Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 71

The Manuscripts, Collectibles & Space Auction

Entertainment

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 260		Ball, Lucille. Beautiful 9¼ x 7½" photograph of a young Lucille Ball inscribed and signed, "Best and Cheers / Lucille Ball" in red marker. Large inscription and signature. Matted with a name plaque and beautifull framed to an overall size of 19¼ x 14¼". Ball (1911-1989) began as a Broadway chorus girl, than starred in "B" movies, before becoming an American icon with her popular tv show "I Love Lucy," in which she starred with her husband, Desi Arnaz. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Realized $120
Lot 261		Ball, Lucille and Desi Arnaz. Four checks, two each signed "Lucille Ball Arnaz" and "Desi Arnaz." Her checks are dated 1954 and 1960 and written to Mrs. Cotter and The Salvation Army. His checks are dated 1953 and 1954 and are made out to Bullock's Downtown and to himself. Lucy and Desi were married from 1940 to 1960 and appeared together in "I Love Lucy" (1951-1957) and "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" (1957-1960). Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $300
Lot 262		Barnum, P.T. Struggles and Triumphs or Sixty Years' Recollections of P.T. Barnum including golden rules for money-marking. Illustrated and brought up to 1889, written by himself. Inscribed "To Paul of Thumb "The Noblest" P.T. Barnum." Also includes carte-de-visite of Mr. and Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb with P.T. Barnum behind. Overall Fine with the binding slightly loose. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $246
Lot 263		Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Internationally reknowned French stage and film actress. Cabinet photo by Reutlinger signed and dated (1915), 4¼ 6½". The dramatic pose has a few specks in the background, else fine. Estimated Value $350 - 650. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 264		Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, and Dave Clark. Sheet Music for "Don't Fence Me In" by Cole Porter, from the 1944 Warner Bros. movie Hollywood Canteen, a 1944 Warner Bros. Based on the real Hollywood Canteen, a free entertainment club for servicemen created by Bette Davis and John Garfield during World War II. Many stars had cameo roles as themselves in the film, which received three Academy Award nominations. Some wear and toning but boldly signed on the cover by Davis, Stanwyck, and Clark. With sheet music for "Old Acquaintance," signed by Bette Davis on the cover. From the eponymous 1943 movie, starring Davis and Miriam Hopkins. Very good. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 265		Bogart, Humphrey - Signed Photo and Dressing Room Medallion. Photograph signed diagonally in the lower right corner, 9¼ x 7½". Bogart leans back in a chair, holding a pump shotgun. With a brass circular medallion, 2" in diameter, which is engraved "H. Bogart / Dressing Room / 8A" and hangs from a red cord attached to an S hook and a metal ring. Both items are matted with a name plaque and very attractively framed to an overall size of 19¼ x 18". A spectacular Bogart lot. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 266		Brando, Marlon. Photo Signed in red marker, "Virgil / Regards / Marlon Brando," 8 x 10". A 1976 United Artists promotional photo for the movie "The Missouri Breaks" showing Brando in his role as Lee Clayton. The photo is stamped "Original" on the back." Virgil Frye, to whom the photo is inscribed, played the role of Woody in the movie and was a pal of Brando's. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 267		Cantor, Eddie (1892-1964) Born Edward Israel Iskowitz. American comedian who began his career in vaudeville and burlesque, including the Ziegfeld Follies (1917-19). He performed in musical comedies and films, on the radio (1931-39) and on television (1950-53). Archive of eleven Typed Letters Signed from Cantor to famed columnist Walter Winchell (1897-72), nine on Cantor's personal letterhead, and all written between April 24, 1933 and Sept. 14, 1964. Although in poor health the last 20 years of his life, Cantor continued working for numerous charitable organizations and periodicially sent Winchell brief letters, thank you's and updates on himself and the various non-profit organiations with which he was involved, including the Boy's Camp and the Jewish Theatricak Guild of America. Winchell penned a holograph note on one of the letters. Accompanied by two 8 x 10" photos (by Otto Rothschild) of Cantor, Winchell, and Red Skelton with press blurbs on verso. Overall fine condition. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $690
Lot 268		Crawford, Joan. Photo boldly signed and inscribed, "To Bill Ward and Family - Best wishes from Joan Crawford," in black marker, 8 x 10". Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 269		Davis, Bette. Sepia-toned 14 x 11" photograph of a young Bette Davis inscribed and signed in green ink, "For Helen …from Bette Davis." Helen's last name is illegible (possibly Palmer) because it is written on the dark portion of Miss Davis' dress. Diagonal creasing in lower right corner, affecting the crook of her left elbow, and some light creasing at left margin and top, lightly touching her hair and one lightly visible crease on her lower forehead and right eyebrow. Photographer's imprint on the reverse has almost completely faded. Still a beautiful photograph and boldly signed. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Unsold
Lot 270		Davis, Bette. Autograph Letter Signed on personal stationery, one page, 9 x 6", no place, no date (the envelope is postmarked New York, Jan. 15, 1953. To Rosalie Miller, in New York City, "How wonderful of you to write such encouraging things to me about my appearance in 'Two's Company.' I am truly grateful. Reviews can hurt - and did - that is only as it should be - letters such as yours help. Many thanks. Bette Davis. With the original transmittal envelope, addressed by Miss Davis. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $96
Lot 271		Davis, Bette. Autograph Letter Signed, 2 pages, on stationery from The Lombardy, New York, no date (the letter is postmarked 24 MAR 1980). To Helen Rayburn, wife of radio and television personality Gene Rayburn, who hosted the popular American television game show Match Game for over two decades. Miss Davis writes: "Dear Helen Rayburn, Agreed - your husband is adorable. So are you to invite me to Sandtree. I hope one day I will have this pleasure. I am returning to Cal.!! next week. Will put your Osterville address in my 'little red book'….As to 'nothing to do. I am a country woman. The days aren't long enough for what a home like yours offers. Again my deep thanks. Bette Davis." Matted with the original transmittal envelope, which is addressed in Miss Davis' hand. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 272		Duse, Eleanor (1858-1924) Internationally acclaimed Italian actress; referred to as Duse. Cabinet photo by Bart, Paris, signed and inscribed to a fan., 6½ x 4¼". The purple ink is smeared, else fine. Estimated Value $200 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 273		Fairbanks, Douglas & Mary Pickford. Two large sepia-toned photographs, both signed and inscribed to Messrs. Cragen and Pike and dated 1929. Fairbanks' photo is 12¾ x 9½" and Pickford's is 13½ x 10½"; some loss of emulsion at far left edge of Pickford's photo, not affecting image. Ink on both photos is faded, but the photos are lovely. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details	Unsold
Lot 274		Gable, Clark. Canary-colored check signed "Clark Gable" and dated May 22, 1945. Written on the Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles and paid to Harriet Williams for $35.00. Cancellation perforations and stamp touch the signature. Accompanied by two photos: one of Gable as Rhett Butler with Belle, the madam in Gone With the Wind and the other of Gable in a cowboy hat. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $90
Lot 275		Gardner, Erle Stanley (1889-1970) Lawyer and author of detective stories; best known for the Perry Mason series. Large signature on a 3½ x 6¼" card, for Richard Madigan, Feb. 3, 1954. With a letter from Mr. Gardner's secretary on his personal letterhead enclosing the card. Fine. Estimated Value $50 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 276		[Gone With the Wind] Signatures of Eight Actors. Signatures on separate album leaves or cards of eight actors who appeared in Gone With the Wind: Butterfly McQueen, who played Prissy; Thomas Mitchell, who played Scarlett's father, Gerald O'Hara (his signature is on a 1½ x 4" triangular piece of paper); Olivia de Havilland, who played Melanie; Evelyn Keyes, who played Scarlett's younger sister Suellen; Fred Crane, who played Brent Tarleton (7 separate signatures); Rand Brooks, who played Charles Hamilton; Ann Rutherford, who played Scarlett's younger sister Carreen; and Mary Anderson, who played Maybelle Meriweather (4 separate signatures). Reverse sides of the album pages have signatures of other actors. Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 277		Hepburn, Katharine. 8 x 10" publicity photo signed in black ink across Miss Hepburn's light jacket. With a one-page letter on her personal letterhead, "Katharine Houghton Hepburn," dated "III-I-83." To Herb Spreckman, thanking him for his nice letter and regretting that she does not send signed photographs, signed in black ink. Also, an unsigned, sultry photo of the young Hepburn. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 278		Hope, Bob. Sepia-toned 7 x 5" photo of the young Bob Hope inscribed and signed, "'Thanks for the Memory' Bob Hope." Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $114
Lot 279		Laemmle, Carla. American actress and niece of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle. She entered films in 1925 playing an uncredited role as a ballet dancer in the original silent film version of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) and a small role in the early talkie version of Dracula (1931). Five 8 x 10" photographic prints of the 1931 Dracula poster, each signed in silver marker by Carla Laemmle. With two prints from the 1925 The Phantom of the Opera, each signed in silver marker by Laemmle. With eight snapshots showing Miss Laemmle at an autograph show where she signed the prints. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $43
Lot 280		Laurel and Hardy. Sepia-toned 10 x 7" photograph signed "Stan Laurel" and "Oliver Hardy"; an inscription "Hello Alice!" seems to be written in another hand and is written above another name (Elise?). Laurel and Hardy signed in black ink, which has faded some over the years but is of medium boldness. In the photo, Laurel is sticking his finger in Hardy's eye. The popular comedy team made over 100 films together from the 1920s through the 1940s. Matted with a name plaque and attractively framed to an overall size of 19 x 14". A great display piece. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $456
Lot 281		Lobby Cards Signed by Loretta Young, Janet Leigh, and Jack Lemmon (1) Lobby card for the 1941 movie "Bedtime Story" signed "Best Wishes, Loretta Young"; the movie co-starred Fredric March. (2) Lobby Card (60/219) for the 1960 Hitchcock film "Psycho" signed "Janet Leigh"; co-starring Anthony Perkins as the "psycho." (3) Lobby card (63/200)for the 1963 Billy Wilder movie "Irma La Douce" signed and inscribed, "to Pam--Sincerely, Jack Lemmon"; co-starring Shirley MacLaine. All three cards are 11 x 14". Estimated Value $300 - 500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 282		Lucy and Ethel. Two photographs, an 8 x 10" of Lucy, inscribed and signed "Thanks, Bill, for your good wishes Lucille Ball"; the other is a 5 x 7" inscribed and signed "Sincerely - Vivian Vance." Vance's signature in red ball point has faded but is still legible. She, of course, played Lucy and Desi's landlady and friend in the top-rated sitcom "I Love Lucy," which ran from 1951-57, and as Vivian Bagley on "The Lucy Show" (1962-65). Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $197
Lot 283		Montez, Lola (1821-1861) Stage name of Irish dancer and actress Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, who was made Countess of Landsfeld by King Ludwig I of Bavaria, one of her lovers (Franz Liszt was another). From 1851 the "Spanish dancer" lived most of the rest of her life in the United States. Autograph Letter Signed, 3 x 7", n.p., n.d. In French: "My dear Monsieur Miguel I came to see you and you weren't there. If you can come to my place tomorrow at 11, I have things to talk about with you. A thousand hellos. Lola Montéz." Estimated Value $500 - 700. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $552
Lot 284		Sinatra, Frank. Color photo signed in silver ink, 9½ x 7½". A smiling photo with arms folded. Matted with an invitation from Caesars Palace to "a loving tribute to Frank Sinatra on the occasion of his fortieth year in show business." The black tie affaire took place on December 12, 1979. Handsomely framed to an overall size of 16½ x 22½". Very fine. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 285		Sinatra, Frank. 10 x 8" Photograph Signed in black ink, "Frank Sinatra." An inscription to Phil and Flo is in a different hand. The photo is by James Kriegsmann, New York, and is a head and shoulders portrait of a young Sinatra. The photo has a small tear in the upper left corner and a few small creases; staple marks in lower corners. Matted to 14 x 11". Estimated Value $500-UP. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 286		Stewart, Jimmy. 8 x 10" photo inscribed and signed, "Best Wishes to Tom Rork from Jimmy Stewart." Slight waviness at margins. A distinguished bust shot of the popular actor known for playing decent, idealistic, small-town Americans. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 287		Taylor, Robert. Gorgeous 13¼ x 10¼" photograph inscribed and signed, "To J. Jesus Coria -- Best wishes and many thanks --your friend--Robert Taylor 6/17/36." Written in dark ink on Taylor's jacket. Stamp on reverse of Ted Allen, who was the MGM studio photographer before Lazlo Willinger, who replaced him in the late 1930s. The photo has several small edge tears and creases, not affecting the image. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 288		The Three Stooges. 4¼ x 2" slip of paper on which Moe has written "Moe / 3 Stooges" in pencil while Curly and Larry have signed their first names in ink. With an 8 x 10" photo of the comic trio. Estimated Value $600 - 800. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 289		Wayne, John. Typed Letter Signed by John Wayne, the star of the movie "Sands of Iwo Jima," on Republic Productions, Inc. letterhead, North Hollywood, California, Sept. 12, 1949. To Pfc. Joseph Moreno Jr., 1st Tank Battalion, Camp Joseph H. Pendleton, Oceanside, California, thanking him and the men of the First Marine Division "for your part in helping us make "Sands of Iwo Jima" a picture we feel you, as well as the entire Marine Corps, will be proud of." Also signed by J.E. Grainger, the producer, and Allan Dwan, the director. Wayne's signature is large and signed in black ink. With the original envelope to Pfc. Moreno. Accompanied by a 17 x 11" poster and an 8 x 5" postcard with a scene from the movie. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $840
Lot 290		Wayne, John. Large signature on a leaf from an autograph album, 4½ x 6", no place, no date (c. 1940s). Actor, singer, songwriter, and producer Georgie Jessel signed on the other side. Accompanied by an 8 x 10" color photo of Wayne. Estimated Value $400 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $240
Lot 291		Weissmuller, Johnny. 13 x 10" photograph of the Olympic champion who went on to play Tarzan of the Jungle in some 20 films, inscribed and signed "To my Friend J. Jesus Coria from Johnny Weissmuller" in black ink. A waist-up portrait in a white turleneck, leaning on his forearms. Numerous light creases; ink is uneven but stronger in the signature. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $66
Lot 292		Wells, Orson. Legal document from the Treasury Department of the Internal Revenue Service signed by Orson Welles on 12-14-49 as the "Taxpayer." The one-page document is titled "Consent Fixing Period of Limitation Upon Assessment of Income and Profits Tax." Welles, "a taxpayer…of Beverly Hills, California" agrees that "the amount of any income, excess-profits, or war-profits taxes due…for the taxable year ended December 31, 1945…may be assessed at any time on or before June 30, 1951…." The document is also signed by the IRS commissioner. Files holes and faint stamp at top. Welles signed in black ink. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 293		[The Wizard of Oz] Judy Garland and Five Other Actors]. Signatures on separate, toned album leaves unless noted: Judy Garland, who played Dorothy; Ray Bolger, who played the Scarecrow and Kansas farmworker Hunk (2 signatures, one on an album leaf and one on 1¾ x 4½" paper); Jack Haley, who played the Tin Man; Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion and Kansas farmworker Zeke (on 1" x 3¼" paper); Billie Burke, who played Glinda the Good Witch; and Frank Morgan, who played the Wizard of Oz and four other characters: the carnival huckster "Professor Marvel," the gatekeeper of the Emerald City, the driver of the carriage drawn by 'The Horse of a Different Color,' the armed guard leading to the Wizard's hall, and the apparition of the Wizard as a monstrous disembodied Head (2 separate album pages with his signature, one in pencil and one in ink). Reverse sides of album pages have signatures of minor actors not associated with Oz. Estimated Value $800 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 294		Marilyn Monroe Calender. This famous 1955 calender is in mint condition. The image measures 8" x 10" and the calender 10" x 17". Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600