodman was a jazz musician, clarinetist and bandleader, known as "King of Swing". Goodman's bands launched the careers of many major names in jazz, and during an era of segregation, he also led one of the first racially-integrated musical groups. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “To Keith Benny Goodman.”  

 $100 to $175

900.  MC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell) (1962-    ) Rapper, dancer. Hammer was most popular during the late 1980s until the mid-1990s. Remembered for a rapid rise to fame before losing a majority of his fortune. His record album, Can’t Touch This, capital Records, 1990, signed. 

$ 50 to $ 75

901.  Michael Jackson (1958-2009) Singer. Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music in the early 1980’s and the first African-American entertainer to amass a strong crossover following on MTV. The popularity of his music videos airing on MTV, such as Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller are credited with transforming the music video into an art form and a promotional tool. 8” x 10” color photograph signed. 

$550 to $900

902.  Liberace (1919-1987) Pianist. Liberace gave concerts in flamboyant costumes with ornate pianos and candelabra, and though he occasionally performed with symphony orchestras, he built his career playing primarily popular music. Hugely successful, he hosted his own television variety series, The Liberace Show, and appeared in films such as Sincerely Yours. In his later years he performed frequently in Las Vegas. 5 ½” x 3 ½” postcard promoting his appearance at the Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas signed on the message side, “Hello David, love, Liberace.” The postcard is addressed to David Geddings and also signed “love, Roy.” 

 $50 to $100

903.  Dean Martin (1917-1995) Singer, actor, comedy partner of Jerry Lewis. Martin was known for his nonchalant style and breezy wit. Immensely popular in his time, he first became famous as the straight man of the comic duo Martin and Lewis in 1946. 8 ¼” x 11” black and white magazine photograph signed, “Always Dean Martin.” 

$100 to $175

904.  Don McLean (1945-    ) Singer. McLean is most famous for his 1971 album American Pie, containing the renowned songs American Pie and Vincent. His album, American Pie, United Artists Records, signed on the cover. The record is included. 

$ 50 to $ 75

905.  Ethel Merman (1908-1984) Singer, actress. Merman was noted for her brassy, booming voice, she appeared on Broadway in Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Madam, and Gypsy. Among her films are Alexander's Ragtime Band and There's No Business like Show Business. 5” x 7” black and white photograph signed in purple ink, “Best Wishes – Ethel Merman.” 

 $ 75 to $125

906.  (Elvis Presley) (1935-1977) Singer, actor. Presley was the undisputed King of Rock and Roll. He rose from humble circumstances to launch the rock and roll revolution with his commanding voice and charismatic stage presence. 8 ½” x 11” royalty statement from Gladys Music, Inc, paying $414.37 to Venice Music, Inc. for the six month period ended December 31, 1961 for foreign royalties for Presley’s songs: Lawdy Miss Clawdy, Long Tall Sally and Rip It Up. The check stub is included. 

$ 50 to $ 75

907.  Bobby Short (1924-2005) Singer, pianist. Short became an institution at the Carlyle and he remained there for many years. There, a combination of traits, his seemingly effortless elegance; his vocal phrasing; his talent for presenting unknown songs worth knowing while keeping well-known songs fresh; his infectious good cheer; and his resolute, self-disciplined professionalism, made him tremendously popular. Two signed items: 5” x 3 ½” (opens to 7”) promotional card from The Carlyle featuring an image of Short, “Appearing Nightly…Café Caryle….” signed on the reverse in pencil, “For Marilyn with love from Bobby Short.” Also a 5 ¼” x 8 ½” page from a Playbill from an appearance on April 7, 1990, signed “For Marilyn Love Bobby Short.” 

$ 50 to $100

908.  Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) Singer, actor. Sinatra may have been the most popular singer in American history, in a career that spanned from the 1930s into the 1990s. During his career he became one of the most successful pop music figures of the century, widely respected as a "singer's singer" for his richly detailed readings of lyrics and his versatile and nuanced musical style. Sinatra's sophisticated musicianship was evident in his many recordings. He had a long-lived and successful movie career, appearing in 58 films. 10” x 8” color movie still from his 1965 movie, Marriage on the Rocks signed. The photograph is also signed by co-stars Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) and Cesar Romero (1907-1994).

 $200 to $400

909.  Britney Spears (1981-    ) Singer. Spears was the driving force behind the return of teen pop in the late '90s. Her public image was dealt more blows in early 2008, when she lost custody of her children, made several court appearances, and was placed on involuntary psychiatric hold two times in one month. 8” x 10” color photograph signed. Also a 1” x 1” fabric swatch from a blue vest which she wore on stage, with documentation.

$ 50 to $ 75

910.  Ronnie Spector (1943-    ) Singer. Spector was the lead singer of the 1960s chart-ranked girl group, The Ronettes, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. She was married to Phil Spector from 1968 to 1974, and took his name professionally. 8” x 10” black and white promotional photograph with The Ronettes signed, “Love & Kisses Ronnie Spector XXX.” 

$ 50 to $ 75

911.  Rod Stewart (1945-    ) British singer. Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early '70s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down. 8” x 10” color photograph signed in gold ink.

$ 50 to $ 75

912.  Pete Townshend (1945-    ) English rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. Townshend known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for The Who. 11” x 14” black and white photograph signed, double matted to 14” x 18”. 

$150 to $250

913.  Shania Twain (1965-    ) Canadian country singer. Twain has secured a large fan base of both male and female country and pop fans. With more than sixty-five million albums sold, Twain is the best-selling country artist of all time. Her 1997 album, Come on Over, was the best-selling album of all time by a female artist in any genre. 8” x 10” black and white promotional photograph signed. 

 $ 50 to $ 75

914.  Conway Twitty (1933-1993) Country Music Singer. Twitty was most commonly thought of as a country music singer, he also enjoyed success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any country act, with forty number one Billboard country hits. His album, Solid Gold, with both records, Twitty Bird Production, 1982, signed on the cover “Hello Darling Sharyn! Conway Twitty.”  He has also written the name “Sharyn Hall” under his image. The album jacket show considerable wear with damage to all the margins. 

$100 to $200

915.  Frankie Valli (1934-    ) Singer. Valli had twenty-nine  Top 40 hits with The 4 Seasons, As a member of The 4 Seasons, Valli's number one hits included Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like a Man, Rag Doll and Oh, What a Night. The record album,  Inside You, Motown, 1975, signed on the cover. 

$ 50 to $ 75

916.  “Women of Rock” 8” x 10” color reproduction of the 30th anniversary issue of Rolling Stone, November 1997 featuring Courtney Love (1964-    ), Tina Turner (1939-    ) and Madonna (Madonna Louise Ciccone) (1958-    ) signed by all three.

$250 to $450

917.  “Big Band” Leaders. A collection of four 5” x 3” cards with a commemorative stamp affixed and a block of four stamps. The collector has asked the following band leaders to cancel the stamp by signing through it: Tex Beneke (1914-2000), Les Brown (1912-2001), Cab Calloway (1907-1994) he signs a block of one-cent stamps, Woody Herman (1913-1987) and Artie Shaw (1910-2004). Herman has added “My Best” and signed above the stamp. 

$ 75 to $125

918.  Country-Western, Folk Vocalists. A collection of four 5” x 3” cards with a commemorative stamp affixed and a block of four stamps. The collector has asked the following singers to cancel the stamp by signing through it: Roy Acuff (1903-1992), Arlo Gutherie (1947-    ), Buck Owens (1929-2006) and Charlie Pride (1938-    ). Acuff has signed “Sincerely Roy Acuff 10-16-90.” 

$ 75 to $125

919.  Jazz Musicians.  A collection of four 5” x 3” cards with a commemorative stamp affixed and a block of four stamps. The collector has asked the following musicians to cancel the stamp by signing through it: Ramsey Lewis (1935-    ), Herbie Mann (1930-2003),  Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) and Sonny Rollins (1930-    ). Lewis has signed twice, once through the stamp, the others have signed, but not through the stamp, Herbie Mann adds “To Michael Best….”

$ 75 to $125

920.  “And All That Jazz.” A collection of five 5” x 3” cards with a commemorative stamp affixed and a block of four stamps. The collector has asked the following musicians to cancel the stamp by signing through it: Chick Corea (1941-    ), Ahmad Jamal (1930-    ), Wynton Marsalis (1961-    ), Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (1934-    ) and McCoy Tyner (1938-    ).

 $ 75 to $125

921.  Vocalists. A collection of four 5” x 3” cards with a commemorative stamp affixed and a block of four stamps. The collector has asked the following singers to cancel the stamp by signing through it: Al Green (1946-    ), who signed “Al” above the stamp, Billy Joel (1949-    ), he signs under the stamp in silver ink, Carol Bayer Sager (1947-    ) and James Taylor (1948-    ). There is also an 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed in gold ink by Paul Anka (1941-    ). 

$ 75 to $125

Stage and Screen: Television

922.  The Andy Griffith Show. The Andy Griffith Show was a sitcom televised between 1960 and 1968. Andy Griffith portrays a widowed sheriff in a fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife (Don Knotts), a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bea (Frances Bavier), and a young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Three signed 8” x 10” photographs of the principle actors from the show: Andy Griffith (1926-    ) pictured with Ron Howard, Don Knotts (1924-2006) color photograph, he adds “Barney” and Frances Bavier (1902-1989) signed under her image, “Frances E. Bavier Aunt Bea Andy G. Show.”  

$200 to $350

923.  Batman.  Adam West (1928-    ) Burt Ward (1945-    ) Actors. West best known for his lead role in the 1960s television series and movie, Batman. Ward is best remembered as Adam West's diminutive cohort, Robin. 14’ x 11” color photograph from the film, signed by both. West adds “Batman,” and Ward pens “Robin.”  

 $ 50 to $ 75

924.  Carol Burnett (1933-    ) Comedienne. Burnett achieved success on television as a regular on The Garry Moore Show. Then, at a time when variety shows were disappearing, her own Carol Burnett Show with its regular group of players performing comedy sketches and musical numbers, proved highly successful and won five Emmy Awards. 8 ½” x 11” printed sketch of her character, “Eunice,” signed “Eunice by Carol Burnett.” 

 $ 50 to $ 75

925.  Johnny Carson (1925-2005) and Ed McMahon (1923-2009) Television personalities. Carson was host of The Tonight Show for nearly 30 years, from 1962 to 1992. By the end of that run he had become a national institution, famous for his nightly monologues, superstar guests, and witty byplay with sidekick Ed McMahon. 10” x 8” color photograph signed “To Eric Johnny Carson,” and a 7” x 9” black and white photograph signed “For Norman Ed McMahon.”  

$ 75 to $150

926.  Alistar Cooke (1908-2004) British journalist. Cooke was well known in the United States as the host of PBS Masterpiece Theater from 1971 to 1992. 8 ½” x 11” cardboard sheet with a self-portrait signed and dated: “Oct 22/85.” 

$ 50 to $ 75

927.  Wally Cox (1924-1973) Comedian, actor. Cox was associated with the early years of television. He appeared in the television series Mr. Peepers, plus several other popular shows, and as a character actor in over twenty films. 6 ¼” x 2 ¾” check written and signed “Wallace M. Cox,”  Irving Trust Company, December 18, 1968. Cancellations do not touch the signature. Also included is a TV Guide dated May 21 – 27, 1954, featuring Cox on the cover. 

$ 50 to $ 75

928.  Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) Newsman. Cronkite was called "the most trusted man in America" during his two decades as anchor of The CBS Evening News. Cronkite was a correspondent for United Press International during World War II, and then joined CBS television in 1950 as a reporter. He became the evening news anchor in 1962 and held that post until his retirement in 1981. 8” x 10” color photograph signed in gold ink. 

$ 50 to $ 75

929.  Walter Cronkite (1916-2009) Newscaster. Cronkite joined CBS television in 1950 as a reporter. He became the evening news anchor in 1962 and held that post until his retirement in 1981. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed. 

$ 50 to $ 75

930.  Walter Cronkite. 6 ½” x 3 ½” first day of issue postal cover with a John F. Kennedy Inauguration cachet signed.

$ 50 to $ 75

931.  Diff’rent Strokes.  Diff’rent Strokes was a television sitcom that aired from 1978 until 1986. 8” x 10” color photograph signed by the cast: Conrad Bain (1923-    ), Dana Plato (1964-1999), Todd Bridges (1965-    ) and Gary Coleman (1968-    ).

$ 75 to $150

932.  Buddy Ebsen (1908-2003) Actor. Ebsen had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the 1960s television series, The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones. 8” x 10” black and white photograph as Jed Clampett signed, “To Peter ‘welle doggies’ Buddy Ebsen.”  

$ 50 to $ 75

933.  Gunsmoke. Gunsmoke holds the distinction not only of being the longest-running dramatic series in network television history. The program, set in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1870s, starred James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon, and Amanda Blake as Kitty Russell, owner of the Long Branch Saloon. James Arness (1923-    ) 5” x 7” matte finish black and white photograph signed, “Regards, Jim Arness” and Amanda Blake (1929-1989) 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed, “Best Regards to Bernard Amanda Blake ‘Kitty’.”  

$100 to $175

934.  Jim Henson (1936-1990) Puppeteer. Henson was the creator of The Muppets. He was the leading source behind their long run in the television series Sesame Street and The Muppet Show and films such as The Muppet Movie) and creator of advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and Return of the Jedi. Record album, signed on the cover, Sesame Street – Tenth Anniversary Album, Sesame Street Records, 1978. The record is included and the jacket shows some wear. 

$150 to $300

935.  Garrison Keillor (1942-    ) Author, radio personality.  Keillor is the host of public radio's popular A Prairie Home Companion and author of the best-selling Lake Wobegon Days. He has made a career of telling stories about the fictional Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon and the lives of its residents. 5” x 7” soft cover book, Homegrown Democrat, Penguin Books, 2006, signed on the title page. 

$ 50 to $ 75

936.  Michael Landon (1936-1991) Actor. Landon is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza, Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie, and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven. 5” x 3” card signed, his name and the date “9/9/64” are typed above his signature. Matted with two printed color photographs to 20” x 16”.

$ 75 to $150

937.  Love Boat. Love Boat was a television series set on a cruise ship, which aired on the ABC Television Network from 1977 until 1986. The show starred Gavin MacLeod as the ship's captain, who encourages his customers to find romance. Two items: 7 ¾” x 9 ¾” black and white cast photograph signed by Gavin McLeod, Bernie Kopell who adds “Abundant Blessings!”,  Fred Grandy, Ted Lange and Jill Whelan (not authentic) and an original 8 ½” x 11”, fifty-eight page script “Second Draft November 17, 1983” signed by Kopell, McLeod and Jill Whelan (authentic). 

 $150 to $250

938.  Roy Thinnes (1938-    ) Actor. Thinnes is best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC television series The Invaders. He also played Alfred Wentworth, in the pilot episode of Law & Order. He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun. 8” x 10” black and white photograph signed.

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$ 50 to $ 75