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Van Johnson Personal Family Album Photos With Famous Stars

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Original Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
Van Johnson Personal Family Album Photos With Famous Stars
Van Johnson Personal Family Album Photos With Famous Stars - It is rare to get such a intimate glimpse into the world of Hollywood in its heyday. When there was true glamour, real stars, and all that magic that has sadly faded away. From the private collection of Hollywood star Van Johnson, comes this set of actual original scrap book pages from his many family photo albums representing some of the great moments in his life. Having been best friends with fellow actor Keenan Wynn, Van ended up courting, then marrying Kennan's wife, Evie. Remarkably they all stayed friend (there were children involved), and their parties, at their home in Beverly Hills, and around the world were legendary. They seemed to know everyone who was anyone, and in turn the famous loved to be a part of their world. These pages are the actual album pages from the Johnson family albums. They show never before seen candid pictures of party guests at the Johnson house and around the world, such as Sophia Loren, Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Bob Cummings, Rosaline Russell, Charles Boyer, Peter Lawford, Charlie Chaplin, Steve McQueen, Merle Oberon, Barbara Stanwyck, Loretta Young, Ricardo Montalban and his beloved wife Georgiana Young, and Ronald Reagan, plus Van Johnson with various stars including signing Elizabeth Taylor's leg cast and on the set of their movie "The Last Time I Saw Paris". Also included are gatherings at Hearst's San Simeon, as well as early photos of Kennan Wynn with Evie at their home, on the set at MGM, and on their travels, and family photos with their children. There are 25 original personal photos in all. They come directly from Van Johnson's personal collection, and includes a Letter of Provenience from the Johnson’s daughter, Schuyler Johnson along with a copy of her famous controversial cover story article “My Life As A Hollywood Princess”, about her trials and tribulations growing up in Beverly Hills with a superstar father and extended “family” with some of the most famous celebrities in the world.