Signed Rüdel-Verlag postcard photograph of the American actor, son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey, who won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1957 for Bells Are Ringing. Mild issues with ink adhesion, overall in fine condition. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.9 x 14 cm.). Read More...
Original doubleweight matte sepia photograph of the great film and theatre actress. Photographer unidentified. Light wear to lower left corner, else in fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).
Collection of four promotional photographs of the screen legend from the early and mid periods of her career, including promotional shots from the 1937 MGM films The Bride Wore Red and Mannequin, the 1952 Warner Bros. picture This Woman Is Dangerous, and the 1955 Universal picture Female on the Beach. The Bride Wore Read photograph with wear to edges and a two-inch vertical tear to lower portion (repaired with tape on verso), otherwise the group in fine condition. Each approx. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1976. 8vo. 192 pp. First softcover edition of the controversial American photographer's retrospective book, boldly signed and inscribed by Galella on the interior cover page to the legendary fashion designer: "For Halston / This book would not be complete without a serious designer of your intelligence and talent. / Best wishes for continued success / Ron Galella / 5/3/76". With some creasing and nicks to edges, paperclip stain to title and glue remnants along inner front gutter, small water stain to inside rear cover with some light rippling to last section of volume, otherwise very good. A special association copy. Read More...
New York: Harper Entertainment. 2005. First. Hardcover in dj. 8vo. 506 pp. Signed copy of the American actress's memoir, which Bacall has inscribed to actress Phyllis Newman on the title page: "For my dearest Phyllis / Here we are again - with more love + admiration than ever / xxx Betty". In fine condition. Read More...
Rare original candid photograph from the wedding of 18-year-old Elizabeth Taylor to 24-year-old socialite and hotel heir Conrad "Nicky" Hilton on May 6, 1950 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills. The couple are looking directly into the camera, and one of the entrance arches of the church can be seen behind Nicky. Three surface creases, overall in fine condition. 2.5 x 3.5 inches (6.4 x 8.9 cm.). Read More...
Original candid photograph of the American actor, who has signed his name in black ink to the upper margin. Deckled edges, in very fine condition. 3.5 x 5.25 inches (8.9 x 13.3 cm.). Read More...
Boldly signed Universal Studios promotional photograph of the Mexican-American actor in a scene from the 1979 film The Greek Tycoon, loosely based on the lives of Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy. Quinn, shown sitting in a chair with a yacht over his shoulder, has inscribed "To Paul / Regards / Anthony Quinn" in black ink. The typed caption to verso reads, in part, "Anthony Quinn, in his role of a multimillionaire shipping magnate in Universal's dazzling screen drama, The Greek Tycoon." In very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Impressive doubleweight sepia signed photograph of the American Actress and singer, who has signed and inscribed to Mrs. [Reverend] Robert Gillespie . Mounting remnants to verso and some creasing along the upper edge, overall in fine condition. 10.75 x 13.75 inches (27.3 x 34.9 cm.).
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Cronyn, Hume. (1911-2003). "The Beginning or the End" - Signed Promotional Photograph as J. Robert Oppenheimer
MGM promotional photograph for the 1947 film The Beginning or the End, signed by the Canadian actor who portrayed J. Robert Oppenheimer. Cronyn has penned his name in green ink to a lighter area of the image. Moderate edgewear, overall in fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Intimate oversized signed halftone photograph of the American singer, actor, and activist, who has inscribed "To Robert- / One of the nice experiences of this tour was to see you each night doing your thing on the stages of Canada. Your discipline and involvement artistically was a joy to be a part of. All the best. / Harry Belafonte" in blue ink. Removed from a souvenir program, which is absent. Mounting remnants to verso, overall in fine condition. 9 x 11.75 inches (22.9 x 29.8 cm.).
Signed portrait photograph of the English playwright, composer, and actor, who has signed a bold and crisp "Noël Coward / 1961" in blue ink to the upper left corner. "UK Copy Art" emblem to lower right margin. Light wear to corners, faint diagonal crease to upper left, overall in fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Early signed doubleweight photograph of the American actress, singer, dancer, and comedienne who originated some of the great female roles of mid-20th century musical theatre. Channing has inscribed "To Paul, / very best wishes, / Carol Channing." Moderate ink adhesion issues, else in very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). A notation on the verso by the dedicatee identifies the image as by Earle Forbes, dancer with Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shaw's Denishawn group, who began taking photographs with a box camera in the 1940s and was a self-taught photographer who took pictures of many dancers and athletes. Read More...
Signed photograph of the American Actress and singer, who has inscribed to the Reverend Robert Gillespie and his wife and, rather amusingly, also crossed out the "Metro Goldwyn Mayer studio name from the image credit at the foot. Mounting remnants to verso and some stains to the margins, overall in fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).
Very early signed candid photograph of the American movie star, shown with Sally Forrest. Curtis has signed "Anthony Curtis" in blue ink, an uncommon rendering of his name; for most of his career, he would sign simply "Tony." Signature to low-contrast portion of the image, overall in very fine condition. 2.5 x 3.5 inches (6.4 x 8.9 cm.). Read More...
Signed photograph of the Academy Award–winning English actress, who has inscribed "To Paul / Love, from / Julie Andrews" in black ink to the lower left. In very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Silvered metal medallion awarded to Betty Comden, one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, for her work on the screenplay for the classic 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain. To recto, the Screen Writers' Guild emblem, with the verso engraved "Fifth Annual Award / 1952 / Betty Comden / 'Singin' in the Rain'/ Best Written American Musical," housed in a fitted velvet lined case. Losses to the silvering and tarnished areas, else fine. 3.5 inch diameter (8.5 cm.). Read More...
Pair of custom-made Capezio black leather tap shoes with original taps, worn by O'Connor in the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain, housed in plexiglass display box with O'Connor's calling card, together with framed edition of sheet music for the title song. The black leather tap shoes are tightly laced and bear faded gilt Capezio maker's stamps on the gray insoles. In very good to fine condition, with flaking to the leather and obvious signs of wear and use. Read More...
Collection of ephemera relating to the celebrated writer, whose work with partner Adolph Green found massive success on both stage and screen in the mid-20th century. Present items include a 1960 Screen Writers Award from the Writers Guild of America for her work on Bells Are Ringing, a silver box gifted by Comden to her husband, and a 2001 honorary Doctorate of Music from the City University of New York. Mild age-related wear, overall in fine condition, details as follows. Read More...
Pair of books published in Soviet Russia regarding the art of cinema. The first, Кино на западе и у нас ("Cinema in the West and Our Country"), was written by Anatoly Lunacharsky, a Marxist revolutionary and the first People's Commissar of Education. 8vo. Softcover in protective mylar. 80 pp. Teakinopechat, Moscow, 1928. Plates throughout from films including Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush. Unnumbered edition of 4,000. Cover by Soviet artist Boris Titov (1897–1951). Light wear to edges of cover, overall in fine condition. Together with a booklet related to the 1935 Soviet film Три товарища ("Three Comrades"), directed by Semyon Timoshenko. 16mo. Softcover. 8 pp. No publication information. Half-inch tear to lower spine, else in fine condition. Read More...