Movie & Music Memorabilia
Sat, Mar 11, 2017 10:00AM EST - Sun, Mar 12, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 395
Archive of Movie Stills and Glamour Photos.
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
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Archive of Movie Stills and Glamour Photos. American, 1930s - 1960s. A 44-volume collection plus an additional unsorted carton, approximately 1,500 photographs (8 x 10") in sum. This photographic archive documents Hollywood film stars, generally of the 1940s - 50s, with an emphasis on actresses. Many are advance press photographs with descriptive labels attached to verso. A substantial portion of the collection is comprised of studio glamour photographs, the balance being stills for a large variety of films. A review of only some of the albums revealed the following actresses and actors photos represented: Dorothy Lamour, Hedy Lamarr, Billie Burke, Betty Furness, Marlene Dietrich, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Janet Gaynor, Carmen Miranda, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Joan Bennett, Gregory Peck, William Holden, Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Paulette Godard, Barbara Stanwyck, Patricia Neal, Ronald Reagan, Abbot and Costello, Cesar Romero, Ruth Chatterton, Carole Landis, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Lily Mars, Clark Gable, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Ginger Rogers, Ava Gardner, Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Henry Fonda, Greer Garson, Marion Davies, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Bette Davis, Veronica Lake, Terry Moore, Katharine Hepburn, Donna Reed, Claire Trevor, Elizabeth Taylor, Constance Bennett, Spencer Tracy, Jeanette MacDonald, Vincent Price, Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Doris Day, Errol Flynn, Glenn Ford, Rita Hayworth, Ann Baxter, Alice Faye, Nancy Reagan, Betty Field, Linda Darnell, Kay Francis, Sally Rand, Virginia Mayo, Susan Heyward, Roy Rogers, Merle Oberon, James Cagney, Pat O' Brien, Margaret Sullivan, Joan Fontaine, Dean Martin, Rosemary Clooney, George Raft, Robert Mitchum, Burt Lancaster, Victor Mature, Jane Wyman, Anne Baxter, Joan Crawford, Joanne Woodward, Jack Palance, Cleo Moore, Rhonda Fleming, Red Skelton, Virginia Mayo, Kirk Douglas, Joseph Cotton, Betty Grable, Mickey Rooney, Yvonne DeCarlo, Lee Remick, Elvis Presley, Ann Margret, Jeanne Crain, Steve McQueen, Carrol Baker, Brigitte Bardot, Jimmy Stewart, and countless others. In many instances there are many photos of single stars, but there is no duplication of images. Included in this archive is a four volume collection of 1960s full color movie stills for films starring Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Yul Brinner, Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and many others. Well worthy of further classification and research. In-person examination strongly recommended. Most in protective sleeves. All 8 x 10." Very good.
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