Classic Entertainment

Handsome Spurr portrait of the rotund silent star

724. Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle Signed Photo-

graph. Striking vintage sepia matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait of Arbuckle in a handsome suit and tie, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Dear Ann, There will always be a smile for you, Roscoe.” Blindstamped in the lower right by renowned Hollywood photographer Melbourne Spurr. In fine condition, with tack holes to the upper corners and uniformly trimmed edges. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/ DNA. Starting Bid $200

725. Josephine Baker Signed Photograph. Vintage matte-finish 3.5

x 5.5 postcard photo of the famed entertainer in a topless pose, peering into the eyes of a miniature elephant, neatly signed in fountain pen, “Josephine Baker, 1930.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

726. James Dean Signature. Ultra-desirable vintage

fountain pen signature, “James Dean,” on an off-white 4.75 x 1.75 slip. Handsomely double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 17.75 x 23.75. In fine condition. A great display evoking the denim-clad star’s iconic style. Starting Bid $300

727. Alfred Hitchcock Original Signed Sketch. Origi-

nal self-portrait sketch by Alfred Hitchcock of his immediately recognizable profile, accomplished in ink on a light pink 4 x 4.75 album page, which is signed below, “Alfred J. Hitchcock.” In fine condition, with faint toning from prior display. Starting Bid $300

728. Audrey Hepburn Signed Photograph. Exquisite glossy 10

x 8 half-length photo of Audrey Hepburn wearing a double-bun hairstyle, staring directly into the camera, and posing against a river backdrop lined with houses and a steeple, signed in blue felt tip. In fine condition, with some small creases and surface impressions. An unusual and strikingly beautiful picture of the adored actress. Starting Bid $200

729. Harry Houdini Autograph Note Signed. ANS signed “H.H.” and “Houdini,” one page, 5.75 x 5, no date. Brief handwritten note by Harry Houdini to an unidentified recipient, full: “Anytime you ‘desire’ my ‘locale’ ring up Cath. 5609 - & my Private Secty will give you address p, H. H., Hope all is well, Houdini.” Houdini adds “A.L.S. 430 P.M,” along the bottom edge. Double-matted and framed, with a portrait of Houdini in shackles and a pair of handcuffs (not Houdini’s) with Chinese markings, to an overall size of 21.25 x 16.25. In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA. Houdini lived at 278 West 113th Street in Manhattan, a ten minute walk from Columbia University. He purchased the four story brownstone building in 1904 and lived there until his death in 1926. Houdini’s telephone number, mentioned in this note, was Cathedral 5609. Starting Bid $300

Twice-signed note with a cordial invite: “ring up Cath. 5609 - & my Private Secty will give you address”

Exquisite Laurel and Hardy portrait with its beautifully illustrated original envelope, addressed by Laurel

730. Laurel and Hardy Signed Photograph. Classic vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Laurel and Hardy side-by-side in their bowler hats, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Hello Carolyn! Stan Laurel” and “Oliver Hardy.” In fine condition, with light silvering to the darker areas of the image. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope addressed in Laurel’s hand, featuring a colorful image of the comedic duo in the return address area; the postage stamps are from the popular 1938 Presidential Issue, popularly nicknamed the ‘Prexies.’ Starting Bid $200

731. Laurel and Hardy Signed Photograph.

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 4.75 photo of the classic comedic duo smiling side-by-side, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, “Thanks! Stan Laurel” and “Oliver Hardy.” In fine condition, with light silvering to the darker areas of the image and a trimmed top edge. A handsome and atypically seen portrait of these legendary entertainers. Starting Bid $200

‘Gold stripe’ student membership card for Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, signed by its president

732. Bruce Lee Signed Membership Card - PSA MINT

9. Rare unissued circa ‘gold stripe’ student membership card for Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute, 3.75 x 2.5, signed at the bottom in bold black ink by Lee as president, “Bruce Lee.” In very fine condition. Encapsulated and graded by PSA/ DNA as “MINT 9.”

Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Taky Kimura, a student and close friend of Bruce Lee: “Bruce Lee, my late and great friend who achieved stardom and was the leading pioneer within the martial arts world, signed this Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute Card. Starting in 1966, Bruce Lee would send me these signed cards to give out to the high-ranking students of the Seattle Branch Gung Fu School.” This desirable membership card for Lee’s early and influential martial arts institute boasts his Jeet Kune Do logo at center, which incorporates the yin and yang symbol and his motto: ‘Using no way as way, having no limitation as limitation.’ Lee founded his first Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute in Seattle in 1960, before setting up shop in California. Starting Bid $1000

“Your almost perfect like me…without a nose job”— McQueen to a producer pal, with rare taped screenplay meetings for Tom Horn

734. Steve McQueen Signed Photograph and (4) Mini Cassette Tapes. DDesirable semi-glossy 10 x 8 silver gelatin

photo of a bearded Steve McQueen posing with producer Philip Parslow on the set of the 1978 film An Enemy of the People, signed and inscribed in felt tip, “To quarterback Phil…Your almost perfect like me…without a nose job—with love and respect, Steve.” Reverse bears a Mel Traxel photo stamp. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.

Also includes a group of four Sony mini cassette tapes containing recordings of McQueen in 1978, with the labels to the tapes and the case annotated in pencil and felt tip by McQueen. The content of the tapes concern the development of the story and script for the 1980 Western film Tom Horn, and consist of two meetings between McQueen and script writer Thomas McGuane as they hash out their thoughts and opinions on McGuane’s first draft of the screenplay. Each meeting lasts for three 90-minute sides. In overall fine condition. Starting Bid $200

733. Bela Lugosi Signed Photograph. Choice vintage matte-

finish 5 x 7 photo of Lugosi posing with a cigar in his hand, signed and inscribed in bold fountain pen, “To Rita, Bela Lugosi.” In very fine condition. Starting Bid $200

Early 1958 agency contract signed by Steve McQueen, on the precipice of stardom

735. Steve McQueen Document Signed. Early DS, two pages both sides, 8.5 x 11, February 14, 1958. William Morris Agency contract by which McQueen agrees to employ the agency for a period of one year, to represent him in the “transcription, radio broadcasting and television industries.” Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by McQueen and countersigned by Ann Rosenthal on behalf of the agency. McQueen also initials the rider, “S. Mc,” which extends his representation to the field of phonograph records. In fine condition. McQueen scored his first big role in 1958, starring as bounty hunter Josh Randall in the TV series Wanted: Dead or Alive. The show catapulted him into stardom, which he would capitalize on throughout the 1960s with film roles in such classics as The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), and Bullitt (1968). Starting Bid $200

738. Three Stooges Signa-

tures. Sought-after set of three fountain pen signatures, “Sincerely, Moe (Stooge) Howard,” “Curly Howard,” and “Larry Fine,” on individual clipped album pages measuring between 3.75 x 2.5 and 4 x 1.75. In overall fine condition, with light toning from prior display. Starting Bid $200

Stunning signed still of Marilyn Monroe for the 1954 movie River of No Return

736. Marilyn Monroe Signed Photograph. Amazing

vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Monroe as sexy honky-tonk singer Kay Weston in the 1954 film River of No Return, gorgeously signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Ginny, Warmest Regards, Marilyn Monroe.” In fine condition, with scattered small creases. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder.

At the height of her early stardom in 1953, Marilyn Monroe trooped up to Canada with Robert Mitchum to film River of No Return. Shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope, the cinematography was widely praised; Monroe’s entertaining performance was also recognized. Bosley Crowther of the New York Times observed: ‘It is a toss-up whether the scenery or the adornment of Marilyn Monroe is the feature of greater attraction in River of No Return…The mountainous scenery is spectacular, but so, in her own way, is Miss Monroe. The patron’s preference, if any, probably will depend upon which he’s interested in.’ Monroe’s sultry beauty is aptly captured in this fabulous portrait, which boasts a perfectly placed signature. Starting Bid $1000

Scarce, early document signed twice by the soon-to-be icon: “Norma Jeane Dougherty” and “Marilyn Monroe”

737. Marilyn Monroe Document Signed. DS, signed

“Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane Dougherty,” one page, 8.5 x 11, February 6, 1947. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation agreement by which Monroe confirms an amendment to her contract, “That all notices from the producer to the artist… may be given in writing, by addressing the same to the artist in care of Elsie Cukor-Lipton Agency, 9157 Sunset Boulevard.” Neatly signed at the conclusion by Monroe, using both her legal and newly minted stage names, and countersigned by 20th Century-Fox manager Lew Schreiber. In fine condition, with a thin strip of staining along the left edge. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. This early document was executed just six months after the actress had signed a one-year, $125-a-month contract with Twentieth Century-Fox, and reveals the transformation of Norma Jeane Dougherty into Marilyn Monroe. Shortly after signing with the studio, the starlet met with executive Ben Lyon, who loathed the young actress’s name and suggested ‘Marilyn’—after 1920s performer Marilyn Miller—as a new moniker. For her part, Norma Jeane suggested her mother’s family name, Monroe. Lyon liked the alliteration of Marilyn Monroe, and an immortal legend was born. This scarce document reflects the metamorphosis of a young actress into an icon. Finding ‘Norma Jeane’ and ‘Marilyn’ signing together on a single document is remarkably scarce. Starting Bid $1000

Wayne’s galley proof copy of The Green Berets, the work that inspired his Vietnam-era war film

739. John Wayne’s Personally Owned Galley Proof of The Green Berets - Presented to Him by Author Robin

Moore. John Wayne’s personally owned uncorrected galley proof of the best-selling 1965 book The Green Berets, which was presented to him by the book’s author, Robin Moore. The rivet-bound proof, 7 x 12, with original plain cardstock boards contains a total of 236 pages, with the top of the first page identified as “1—Crown (14010F) ‘The Green Beret’ 11-13 TR X25 No. 11—Hank(7) 2-26.” The front board bears a “Return Requested” Crown Publishers label with the book title, author, price, and date: “THE GREEN BERETS by Robin Moore, $4.95, May.” In overall fine condition, with light edge stains to front cover and opening pages, with the first page missing its lower right corner tip.

Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance from Wayne’s granddaughter, Anita Swift, who states: “This galley of the book, The Green Berets, by Robin Moore…was the property of John Wayne, given to him by Robin Moore. This galley was inherited by my mother, Mary A. Wayne LaCava from her father John Wayne.” Starting Bid $500

John Wayne’s kepi from the 1948 classic Fort Apache

Wayne writes to his children while filming They Were Expendable—“Daddy is now working in Florida on a picture with Jack Ford”

740. John Wayne Personally-Owned and Screen-Used Kepi from Fort Apache. John Wayne’s personally owned

circa 1833 officer’s kepi that was used during the production of the 1948 John Ford Western film Fort Apache. Made by the Boston-based company Bent and Bush, the kepi features gold bullion wire crossed rifles above a “2,” with a black leather strap with gold-tone “Mass Volunteer Militia” buttons to either side. In fine condition, with light overall wear. Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance from Wayne’s granddaughter, Anita LaCava Swift, who states: “This cap came from the private collection of my grandfather.” Starting Bid $200

741. John Wayne Autograph Letter

Signed. World War II-dated ALS signed “Daddy,” three pages, 5.75 x 9.25, postmarked February 18, 1945. Handwritten letter from John Wayne to his four children, in part: “Daddy is now working in Florida on a picture with Jack Ford. We work on P. T. boats cruising between Miami Beach and a little island off the coast, that is covered with palm trees, rattlesnakes, tarantullas [sic], and sand flies—the flies worry us the most.” Wayne adds a postscript on the third page and signs “Daddy” at the close. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original hand-addressed mailing envelope, with Wayne incorporating his autograph, “J. Wayne,” into the return address field. Starting Bid $200

742. John Wayne Typed Letter Signed Twice. TLS signed twice

as “Duke” and “John Wayne,” one page, 6 x 8.25, personal letterhead, October 12, 1974. Brief letter to Ken Willig, in full: “You have my approval to use the brochure enclosed in your letter of October 7. See you in November.” In fine condition, with a few light creases. Accompanied by a publicity photo of Wayne as the title character from the 1975 film Rooster Cogburn. Starting Bid $200

Case pocket knife from The Duke’s personal collection

743. John Wayne’s PersonallyOwned and -Used Case Muskrat Pocket Knife. John Wayne’s

personally-owned and -used W.R. Case & Sons Muskrat pocket knife, 4˝ in length, with brown jigged bone handle and opposing clip point blades. In fine condition, with some light marks and tarnishing.

Accompanied by a handwritten letter of provenance from Wayne’s granddaughter, Anita LaCava Swift, who states: “This Case knife was one of the knives my mother Toni Wayne LaCava took from my Grandfather’s collection of favorite knives.” Starting Bid $200