HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STARS EXTENSIVE AUTOGRAPHS & SIGNED PHOTO COLLECTION.
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Winning Bid:
$690.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #216 - Part II
Item numbers 978 through 2735 in auction 216
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Item Description
This impressive collection (featuring a total of 143 signatures) features a who's who of 1940s-1950s Hollywood, featuring three classic "Autographs" albums filled w/signatures as well as large "Photographs" scrapbook measuring 11x14" that contains photos. All were obtained by (and some were inscribed to) Flo Steingraber, who was a professional Hollywood fan, forming and serving as president for a number of celebrity fans clubs, including Nick Adams, Marilyn Maxwell, James Dean (through the official Warner Bros. publicity department) and others and was well-known among celebrities, who would visit and give interviews for her various newsletters. Many of the fan photos have been signed (43 in total), including -
Bette Davis
Charles Coburn
Perry Como
Jessica Tandy
Dick Powell
William Bendix (2)
Dale Evans
Bob Hope
Helmut Dantine
Diana Lynn
Joan Caulfield
Cecil Kellaway (w/7/8x1.5" piece out of lower right, not affecting signature/inscription)
Robert Cummings
Dorothy Morris
Dave Clark
Robert Alda
Hank Daniels
John Conte
Dave Willock
Cathy Downs
Sonny Tufts
Sydney Greenstreet
Marta Eggerth
John Carroll (3x)
John Huston
Nancy Coleman
Selena Royle
Dan Duryea

There are also many that feature facsimile signatures. Album cover has some scattered wear and several pages have comes loose over the years w/some worn edges. Fine overall. Photos show some scattered aging w/a number loose from original mounts. One or two have some corner tip wear, but o/w photos are VF/Exc.

4.75x6-1/8" red cover "Autographs" album contains total of 59 ink/pencil signatures, including -
Nat King Cole
Cyd Charisse
Dorothy Lamour (signed "Dottie")
Bing Crosby
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Jack Lemmon
Bob Hope
Shelley Winters
Peter Lawford
Charles Korvin
Ada Lynn
Jeff Chandler
Janet Blair
Scott McKay
Sam Wanamaker
Madeleine Carroll
Warren Hull
Shirley Booth
Conrad Nagel
Jayne Meadows
Wilbur Evans
Keenan Wynn
Dan Duryea
Cameron Mitchell
Mike Mazurki
Albert Dekker
Tom Pedi
Donald O'Connor
Richard Basehart
Claudia Barrett
Arthur Kennedy
Anthony Quinn
Tab Hunter
Ross Ford
Aldo Ray
Anita Louise
Audrey Totter
Larry Parks
Betty Garrett
James Brown (actor)
Patricia Neal
Kristine Miller
Joan Shawlee
Robert Cummings
Robert Horton
Barbara Ruick
Johnny Dawns
Hugh O'Brian

Cover has some handling wear/aging. Fine/VF w/Exc. pages.

First 4-1/8x5-7/8" brown "Autographs" album has ten autographs, including -
Sal Mineo
Vera Allen
Paul Douglas
Byron Palmer
Lance Fuller
George Nader
Carey Adams (aka Max Showalter)
Jeff Morrow
Betsy Blair
Cliff Robertson

Album has a few photos as well.

Second 4-1/8x5-7/8" brown "Autographs" album has 31 autographs, including -
Ray Bolger
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Marilyn Maxwell (2x)
Vaughn Monroe
Frankie Carle
Walter Pidgeon
Anne Sargent
Pat Hosley
Woody Herman
Phil Regan
Kim Hunter
Scott McKay
Jack Fisher
Dave Clark
Constance Dowling
Kent Smith
Robert Alda
Claire Trevor
Regis Toomey
Tony Martin
Mary Livingstone
Bill Callahan
Brian Donlevy
Dennis Day
Bill DeWolfe
Martha Tilton
Anne Jeffreys
Jack Fisker
Kent Smith

Cover has some handling wear/aging. Fine w/Exc. pages. Photos range in size from 2x3" to 5x7". Photos have some scattered aging/handling wear w/a few having more moderate wear (Fine) though most are VF/Exc. An instant collection, acquired by a single collector w/Hollywood connections over the years. Comes w/Hake's COA, three JSA LOAs and numerous JSA COAs.
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