ENTERTAINMENT: Grock (1880-1959) Swiss Clown. Vintage signed postcard photograph showing him in a head and shoulders pose in costume. Signed (`Sans blaque! Grock`) in fountain pen ink to a light area of the image; Robert Woolsey (1888-1938) American Film Comedian. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Woolsey seated in a full length pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to the large upper white border. Woolsey has incorporated a self caricature within his signature. Together with an autograph album containing over 30 signatures by various musicians, singers and entertainers etc., including Isobel Baillie, Thomas Beecham, Vic Oliver, Dennis Noble, Mark Hambourg, Ivor Newton, Valerie Hobson, John Barbirolli etc. Some signatures appear on programmes laid down to pages, others on clipped pieces laid down, and many are in pencil and some pages are multiple signed. FR to VG, 2 + album
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COWARD NOEL: (1899-1973) English Actor & Playwright, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed postcard photograph, an early image of the youthful Coward in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink across a clear area of the image and dated New Theatre, 6th August 1920 in his hand. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG The photograph is signed and dated by Coward at the time he appeared in his own play I`ll Leave It to You, the first West End production of one of his plays. The New Theatre (later the Albery Theatre) was renamed the Noel Coward Theatre in his honour in 2006.
LEIGH VIVIEN: (1913-1967) English Actress, Academy Award winner. Signed 8vo theatre programme for a performance of The Skin of Our Teeth at the Phoenix Theatre, London, in which Leigh starred in the role of Sabina. Signed by the actress in bold blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to the inside cast list. Together with a small selection of similar theatre programmes signed by other actors including Robert Donat, Flora Robson, Edith Evans, John Gielgud etc., most multiple signed and some in pencil, and also including a vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9.5 photograph by Maurice Chevalier, 1954 (some heavy creasing). Some light overall age wear, G, 8
ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of signed programmes by various entertainers and actors etc., including Rock Hudson, Rudolf Nureyev, Joan Plowright, Frank Finlay, Terence Stamp, Adam Faith, Michael Jayston, Martin Shaw, Michael Crawford, Brian Blessed, Steve Alder, Simon Ward, Lee Remick, Keir Dullea, Paul Jones, James Bolam, George Chakiris, Simon Williams, Gerald Harper, Tom Bell, Ian McKellen, John Curry, Charles Aznavour, Sacha Distel etc. Most of the programmes are 8vo, a few 4to, and are for various 1970s West End shows including Jesus Christ Superstar, The Rocky Horror Show, Dracula, Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, King Lear, Gigi etc. The majority are signed to the inside photo pages or cast lists. Some light overall age wear, G to VG, 33
DEMILLE CECIL B.: (1881-1959) American Film Director, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed sepia 7 x 9 photograph depicting DeMille standing in a three quarter length pose holding a script in one hand. Photograph by Hartsook of Los Angeles. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image. VG
FORD JOHN: (1894-1973) American Film Director, Academy Award winner. Signed 9.5 x 7.5 photograph of Ford seated in a full length pose in his directors chair smoking a cigar. Captured on the set of Young Cassidy (1965), Ford is surrounded by various crew members and equipment. Signed (`John Ford`) in blue ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Scarce. VG Ford initially directed Young Cassidy although fell ill three weeks into production and was replaced by Jack Cardiff.
HITCHCOCK ALFRED: (1899-1980) British Film Director. Fountain pen ink signature on the verso of a colour picture postcard depicting a United Airlines Caravelle aircraft in flight. Hitchcock has added his familiar self caricature alongside his signature. The signature and caricature are slightly faded although completely legible. Some very light age wear and a couple of minor stains, not affecting the signature or caricature, G
LEAN DAVID: (1908-1991) English Film Director, Academy Award winner. Signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph of Lean in a head and shoulders pose, standing outdoors on location in County Kerry, Ireland during the filming of Ryan`s Daughter (1970). Signed in black ink across a clear area of the image and dated 1990 in his hand. Some slight creasing to one corner and light surface bends. Minor show through from the printed caption to the verso. About VG
FILM DIRECTORS: Small selection of signed photographs comprising Bernardo Bertolucci signed 10 x 8 photograph showing him on the set of The Last Emperor, the film for which he won an Academy Award. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the image; Roman Polanski signed colour 7.5 x 12 photograph showing him in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image and dated Vienna, 1998 in his hand; Istvan Szabo signed colour 7 x 5 photograph depicting the director in a half length pose. Signed in black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. EX, 3
VALENTINO RUDOLPH: (1895-1926) Italian Actor and Sex Symbol. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 7 x 9 photograph of Valentino in a head and shoulders pose wearing a bowtie and sweater. Photograph by Henry Waxman. Signed in bold, dark fountain pen ink across a light area of the image, `To Irving W Lindler, very sincerely, Rudolph Valentino`. Rare. Neatly mounted and very slightly trimmed, otherwise VG
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[VALENTINO RUDOLPH]: (1895-1926) Italian Actor and Sex Symbol. A silver coloured metal cigarette case with a machine turned art deco design, stamped with the initials R V G to a small square at the front and previously belonging to Valentino. With small hallmark (800 RH) to the inside. Some light overall tarnishing and minor age wear, about VG Valentino`s surname at birth was Guglielmi.
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[VALENTINO RUDOLPH]: (1895-1926) Italian Actor and Sex Symbol. A hand brush featuring a silver coloured metal top with an attractive relief design featuring a cherub and young lady encircled by roses, engraved Rodolfo 6 May 1922 to a panel at the centre. Previously belonging to Rudolph Valentino. Some very light tarnishing and minor age wear, about VG
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[VALENTINO RUDOLPH]: (1895-1926) Italian Actor and Sex Symbol. A white pique cotton and linen waistcoat, featuring three small pockets and five mother of pearl buttons, previously belonging to Rudolph Valentino. Accompanied by a small photograph of the actor wearing what appears to be the same waistcoat beneath a dark suit and a typed letter of authenticity signed by Peter Boutin of Walt Disney Attractions Inc. Some light staining and minor age wear, G
BOW CLARA: (1905-1965) American Actress. Vintage signed sepia 3 x 4 photograph, an engaging head and shoulders study of the smiling actress. Signed in dark fountain pen ink with her name alone across a light area of the image. Professionally matted in blue and green and framed and glazed in a wooden frame to an overall size of 7 x 8.5. One very slight corner crease, otherwise VG
BONANZA: Vintage signed 6 x 7.5 photograph by both Dan Blocker (Hoss Cartwright) and Lorne Greene (Ben Cartwright) individually, the composite image featuring portraits of the two cast members of the American Western television series alongside two other images Cartwright family members. Signed by both Blocker and Greene in turquoise fountain pen ink with their names alone to light areas of their images. Autographs of Blocker are rare following his sudden death at the age of 43. EX
GRANT CARY: (1904-1986) English Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed colour postcard photograph, an early profile head and shoulders study of the young actor wearing a white uniform in costume from one of his films. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone across a light area of the image. About VG
CAGNEY JAMES: (1899-1986) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 5 x 7 photograph of Cagney seated in a half length pose. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image. Some very light, minor surface creasing, otherwise VG
TRACY SPENCER: (1900-1967) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9.5 photograph, an appealing image of the actor standing outdoors in a full length pose wearing an overcoat. In the background the Colosseum in Rome can be seen. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the background at the head of the image and dated 1951 in his hand. VG
WELLES ORSON: (1915-1985) American Actor & Film Director, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, an excellent head and shoulders study of the young Welles. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the background. One very slight, minor surface crease to a dark area of the image, otherwise about EX
WAYNE JOHN: (1907-1979) American Actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Wayne in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink across a light area of the image, `Good Luck Lita, John Wayne`. Some very light, extremely minor mottling to the image, VG
CRAWFORD BRODERICK: (1911-1986) American Actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1949 for his role as Willie Stark in All The King`s Men. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Crawford in a head and shoulders pose wearing a dark suit and patterned tie. The actor smiles warmly as he leans slightly towards the camera. Signed in turquoise fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. Scarce. VG
HEPBURN KATHARINE: (1907-2003) American Actress, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Hepburn standing in a half length pose. Signed (`Katharine Hepburn`) in dark fountain pen ink with her name alone across a light area of the image. Scarce in this form. A small tear just touches the image at the left edge. Some corner creasing and light surface creasing, about G
HAYWARD SUSAN: (1917-1975) American Actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1958 for her role as Barbara Graham in I Want to Live! Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, an engaging head and shoulders study of the dark haired actress wearing a plain black shoulderless gown. Hayward smiles warmly as she looks directly towards the camera. The original 1955 publicity portrait issued for the film I`ll Cry Tomorrow in which Hayward starred as Lillian Roth, a role for which she gained Best Actress Academy Award nomination in 1956. Signed in bold blue fountain pen across a light area at the centre of the image. Very detailed pencil notes in the hand of the collector to the verso indicate that the signature was obtained in person at the Sheraton-Carleton Hotel on 16th May 1959. A few extremely light, minor corner creases, VG
HEPBURN AUDREY: (1929-1993) Belgian-born Actress, Academy Award winner. Signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, an engaging study of the attractive dark haired actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink to a light area at the base of the image, `To Paul, best wishes, Audrey Hepburn`. EX
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS: Selection of signed album pages, cards etc., by various Oscar winning actors and actresses including Maximilian Schell, Paul Muni, Rex Harrison, David Niven, Walter Huston, Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Victor McLaglen (2), Michael Caine, Fay Bainter, Shirley Booth, Ginger Rogers, Luise Rainer, Laurence Olivier, Barry Fitzgerald, Dorothy Malone etc. Some light age wear, generally G to about VG, 22
THREE STOOGES THE: Vintage signed and inscribed 10 x 8 photograph by each of The Three Stooges individually, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard and Larry Fine. The image depicts the three comedians in a typically zany half length group pose. Signed by each with their first names only to light areas of the image. Together with a selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller, a few magazine photographs etc. (most vintage) by various other film stars including Bette Davis (2), Ginger Rogers (2), Norma Shearer, Anna Neagle, Dan Duryea, George Nader etc. Some slight corner creasing and other faults, a few FR, generally G to VG, 14
ABBOTT BUD (1895-1974) & COSTELLO LOU (1906-1959) American Film Comedians. Blue ink signatures by both Bud Abbott and Lou Costello individually to a clear area of the inside of an 8vo printed menu card from the Savoy Hotel, 29th June 1950. Some very light, minor staining to the outer covers, otherwise about VG
ABBOTT BUD (1895-1974) & COSTELLO LOU (1906-1959) American Film Comedians. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph by both Bud Abbott and Lou Costello individually, the image showing the duo in a head and shoulders pose together. A printed caption beneath the image promotes their film Abbott & Costello Go To Mars. Signed by Abbott with his name alone in bold blue fountain pen ink and signed and inscribed by Costello in blue ink, both to clear areas of the image. Some very light, minor smudging to Costello`s signature. VG
ABBOTT BUD: (1895-1974) American Film Comedian. Vintage signed postcard photograph showing Abbott in a head and shoulders pose alongside Lou Costello. To the lower white border a printed caption promotes the film Abbott & Costello Go to Mars. Signed by Abbott in blue ink with his name alone to a clear area at the head of the image. Also bearing a secretarial signature of Lou Costello. Together with an identical postcard photograph inscribed in bold blue fountain pen ink in an unidentified hand, `To "Johnny", Your Pals`. One very light, extremely minor stain to the upper left corner of the signed photograph, otherwise VG, 2
CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977) English Film Comedian, Academy Award winner. Black ink signature (`Charles Chaplin`) on a clear portion of the table plan to the verso of a printed 8vo list of guests for a Foyles Luncheon in honour of Noel Coward to mark the publication of his biography A Talent to Amuse by Sheridan Morley, at the Dorchester, Park Lane, London, 19th November 1969. Also signed in blue ink by Sheridan Morley and the Chairman of the luncheon, actress Moira Lister alongside Chaplin`s signature. Some very light age wear and extremely minor staining, otherwise VG
LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957) English and American Film Comedians. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph by both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy individually, the image depicting the duo in a characteristic head and shoulders pose wearing their bowler hats. Signed by both in bold blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border and inscribed in Laurel`s hand to a light area of the image. Very slightly trimmed to the left and right edges, not affecting the signatures, G
LAUREL STAN (1890-1965) & HARDY OLIVER (1892-1957) English and American Film Comedians. Vintage signed and inscribed postcard photograph by both Laurel and Hardy individually, the image depicting the duo in a characteristic head and shoulders pose wearing their bowler hats. Signed by both in bold blue fountain pen ink to the lower white border. Inscribed (`Hello John!`) by Laurel to a clear area of the image. Some very light, extremely minor staining, otherwise VG
COOPER TOMMY: (1921-1984) British Comedian & Magician. Two colour 1.5 x 2 adhesive stamps, each featuring identical caricatures of Cooper wearing his red fez and both signed by Cooper in blue ink to light areas. Affixed alongside each other to a portion of a page removed from an autograph album. Together with a small, miscellaneous selection of other signed pieces and cards including Ray Milland, Hughie Green, Henry Cooper, Montgomery of Alamein etc. Some age wear and minor faults, FR, 6
NOT THE NINE O`CLOCK NEWS: An 8vo sheet of printed stationery from the British Broadcasting Corporation at Television Centre, Wood Lane, London, individually signed by the four cast members of the comedy sketch show Not the Nine O`Clock News, Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson. Scarce. Some very light, extremely minor creasing, VG
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing over 60 signatures by various entertainers including Louis Armstrong (good example, dated 20th September 1932 in his hand), Duke Ellington, George Formby, Flotsam & Jetsam (with self caricature), Will Hay (alongside caricature), Gracie Fields, Jimmy Nervo & Teddy Knox, Max Miller, Gertie Gitana, Nellie Wallace, Tallulah Bankhead (some smudging), Sophie Tucker, Anna May Wong, Pola Negri (in pencil), Georgie Wood, Leslie Hutchinson etc. Some light age wear, generally VG
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A good autograph album containing over 50 signatures by various film stars, entertainers and a few other famous individuals including Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, Merle Oberon, Robert Montgomery, George Raft, Wallace Beery, Wesley Ruggles, Van Johnson, Mae West, Margaret Sullavan, Jennifer Jones, Alexis Smith, David Niven, Cornel Wilde, Norma Shearer, June Havoc, Eddie Cantor, Gregory Peck, Rosalind Russell, John Mills, Noel Coward, Pat O`Brien, Walter Pidgeon, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Loretta Young, Kaye Don, Joe Louis, B. L. Montgomery, Terence Rattigan etc. All collected by the vendor`s Uncle, an Executive chef on the Cunard Line. A few signatures in pencil, however most are good examples on individual pages. Some light age wear and minor staining to a few pages, G
ACTORS: A good selection of signed album pages, cards etc., by various film actors including Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Percy Kilbride, Walter Abel, Smiley Burnette, Richard Barthelmess, Pat O`Brien, Duncan Renaldo, Lloyd Bridges, Melville Cooper, Leo G. Carroll, Jean Marais, Robert Mitchum, Chester Morris, Rod Steiger, Eddie Cantor, Louis Hayward, Ricardo Cortez, Cantinflas, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Stack, Ralph Meeker, Billy Halop, Gabby Hayes, John Saxon, Burgess Meredith, Henry Hull, Vincent Price, Van Johnson, Quentin Crisp, George Peppard etc. Some light age wear, generally G to about VG, 59
ACTRESSES: A good selection of signed album pages, cards etc., by various film actresses including Joan Bennett, Virginia Bruce, Carole Landis, Lillian Roth, Lee Remick, Ruth Roman, Lauren Bacall, Evelyn Keyes, Rhonda Fleming, Alice Faye, Marjorie Main (2), Elke Sommer, Colleen Moore, Ethel Merman, Madeleine Carroll, Linda Cristal, Cyd Charisse, Laura Hope Crews, Maria Schell, Ethel Waters, Anna May Wong, Katy Jurado, Nazimova, Ruth Hussey, Enid Markey, Barbara Windsor etc. Some light age wear, generally G to about VG, 67
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: An autograph album containing over 70 signatures by various film stars and entertainers including Alice Faye, Edgar Bergen, Van Johnson, Farley Granger, Laurence Harvey, Michael Redgrave, Noel Coward, Margaret Rutherford, Frankie Howerd, Jack Benny, Cesar Romero, Angela Lansbury, Michael Rennie, Vera-Ellen, George Raft, William Hartnell, Beatrice Lillie etc. The album lacking its covers and with some light creasing and age wear to the very first and last pages, generally G
ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs, and a few slightly smaller, by various actors and entertainers including Gypsy Rose Lee (small, neat tear at head), Frankie Vaughan, Al Martino, Donald O`Connor, Tessie O`Shea, Frankie Howerd, Harry Secombe, Vic Oliver, Lita Roza, Betty Hutton, Burl Ives, Billy Eckstine etc. Facsimile and unsigned (13). Some light age wear, G, 45
ENSA: An unusual 4to album compiled by ENSA member Frank Raymond containing over 1000 signatures by various actors, actresses and entertainers who performed with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during World War II, including Lilian Braithwaite, Victoria Hopper, Ella Retford, Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Daniel Melsa, Charles Coborn, Eric Winstone, Billy Milton, Peter Brough, Arthur Prince, George Robey, York Bowen, Richard Murdoch and many others. The vast majority of signatures appear in mutiples (many duplicates) on manuscript paper neatly annotated in red ink by Raymond with the place and date of the ENSA performances, most at hospitals between 1940-45. The album also includes various signed photographs (8 x 10 and smaller) lightly laid down at the corners. With decorative paper front cover. Lacking the back cover and spine, some of the binding loose. Some light overall age wear, G ENSA was an organisation set up in 1939 by Basil Dean and Leslie Henson to provide entertainment for British Armed forces personnel during World War II.
HANCOCK TONY: (1924-1968) British Television & Radio Comedian. Vintage signed postcard photograph of Hancock seated in a three quarter length pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower white border. Some very light, minor smudging to the signature and one surface crease to a dark area of the image, about VG
JUSTICE JAMES ROBERTSON: (1907-1975) Anglo-Scottish Character Actor. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of the bearded actor in a head and shoulders pose, most likely in costume from his most famous role as Sir Lancelot Spratt in the Doctor series of films from the 1950s and 1960s. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image. Signed photographs of Justice of this quality are surprisingly rare. Some very slight corner creasing, otherwise VG
BAKER STANLEY: (1928-1976) Welsh Actor. Vintage signed 10 x 8 photograph, a close-up portrait of Baker wearing a military beret in uniform in a scene from one of his films. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image. Rare. Some very light surface and corner creasing, otherwise VG
PERTWEE JON: (1919-1996) English Actor, famous for his role as Doctor Who (1970-74). Series of three T.Ls.S., Jon Pertwee, each one page, 4to, Putney Heath, London, 21st February, 20th April & 5th November 1991, all to Pamela McGill. In the first letter Pertwee announces that he was fascinated to learn that his correspondent has the blue prints of H.M.S. Hood and adds that he would love to have them in his possession, `My agent lives in Liverpool, so would that be very far from you if I asked him to collect them?...What are the dimensions of the plans? I would also be most interested to know how they came into your possession.` In the second letter Pertwee writes to his correspondent asking why she has not responded to his earlier letter, `Was it something I said, or have the plans gone down with all hands like my old ship??` and in the third letter Pertwee again seeks a response from his correspondent regarding the blueprints. Also including a letter from Pertwee`s secretary on the same subject. Together with a signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph by Pertwee showing him in a close-up portrait pose. Signed in blue ink across a light area at the base of the image. Some very slight, minor creasing, generally VG, 4 Pertwee served as a Royal Navy officer and spent some time working in naval intelligence during World War II. He was a crew member of H.M.S. Hood, and was transferred off the ship shortly before she was sunk.
NELSON BARRY: (1917-2007) American Actor, the first actor to portray Ian Fleming`s James Bond in Casino Royale (1954). Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Nelson in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink across a light area at the head of the image. Rare. Some slight surface and corner creasing, about VG
BOND GIRLS: A printed 4to edition of Playboy magazine, November 1965, with a special feature on Bond Girls, individually signed to the inside pages by various actresses including Ursula Andress, Tania Mallett, Margaret Nolan, Shirley Eaton, Honor Blackman, Luciana Paluzzi, Martine Beswicke etc. All have signed to, or alongside, images of the actresses in glamorous or revealing poses and most have also added their character names beneath their signatures. The magazine also includes an interview with Sean Connery. Some light creasing to the cover and minor age wear, G to about VG
DIE ANOTHER DAY: An original motion picture clapperboard used in the filming of the James Bond film Die Another Day (2002) consisting of an acrylic panel slate with sections for Scene, Shot and Take, also featuring the director’s name, Vic Armstrong, and wooden black and white striped hinged clapstick to which the acrylic panel can be inserted. The ink entries are a little light. Together with two printed 4to call sheets (numbered 24 and 43) for 13th March and 14th February 2002. Unusual. G to VG, 3
CINEMA: Selection of signed British Airways menus, the majority for Concorde flights, by various film stars including Sean Connery, Patrick Stewart, Bob Hope, Glenn Close, Jennifer Aniston, Patrick McGoohan, Anthony Andrews, Tom Selleck, Hugh Grant, Bruce Willis etc. Some light age wear, generally VG, 13
GERSHWIN GEORGE: (1898-1937) American Composer and Pianist. An excellent signed and inscribed printed large 4to copy of the sheet music to the song I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin from the opera Porgy and Bess. The early (possibly a first) edition of the sheet music, published by Gershwin Publishing Corp., New York, features an attractive design to the cover. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink by Gershwin to a light area at the head of the cover, ‘For Alexander Lindey-with admiration and warm greetings, George Gershwin, July 1936 (check day).’ Dated a year to the month before Gershwin’s untimely death at the age of 39. A light horizontal fold runs across the centre and with a small tear to the right clear border of the cover. A rare example of Gershwin’s autograph on an attractive piece associated with one of his most famous works. About VG Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess features the famous songs Summertime and It Ain’t Necessarily So. I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin is sung in Act II, Scene 1.
PORTER COLE: (1891-1964) American Composer. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of Kiss Me Kate-A Musical Play, by Samuel and Bella Spewack with lyrics by Cole Porter, First Edition published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1953. The illustrated volume features the cast list for the original Broadway production. Signed and inscribed to the front free endpaper by Porter in blue ink, `To Richard, All my best, Cole Porter` and also signed and inscribed by Bella Spewack (1899-1990, Romanian-born American Writer with her husband Samuel), `For Richard-good wishes in the New World, Bella Spewack` and dated New York, 5th December 1953 in her hand. Accompanied by the dust jacket (small tears at the edges and light overall age wear). A scarce combination of signatures, about VG
BERLIN IRVING: (1888-1989) American Composer & Lyricist. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph, an early head and shoulders study of the composer. Signed by Berlin in dark fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image, `To my good friend John Abbott, with all good wishes, Irving Berlin`. Some very light age wear, about VG
ARLEN HAROLD: (1905-1986) American Composer of Popular Music. Arlen composed the score for The Wizard of Oz featuring the classic song Over the Rainbow (1938). Extremely rare A.M.Q.S., Harold Arlen, on a 12mo stiff white card, n.p., n.d. On one side of the card Arlen has penned two bars of music, with words (`Some-where over the Rainbow`) from the song Over the Rainbow. Arlen has signed and inscribed the verso of the card in blue ink, `Mary Virginia, Sincerely, Harold Arlen`. Some very light, extremely minor staining to both sides only very slightly affecting the quotation and signature. About VG Over the Rainbow was voted as the 20th century`s Number One song by the Recording Industry Association of America and also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1939.
ASTAIRE FRED (1899-1987) American Actor & Dancer & ROGERS GINGER (1911-1995) American Actress & Dancer, both Academy Award winners. Signed 8 x 10 photograph by both Astaire and Rogers individually, the image showing the duo in a classic full length dance pose from the 1949 musical film The Barkleys of Broadway. Signed by both Astaire and Rogers in dark inks with their names alone to light areas of the image. Some very slight, extremely minor surface creasing, otherwise VG
ARMSTRONG LOUIS: (1901-1971) American Jazz Trumpeter. A good, vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph depicting Armstrong in a head and shoulders pose playing his trumpet. Photograph by Bill Gottlieb of New York. Signed by Armstrong in green fountain pen ink, `Best Wishes to Jack Tracy from Louis Armstrong`, his surname partially running into a darker area. Tracy was editor of the American Down Beat magazine in the 1950s. A few very minor, light surface creases, otherwise VG
DAVIS MILES: (1926-1991) American Jazz Trumpeter. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Davis standing in a three quarter length pose holding his trumpet during a performance. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower white border. Some very light, minor scuffing to the image, otherwise VG
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