August Gallery Auction
Fri, Aug 15, 2025 01:00PM EDT
Lot 3158
Movie and Popular Singers, Etc. Signed Letters and Photos
Estimate: $300 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $1 |
| $5 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Movie and Popular Singers, Etc. Signed Letters and Photos, including letters and signed notes from John Gielgud, Melvyn Douglas, Orson Welles, Sybil Thorndyke, Mary Martin, Robert Preston, Laurence Olivier, Lynn Fontaine, Alfred Lund, Mel Torme, Sybil Sidney, Ethel Waters, Ethel Merman, Eddie Cantor, Elizabeth Taylor, Ralph Richardson, Eartha Kitt, Noel Coward, Arthur Schnitzler, Charlton Heston (this one probably with autopen), Peggy Lee, Claire Bloom, Irene Dunne, Martha Rae, Leslie Uggams, Vivian Leigh photo stills from various movies including Gone with the Wind, and Angela Lansbury, with Mame Playbill and additional signatures from persons who appeared in that show. Plus additional. Some of the personages above with multiple signatures. {Approximate dimensions range from 2" x 5" to 12" x 10". Some of the photographs in frames.
Condition
Most of the items in very good condition, some of the articles with creases, surface wear, discoloration, etc.
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Some of the correspondence addressed to Kevin Ruta, thence by inheritance.
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