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Click here to subscribeRATHBONE BASIL: (1892-1967) British actor, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in 1936 for his performance as Tyabalt in Romeo and Juliet. Rathbone is also famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in a number of films. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue indelible pencil to a clear area of the background. About EX
BEGLEY ED: (1901-1970) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1962 for his role as Tom ‘Boss’ Finley in Sweet Bird of Youth. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Begley in a jovial half-length pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the background. About EX
TURNER LANA: (1921-1995) American actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Actress in 1957 for her performance as Constance MacKenzie in Peyton Place. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait depicting the glamorous actress seated in a half-length pose. Signed with her name alone in blue fountain pen ink to the image, her surname running across a darker area. With a blind embossed stamp to the lower left corner, a couple of small staple holes to the centre of the lower white border, and a few minor corner creases. About VG
SONDERGAARD GALE: (1899-1985) American actress, the first Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1936 for her role as Faith Paleologus in Anthony Adverse. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Sondergaard in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the background. Some slight traces of former mounting to the edges of the verso. VG
ALBERT I: (1848-1922) Prince of Monaco 1889-1922. A fine black fountain pen ink signature (´Albert, Prince de Monaco´) and place and date, Lisbon, 23rd July 1904, in his hand to the recto of an attractive vintage blue and white embossed picture postcard featuring a small inset photograph of the Portuguese capital. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
JONES CAROLYN: (1930-1983) American actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1957 for her performance as ´The Existentialist´ in The Bachelor Party. Jones is also remembered for her role as Morticia Addams in the American television Gothic sitcom The Addams Family (1964-66). A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Jones in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in green fountain pen ink with her name alone to a lighter area of the background. Signed photographs of Jones are scarce as a result of her untimely death at the age of 53. About EX
BURKE BILLIE (1884-1970) American actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1938 for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live. Burke is also remembered for her role as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of the actress in a half-length pose with an overcoat draped over one shoulder. Signed in dark fountain pen ink across a largely lighter area of the image. A few corner creases, otherwise VG
MILLAND RAY: (1905-1986) Welsh actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1945 for his role as Don Birnam in The Lost Weekend. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph, an appealing image of the actor seated in a half-length pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image. EX
BARRYMORE ETHEL: (1879-1959) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1944 for her role as Ma Mott in None but the Lonely Heart. An excellent vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Barrymore in a profile head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Charlotte Fairchild. Signed by Barrymore in dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 1928 in her hand. A couple of light, very minor corner creases, VG
MACMAHON ALINE: (1899-1991) American actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1944 for her performance as Mrs. Tan in Dragon Seed. A good, scarce vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the original Warner Bros & Vitaphone Pictures publicity portrait depicting MacMahon in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink across the image. A few light surface and corner creases, otherwise VG
WELD TUESDAY: (1943- ) American actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1977 for her role as Katherine Dunn in Looking for Mr. Goodbar. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 11 photograph of the pretty actress reclining in a seductive half-length pose on white cushions. Signed in green ink across a light area at the base of the image. Authentic signed photographs of the actress are surprisingly rare. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG
MAIN MARJORIE: (1890-1975) American character actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1947 for her performance as Phoebe ´Ma´ Kettle (one of her most famous recurring roles) in The Egg and I, a romantic comedy film which influenced the Ma and Pa Kettle series of movies. A rare vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph, the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait dating from 1942 and depicting the actress in a happy head and shoulders pose. Signed by Main in turquoise fountain pen ink to a light area at the head of the image. A few very minor, light surface and corner creases, otherwise VG
OUSPENSKAYA MARIA: (1876-1949) Russian actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1936 for her role as Baroness Von Obersdorf in Dodsworth, and again in 1939 for her role as Grandmother Janou in Love Affair. A rare vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Ouspenskaya seated in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black fountain pen ink across a light area of the background of the image. Some surface and corner creasing, about G
TEMPLE SHIRLEY: (1928-2014) American actress, recipient of the first special Juvenile Academy Award in 1935. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of the young child actress seated in a head and shoulders pose and with a gentle smile on her face. Signed in her juvenile hand in green fountain pen ink to a lighter area of the image, ´To Dorothy Anne, Love, Shirley Temple´. A couple of very small, extremely minor stains to the image, VG
WRIGHT TERESA: (1918-2005) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1942 for her role as Carol Beldon Miniver in Mrs. Miniver. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph, the original vintage Paramount Pictures publicity portrait dating from 1956, the same year in which Wright portrayed Ruth Simmons in the American drama film The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956). Signed by Wright in bold, dark fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. About EX
COOPER GARY: (1901-1961) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1941 for his role as Sergeant Alvin York in Sergeant York. A good, early vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Cooper in a head and shoulders pose in costume as the frontier scout Clint Belmet from the American Western film Fighting Caravans (1931). Signed by Cooper in black fountain pen ink to a light area of the image and dated 1931 in his hand. Some corner and surface creasing and with a couple of tears to the right edge, neatly repaired with tape to the verso, otherwise about VG
WALES NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM: An oblong 8vo feint ruled sheet of paper individually signed by eighteen members of the Wales national football squad of 1958 including Ivor Allchurch, Cliff Jones, John Charles, Mel Charles, Terry Medwin, Trevor Edwards, Derrick Sullivan, Jack Kelsey, Ken Jones, Dave Bowen (captained Wales to their first FIFA World Cup finals, in 1958), Vic Crowe, Ron Hewitt, Roy Vernon, Colin Baker etc. All of the players have signed in blue inks and a collector has added a number alongside each. Accompanied by a vintage unsigned 4.5 x 3.5 photograph of the team at the time of the 1958 FIFA World Cup held in Sweden. Some light age wear and a few small, minor stains and small tears to the edges, G, 2
HECKART EILEEN: (1919-2001) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1972 for her role as Mrs. Baker in Butterflies Are Free. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the original vintage Paramount Pictures publicity portrait depicting the actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. A pencil annotation in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person following a performance of Ladies at the Alamo at the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway, New York, on 23rd April 1977. Together with Susan Tyrrell (1945-2012) American character actress, an Academy award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1972 for her performance as Oma Lee Greer in Fat City. A scarce signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actress in a half-length pose in costume from her Oscar nominated role as Oma Lee Greer, seated drinking at a table as she plays a game of cards in a scene from the American sports drama film Fat City. Signed in black ink with her name alone to a lighter area of the background. VG, 2
CALLAS MARIA & DI STEFANO GIUSEPPE: Maria Callas (1923-1977) American-born Greek soprano, & Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921-2008) Italian Tenor. Known as the "Golden Voice" and as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli. A very fine vintage multiple signed 4 x 5.5 photograph by Callas and Di Stefano, the Piccagliani image showing Callas and Di Stefano both seated in half-length poses, with a printed signed to the background stating "I Pagliacci". Photograph by Erio Piccagliani for Teatro Alla Scala, Milan. Individually signed ('Maria Callas') in bold black ink and `Di Stefano´ in bold blue ink beneath Callas´ signature, both to the lower white border of the image. VG
HOMOLKA OSKAR: (1898-1978) Austrian actor, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in 1948 for his performance as Uncle Chris Halverson in I Remember Mama. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose lighting a cigarette with a match. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the image, partially across a darker area although still reasonably legible. Scarce. Some very light, extremely minor silvering to the edges of the image, otherwise VG
HAYES HELEN: (1900-1993) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1931/32 for her role as Madelon Claudet in The Sin of Madelon Claudet. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait depicting Hayes in an appealing head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Apeda of New York. Signed by Hayes in fountain pen ink with her name alone to a lighter area of the image. An ink annotation in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person on 11th June 1947. VG
HUNTER KIM: (1922-2002) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1951 for her role as Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue ink to a light area of the image. Together with a good selection of tthree vintage signed 8 x 10 photographs by other Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominees of 1951 comprising Joan Blondell (for her performance as Annie Rawlins in The Blue Veil), Mildred Dunnock (for her performance as Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman), and Thelma Ritter (for her performance as Ellen McNulty in The Mating Season). Most are signed to lighter areas of the images and two are inscribed. VG, 4
TAYLOR ELIZABETH: (1932-2011) English actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1960 for her role as Gloria Wandrous in BUtterfield 8, and again in 1966 for her role as Martha in Who´s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Taylor seated in a glamorous half-length pose. Signed in fountain pen ink across the base of the image, ´To Alfred, My best wishes always, Sincerely, Elizabeth Taylor´. A couple of very light, minor wrinkles to the upper edge, otherwise EX
CRAWFORD JOAN: (1905-1977) American actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1945 for her role as Mildred Pierce Beragon in Mildred Pierce. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait depicting Crawford in an engaging close-up head and shoulders pose. Signed by the actress in blue ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. A couple of very light, extremely minor corner creases, VG
LEIGH VIVIEN: (1913-1967) English actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1939 for her role as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind and again in 1951 for her role as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Leigh in an appealing close-up head and shoulders pose. Signed by the actress in fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. VG
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES: Sara Allgood (1880-1950) Irish-born American actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1941 for her role as Beth Morgan in How Green Was My Valley. A scarce vintage signed colour postcard photograph of the actress in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed in violet fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image and dated 195o in her hand; Lucile Watson (1879-1962) Canadian actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1943 for her role as Fanny Farrelly in Watch on the Rhine. A scrace vintage signed 7 x 5 photograph of the actress seated in a three-quarter length pose by an open fire. Signed in black fountain pen ink to a lighter area of the image and dated 1941 in her hand. Also signed to the verso in black fountain pen ink and adding a list of four of her latest films in her hand, including Waterloo Bridge and Watch on the Rhine, as well as a list of several other films which are either due to be released or yet to be shot. VG, 2
SINATRA FRANK: (1915-1998) American singer and actor, Academy Award winner. Vintage signed sepia 7 x 9 photograph of Sinatra in a smiling half-length pose in costume as Dennis Ryan from the American musical film Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949). Signed by Sinatra in blue ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. The signature is light in places. Some light, minor surface marks and creases, about VGProvenance: The present photograph was signed for Carlo Giovetti (1916-1999) Italian journalist in the film and entertainment sector who worked for various newspapers including Il Giorno.
BURNS GEORGE: (1896-1996) American comedian and actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1975 for his role as Al Lewis in The Sunshine Boys. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the original vintage Fosters´ Agency publicity portrait depicting Burns in a half-length pose and holding a pipe in one hand. Signed in black ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the image. Some light, minor wrinkling, and a few corner creases. Together with two signed 8 x 10 photographs by two of the Academy Award nominees for Best Supporting Actor in 1975, comprising Brad Dourif (for his performance as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo´s Nest) and Chris Sarandon (for his performance as Leon Shermer in Dog Day Afternoon; the image depicting him in a close-up head and shoulders pose in costume from the film). Both are signed by the actors with their names alone to lighter areas of the images. G to VG, 3
HEFLIN VAN: (1910-1971) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1942 for his role as Jeff Hartnett in Johnny Eager. Vintage signed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the background of the image. Some surface and corner creasing, G
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES: An excellent selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller (2), most vintage, by various actors, each of them Best Actor Oscar nominees of the 1920s and 1930s comprising Richard Barthelmess (for his performances as Nickie Elkins in The Noose and Patent Leather Kid in The Patent Leather Kid, 1927/28), Chester Morris (for his performance as Chick Williams in Alibi, 1928/29), Lawrence Tibbett (for his performance as Yegor in The Rogue Song, 1929/30), Jackie Cooper (for his performance as Skippy Skinner in Skippy, 1930/31), Richard Dix (for his performance as Yancey Cravat in Cimarron, 1930/31), Adolphe Menjou (for his performance as Walter Burns in The Front Page, 1930/31), Alfred Lunt (for his performance as The Actor in The Guradsman, 1931/32), William Powell (for his performance as Nick Charles in The Thin Man, 1934, and again for his performance as Godfrey Park in My Man Godfrey, 1936), and Mickey Rooney (for his performance as Mickey Moran in Babes in Arms, 1939). All are boldly signed, the majority in fountain pen inks, largely to lighter areas of the images and five are inscribed. Generally about VG, 9
TRACY SPENCER: (1900-1967) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1937 for his role as Manuel Fidello in Captains Courageous and again in 1938 for his role as Father Edward J. Flanagan in Boys Town. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Tracy in a half-length pose, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait having been issued for the American Western film Boom Town (1940). Signed by Tracy in black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. About EX
GARSON GREER: (1904-1996) English actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1942 for her role as Kay Miniver in Mrs. Miniver. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 6.5 x 8 photograph of the young actress seated in a pensive head and shoulders pose with one hand gently raised to her chin and with an open book before her. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to a lighter area at the foot of the image. VG
MCLAGLEN VICTOR: (1886-1959) British actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1935 for his role as ‘Gypo’ Nolan in The Informer. A good vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of McLaglen standing in a three-quarter length pose, wearing military uniform, in costume as Commandant Denis Hogan from the American romantic drama silent film Hangman´s House (1928), set in Ireland and directed by John Ford. Photograph by Max Munn Autrey. Signed by McLaglen in fountain pen ink across a lighter area of the image. A few light surface and corner creases, otherwise about VG
CARNEY ART: (1918-2003) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1974 for his role as Harry Coombes in Harry and Tonto. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Carney in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the background of the image. Vintage signed photographs of Carney, particularly of this quality, are surprisingly scarce. About EX
KARAS ANTON (1906-1985) Austrian zither player and composer, best known for his famous soundtrack to the British film noir The Third Man (1949). Vintage signed postcard photograph of Karas seated in a half-length pose playing his zither. Signed in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to the base of the image. Also signed to the verso with a greeting in German, dated 1952. VG
CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977) English film comedian, Academy Award winner. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph, the appealing image depicting Chaplin standing in a full-length pose in costume as the Little Tramp. Signed (´Good luck, Charlie Chaplin´) in bold fountain pen ink to a clear area at the base of the image and dated 1928 in his hand. Signed photographs of Chaplin showing him in his most famous screen persona are scarce and highly desirable. With one small pinhole to each of the four corners and a couple of light creases, about VGChaplin´s photograph was signed in the same year that he starred in The Circus, playing the Little Tramp. The silent romantic comedy film was also written, produced and directed by Chaplin and earned him an Honorary Academy Award at the first Oscar ceremonies (1927-28) held in May 1929.
BOYER CHARLES: (1899-1978) French-born American actor, an Academy Award nominee for Best Actor on four occasions in 1937, 1938, 1944 and 1961. Boyer was the recipient of an Honorary Academy Award in 1943. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Boyer seated in a half-length pose and holding a lit cigarette in one hand. Signed by the actor in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the background. VG
HUDSON ROCK: (1925-1985) American actor, an Academy Award nominee for Best Actor in 1956 for his role as Jordan ´Bick´ Benedict Jr. in Giant. Signed 7.5 x 9.5 photograph, the original vintage publicity portrait depicting the actor in a semi-profile head and shoulders pose in costume as Jerry Webster from the American romantic comedy film Lover Come Back (1961) in which he starred opposite Doris Day. Signed by Hudson with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. A pencil annotation in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person following the premiere of Follies on 30th March 1971. VG
FITZGERALD BARRY: (1888-1961) Irish actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1944 for his role as Father Fitzgibbon in Going My Way. A good vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Fitzgerald in a head and shoulders pose wearing a black cap and smoking a pipe. Photograph by the Vandamm Studio of New York and bearing their credit stamp to the verso. Signed by the actor in blue fountain pen ink across a largely lighter area of the background. A couple of very light, extremely minor surface and corner creases, VG
POINCARÉ RAYMOND: (1860-1934) French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France 1912-13, 1922-24 and 1926-29 and as President of France 1913-20. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Poincaré in a formal head and shoulders pose wearing the sash and star of the Grand Master of the Legion d'Honneur (Grand Cross) which had been conferred upon him in 1913. Signed in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the background. One very small, extremely minor crease to one corner, VG
JANNINGS EMIL: (1884-1950) Swiss-born German actor, the first Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1927/28 for his roles as August Schilling in The Way of All Flesh and General Dolgorucki and Grand Duke Sergius Alexander in The Last Command. Vintage signed and inscribed 7 x 9 photograph of the actor in a head and shoulders pose and holding a cigarette in one hand. Signed in black fountain pen ink across a dark area at the base of the image. A few very minor traces of former mounting to the verso, VGProvenance: The present photograph was signed for Carlo Giovetti (1916-1999) Italian journalist in the film and entertainment sector who worked for various newspapers including Il Giorno.
DRISCOLL BOBBY: (1937-1968) American actor, the recipient of the Academy Juvenile Award in 1949. An extremely rare vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of the young actor in a head and shoulders pose, with his arms folded, wearing a short sleeve shirt and braces in costume as young Al Sullivan from the American biographical war film The Fighting Sullivans (1944; originally released as The Sullivans). Signed by Driscoll in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. Autographs of Driscoll are extremely rare as a result of his early death at the age of 31. VG
YOUNG GIG: (1913-1978) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1969 for his role as Rocky in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of the actor in a smiling head and shoulders pose and holding a cigarette in one raised hand. Signed in black fountain pen ink across a lighter area of the image. A couple of very light, minor surface and corner creases, otherwise VG
SMITH MAGGIE: (1934-2024) English actress, Academy Award winner for Best Actress in 1969 for her role as Jean Brodie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of the young actress in a close-up head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. EX
DELON ALAIN: (1935-2024) French actor. Vintage signed postcard photograph of the young, handsome actor in a three-quarter length pose. Photograph by Sam Levin. Signed by Delon in green fountain pen ink with a greeting in French, ´Toute ma sympathie, Alain Delon´. Some light traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG
GREENSTREET SYDNEY: (1879-1954) English actor, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in 1941 for his role as Kasper Gutman in The Maltese Falcon. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Greenstreet in a half-length pose wearing a hat, overcoat and scarf, and holding a cigar in one hand, in costume as Dr. Lorenz, a professor of sociology and enemy spy, from the American espionage film Across the Pacific (1942) which also starred Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor. Signed by Greenstreet in blue fountain pen ink across a darker area of the image, although with a good inscription to Phyllis Thaxter, ´To Phyllis, Here´s looking at you "Across the Pacific", Dr. Lorenz, love Sydney´. An excellent signed image and with a good association. Two light, minor stains to the upper area of the image and with a couple of minor creases, about VGPhyllis Thaxter (1919-2012) American actress who portrayed Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and Martha ´Ma´ Kent in Superman (1978).
BALL LUCILLE: (1911-1989) American actress and comedienne. A good vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Ball in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink with her scarcer full signature ('Lucille Ball') across a light area at the base of the image. Together with two signed 8 x 10 photographs by the American actresses Betty Hutton and Dina Merrill, each depicting them in head and shoulders poses and both signed in black inks to light areas of the images. A couple of very light, minor surface and corner creases, otherwise VG, 3
RUTHERFORD MARGARET: (1892-1972) English character actress, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actress in 1963 for her role as the Duchess of Brighton in The V.I.P.s. A good vintage signed 7 x 9 photograph of Rutherford in a half-length pose in costume as the authoress Catherine Beckwith/Jeremy St. Claire from the British comedy film Curtain Up (1952). Signed by the actress in green fountain pen ink across the base of the image. A few minor, light surface marks and creases, otherwise VG
WARNER H. B.: (1876-1958) English actor, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in 1937 for his role as Chang in Lost Horizon. A good vintage signed sepia 10 x 8 photograph of the actor seated in a half-length pose in costume from his Oscar nominated performance as Chang from the American adventure drama fantasy film Lost Horizon, directed by Frank Capra. Signed by Warner in dark fountain pen ink to the image, ´Wishing you lots of good luck, H. B. Warner´. The signature runs across a darker area although is reasonably legible. Scarce in this form. A few pinholes to each of the corners (one with slight loss) of the borders and some traces of formefr mounting to the verso. G
CILENTO DIANE: (1932-2011) Australian actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1963 for her performance as Molly Seagrim in Tom Jones. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of the blonde actress in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. A few minor creases and a couple of very small pinholes to the corners, otherwise VG
WAYNE JOHN: (1907-1979) American actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1969 for his role as Marshal Reuben J. ‘Rooster’ Cogburn in True Grit. Vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Wayne in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in blue ink to the image, his surname running across a darker area although still reasonably legible. A couple of small corner creases to the borders, otherwise VG
MAKARIOS III: (1913-1977) Greek Cypriot archbishop who served as the first President of Cyprus 1960-74, 1974-77. Vintage signed 4.5 x 7.5 photograph of Makarios III in a half-length pose wearing his religious robes. Signed in red fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower white border. VG
HUSTON WALTER: (1884-1950) Canadian actor, Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in 1948 for his role as Howard in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Huston in a head and shoulders pose, holding a lit cigarette in one raised hand. Signed in blue fountain pen ink across a largely lighter area at the centre of the image. VG
HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. Vintage signed postcard photograph, a striking image of Hitler in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and with a forceful expression on his face. Photograph by Heinrich Hoffmann of Berlin. Signed by Hitler in bold, dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Dated 29th June 1935 in an unidentified hand to the verso. A couple of very light, extremely minor surface creases, VG
WYCHERLY MARGARET: (1881-1956) English character actress, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 1941 for her performance as Mama Mary York in Sergeant York. An excellent and extremely rare vintage signed sepia 10.5 x 13.5 photograph of the actress in a head and shoulders pose wearing a chic hat and gently resting her chin on one raised hand. Photograph by Ruth Harriet Louise for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and bearing her blindstamp to the lower edge and credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Wycherly in dark fountain pen ink to a light area at the base of the image, ´They tell me Nancy (?) wants this! and signed, Margaret Wycherly´. Autographs of Wycherly are extremely rare in any form, and signed photographs of this size and quality are excessively uncommon, and highly desirable. Some very light, extremely minor silvering, otherwise VGRuth Harriet Louise (1903-1940) American photographer. The first female photographer active in Hollywood, Louise ran Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer´s portrait studio from 1925-30.
LAUGHTON CHARLES: (1899-1962) English actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1932/33 for his role as King Henry VIII in The Private Life of Henry VIII. An excellent vintage signed 7 x 9.5 photograph of Laughton in a head and shoulders pose in costume from his Oscar-winning performance as King Henry VIII. Signed by Laughton in bold black fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image. Rare in this form. Some light surface creasing, otherwise about VG
COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French filmmaker, poet, playwright, novelist, artist and critic. A good vintage signed and inscribed 6.5 x 8.5 photograph of Cocteau seated outdoors in a three-quarter length pose and holding a lit cigarette in one hand. Signed in blue fountain pen ink across a light area of the image and dated 1953 in his hand. Some very light, extremely minor traces of former mounting to the verso, VGProvenance: The present photograph was signed for Carlo Giovetti (1916-1999) Italian journalist in the film and entertainment sector who worked for various newspapers including Il Giorno.
RICHARD CLIFF: (1940- ) British singer and actor. Vintage signed 3 x 4 newspaper portrait of Richard, signed in blue ink with his name alone to the base of the image. Together with four vintage signed album pages (one multiple signed) by various members of Richard´s backing group The Shadows, comprising Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch (together on one page), Jet Harris, Tony Meehan and John Rostill (a rare signature owing to the musician´s death at the youg age of 31). All are matted together in cream and blue alongside two large images, one depicting Richard in a full-length pose singing into a microphone and the other showing him performing with The Shadows. 24 x 16 overall. A few light. minor stains and slight age wear, G
TONE FRANCHOT: (1905-1968) American actor, an Academy Award nominee for Best Actor in 1935 for his performance as Midshipman Roger Byam in Mutiny on the Bounty. A good vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Tone in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed in dark fountain pen ink to a clear area of the background, ´To Hortense, Jack, and Baby Ruth - Franchot Tone´. About EXTwo of Tone´s co-stars in Mutiny on the Bounty also received Best Actor Oscar nominations in 1935; Clark Gable (Lt. Fletcher Christian) and Charles Laughton (Captain William Bligh). It is the only film to have three simultaneous Best Actor nominations, and led to the creation of the Best Supporting Actor category.
GLEASON JACKIE: (1916-1987) American actor and comedian, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in 1961 for his role as Minnesota Fats in The Hustler. A good vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Gleason in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink to a light area of the image, ´To Snag, my magic & talented friend, Jackie Gleason´. Authentically signed vintage photographs of Gleason are rare. Some very light, extremely minor wrinkling to the upper edge, otherwise VGSamuel Edward ´Snag´ Werris (1910-1987) American actor and comedy writer for Jackie Gleason, Ed Wynn, Red Skelton and others, as well as an amateur magician and founding member of the Magic Castle (a noted private magicians club in Hollywood).
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