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Vintage   sketch of the star on a tan 8vo card, bearing the artist's signature "Griffith 1938", signed and inscribed by Power at lower right. Marginal pinhole, and Power's writing somewhat indistinct against background, otherwise fine condition.
POWER, TYRONE. (1914-58) American film and stage actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1930s to the 1950s, often as a swashbuckler or romantic lead.
Signed Drawing, 8vo, n.p., 1938.
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This is an agreement between George Abbott and RKO Pictures, related to screen rights for "The Fall Guy", a play written by Abbott. It is typewritten in the legal format of the day on legal-size typing paper formed into a folded booklet with a blue cover and punched holes on one side for entering into a binder. There are corrections and amendations in black pen and it is notarized by RKO and fully signed by George Abbott, James Gleason, representatives of the Shubert Theatre Organization and RKO Productions, Inc. It gives a great insight for theatre buffs into the workings of the entertainment community in New York at the time.
ABBOTT, GEORGE. (1887-1995) American theatre producer,and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer whose career spanned more than seven decades. Abbott first appeared as an actor on Broadway in The Misleading Lady in 1913. While acting in several plays in New York City, he began to write, with his first successful play being The Fall Guy (1925). He worked in Hollywood as a writer and director while continuing with his theatre work. Among those who crossed paths with Abbott early in their careers are Desi Arnaz, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Leonard Bernstein, Julie Styne, Bob Fosse, Stephen Sondheim, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Liza Minelli. His collaborations included "The Pajama Game", Damn Yankees", and "Fiorello".
Document Signed, 10 pp., New York, New York, March 1, 1930.
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DOUGLAS, KIRK. (b. 1916 - ) American screen actor universally recognizable for his gravelly voice, cleft chin and Hollywood good looks. Kirk Douglas is a legend in film for his roles in “Spartacus”, “Lust for Life”, “The Bad and The Beautiful”, among dozens of others .
Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p.,1988.
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JORDAN, LOUIS . (1908-75). American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician and songwriter.
Casual full length photograph signed showing Jordan standing in a doorway.
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COOPER, GARY ; CARROLL, MADELEINE . (1901-61). American film actor; renowned for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic, individualistic, emotionally restrained; (1906-87). British actress, immensely popular in the 1930s and 1940s, renowned for her great beauty.
Original 4to Photograph Signed, from the movie, “Northwest Mounted Police” 1940.
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This sheet, one page of a screenplay, has three large facial portraits of different looks.  The first is a man with long hair, combed from the center, wearing a moustache.  The second is a younger man with short kinky hair and the third is a Julius Caesar-type character.  All three are done in black ink, well executed and quite appealing,  Included is a letter of authentication from Pat Quinn, an assistant to Brando.
BRANDO, MARLON . (1924-2004). American Academy Award-winning actor whose body of work spanned over half a century. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors of all time
Three Original Drawings, unsigned, on an oblong 4to sheet, n.p.[circa 1980’s].
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BRANDO, MARLON. (1924-2004) Academy Award-winning American actor known for his brooding sincerity and blistering acting on-screen, and his activism and sometimes eccentric behavior off-screen. His most famous films include: “A Streetcar Named Desire”, “On The Waterfront”, and “The Godfather”.Unsigned Self Portrait Sketch, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
Unsigned self portrait sketch, 8vo, n.p., n.d.
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This is a publicity photograph published by Warner Bros. Pictures for the film “The Spirit of St. Louis”, in which Mr. Stewart played Charles Lindbergh in the historical movie of  his solo flight from New York to Paris.  It is done in sepia, showing James Stewart conversing by the plane with his romantic female lead in the film.  Signed in full,  in the left lower corner of the photograph, “James Stewart”.
STEWART, JAMES. (1908-97) An Academy Award winning American actor of enormous stature in the eyes of America and the world. Famous for his folksy voice and his seemingly effortless sense of spontaneity while acting in such intense and fast-paced movies as “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”, “The Philadelphia Story”, “Harvey”, “It’s A Wonderful” Life”, “The Spirit of St. Louis”, “Rear Window”, “Vertigo”, to name only a fraction of his many standout films he made.
Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., 1957.
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ROBINSON, EDWARD G. (1893-1979) Romanian-born naturalized American actor, made famous in Hollywood by playing gangsters (“Little Caesar”, 1930) in early talking movies. This fine character actor, who had an unforgettable face and a much-imitated “wise-guy” voice and attitude, made 90 films in his prolific career.
Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., n.d.
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PICKFORD, MARY. (1892-1979) An Oscar-winning Canadian-born Hollywood actress who was one of the first and the most endearing to American audiences in her many silent films. She was known as “America’s Sweetheart”. She had an enormous effect on film as an art and as an industry, and was one of the founders of United Artists.
Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., n.d.
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GANCE, ABEL. (1889-1981) French film director, writer, producer, actor, and editor, best known for his silent films, in particular, his epic film, “Napoleon”.
Typed Signed Letter, in French, 4to, Chateauneuf de Grasse, July 25, 1940.
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An attractive  head and shoulders photograph of Kirk Douglas in his youth, with signed inscription, “Best Wishes to Beulah, Kirk Douglas”.
DOUGLAS, KIRK. (b. 1916 - ) American screen actor universally recognizable for his gravelly voice, cleft chin and Hollywood good looks. Kirk Douglas is a legend in film for his roles in “Spartacus”, “Lust for Life”, “The Bad and The Beautiful”, among dozens of others .
Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., n.d.
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CANTOR, EDDIE. (1892-1964) American Broadway comedian, actor, singer, writer, became a household name for his engaging early radio and television shows for the American family.
Typed Document Signed, folio with Typed additional page 4to, Beverly Hills, California, April 12, 1946.
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HITCHCOCK, ALFRED. (1899 -1980) Highly influential British-born film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.
Superb Original Caricature Signed, 12mo, n..p.., n.d.
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STEWART, JAMES. (1908-97) Iconic Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing screen persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Oscars, winning one in competition and one life achievement. He also had a noted military career, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force...
Original Drawing Signed, 4to. n.p., n.d.
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SWANSON, GLORIA. (1897-1983). American actress.
Printed and Typed Document Signed, 4 pages 4to, NY, August 1st, 1945.
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Black and white portrait of Stewart from the waist up. He is wearing a suit and an overcoat and has a distressed look on his face along with disheveled hair. The photograph was taken on set of a movie. Signed "James Stewart" in blue ink above his right shoulder. A superb photograph of this famed actor at work.
STEWART, JAMES. (1908-97). American actor who played well as the good guy, the shy guy or the nice guy in films like Harvey and You Can't Take It with You. Alfred Hitchcock turned him into a dramatic leading man in films like Rear Window and Vertigo.
Photograph Signed, 4to, n.p., n.d.
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MITCHUM, ROBERT. (1917-97). American film actor .
Early Photograph Signed 4to, n.p., n.d.
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