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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction’s nearly four decades of business continue to grow, achieving record prices for clients around the world.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Edmund Gwenn111 - Edmund Gwenn
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Fabulous and desirable vintage matte-finish 3.25 x 5.5 photo of Gwenn in his memorable role in Miracle on 34th Street, signed in fountain pen. In fine
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Claude Jarman, Jr112 - Claude Jarman, Jr
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Vintage glossy 10 x 12.75 photo of the young actor from The Yearling, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to 1940s–1950s MGM entrance gate security o
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Paul Lucas113 - Paul Lucas
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lukas holding a cigarette, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Frenchy, with much friendship, Paul Lukas.” In very good c
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Marjorie Main114 - Marjorie Main
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Character actress (1890–1975) best known for her role as Ma Kettle. Pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen to 1940s–1950s MGM
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James Mason115 - James Mason
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Color glossy 10 x 8 Warner Bros. promotional photo for A Star Is Born, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Victor McLaglen116 - Victor McLaglen
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Matte-finish sepia 7.5 x 9.5 photo of McLaglen in a ‘doughboy-style’ military uniform and helmet, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To A Jacques,
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Paul Muni117 - Paul Muni
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Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 photo of Muni lighting a cigarette, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Ethel, with all my best wishes, Paul Muni 6/
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George O’Brien118 - George O’Brien
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of O’Brien in full western gear and holding a rope, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To ‘Frenchy’ Memories of
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Bill Robinson119 - Bill Robinson
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American entertainer (1878–1949), nicknamed ‘Bojangles,’ who was one of the best-known dancer-actors of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Vintage matte-finish 8
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Ginger Rogers120 - Ginger Rogers
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Two vintage glossy photos, both trimmed to approximately 8 x 9, signed and inscribed in green and black fountain pen respectively, one to her “Brazili
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Olive Thomas121 - Olive Thomas
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Actress, model and dancer (1894–1920) widely admired as ‘the world’s most beautiful girl,’ she died under mysterious circumstances in 1920 at the heig
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton122 - Wizard of Oz: Margaret Hamilton
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Glossy 10 x 7.5 photo, signed and inscribed in blue felt tip “Listen Jacqueline & Ted Rogers! Don’t send any photo to me! I’m sick of having tha...
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Frank Sinatra125 - Frank Sinatra
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Sinatra’s first New Jersey’s driver’s license, number 549631, 4 x 2.25, stamp-dated on the reverse, April 16, 1934, and signed at the bottom, “Francis
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Marlon Brando126 - Marlon Brando
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Uncommon DS, one page, 6 x 4, October 3, 1974. Brando’s Directors Guild of America—Producer Pension Plan beneficiary designation and personal data for
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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James Cagney127 - James Cagney
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 13, January 3, 1938. Agreement between Cagney and Warner Bros. studios canceling a prior indemnity and depository agreement, sign
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Dorothy Dandridge128 - Dorothy Dandridge
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DS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, July 26, 1957. Agreement between Dandridge and 20th Century Fox canceling a previous notice “to report to our Studio on Septe
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Peter Lawford129 - Peter Lawford
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Series of four documents, totaling thirteen sheets, 8.5 x 11, December 20, 1962. William Morris Agency contracts under which Lawford agrees to be repr
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Peter Lorre130 - Peter Lorre
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 23, 1938. Agreement between Lorre and 20th Century Fox, granting him a 12 day unpaid leave of absence and extending his
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Jayne Mansfield131 - Jayne Mansfield
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DS, one page, 8.5 x 10.5, August 2, 1957. Agreement between Mansfield and 20th Century Fox. In part: “We understand that you desire to appear on the E
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Marx Brothers132 - Marx Brothers
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DS, signed by all four brothers using their full legal signatures, three pages of a four page document, 8.5 x 11, April 6, 1962. Agreement between Gro
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Frank Sinatra133 - Frank Sinatra
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DS, nine pages, 8.5 x 13, December 6, 1955. Contract between Capitol Records and Sinatra’s Essex Productions for the recording of an album. Agreement
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Three Stooges134 - Three Stooges
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DS, signed “Moe Howard,” “Larry Fine,” and “Joe DeRita,” one page both sides, 8.5 x 14, January 17, 1959. Exclusive agency contract between the Stooge
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Gene Autry135 - Gene Autry
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DS, one page, 8.25 x 13.5, no date but circa 1940. Assignment of Canadian copyright in which Autry and Fred Rose grant the T. B. Harms Company, the ri
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz136 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
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DS, two onionskin pages, 8.5 x 11, April 1, 1957. Three-year merchandising agreement between Ball and Arnaz and Television Products Limited of London.
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Greta Garbo137 - Greta Garbo
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Uncommon bank check, 6 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and boldly signed by Garbo, payable to Leslie Allenr for $1224.00, February 27, 1970. In fin
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Chuck Connors138 - Chuck Connors
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Actor and athlete (1921–1992) best known for his role as Lucas McCain in the highly rated television series The Rifleman. Rare Californian license to
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Desi Arnaz139 - Desi Arnaz
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Large collection of receipts and invoices amassed as potential business expenses by Arnaz during 1952 and compiled as part of his 1952 federal income
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Jayne Mansfield140 - Jayne Mansfield
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Mansfield’s Republic of Venezuela-issued public entertainment registration card, 3.75 x 2.5, expiring in 1966, filled out in type and signed at the bo
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Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis, Jr141 - Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis, Jr
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Exceptional archive of material related to the production of the 1968 comedy Salt and Pepper, including a script, contracts, and production notes. The
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lucille Ball142 - Lucille Ball
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Autograph poem signed “Your Wife,” three pages, 7.5 x 11.75, November 19, 1971. Ball pens a poem to her husband, Gary Morton, for their tenth annivers
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Lucille Ball143 - Lucille Ball
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ALS signed “Your Missus,” five pages, 11 x 8, 1978. Letter to her husband, Gary Morton. In part: “I was suddenly in need of telling you how full &am...
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Vivien Leigh144 - Vivien Leigh
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ALS signed “Vivien,” one page, 5.5 x 7, personal letterhead, February 5, 1962. Letter to a friend. In part: “I am enclosing something about which I wo
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Burgess Meredith145 - Burgess Meredith
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ALS, one page, 5 x 6.25, September 15, 1994. Letter of thanks. In full: “I am just recovering from the ceremony of the ‘Burgess Meredith lane—’ which
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Katharine Hepburn146 - Katharine Hepburn
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TLS, one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, November 2, 1983. Response to a skeptical autograph collector. In full: “The signatures are not valid. Sorr
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Sal Mineo147 - Sal Mineo
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ALS signed “Sal,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 7, August 9, 1955. Letter to Rosalind Saffer, who frequently corresponded with Mineo. In p
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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John Wayne148 - John Wayne
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TLS, one page, 6 x 8, personal letterhead, April 5, 1976. Letter to Cindy Adams. In part: “Nothing would please me more than to be able to give you an
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W. C. Fields149 - W. C. Fields
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TLS, one page, 8 x 10, personal letterhead, February 10, 1936. Letter to Mr. Winslow. In full: “With due ceremony, I extend my hand in thanks and gree
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Edmund Gwenn150 - Edmund Gwenn
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British-born character actor (1877–1959) who won the Academy Award for his supporting role as Kris Kringle in the holiday classic, Miracle on 34th Str
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Sooky151 - Sooky
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Souvenir cast sheet for Academy Award–winning director Norman Taurog’s 1931 film Sooky, 8.5 x 11, signed by 13 members of the cast and crew, including
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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East of Eden152 - East of Eden
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Collection of three items consisting of: a 1954 document signed by Julie Harris agreeing to make herself available to the Warner Bros. publicity depar
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Return to Oz: Liza Minnelli153 - Return to Oz: Liza Minnelli
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Minnelli’s personal copy of a draft script to the 1971 animated film originally titled “Return to the Land of Oz,” and later renamed Journey Back to O
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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MGM Security Officer Collection154 - MGM Security Officer Collection
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Very nice collection of items originally belonging to former MGM front gate security officer Bill Ludlow. Items include signed photos, signed and unsi
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Ziegfeld Follies155 - Ziegfeld Follies
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Large collection of items related to the Ziegfeld Follies, consisting primarily of signed and unsigned photos, as well as some other various ephemera.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Alfred Hitchcock157 - Alfred Hitchcock
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TLS signed “Alfred J. Hitchcock,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, Paramount Pictures Corporation letterhead, September 20, 1957. Letter to Albert Haas. In part:
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Alfred Hitchcock158 - Alfred Hitchcock
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Pearl-finish 9 x 14 photo of the director seated in his library, signed and inscribed in white artist’s pencil, “To Jim Wiggins from Alfred Hitchcock.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Alfred Hitchcock159 - Alfred Hitchcock
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Promotional 45 rpm record of the ‘Theme of Alfred Hitchcock Presents,’ by Stanley Wilson and his Orchestra, issued by Sunset Records, signed on the la
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Gone With the Wind: Margaret Mitchell160 - Gone With the Wind: Margaret Mitchell
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Amazing Gone With the Wind-era collection of correspondence between author Margaret Mitchell and a Philadelphia admirer, along with printed interviews
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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D. W. Griffith161 - D. W. Griffith
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Trailblazing filmmaker (1875–1948) who directed a number of important early classics, including Intolerance and the iconic Birth of a Nation. Scarce s
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Mervyn LeRoy162 - Mervyn LeRoy
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Oscar-winning American director (1900–1987) of such classics as I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang and The Bad Seed and producer of The Wizard of Oz. U
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Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg163 - Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg
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Two Louis B. Mayer Studio checks: one filled out in type and signed by Mayer, payable to Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry Co., for $429.50, dated ...
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