JAMES DEAN MEMORIAL PLATE.
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Winning Bid:
$431.25
Bids:
8
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #184 - Part II
Item numbers 953 through 2651 in auction 184
Value Code:
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Item Description
10" dia. plate produced c. 1955 by Damar Products Inc. Produced after Dean's early death. Has large facial image of him w/simulated signature in center of plate. Band runs around edge of plate w/four smaller facial images of him at varying times during his life. Four blurbs read "Vital Statistics, Talented Sportsman, Professional Career," and lists some of his other hobbies. He is pictured doing various activities in this band as well. Back of plate reads "No Actor In His Time Has Ever Had The Dramatic And Lasting Effect That James Byron Dean's Untimely Death Has Left On The American People. An Intense Young Man Who Easily Mastered All That Interested Him, In Three Starring Roles, He Won The Plaudits Of Millions Of Movie Fans And Was Acclaimed By Critics As The Greatest Acting Find In Years. Giant, The Title Of His Last Film, Is A Befitting Description Of James Dean-A True Giant Among Men." Plate comes w/original box and is N. Mint.
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