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SHIRLEY TEMPLE BLACK

Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award-winning actress most famous for being an iconic American child actor of the 1930s, although she is also notable for her diplomatic career as an adult. After rising to fame at the age of six with her breakthrough performance in Bright Eyes in 1934, she starred in a series of highly successful films which won her widespread public adulation and saw her become the top grossing star at the American box-office during the height of the Depression. She went on to star in films as a young adult in the 1940s. In later life, she became a United States ambassador and diplomat. In early 1950, while vacationing in Hawaii, Shirley met and fell in love with California businessman Charles Alden Black (1919–2005). They married on December 16 that year. Original Shirley Temple Black Autographed Studio Picture on News Print Paper. Approx. Size 8 x 10. Hand signed From Shirley Temple Black (top left corner was torn & repaired). Regular Price - $ 325.00 / Sale Price - $ 275.00.

TONY CURTIS AUTOGRAPH

Tony Curtis (b. Bernard Schwartz, June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. Famous for his thick black wavy hair, good looks, blue eyes with long lashes and trademark New York accent, he was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for light comic roles, especially his musician on the run from gangsters in Some Like It Hot (1959). He has also essayed a number of more serious dramatic roles over the years, such as his escaped convict in The Defiant Ones (1958), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He has appeared in over 100 films since 1949, and has also made frequent television appearances. Tony Curtis has been married five times. His first (and most famous) wife was the actress Janet Leigh (1927–2004), to whom he was married for 11 years (June 4, 1951-1962), and with whom he fathered actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis. Original Tony Curtis Autographed, signed on a News Print Paper TV Promo for "The Persuader" airing on ABC. Hand signed with a Blue Marker. Approx. Size 7 1/2 x 11 inches. Regular Price - $ 155.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

JERRY COOPER AUTOGRAPHED LETTER

Jerry Cooper Vintage Radio Personality Autographed Typed Letter. Typed on Letter: Dear Mr. Buscemi, Thank you very much for writing to me. I appreciate your interest in my programs and hope you and your friends will continue to listen in and enjoy every one of them. As you know, the only guide I have to the reactions to my programs is the views expressed in the comments mailed to me. If it isn't asking too much of you, please tell your friends to drop me a line letting me know just what they think of my broadcasts. I am having some more photographs made and as soon as they are ready, I will mail you one personally autographed by myself. Once again, my sincerest thanks for writing, and please remember that I will be very happy to hear from you again real soon. With best wishes and warnest regards, Sincerely, Jerry Cooper-

Close up view of Jerry Cooper's Autograph. Approx. Size of Letter 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 135.00 / Sale Price - $ 85.00.

ALFRED LUNT & LYNN FONTANNE AUTOGRAPHS

Alfred Lunt (August 12, 1892 – August 3, 1977) was a Tony Award-winning American actor. Lynn Fontanne (December 6, 1887 – July 30, 1983) was a British-born actress who was a major stage star in the United States for over 40 years. Along with his wife Lynn Fontanne, whom he married on May 26, 1922, in New York City, Lunt was half of the pre-eminent Broadway acting couple of American history, and they have a Broadway theater named after them (The Lunt-Fontanne). Celebrated for their sophisticated comic skills, they were known for their ability to swiftly overlap dialogue with such adroitness that every word was understood. Secure in their public image as a happily married couple, they sometimes titillated audiences by playing adulterers, as in Robert Sherwood's Reunion in Vienna, or as part of a menage a trois in Noel Coward's Design for Living. They appeared together in over 24 plays - and most recently on an American postage stamp. The couple also made one film together (The Guardsman 1931), starred in several radio dramas for the Theatre Guild in the 1940s and starred in a few television productions in the 1950s and 1960s. They retired in 1966. Original Alfred Lunt & Lynn Fontanne Autographs, hand signed on Heavy Card Stock (autographs are on individual cards). Regular Price - $ 375.00 / Sale Price - $ 250.00.

CARL LAEMMLE AUTOGRAPH

Carl Laemmle (17 January 1867 – 24 September 1939), born in Laupheim, Württemberg, Germany, was a pioneer in American film making and a founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios - Universal. Laemmle produced or was otherwise involved in over four hundred films. Regarded as one of the most important of the early film pioneers, Laemmle was born on the Radstrasse just outside the former Jewish quarter of Laupheim, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in 1884, working in Chicago as a bookkeeper or office manager for 20 years. He began buying nickelodeons, eventually expanding into a film distribution service, the Laemmle Film Service. On 8 June 1912, in New York, Carl Laemmle of the Independent Motion Picture Company, Pat Powers of Powers Picture Company, Mark Dintenfass of Champion Films, and Bill Swanson of American Éclair, all signed a contract to merge their studios. The four formed a famous name in Hollywood production history, the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company. They formed it in 1914 with the purchase of 235 acres of land in the San Fernando Valley.

Original Carl Laemmle Autograph, signed on Cut Paper. Approx. Size of paper 4 x 5 1/2 inches, hand written Cordially Carl Laemmle. Regular Price - $ 235.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.

RUTH ETTING AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO

Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singing star of the 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings. Her signature tunes were "Shine On Harvest Moon", "Ten Cents a Dance" and "Love Me or Leave Me", and her other popular recordings included "Button Up Your Overcoat", "Mean to Me", "Exactly like you", and "Shaking the Blues Away". Broadway appearances: the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 – in which she introduced Irving Berlin's "Shaking The Blues Away", Whoopee! – 1928 - in which she introduced "Love Me or Leave Me", the Nine-Fifteen Revue - 1929, in which she introduced "Get Happy" Simple Simon – 1930, in which she introduced "Ten Cents a Dance", the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931. Feature Films: Roman Scandals -1933 – her breakthrough film, which starred Eddie Cantor and Gloria Stuart, Gift of Gab -1934, Hips, Hips, Hooray! -1934. Original Ruth Etting Autographed Photo, Hand signed: To Joseph Shutter Best Wishes Ruth Etting 1932. Approx. Size 7 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches. Regular Price - $ 300.00 / Sale Price - $ 245.00.

ANNA MAY WONG AUTOGRAPH

Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 – February 2, 1961) was the first notable Chinese American Hollywood actress. In 2003–2004, two biographies and a book on her career appeared, and extremely comprehensive retrospectives of her films were held at both the Museum of Modern Art and the American Museum of the Moving Image in New York City (the latter in 2005). Anna May Wong: A Complete Guide to Her Film, Stage, Radio and Television Work was written by Philip Leibfried and Chei Mi Lane. Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter to Hollywood Legend by Graham Russell Hodges made reference to her statement that she "died a thousand deaths." This quote is sometimes attributed to her believing in reincarnation, but others have indicated it was a wry observation on her characters dying at the end of films. For her contribution to the film industry, Anna May Wong was given a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 1708 Vine Street. She is also depicted larger than life as one of the four supporting pillars of the "Gateway to Hollywood" sculpture located on the southeast corner of Hollywood Bl. and La Brea Ave. Original Anna May Wong Autograph, hand signed in both English & Chinese on Cut Paper. Approx. Size 6 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches. Regular Price - $ 265.00 / Sale Price - $ 225.00.

MAUDE ADAMS AUTOGRAPH

Maude Adams (born November 11, 1872; died July 17, 1953) was an American stage actress, most noted for her signature role, Peter Pan. While the title of "Best Actress of Her Day" almost indisputably belongs to Ethel Barrymore, Maude Adams was without a doubt its most beloved and most successful. To her legions of adoring fans she was best known as simply "Maudie." After her retirement in 1918, Adams was on occasion pursued for roles in film. The closest she came to accepting was in 1938, when producer David O. Selznick persuaded her to do a screen test (with film star Janet Gaynor) for the role of Miss Fortune in the film The Young in Heart. After negotiations failed, the role was played by Minnie Dupree. The twelve-minute screen test was later preserved by the George Eastman House in 2004. It has also been written that the true reason for her association with General Electric (in developing better lighting instruments) and the Eastman Company (in developing color photography) during the 1920s was because she wished to appear in a color film version of Peter Pan, which would have required better lighting for color photography.

Original Maude Adams Autograph, hand signed on Cut Paper mounted on Card Stock. Hand written: Maude Adams 1898. Approx. Size of paper/card stock 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches. Regular Price - $ 105.00 / Sale Price - $ 75.00.

DEBBIE REYNOLDS AUTOGRAPH

Debbie Reynolds (born April 1, 1932) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, singer, and dancer. Reynolds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress following her performance in The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), a Golden Globe for The Debbie Reynolds Show on television (1970), a Golden Globe for the motion picture Mother (1996), and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for In & Out (1997). In 1997 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy. Reynolds' foot and hand prints are preserved at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6654 Hollywood Boulevard. In November 2006, Reynolds received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from Chapman University in Orange, California. On May 17, 2007, she was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Nevada, Reno, where she had contributed for many years to the film studies program. She married and divorced three times. She and first husband Eddie Fisher wed in 1955. They are the parents of Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher. A public scandal ensued when Eddie and Elizabeth Taylor fell in love, and the Fishers were divorced in 1959. Reynolds' second marriage, to millionaire businessman Harry Karl, lasted from 1960 to 1973. At the end, she found herself in financial difficulty due to Karl's gambling and bad investments. (Under the community property laws of California, both spouses in a marriage are legally responsible for debts incurred by either.) Reynolds was married to real estate developer Richard Hamlett from 1984 to 1996. They purchased a small hotel and casino in Las Vegas, but it was not a success. In 1997, Reynolds was forced to declare bankruptcy. Reynolds has been active in the Thalians Club, a charitable organization. She has amassed a large collection of movie memorabilia and displayed them, first in a museum at her Las Vegas hotel and casino during the 1990s and later in a museum close to the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California. She has on several occasions auctioned off items from the collection. She currently resides in Los Angeles next door to her daughter Carrie, and her granddaughter, Billie. Original Debbie Reynolds Autograph, hand signed on a Full Color Magazine Page. Hand written: To Sam Always Debbie Reynolds. Approx. Size 9 1/2 x 13 inches. Regular Price - $ 125.00 / Sale Price - $ 85.00.

MONTE BLUE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO

Monte Blue (real name: Gerard Montgomery Blue (b. Indianapolis, Indiana, January 11, 1887 - d. Milwaukee Wisconsin, February 18, 1963) was a movie actor who most of his career played the romantic leading man in the silent film era. One of five children, Blue's father died in a car crash when he was eight and his mother could not raise five children alone. Along with another brother, they both admitted to the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home. When growing up, Blue built up his physique to become a football player. He not only played football, but he was also a fireman, railroad worker, coal miner, cowpuncher, ranch hand, circus rider, lumberjack, and finally, a day laborer at D.W. Griffith Studios. In his first movie of 1915, The Birth of a Nation, he became a stuntman and an extra of the movie. In his next movie, he starred in another small part in the movie, Intolerance:Love's Struggle the ages. Gradually moving to supporting roles for both D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille, Blue earned his breakthrough role as Danton in Orphans of the Storm, starring sisters, Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish. Then he rose to stardom as a rugged romantic lead along with top leading actresses such as Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson, and Norma Shearer. Things was looking up for one Hollywood's leading men when he became one of the few silent stars to survive the talkie revolution, when movies transformed from silent films to sound until in 1929, he lost his investment in 1929 during the stock market crash. He rebuilt his career as a character actor, working until his retirement in 1954. One of his more memorable roles was the sheriff in Key Largo. During the later part of his life, Monte Blue was an active Mason and the advance man for the Hamid-Morton Shrine Circus; while on business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he had a heart attack, dying at age 76. Monte Blue has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6286 Hollywood Blvd. Original Monte Blue Autographed Photo, hand signed Sincerely Monte Blue. Black & White - Approx. Size 5 x 7 inches. Regular Price - $ 135.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

FRED STONE AUTOGRAPH

Fred Andrew Stone (August 19, 1873 – March 6, 1959) was an American actor. Stone began his career as a performer in circuses and minstrel shows, he went on to act on vaudeville, and became a star on Broadway. He was particularly famous for appearing opposite David C. Montgomery, a 22-year partnership, in shows such as The Wizard of Oz premiering in 1902, and the Victor Herbert operetta The Red Mill in 1906. In 1939, he appeared in a radio program promoting the new MGM film of The Wizard of Oz, in which he got to meet the actor who played the Scarecrow, Ray Bolger, who was a great admirer of Stone's work, and although Bolger was too young to have seen Stone play the Scarecrow in the stage play, he did see Stone in The Red Mill. His feature film career began in comedy westerns, his first The Goat, was filmed in 1918. He starred in 19 feature films. Stone received an honorary degree from Rollins College, a small liberal arts college located in Winter Park, Florida, in 1939. At this time a small theatre was named in his honor. The original Fred Stone Theatre - a smaller flexible space sitting adjacent to the College's larger principal venue, the Annie Russell Theatre, named after another great American Actor and benefactor - was a wooden bungalow that was razed in the early 1970's. A nearby wood and brick-faced greek revival styled hall, converted into a 90-seat black-box peformance space, was re-dedicated as The Fred Stone Theatre during this period, and although it has been moved to another location on campus, it still stands and is active as a performance venue for smaller experimental productions as well as student directed and choreographed works. The Rollins Archives have extensive information on the career of Stone, including numerous photographs, and is chief among private institutions in the U.S. continuing to educate young actors about the history of this great American thespian. Rollins College claims many famous theatrical alumni, including Anthony "Tony" Perkins, best known for his role as Norman Bates in Hitchock's "Psycho, and character actress Dana Ivey. Original Fred Stone Autograph, Hand signed on Card Stock. Cigar Band included - My father when requesting an autograph would also ask for a cigar band from their cigar. Approx. Size of Card Stock 2 x 3 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 175.00 / Sale Price - $ 125.00.

FRANK CHAPMAN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
	Frank Chapman Born in the USA 1902 - July 15, 1954. Frank was an Advertising executive & Semi Pro Magician and Author. Books written by Chapman: Quick Tricks in 1942, Twenty Stunners With a Nail Writer in 1944. Original Frank Chapman Autographed Photo, Approx. Size 8 x 10 inches. Hand written on photo: For Frank Tricker Sincerely Frank Chapman. Regular Price - $ 135.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

JACK PETERS AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
	Jack Peters 1900's Actor - appeared in The Bicycle Flirt 1928, The Busy Man 1914, Such a Business 1914, Handle with Care 1914, Boy for a Day 1914, Collecting the Rent 1914, and Snowball Pete 1914. Hand written on Photo: To my Edna with lots of love Jack Peters, Royal Films. Reliance Co May 23/14 at Yonkers, N.Y. Approx. Size 5 x 7 inches. Regular Price - $ 99.00 / Sale Price - $ 52.00.

AL ALBERTS AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO

Al Alberts (born August 10, 1922) was a popular singer and composer. Born Al Albertini in Chester, Pennsylvania, he went to South Philadelphia High School, whose alumni included many others who would become famous in show business, such as Joey Bishop, Buddy Greco, Al Martino, Mario Lanza, Chubby Checker, Jack Klugman, Eddie Fisher, Marian Anderson, Frankie Avalon,Charlie Gracie, Fabian. As a teenager, he appeared on the Horn and Hardart Children's Hour, a radio program. Another performer who was on at the same time, Kitty Kallen, also became a major recording artist. After graduating from South Philadelphia High, he went to Temple University and the United States Navy, where he met Dave Mahoney. They went on to found The Four Aces. The Four Aces recorded the song Three Coins in the Fountain, written by Jule Styne for the film of the same name. The song hit the #1 bestselling record twice in 1954. Alberts also popularized the song On the Way to Cape May, first through recording it, and then by performing it often on his later television show and specials. The Four Aces biggest hit was "Love is a Many Splendored Thing", which was the theme to a 1955 blockbuster Hollywood movie starring William Holden and Jennifer Jones. The song was a number one hit for four weeks, and it also won the Academy Award for best song. Subsequently, he became a television personality in Philadelphia where he hosted a one-hour Saturday afternoon talent show, called Al Alberts Showcase, that featured a panel of local children known as the "Teeny Boppers;" Also there was a group of young teenage dancers called the "Show Stoppers." Local talents of all ages would sing songs and perform dance routines. Al would sit with the Teeny Boppers and they would each tell him a joke. The show helped launch the careers of Andrea McArdle, and such acts/performers as Sister Sledge, The Kinleys, and Teddy Pendergrass. The "Al Alberts Showcase" was Alberts way of giving back to his hometown by giving new talent a place to shine. His efforts were greatly appreciated by the general public, and almost everyone who grew up in the Philadelphia area for decades knew someone who had performed on the show. Not every performer became a big star, but Alberts made a difference in the lives of many young people. For many people, Alberts was like a member of their family. The show went off the air after Alberts' retirement in 1994 after 32 years. Original Al Alberts Autographed Photo, hand signed To Lorraine Love Al Alberts. Approx. Size 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches. Regular Price - $ 99.99 / Sale Price - $ 52.00.

FRANK FAY AUTOGRAPH

Frank Fay (November 17, 1897 – September 25, 1961) was a movie and stage actor, most famous for playing 'Elwood P. Dowd' (whose friend is an invisible 6-foot rabbit) in the play Harvey by the American playwright Mary Coyle Chase on Broadway. James Stewart would play the role in the film version. He was also famous for being one of the most popular comedians and master of ceremonies of the 1920's. Frank Fay married Barbara Stanwyck when she was relatively unknown, only to have her career outshine his. They married in 1928 (1928 – 1936) they adopted a son, Dion, on December 5, 1932. Some film historians claim that the Fay-Stanwyck marriage was the basis for A Star is Born. Their only film appearance together is a very brief skit in the short film The Stolen Jools (1931). Original Frank Fay Autograph, hand signed on cut paper. Hand written: Kindest Frank Fay. Approx. Size of paper 3 x 5 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 99.00 / Sale Price - $ 52.00.

ROBERT EDESON AUTOGRAPH

Robert Edeson (born June 3, 1868 in New Orleans, Louisiana - d. March 24, 1931 in Hollywood, California) was an American movie and stage actor of the silent era. Edeson got his first boost in movies when he co-starred with Cecil B. DeMille in the 1914 film, The Call of the North. He replaced actor Rudolph Christians in Erich von Stroheim's production of Foolish Wives (1922), after Christians dropped dead. Edeson famously only showed his back to the camera so as not to clash with shot footage of Christians that was still to be used in the completed film. He also starred in several Broadway productions as well. Original Robert Edeson Autograph, signed on Cut Paper mounted on Card Stock. Approx. Size of Card Stock 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches. Hand written: Sincerely Robert Edeson 1898. Regular Price - $ 135.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

WALTER O'KEEFE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO

Walter O'Keefe (August 18, 1900 – June 26, 1983) was an American songwriter, actor, syndicated columnist, Broadway composer, radio legend, screenwriter, musical arranger and TV host. O'Keefe was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the College of the Sacred Heart in Wimbledon, London before entering the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana in 1916. At Notre Dame, he was a member of the Glee Club and a Class Poet. He graduated cum laude in 1921. O'Keefe began as a vaudeville performer in the midwest for several years. In 1925, he went to New York and became a Broadway performer. By 1937, he wrote a syndicated humor column and filled-in for such radio personalities as Walter Winchell, Edgar Bergen, Don McNeill and Garry Moore. He became the long-time master of ceremonies of the NBC show Double or Nothing and was a regular on that network's Monitor series. O'Keefe was also a songwriter responsible for the musical scores of several Hollywood films. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of radio. He died in Torrance, California of congestive heart failure at the age of 82. Original Walter O'Keefe Autographed Photo, hand signed: Cordially Walter O'keefe. Approx. Size 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches, black & white. Regular Price - $ 99.00 / Sale Price - $ 52.00.

ERNESTINE SCHUMANN HEINK AUTOGRAPH

Ernestine Schumann-Heink (15 June 1861 - 17 November 1936) was a well-known operatic contralto, noted for the great control, tone, beauty, and wide range of her singing. She was born as Tini Rössler to a German-speaking family in the town of Lieben, near Prague, now in the Czech Republic but then part of the Austrian Empire. Her father Hans Rössler was a shoe maker; while previously serving as an Austrian cavalry officer, he had been stationed in northern Italy (then an Austrian protectorate), where he met and married Charlotte Goldman, with whom he returned to Lieben. When Ernestine was three years old, the family moved to Verona. In 1866, at the outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War, the family moved to Prague, where she was schooled at the Ursuline Convent. At war's end, the Roesslers moved to Podgrozj, near Kraków. The family moved again to Graz when Tini was thirteen. Here she met Marietta von LeClair, a retired opera singer who agreed to give her voice lessons. In 1877 she made her first professional performance, in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Graz, appearing with soprano Maria Wilt. Tini made her operatic debut at Dresden's Royal Opera House on October 15, 1878 as Azucena in Il Trovatore. In 1882 she married Ernest Heink, secretary of the Dresden Opera, with whom she had four children; this violated the terms of their contracts, and both were abruptly terminated from their positions. Heink took a job at the local customs house and was soon transferred to Hamburg. Ernestine remained in Dresden to pursue her career, and eventually rejoined her husband when she secured a position at the Hamburg Opera. Ernest Heink was again thrown out of work when Saxons were banned from government positions, and departed to Saxony to find work. Ernestine, pregnant, did not follow him; they were divorced in 1893. That year she married actor Paul Schumann, with whom she had three more children. The second marriage lasted until Paul Schumann's death in 1904. Her breakthrough into leading roles was provided when prima donna Marie Goetze argued with the director of the Hamburg opera. He asked Ernestine to sing the title role of Carmen, without rehearsal, which she did to great acclaim. Goetze, in a fit of pique, cancelled out of the role of Fides in La Prophete, to be performed the following night, and was again replaced by Ernestine. Schumann-Heink replaced Goetze as Ortrud in Lohengrin the following evening, again without rehearsal, and was offered a ten-year contract. She performed with Gustav Mahler at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, and became well known for her performances of the works of Richard Wagner at Bayreuth, singing at the Bayreuth Festivals from 1896 to 1914. She first sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1898, and performed with the Met regularly thereafter for decades. Schumann-Heink made the first of her many phonograph recordings in 1900. In 1905 she married William Rapp, Jr., her manager. They divorced in 1915. In the midst of a legal battle in Germany over her late husband's estate, she filed U.S. naturalization papers on February 10, 1905, which became final on March 3, 1908. She and her new husband lived on Caldwell Mountain, near Montclair, New Jersey in her “Villa Fides” from April 1906 to December 1911; she then moved to 500 acres of farm land (located just outside of San Diego, California, and purchased by her in January 1910), where she would live for most of her life. In 1909 she created the role of Clytemnestra in debut of Richard Strauss' Elektra, of which she said she had no high opinion. Strauss, for his part, was not entirely taken by Schumann-Heink; according to one story, during rehearsals he told the orchestra "Louder! I can still hear Mme. Schumann-Heink!" During World War I she toured the United States raising money for the war effort, although she had relatives fighting on both sides of the war - including her son August Heink, a merchant mariner who joined the German submarine service, and stepson Walter Schumann and sons Henry Heink and George Washington Schumann, all in the United States Navy. In 1915 she appeared as herself in the early documentary film Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco, which was directed by and starred Fatty Arbuckle. In 1926 she first sang Silent Night (in both German and English) over the radio for Christmas. This became a Christmas tradition with US radio listeners through Christmas of 1935. Her last performance at the Met was in 1932. In her later years she had a weekly radio program. Ernestine Schumann-Heink died of leukaemia. Original Ernestine Schumann Heink Autograph, signed on lined cut paper. Approx. Size of paper 1 x 5 1/2 inches. Hand written on paper: E. Schumann Heink Oct. 1932. Regular Price - $ 135.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

LUICITA LEERS AUTOGRAPHED CIRCUS PAGE
	Luicita Leers Trapeze Performer in The Ringling Barnum & Bailey Circus. Original Luicita Leers Autograph, hand signed on a page from a Circus Magazine. Luicita has written: To Mister Frank Tricker with best regards from Luicita Leers - Ringling Barnum & Bailey Circus Season 1933. Approx. Size 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 125.00 / Sale Price - $ 85.00.

JACK PEARL & CLIFF HALL AUTOGRAPHS

Jack Pearl, born Jack Perlman (born October 29, 1894 in New York City, died December 25, 1984 in New York City), was a vaudeville performer and a star of early radio. He portrayed a character he created, Baron Munchausen, very loosely based on the Baron Munchausen literary character. As the Baron, Pearl would tell far-fetched stories with a comic German accent. When the straight man (originally Ben Bard, but later Cliff Hall) expressed skepticism, the Baron replied with his single tagline and punchline: "Vass you dere, Sharlie?" This catch phrase soon became part of the national lexicon. Typical of the dialogue: Hall: You seem to be effervescent tonight. Munchausen: Haff you effer seen me ven I effer vasn't? Pearl played this character and others in musical revues of the 1920s and 1930s: The Dancing Girl (1923), Topics of 1923 (1923-1924), A Night in Paris (1926), Artists and Models (1927-1928), Pleasure Bound (1929), International Review (1930), Ziegfeld Follies of 1931, Pardon My English (1923) and All for All (1943). The success of his first radio series brought him to the attention of MGM. He starred as his character in one feature film, Meet the Baron (1933) with Jimmy Durante, Edna Mae Oliver, Zasu Pitts and the Three Stooges. He also appears in Ben Bard and Jack Pearl, a 1926 filming of their vaudevile act, and Hollywood Party (1934). With the cancellation of his second radio series, Pearl found himself struggling for work. He continued in radio with shows like, Jack and Cliff (1948) and The Baron and the Bee (1952), a quiz show, but he never recaptured his mid-1930s fame. Ben Bard and Jack PearlIn 1934 a book, Jack Pearl as Detective Baron Munchausen, was published as a juvenile novel based on his radio scripts. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio work.

Original Jack Pearl "Baron Munchausen" & Cliff Hall " Sharlie" Autographs, hand signed on Cut Paper. Hand Written on paper: My very best wishes & sincere regards Jack Pearl "Baron Munchausen" Cliff Hall "Sharlie". Approx. Size of Cut Paper 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 100.00 / Sale Price - $ 65.00.

MARY MCCORMIC AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
	Mary McCormic Actress in the 1900's. Original Mary McCormic Autographed 8 x 10 inch Photo. Hand written on Photo: To Frank Tricker with best wishes, Mary McCormic Dec 13, 1933. Regular Price - $ 160.00 / Sale Price - $ 125.00.

JOSEF HOFMANN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO

Józef Kazimierz Hofmann (born January 20, 1876 in Kraków, Austria-Hungary; died February 16, 1957 in Los Angeles), was a Polish-American virtuoso pianist and composer. Many connoisseurs consider him one of the greatest pianists of all time. He was a child prodigy who played a long series of sensationally received concerts throughout Europe and Scandinavia at the age of ten, culminating with a series of concerts in America in late 1887 and early 1888 at which he became a media celebrity. Following controversy over alleged child exploitation, Alfred Corning Clark donated $50,000 for Hofmann to retire from the stage until the age of 18. Clark's donation made possible studies with the famous teacher and composer Moritz Moszkowski and Russian virtuoso and composer Anton Rubinstein. Hofmann became Rubinstein's only private pupil and later, his leading disciple. Hofmann was also a gifted inventor who invented mechanisms for the piano and automobiles, with numerous patents to his credit. Rubinstein arranged Hofmann's debut as a mature pianist, which took place in Hamburg, Germany on March 14, 1894. Hofmann played Rubinstein's Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor with the composer on the podium. After this concert, Hofmann reentered the life of a touring virtuoso. Especially popular in Russia, he gave 21 consecutive concerts in St. Petersburg, not repeating a single piece. In all, he played 255 different works during that marathon. Once Hofmann had learned a piece of music, it was apparently in his mind and fingers for good. This was fortunate for Hofmann, for he reportedly never practiced. In the diary his wife kept during his 1909 tour, she mentions his raising his eyebrows when he saw Brahms' Handel Variations on a program—a piece he had not played or even looked at for two and a half years. He played the work at the concert without a thought or hesitation. Hofmann, reportedly, also had the ability to hear a composition just once and play it back flawlessly without seeing the printed note. Again, this was fortunate—Hofmann was a poor sight reader. Rosina Lhevinne, wife of pianist Josef Lhevinne and a virtuoso pianist in her own right, claimed Hofmann heard her husband play Franz Liszt's Lorelei, a piece Hofmann had supposedly never studied or heard. Hofmann played it as an encore at his concert that evening. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music. Original Josef Hofmann Autographed 8 x 10 Black & White Photograph. Josef has hand written: Compliments of Josef Hofmann Meriou ***(I was unable to determine what was written so I put in ***) 1937. Regular Price - $ 435.00 / Sale Price - $ 250.00.

FATS DOMINO AUTOGRAPH

Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928) is a classic R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter and was the best selling R&B artist of the 1950s. When Hurricane Katrina was approaching New Orleans in August 2005, Dianna Chenevert tried to encourage Fats to evacuate, but he chose to stay at home with his family, partly owing to his wife's poor health. Unfortunately his house was in an area that was heavily flooded. Chenevert e-mailed writers at the Times Picayune newspaper hoping they could relay the information with the Domino's location to authorities & they could be rescued. Someone thought Fats was dead, and spray-painted a message on his home, "RIP Fats. You will be missed", which was shown in news photos. On September 1, Domino's agent, Al Embry, announced that he had not heard from the musician since before the hurricane had struck. Fats Domino returned to stage on May 19, 2007, at Tipitina's at New Orleans, performing to a full house. A foundation has been formed and a show is being planned for Domino and the restoration of his home, where he intends to return someday. "I like it down there" he said in a February, 2006 CBS News interview. In September 2007, Domino was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame. In December 2007, Fats Domino was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. On February 26th, 2008, Fats Domino will join Chuck Berry on the extremely short list of pop legends who have survived to see their eightieth birthday.

Original Fats Domino Autograph, signed on 3 x 5 Cut Card Stock. Hand written: Luck & Love Fats Domino. Regular Price - $ 255.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.

ELVIS PRESLEY AUTOGRAPHED RECORD COVER

Elvis Aaron Presley(January 8, 1935–August 16, 1977), sometimes written Aron,a was an American singer, musician and actor. He is a cultural icon, often known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King". Presley began his career as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing "black" and "white" sounds, made him popular—and controversial—as did his uninhibited stage and television performances. He recorded songs in the rock and roll genre, with tracks like "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" later embodying the style. Presley had a versatile voice and had unusually wide success encompassing other genres, including gospel, blues, ballads and pop. To date, he is the only performer to have been inducted into four music halls of fame. In the 1960s, Presley made the majority of his thirty-three movies—mainly poorly reviewed musicals. In 1968, he returned to live music in a television special and thereafter performed across the U.S., notably in Las Vegas. Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance, television ratings and recordings sales. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in the history of popular music. Health problems plagued Presley in later life which, coupled with a punishing tour schedule and addiction to prescription medication, led to his premature death at age 42.

Original Elvis Presley Autograph, signed in Pencil on the Cover / Sleeve of the Record Elvis Sings If I Can Dream. The record is included and is in mint condition. Regular Price - $ 1495.00 / Sale Price - $ 795.00.

JOHNNY MATHIS AUTOGRAPH

John Royce Mathis (b. September 30, 1935), known popularly as Johnny Mathis, is an American Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter of popular music. The last in a long line of traditional male vocalists who emerged before the rock-dominated 1960s, Mathis concentrated on romantic jazz and pop standards for the adult contemporary audience through to the 1980s. Starting his career with a standard flurry of singles, Mathis was far more popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums receiving gold and platinum status and seventy three making the Billboard charts to date. Mathis has sold more than 350 million records and albums. Original Johnny Mathis Autograph, signed on The Johnny Mathis Show Program Page. Attached to the program page is the actual ticket stub from the show. Approx. Size 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Regular Price - $ 135.00 / Sale Price - $ 95.00.

JOHNNIE RAY AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO

John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927–February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a "major precursor" of what would become rock 'n' roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music and his animated stage persona. He was partially deaf because of an injury sustained at the age of 13. Johnnie Ray continued to play major venues in the United Kingdom and Australia until the late 1980s, but he did not release any studio recordings after 1961. Ray's American career revived in the 1970s, with appearances on The Andy Williams Show in 1970 and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson three times during 1972 and 1973. His personal manager Bill Franklin resigned in 1976 and cut off contact with the singer a few years later. He performed in smaller venues such as El Camino College in 1987. Australian, English and Scottish promoters booked him for their large venues as late as 1989, his last year of performing. Original Johnnie Ray Autographed Black & White Photo, Approx. Size 5 x 7. Good Condition with some minor soil. Regular Price - $ 275.00 / Sale Price - $ 195.00.

PATTI PAGE AUTOGRAPH

Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore (some sources give Muskogee), Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. She is the best-selling female artist of the 1950s and was among the first to cross over from country music to pop. Her recording career spans the years 1947 to 1981. Page continues to perform live and was billed as "The Singing Rage, Miss Patti Page". Patti Page and Charles O'Curran divorced in 1972. In 1990, she was wed to Jerry Filiciotto, with whom she runs a maple syrup business in New Hampshire. Until recently, Page was also host of a weekly Sunday program on the "Music of Your Life" radio network (now distributed to individual radio stations via satellite by Jones Radio Networks). She and Jack White of White Stripes were interviewed by USA Today on January 1, 2008.

Original Patti Page Autograph, signed on a 3 x 5 index card. Hand signed: Best Wishes from Patti Page in blue marker. Regular Price - $ 125.00 / Sale Price - $ 75.00.