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Judy Garland/Dirk Bogarde Autographed Movie Props

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Original Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 USD
Judy Garland/Dirk Bogarde Autographed Movie Props
A portion of the proceeds from all items are to be donated to The Entertainment Industry Foundation.
This is a one of a kind, Judy Garland autographed program from MGM's movie "I Could Go On Singing", Judy Garland's last film in 1963. This program comes directly from the set of the movie. A very rare unique prop to own from this screen legend.

There is a letter from the original owner to accompany prop showing provenance:

The letter states: In 1963, I played a small part in MGM's "I Could Go On Singing", which sadly turned out to be Judy Garland's last film. One of the sequences involved the characters Jenny Bowman (Judy Garland) and David Donne (Dirk Bogarde) attending a school production of "HMS Pinafore" in which their illegitimate son Matt (Gregory Phillips) was performing. The school-hall scenes were shot on location at King's College, Canterbury, England. Ronald Neame was a meticulous director. The extra players were given prop programmes to hold while seated in the audience. These programmes were produced by the MGM props department, and with extraordinary attention to detail, the text on the programmes fitted the plot of the screenplay -quite unnecessary, as they would never be seen in close-up. At the end of the two day shoot, he grabbed a programme and asked Garland and Bogarde to autograph it and it has been in his possession since then. (PB2000)