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Icons of Hollywood Auction

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Welcome to our Icons of Hollywood auction! To coin a phrase often heard, this truly is a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity. In this incredible sale, we are offering some of the most remarkable and instantly recognizable Hollywood artifacts to ever grace the silver screen. Over 1,200 unique treasures are represented in this sale covering the entire history of Hollywood.

Some of the highlights include:

• Incredible archive of John Wayne personal correspondence from 1941-1966 discussing his career and major film projects
• Extraordinary collection of original 8 x 10 in. camera negatives of Louise Brooks, Clara Bow, Carole Lombard, Rita Hayworth and Lupe Velez
• Gilda original near-mint linen-backed Style “B” one-sheet poster
• Original annotated The Rocky Horror Picture Show script used on-set by creator and screenwriter Richard O’Brien
• Original final approval maquette of Kong’s head from King Kong and other items from the estate of Willis O’Brien
• A collection of Kenneth Strickfaden special effects devices from Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and other films
• Judy Garland screen-used “Dorothy Gale” blue and white gingham pinafore dress from The Wizard of Oz
• Judy Garland screen-worn ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz
• Bert Lahr screen-worn “Cowardly Lion” costume from The Wizard of Oz
• Bela Lugosi’s signature “Count Dracula” screen-worn cape from Dracula and other items from his estate
• Marilyn Monroe’s platinum and diamond eternity band given to her by Joe DiMaggio on their wedding day, January 14, 1954, from her personal property
• Marilyn Monroe’s invitation to the JFK birthday celebration from her personal property
• Nude painting (ca 1949) of Marilyn Monroe by famed pinup artist Earl Moran
• Howard Terpning original final one-sheet poster artwork for the 1963 Cleopatra
• A collection of items from the estate of makeup effects legend John Chambers
• An unprecedented collection of screen-used props and costumes from the Back to the Future trilogy, including the only screen-used DeLorean time machine in private hands
• Steve McQueen’s original hero Gulf driving suit from Le Mans
• Rare fully animatronic puppet from Howard the Duck
• Star Trek: The Original Series mid-grade type-1 hand phaser
• A complete NASA Gemini program G-2C spacesuit, helmet, gloves and boots
• Original Al Hirschfeld artwork, scripts and other treasures from the estate of Jack Lemmon

You’re sure to find something new and exciting in this auction to add to your collection. Please remember we’re always interested in your future consignments for those who wish to pass ownership of their treasures pieces of
Hollywood memorabilia on to new caretakers.


For session 3, we welcome you to our Icons of Animation auction! Once again we are pleased to be working with Van Eaton Galleries in presenting an incredible collection covering the entire spectrum of the history of animation. This sale features over 600 unique pieces from some of the earliest stop-motion animation shorts, artifacts from Disneyland and Walt Disney World through some of the most beloved shorts and features from the studios of Walt Disney, Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., M-G-M, and Walter Lantz.

Highlights include:

• Ub Iwerks Balloon Land original production cel on original background
• Original production cel and production background from Max Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels
• An extremely rare original production cel of Academy Award Mickey Mouse on original hand-painted background, the only known Mickey art from this little-known 1932 full-color animated short
• Charles Schulz Peanuts 4-panel Great Pumpkin comic strip artwork from 1963
• Suite of illustration artwork for the Little Golden Book, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, by Richard Scarry
• Disneyland Haunted Mansion original featured “stretching portrait” painting, signed by Marc Davis
• Original artwork for the Captain EO attraction poster at Disneyland
• 1875 hand-carved Dentzel carousel horse gifted by Walt Disney to his first Disney Imagineer, Roger Broggie
• Donald Duck original production cel with production background from The Band Concert
• Original pan production background with production cel of the Hag in the boat delivering the poisoned apple from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Original production cel of Jiminy Cricket with the matching original production background from Pinocchio
• Eyvind Earle original concept artwork for Sleeping Beauty
• Monumental-scale pan production background with Maleficent cel from Sleeping Beauty
• Rare set of nine preliminary concept paintings by Mary Blair for Alice in Wonderland
• Lady and the Tramp original production cel from the “Bella Notte” scene

We hope you find something new and exciting from this catalog to add to your collection. Please remember we’re always interested in your future consignments for those who wish to pass ownership of their treasured pieces of Hollywood memorabilia to new caretakers. Thank you for participating and good luck!
Debbie Reynolds title for How the West Was Won459Debbie Reynolds title for How the West Was Won
Debbie Reynolds title for How the West Was Won - (MGM, 1962) Title for Debbie Reynolds who played “Lilith Prescott” in
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Gidget Goes to Rome title art460Gidget Goes to Rome title art
Gidget Goes to Rome title art - (Columia, 1963) Watercolor, tempera, acrylic and airbrush on 24 in. x 28 in. 4-ply illustratio
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Episode title from The Munsters episode, “Love Locked Out”461Episode title from The Munsters episode, “Love Locked Out”
Episode title from The Munsters episode, “Love Locked Out” - (MCA-TV, 1964-1966) Title camera art for The Munsters&
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (3,000.00 + 690.00) x 1 = 3,690.00
My Fair Lady camera title art for Audrey Hepburn title462My Fair Lady camera title art for Audrey Hepburn title
My Fair Lady camera title art for Audrey Hepburn title - (Warner Bros., 1964) Enamel on glass of the starring credit for Audr
Start Price : 8,000.00 | Estimates : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold for (30,000.00 + 6,900.00) x 1 = 36,900.00
Cecil Beaton title from My Fair Lady463Cecil Beaton title from My Fair Lady
Cecil Beaton title from My Fair Lady - (Warner Bros., 1964) Enamel on glass of the credit for Costumes, Scenery & Production Desi
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (12,000.00 + 2,760.00) x 1 = 14,760.00
William H. Ziegler title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady464William H. Ziegler title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady
William H. Ziegler title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady - (Warner Bros, 1964) Enamel on glass William H. Ziegler film edito
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (5,500.00 + 1,265.00) x 1 = 6,765.00
Rex Harrison title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady465Rex Harrison title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady
Rex Harrison title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady - (Warner Bros., 1964) Enamel on glass starring credit for Rex Harrison wh
Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for (12,000.00 + 2,760.00) x 1 = 14,760.00
Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Gladys Cooper title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady466Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Gladys Cooper title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady
Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Gladys Cooper title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady - (Warner Bros., 1964) Enamel on
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for (6,000.00 + 1,380.00) x 1 = 7,380.00
George Bernard Shaw title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady467George Bernard Shaw title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady
George Bernard Shaw title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady - (Warner Bros., 1964) Enamel on glass title credit for B
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold for (8,500.00 + 1,955.00) x 1 = 10,455.00
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady468Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe title credit camera artwork from My Fair Lady - (Warner Bros., 1964) Enamel on glass artwork for
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (8,000.00 + 1,840.00) x 1 = 9,840.00
Cinerama main title camera art469Cinerama main title camera art
Cinerama main title camera art - Enamel on glass for the Cinerama, Inc. Production camera art. Circa 1960s, Cinerama Productions produced t
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (12,000.00 + 2,760.00) x 1 = 14,760.00
Young Frankenstein camera title art for actor Peter Boyle470Young Frankenstein camera title art for actor Peter Boyle
Young Frankenstein camera title art for actor Peter Boyle - (TCF, 1974) Enamel on glass of the credit for Peter Boyle who pla
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (2,000.00 + 460.00) x 1 = 2,460.00
Twentieth Century-Fox end title camera art471Twentieth Century-Fox end title camera art
Twentieth Century-Fox end title camera art - End title camera art for a circa 1960s Twentieth Century-Fox film. Hand-painted enamel on glas
Start Price : 8,000.00 | Estimates : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold for (8,000.00 + 1,840.00) x 1 = 9,840.00
Oversize portrait of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello signed by both472Oversize portrait of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello signed by both
Oversize portrait of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello signed by both - Gelatin silver glossy double-weight 10 7/8 x 13 ¾ in. Universal publicity
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (1,500.00 + 345.00) x 1 = 1,845.00
Oversize portrait of Lucille Ball inscribed and signed, dated 1936473Oversize portrait of Lucille Ball inscribed and signed, dated 1936
Oversize portrait of Lucille Ball inscribed and signed, dated 1936 - Gelatin silver matte double-weight borderless 9 5/8 x 13 3/8 in. print
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (1,900.00 + 437.00) x 1 = 2,337.00
“God Bless America” sheet music signed by Irving Berlin474“God Bless America” sheet music signed by Irving Berlin
“God Bless America” sheet music signed by Irving Berlin - Sheet music for Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America,”
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (850.00 + 195.50) x 1 = 1,045.50
Clara Blandick portrait signed475Clara Blandick portrait signed
Clara Blandick portrait signed - Gelatin silver glossy double-weight 8 x 10 in. portrait of Clara Blandick by Jack Freulich from Beloved (19
Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,200.00 + 276.00) x 1 = 1,476.00
Al Pacino and Marlon Brando portrait signed by both from The Godfather476Al Pacino and Marlon Brando portrait signed by both from The Godfather
Al Pacino and Marlon Brando portrait signed by both from The Godfather - (Paramount, 1972) Black and white glossy borderless 7 ¾ in.
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (950.00 + 218.50) x 1 = 1,168.50
Montgomery Clift portrait signed477Montgomery Clift portrait signed
Montgomery Clift portrait signed - Gelatin silver 3 ½ in. x 5 ½ in. German publicity photo postcard of the young actor in a suit and ti...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (700.00 + 161.00) x 1 = 861.00
Henry Ford portrait signed478Henry Ford portrait signed
Henry Ford portrait signed - Gelatin silver matte double weight sepia tone 6 7/8 in. x 9 ¼ in. print of Henry Ford. The wonderful portrait
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (800.00 + 184.00) x 1 = 984.00
Clark Gable and George Raft portraits signed479Clark Gable and George Raft portraits signed
Clark Gable and George Raft portraits signed - Gelatin silver semi-gloss double-weight 8 x 10 in. portrait of Clark Gable in suit and tie.
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (700.00 + 161.00) x 1 = 861.00
Rare Charley Grapewin portrait signed480Rare Charley Grapewin portrait signed
Rare Charley Grapewin portrait signed - Gelatin silver semi-gloss double-weight 7 ½ in. x 9 ¾ in. portrait by Apeda Studio, New York, o...
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold for (900.00 + 207.00) x 1 = 1,107.00
Audrey Hepburn ALS to David Hayes481Audrey Hepburn ALS to David Hayes
Audrey Hepburn ALS to David Hayes - Hepburn, Audrey. Autograph Letter Signed, “Audrey,” Octavo, 2 pages, dated June 16, 1
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (750.00 + 172.50) x 1 = 922.50
Rare oversized photograph of General Ulysses S. Grant signed, also signed by his aides-de-camp482Rare oversized photograph of General Ulysses S. Grant signed, also signed by his aides-de-camp
Very rare oversize photograph of General Ulysses S. Grant signed, also signed by his aides-de-camp Adam Badeau and Orville E. Babcock, both prese
Start Price : 8,000.00 | Estimates : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold for (8,500.00 + 1,955.00) x 1 = 10,455.00
Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed as First Lady483Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed as First Lady
Jacqueline Kennedy Autograph Letter Signed as First Lady - Autograph Letter Signed, “Jackie,” Octavo, on The White House
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (700.00 + 161.00) x 1 = 861.00
Bold signatures of the Kennedy family484Bold signatures of the Kennedy family
Bold signatures of the Kennedy family - Bold signatures on a 6 in. x 7 in. album leaf, written one above the other, accomplished in March
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (4,750.00 + 1,092.50) x 1 = 5,842.50
Bert Lahr portrait signed485Bert Lahr portrait signed
Bert Lahr portrait signed - Gelatin silver glossy 8 x 10 in. publicity portrait of Bert Lahr singing on stage in fur trimmed costume, trid
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Carole Lombard oversize portrait signed486Carole Lombard oversize portrait signed
Carole Lombard oversize portrait signed - Gelatin silver matte double-weight 10 ¼ in. x 13 in. (trimmed) print of Carole Lombard. Inscrib
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (850.00 + 195.50) x 1 = 1,045.50
Autograph album signed by The Beatles487Autograph album signed by The Beatles
Autograph album signed by The Beatles - Autograph album, hardcover, 32mo (4 1/8 in. x 4 ¾ in.), with rainbow colored pages. Signed in blu
Start Price : 4,000.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold for (4,000.00 + 920.00) x 1 = 4,920.00
Tarzan of the Apes inscribed and signed by Edgar Rice Burroughs488Tarzan of the Apes inscribed and signed by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan of the Apes inscribed and signed by Edgar Rice Burroughs - Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Tarzan of the Apes. Gross
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (600.00 + 138.00) x 1 = 738.00
Round By Round signed by Jack Dempsey489Round By Round signed by Jack Dempsey
Round By Round signed by Jack Dempsey - Dempsey, Jack with Myron M. Stearns. Round by Round: An Autobiography. Whittlesey
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Goldfinger by Ian Fleming First Edition490Goldfinger by Ian Fleming First Edition
Goldfinger by Ian Fleming First Edition - Fleming, Ian. Goldfinger. Jonathan Cape, London, 1959. Octavo. First B
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 253.00) x 1 = 1,353.00
Greta Garbo’s diary/apointment book documenting her arrival in America & meeting with MGM executives491Greta Garbo’s diary/apointment book documenting her arrival in America & meeting with MGM executives
Greta Garbo’s handwritten diary/apoointment book documenting her arrival in America and meeting with MGM executives on September 10-11, 1925
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (4,500.00 + 1,035.00) x 1 = 5,535.00
Of Thee I Sing 1st Edition inscribed & signed by Ira & George Gershwin with original caricature492Of Thee I Sing 1st Edition inscribed & signed by Ira & George Gershwin with original caricature
Of Thee I Sing First Edition inscribed and signed by Ira and George Gershwin with original caricature portrait - Of Thee
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold for (5,000.00 + 1,150.00) x 1 = 6,150.00
Bound for Glory First Edition inscribed and signed by Woody Guthrie493Bound for Glory First Edition inscribed and signed by Woody Guthrie
Bound for Glory First Edition inscribed and signed by Woody Guthrie - Guthrie, Woody. Bound for Glory. E. P. Dutton
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (6,000.00 + 1,380.00) x 1 = 7,380.00
Hell’s Angels signed by Howard Hughes and Jean Harlow494Hell’s Angels signed by Howard Hughes and Jean Harlow
Hell’s Angels signed by Howard Hughes and Jean Harlow - (United Artists, 1930) Hell’s Angels. Octavo. Gold and
Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimates : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,600.00 + 368.00) x 1 = 1,968.00
Lyrics, first appearance of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in book form, signed by Julia Ward Howe495Lyrics, first appearance of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in book form, signed by Julia Ward Howe
Later Lyrics, first appearance of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” in book form, signed by Julia Ward Howe - Howe,
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (650.00 + 149.50) x 1 = 799.50
Mr. Hoyle’s Games, signed by Edmund Hoyle496Mr. Hoyle’s Games, signed by Edmund Hoyle
Mr. Hoyle’s Games, signed by Edmund Hoyle - Hoyle, Edmund. Mr. Hoyle’s Games of Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess and Back-g
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (500.00 + 115.00) x 1 = 615.00
Three books signed by Helen Keller497Three books signed by Helen Keller
Three books signed by Helen Keller - Keller, Helen. Helen Keller in Scotland: A Personal Record Written by Herself, Between the
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (1,700.00 + 391.00) x 1 = 2,091.00
My Life Story by Joe Louis First Edition signed498My Life Story by Joe Louis First Edition signed
My Life Story by Joe Louis First Edition signed - Louis, Joe. My Life Story. Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 19
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (200.00 + 46.00) x 1 = 246.00
The Girl Graduate, 1917 Agnes Scott College yearbook signed by Margaret Mitchell499The Girl Graduate, 1917 Agnes Scott College yearbook signed by Margaret Mitchell
The Girl Graduate, 1917 Agnes Scott College yearbook signed by Margaret Mitchell - The Girl Graduate: Her Own Book.
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (1,300.00 + 299.00) x 1 = 1,599.00
Nearest the Pole, First Edition signed by Robert E. Peary500Nearest the Pole, First Edition signed by Robert E. Peary
Nearest the Pole, First Edition signed by Robert E. Peary - Peary, U.S.N., Robert E. Nearest the Pole: A Narrative of the
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (400.00 + 92.00) x 1 = 492.00
Main Street Merchant signed by J. C. Penney501Main Street Merchant signed by J. C. Penney
Main Street Merchant signed by J. C. Penney - Beasley, Norman. Main Street Merchant: The Story of the J. C. Penney Compa
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (200.00 + 46.00) x 1 = 246.00
Jackie Robinson signed First Edition502Jackie Robinson signed First Edition
Jackie Robinson signed First Edition - Roeder, Bill. Jackie Robinson. Most Valuable Player Series 1949. New York: A.S. Barnes and Compa
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (550.00 + 126.50) x 1 = 676.50
Mrs. Miniver signed by Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon503Mrs. Miniver signed by Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon
Mrs. Miniver signed by Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon - Struther, Jan. Mrs. Miniver. Grosset & Dunlap, New Yo
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (425.00 + 97.75) x 1 = 522.75
America, Why I Love Her signed by John Wayne504America, Why I Love Her signed by John Wayne
America, Why I Love Her signed by John Wayne - Wayne, John with Billy Liebert and John Mitchum.
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (425.00 + 97.75) x 1 = 522.75
Lon Chaney, Sr. portrait signed and inscribed to William Randolph Hearst508Lon Chaney, Sr. portrait signed and inscribed to William Randolph Hearst
Lon Chaney, Sr. portrait signed and inscribed to William Randolph Hearst - Gelatin silver matte double-weight 8 x 10 in. portrait of Lon Ch
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (2,750.00 + 632.50) x 1 = 3,382.50
Bela Lugosi portrait signed as “Count Mora” from Mark of the Vampire509Bela Lugosi portrait signed as “Count Mora” from Mark of the Vampire
Bela Lugosi portrait signed as “Count Mora” from Mark of the Vampire - Gelatin silver matte double-weight borderless 7
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (2,750.00 + 632.50) x 1 = 3,382.50
Humphrey Bogart portrait signed510Humphrey Bogart portrait signed
Humphrey Bogart portrait signed - Gelatin silver glossy 8 x 10 in. print of the young actor in suit and striped tie, inscribed at the lowe
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold for (2,250.00 + 517.50) x 1 = 2,767.50
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody portrait signed511William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody portrait signed
William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody portrait signed - Gelatin silver glossy borderless 7 3/8 x 9 ¼ in. print of the elderly Cody, h
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,800.00 + 414.00) x 1 = 2,214.00
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