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696. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman Signatures. Attractive pairing of vintage fountain pen signatures, “Humphrey Bogart” and “Ingrid Bergman,” on individual off-white slips, nicely double-matted along with a reprinted Casablanca lobby card to an overall size of 21 x 20. In fine condition. A sought-after autograph display from one of Hollywood’s greatest romantic dramas. Starting Bid $200
Ultra-rare, mesmerizing color portrait of Hollywood’s immortal rebel
697. James Dean Signed Photograph. Incred-
ibly scarce and fantastic color vintage 8.25 x 10.25 magazine photo of Dean in a dark blue sweater, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, “To Mary, with best wishes, James Dean.” Nicely suede-matted and framed with a small nameplate to an overall size of 17.5 x 20.5. In fine condition, with a couple of surface scratches to Dean’s sweater. Dean is notably scarce in all forms, especially signed photos, with this example being the lone signed color photo we have ever offered. An absolute Hollywood rarity. Starting Bid $1000
The director to his heart doctor, “from your patient patient, Hitch”
700. Alfred Hitchcock Signed Book with Sketch. Signed
book: Hitchcock / Truffaut. First edition, second printing. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 11, 256 pages. Signed and inscribed in black ink to his cardiologist, “Dear Walter, from your patient patient, Hitch,” who adds a self-portrait sketch of his own immediately recognizable profile. In fine condition, with tears and chips to the dust jacket. The consignor notes that the book was obtained from the widow of Alfred Hitchcock’s heart doctor; the adored film director had a pacemaker and an enlarged heart when he passed at the age of 80 on April 29, 1980. Starting Bid $200
701. Grace Kelly Signed Photograph. Vintage glossy
8 x 10 photo of Kelly wearing diamond earrings in a glamorous front-facing pose, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Jack, Best wishes, Grace Kelly.” Affixed to a same-size mount and in very good to fine condition, with creasing to the sides and upper right corner, and scattered small surface blemishes. Starting Bid $200 703. Steve McQueen Signature. Fantastic
red felt tip signature, “Steve McQueen,” on an off-white 4.75 x 2.75 card. Handsomely doublematted with a portrait of the actor to an overall size of 16.25 x 22. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
The two stars, future husband-and-wife, of The Getaway
704. Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw Signed Photograph. Iconic glossy 10 x 8 National General Picture publicity photo of the two lead stars of the 1972 American action thriller The Getaway, signed in black felt tip, “Steve McQueen” and “Best wishes & Peace, Ali MacGraw.” Reverse bears promotional caption text. In fine condition, with scattered light creasing.
Directed by Sam Peckinpah, The Getaway proved a box-office hit and was the eighth highest-grossing film of 1972. The film also introduced co-stars McQueen and MacGraw, who became involved in a public affair during production. MacGraw, who was then married to film producer Robert Evans, filed for divorce and married McQueen a year later in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They divorced in 1978. This is the first signed picture of the couple—and stars of the cult classic The Getaway—that we have ever offered. Starting Bid $500
702. Keystone Cops Signed Photo-
graph. Sensational vintage glossy 10.25 x 8 photo of the Keystone Cops holding up a can-can dancer in a revealing split pose, signed and inscribed in ink and fountain pen, “To lovely ‘Lillian,’ from one policeman to another, Chester Conklin,” “To Lillian, Sincerely, Snub Pollard,” “To Lillian from Gloria Randall,” “Kind wishes to Lillian, Hank Mann,” and “Yours for fun, Al St. John,” who adds in the lower border, “We will split anything for you—Al.” In fine condition, with scattered light creasing and a hint of faint silvering. Multi-signed photos of the Keystone Cops are extremely rare; this is the only one we have ever offered. Starting Bid $200
Page partners with the ‘Pin-up King,’ photographer Irving Klaw
707. Bettie Page Document Signed. DS, one page, 8.5
x 11, November 1, 1952. Assignment of rights to photographer Irving Klaw, in full: “I, the undersigned being of lawful age, or and in consideration of $ received do release and give all commercial and publication rights to photographs and motion picture films taken of myself with or without the use of my name, solely and exclusively to Irving Klaw or assigns.” Signed at the conclusion by Page, who adds her address, “65 W. 46th St.,” the date, and notations to the upper left in her own hand. In very good to fine condition, with staple holes, light creasing, and intersecting folds. Starting Bid $200
Feverish handwritten acting notes from Monroe— “What is the matter with my voice—Maybe just let the voice come out of my body however it does under certain circumstances”
705. Marilyn Monroe Handwritten Notes on Acting. Radio and Television Executives Society, Inc. mailing envelope addressed to “Miss Marilyn Monroe” at 2 Sutton Place South in New York City, 9.5 x 4, which contains an array of handwritten pencil notations by Monroe that start on the reverse and continue on the front. The notes cover the envelope, overlapping and intertwining, and were likely taken during an acting class with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York City. In part: “I somehow am seeing with my body also and when I am truly listening…What is the matter with my voice—Maybe just let the voice come out of my body however it does under certain circumstances.” Monroe adds an arrow to turn the envelope over. “and in—whatever the given situation.” The remainder of the notes are more frenetic, reading, in part, “Strassberg [sic] says we remember with our senses—Not brain or mind (remember with the body) Tell Hohenberg about the period during when I stopped secreatly [sic] play acting so fully it was the time I got my first job acting at 20.” In fine condition. These notes demonstrate the unbridled energy Monroe felt toward her study of acting, if not also her lack of preparation given the note-taking format.
Provenance: Julien’s Auctions, Property from the Life and Career of Marilyn Monroe, November 2016. Starting Bid $500
708. Sherlock Holmes: Nigel Bruce Signed Photo-
graph. Vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75 promo photo of Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Harry Wilkinson, Best wishes from Nigel Bruce (Dr. Watson).” Reverse bears several stamps identifying it as being from the collection Harry Wilkinson. In very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges and tack holes to edges. For many years noted collector Harry Wilkinson maintained the highly regarded Hollywood Museum of Memories in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Starting Bid $200 709. Preston Sturges Signed Photograph. Vintage
glossy 8 x 10 Paramount Pictures publicity photo of Sturges seated with a pipe, signed and inscribed in black ink, “For Ernie, with all good wishes, from Preston Sturges, Dec. 1940.” In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing. Sturges is a rare autograph in any form, especially signed pictures. Starting Bid $200
710. John Wayne Signature. Nice vintage ballpoint signature, “John Wayne,” on a light green album page. Archivally double matted and framed with a great color photo of Wayne from Hondo to an overall size of 17.5 x 24. In fine condition. Starting Bid $200
