Sheet Music (9 x 12 inch) "The High and the Mighty" (Theme from the Picture 'The High and the Mighty'). Words by Ned Washington, Music by Dimitri Tiomkin. 2 pages; cover illustration with photos of the leading stars from the movie - John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Phil Harris, Jan Sterling. Directed by William A. Wellman. Ad for Remich Music Corp. on the back page. Very good clean copy. View More...
Original black-and-white celebrity portrait photograph of Willard Waterman. Waterman faces viewers with a slight smile and wears a suit and tie. Signed and inscribed in green ink by Waterman, "To Peg & Don, all the Best, Willard." Photographer's imprint in white lettering in lower-left corner on front: "G. Nelidoff, Chicago." No date, circa 1940s-1950s. 8" x 10." Photograph is virtually pristine and intact except for slight age toning. A Fine copy. Willard Waterman (1914-1995) was an American character actor who appeared on radio and TV and in movies. He is perhaps best-known for repla... View More...
Original black-and-white celebrity portrait photograph of Duke Watson. Watson is shown in-character, likely in his role as a policeman in the film noir, Call Northside 777 (1948). Watson wears a vintage suit, tie, and hat with a wide-eyed expression on his face as he points with his right hand and, cigar in mouth, appears to say one of his character's lines. Signed and inscribed in blue pen by Watson with the quoted line, "I tell you what I'm going to do, I'm going to be your friend forever; Sincerely, Duke, 1949." 8" x 10." Brief inscriptions in pen on back name the actor and transcribe ... View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing pilot Ross Peacock and actor John Wayne conversing with one another near a wheel of one of Peacock's airplanes. No date, circa 1951. 8" x 10." Printed description tipped in on back. Photo is virtually pristine and intact except for bumped corners at the bottom, a few small wrinkles, and some discoloration from the glue holding the description. A Fine copy. The description reads, "Star and Pilot. John Wayne and Chief Pilot Ross Peacock discuss plans for the flying visit Wayne and his wife are taking to Mexico and South America in the ... View More...
Publicity photograph (5 x 7 inch) with inscription "Best Wishes, Arleen Whelan" in ink. The image is a head portrait with her hands around her throat. Arleen Whelan (1916-1993) was a movie actress who appeared in over twenty films, among them DEAR WIFE (1949), CHARLIE'S AUNT (1941), YOUNG MR. LINCOLN (1939), and KIDNAPPED (1938) playing small parts. She also was on Broadway during the 1940s in THE DOUGHGIRLS & OH BROTHER. She later did bit parts on various television shows in the 1950s. Ms Whelan was married three times: Alexander D'Arcy (1940-43) the Egyptian actor; Hugh Owen (1943-53) a Para... View More...
Circa early 1940's. Original publicity printed photo, tinted. 5 X 7 inches. Whitley (1901-1979) was an American country and western singer, radio and Hollywood movie star. Whitley began his singing career in 1930. In 1937 he worked with Gibson to produce the famous Gibson SJ-200 acoustic guitar, which became an American icon and has been played by hundreds of different guitarists. Whitley made 59 movies, over 20 of them were short western musicals. Whitley also wrote the original song Back In The Saddle Again. In this printed photo, Whitley is sitting, wearing a white cowboy hat, an orange, bl... View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing a portrait of Cornel Wilde in character and in-costume as Si Lahssen who sits in an ornate courtyard, looking over at something with a piercing gaze. 8" x 10." Description typed on back. Green stamp on back reads, "Approved; Au 25 1953; Advertising Code Administration, Hollywood." Photo is virtually pristine and intact except for minuscule bumping to the corners and a few light surface marks. A Fine copy. Cornel Wilde (1912-1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor in his role as Frederi... View More...
'Star Series'. 23 pages; gray wrapper (4 1/2 x 7 1/4 inch). Includes the full script, characters, costumes, properties and stage directions. Fine clean copy. View More...
Publicity photo on cardstock (7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inch) with printed signature and added inscription "In appreciation to my friend Frank Easterdahl . 10/6/32". Warren William (1896-1948) was a leading man in both theater and film productions. He is most remembered for his role as a debonair thief in the "The Lone Wolf" series of movies from 1939 to 1943. Frank Easterdahl (1887- ) was from Washington County in Oregon. The photo has been cut along two sides for framing. View More...
circa.1925. Publicity photo (5 x 7 inch) in b/w with printed signature lower left corner. Earle Williams (1880-1927) was born in Sacramento, Ca. He was Vitagraph Company's leading man in the 1910s and voted the number one star of 1915. His most famous and popular film was THE JUGGERNAUT which involved a real wrecked train. He was very popular through the 1920s playing stalwart military heroes. Died of pneumonia in 1927. View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing a portrait of Esther Williams posing in a bathing suit and cover-up in a beach scene with a palm tree and sand. Signed by Esther Williams in blue ink on front, "To Robert -- Best Wishes, Esther Williams." No date, circa 1940s. 8" x 10." Photo is virtually pristine and intact except for a faint mark and a few light pencil inscriptions on back. A Fine copy. Esther Williams (1921-2013) was an American professional swimmer and actress. As an athlete, Williams set multiple regional and national swimming records. Her swimming talent led h... View More...
Publicity photograph (8 x 10 inch) b/w, circa 1940s. Chipping at the bottom margin of photo. Typed caption on back "Don Wilson collects stamps. Here he is at the Philatelic window at Universal City buying a new issue". Photo shows Mr Wilson standing at a 'Philatelic Window' at the post office. Don Wilson (1900-1982) is best known as being the announcer for the Jack Benny Program, both on radio and on TV (1934-1965). View More...
circa mid 1920s. Publicity photo (5 x 7 inch) b/w with printed signature across the bottom. Head shot looking over her shoulder. Claire Windsor (1892-1972) won a beauty contest in Seattle and moved to Hollywood in 1920 getting bit parts till THE BLOT (1921) and being named a WAMPAS Girl in 1922. She played mainly 'upscale society girl roles', by 1924 she was one of MGM's first major stars during the 1920s. Though passing the test with the studio to make talkies she retired in 1932. View More...
BAL 23011, binding "b" (no priority). Abundant gilt decoration front cover, gilt edge pages. Illustrations. Book measures 11 x 14 1/4. Slight chipping to spine top and bottom. Edwin Booth was born in 1833. His father was an actor and Edwin often accompanied him as attendant and dresser on his dramatic tours. Biographical sketch of the life of Edwin Booth. The biographer also provides sketches of Booth's many performances with full-page illustrations of the actor in costume as: Hamlet; Richelieu; Othello; Bertuccio; Richard III; Brutus; King Lear; Shylock; Macbeth; Benedick; Don Caesar de Bazan... View More...
Two ALSs to Elsie Leslie at Mentone, California, 1904. One letter is 2 pages, the other one is 3 pages. William Winter (1836-1917) was the leading New York drama critic during the last four decades of the nineteenth century. These letters are written to his daughter-in-law Elsie Leslie (1881-1966). Ms Leslie is considered America's first child star because of her roles in two popular plays - 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' and 'The Prince and the Pauper (mid 1880s and mid 1890s). She was married to William Winter's son, William Jefferson Winter (1878-1929) from 1901 to 1918. She retired from the stag... View More...
One page typed letter (8 1/2 x 11 inch) on company letterhead signed and dated 17 March 1925 with original envelope. In this letter to Lawrence T. Berliner, Bernhard Wirth, the business manager of "Vaudeville Magazine", requests 'vaudeville and stage news from New York'. Berliner (1881-1969) was a sometimes correspondent for various trade publications. Fine clean copy. View More...
Portrait photograph (8 x 10 inch) b/w, circa.1940s. Image of Mr Wynn with hands crossed holding a pipe. Ed Wynn (1886-1966) was an American comic and character actor who worked in vaudeville, theatre, film, radio and TV. He won two TV Emmys and was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1959). View More...
Publicity photograph b/w (8 x 10 inch) of Robert Young Jr., his mother Margaret and sister Armette at the premier of the film "The Wet Parade" in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Robert Young had the leading role in the film in 1932. Paper label with comments on the backside with some pencil notes. He appeared in over 100 films, mostly B-movies, between 1931 and 1952. Switching to TV he starred in 'Father Knows Best' (1949-60) for which he won two Emmys, and 'Marcus Welby, M.D.' (1969-76) View More...
