RR Auction: Tom Gregory Hollywood Collection

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The Tom Gregory Collection is undoubtedly the finest assemblage of vintage Hollywood photography we have ever offered. From the silent age to the sixties, this assortment of silver screen and television legends features a who’s who of dapper leading men, glamorous starlets, and offbeat character actors. The spotlight shines behind-the-scenes as well, featuring no shortage of influential producers, infamous directors, and ingenious screenwriters. This offering not only represents many of the earliest and most important studios and operatives, but the photos curated here represent those that turned ordinary studio contract players into Hollywood stars, illustrious luminaries, and unfading legends.
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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Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle Signed Photograph8001 - Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 seated portrait of Arbuckle, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Madeline and Claude, With all my Love and sincere B
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Vilma Banky Oversized Signed Photograph8002 - Vilma Banky Oversized Signed Photograph
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Stunning vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of Banky wrapped in a fur shawl, signed and inscribed to the photographer in fountain pen, “To Ruth Har
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Theda Bara Signed Photograph8003 - Theda Bara Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 profile portrait of Bara by Melbourne Spurr of Hollywood, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To dear Mrs. Barrett,
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John Barrymore Signed Photograph8004 - John Barrymore Signed Photograph
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American stage and screen actor (1882–1942) whose rise to stardom and subsequent decline due to alcoholism became one of the legendary tragedies of Ho
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Lina Basquette Oversized Signed Photograph8005 - Lina Basquette Oversized Signed Photograph
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American actress (1907–1994) remembered for an entertainment career that spanned over seven decades. Vintage matte-finish 10.75 x 13.75 full-length po
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Chester Conklin Oversized Signed Photograph8006 - Chester Conklin Oversized Signed Photograph
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American actor (1886–1971) best known for his character roles alongside such early comic giants as Charlie Chaplin and W. C. Fields. Semi-glossy 10.25
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Jackie Coogan Signed Photograph8007 - Jackie Coogan Signed Photograph
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American actor (1914–1984) who began his movie career as a child actor in silent films, most notably alongside Charlie Chaplin in The Kid. After servi
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Sid Grauman Oversized Signed Photograph8008 - Sid Grauman Oversized Signed Photograph
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Theater owner (1879–1950) famed for his collection of hand and foot prints of movie stars. Oversized vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait of a young
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D. W. Griffith Signed Photograph8009 - D. W. Griffith Signed Photograph
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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. Exceptio
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Carl Laemmle Signed Photograph8010 - Carl Laemmle Signed Photograph
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German pioneer in American filmmaking and founder of Universal Studios (1867–1939), who, with the help of his son Carl Laemmle, Jr., produced many of
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Jesse Lasky Signed Photograph8011 - Jesse Lasky Signed Photograph
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Founder of Paramount Pictures and pioneering Hollywood producer (1880–1958). Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10.5 portrait by Campbell Studio of New York, si
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William Desmond Taylor Signed Photograph8012 - William Desmond Taylor Signed Photograph
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Prolific American director and actor (1872–1922) during the booming motion-picture industry of the 1910s and early 1920s; his unsolved murder at the a
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William Wellman Oversized Signed Photograph8013 - William Wellman Oversized Signed Photograph
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American film director (1896–1975) who helmed such classics as Wings, The Public Enemy, and the original version of A Star Is Born. Vintage matte-fini
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Adolph Zukor Signed Photograph8014 - Adolph Zukor Signed Photograph
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Pioneering American motion picture producer and executive (1873–1976) who was the founder and longtime head of Paramount Studios. Vintage matte-finish
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John Gilbert Oversized Signed Photograph8015 - John Gilbert Oversized Signed Photograph
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Vintage glossy 11 x 14 MGM publicity portrait of Gilbert by Ruth Harriet Louise, signed and inscribed in dark fountain pen, “For ‘Bert’ with my very b
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Lillian Gish Oversized Signed Photograph8016 - Lillian Gish Oversized Signed Photograph
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Vintage matte-finish 9 x 12 photo of Gish with her hands softly folded in her lap, boldly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Andrew Hoff, with
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Thomas H. Ince Oversized Signed Photograph8017 - Thomas H. Ince Oversized Signed Photograph
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Silent film star, director, producer, and screenwriter (1882–1924). Highly desirable vintage matte-finish 9.75 x 12 Spurr portrait of Ince, signed and
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Emil Jannings Signed Photograph8018 - Emil Jannings Signed Photograph
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Swiss-born German–Austrian actor and the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor (1884–1950) who is best known for his collaborations with F.
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Barbara La Marr Signed Photograph8019 - Barbara La Marr Signed Photograph
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Beautiful silent screen star and early horror actress (1896–1926) who lived an extravagant Hollywood lifestyle and died tragically young of tuberculos
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Harry Langdon Oversized Signed Photograph8020 - Harry Langdon Oversized Signed Photograph
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American actor and comedian (1884–1944) whose best work rivaled that of Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Buster Keaton; he is best remembered for th
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