Trish Hessey Autographs

The Derby Autographed postcard

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THE HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY FAMOUS RESTAURANT, THE RENDEZVOUS OF THE STARS.
THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND PIECE OF VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD MEMORABILIA, A TRUE TREASURE TO ADD TO ANY COLLECTION. 

EACH SIGNATURE WAS OBTAINED IN PERSON SOMETIME IN THE 1940’s. 

Bob Hope, Gloria Blondell, (Joan’s sister and the star of a popular mystery radio show), Hanley Stafford, (”Dithers” on the Blondie radio show) Shemp Howard, Jackie Coogan, J. Carroll Naish, Bobby Barber, (noted character actors), Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Fibber McGee and Molly and A.C. Lyles,(producer of many western films).

William (Bud) Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo) performed together as Abbott and Costello, an American comedy duo whose work in radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and 50s. Thanks to the endurance of their most popular and influential routine, “Who’s on First?”—whose rapid-fire word play and comprehension confusion set the preponderant framework for most of their best-known routines—the team is, as a result, featured in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. (Contrary to popular belief, however, the duo was not inducted into the Hall.)

George Burns 1942 personal bank check

VINTAGE ORIGINAL BANK OF AMERICA CHECK FROM THE ACCOUNT OF GEORGE N. BURNS AND GRACE ALLEN BURNS. 

DATED OCT. 14, 1942
ENDORSED WITH THE SIGNATURE OF GEORGE N. BURNS

PAY TO THE ORDER OF PEARL ALLEN IN THE AMOUNT OF $15.00 FOR AN ALLOWANCE

MEASURES 8-1/4 BY 3 INCHES, EXCELLENT CONDITION.

PEARL ALLEN WAS ONE OF GRACE ALLEN’S SISTERS, THIS CHECK HAS A DESCRIPTION ON TOP RIGHT LEDGER THAT THE $15.00 WAS AN ALLOWANCE.

George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), born Nathan Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer.

His career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television, with and without his wife, Gracie Allen. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century. He enjoyed a career resurrection with a new image as an amiable and unusually active old comedian that began at age 79 and ended shortly before his death at age 100.

MAE WEST SIGNATURE

PERSONAL CHECK FROM MAE WEST DATED DEC 28 1934
HOLLYWOOD & CAHUENGA BRANCH SECURITY-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LOS ANGELES
SIGNED BY MAE WEST

MEASURES 3 X 9 INCHES
IN MINT CONDITION, A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF HOLLYWOOD MEMORABILIA!

Mae West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and sex symbol.

Known for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in Vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. One of the more controversial movie stars of her day, West encountered many problems including censorship.

When her cinematic career ended, she continued to perform on stage, in Las Vegas, in the United Kingdom, on radio and television, and recorded rock and roll albums.

Bettie Page Autograph

BETTIE PAGE AUTOGRAPHED LITHOGRAPH AND SIGNED BY OLIVIA ARTIST.  COMES WITH THE COA FROM PSA/DNA AND A LETTER FROM ROBERT BANE GALLERIES AS WELL.  CLICK PICTURE NOW TO MAKE AN OFFER ON OUR EBAY LISTING AND WE WILL SHIP THIS FREE!  CALL 909-484-8322 TO PURCHASE DIRECTLY FROM TRISH HESSEY AUTOGRAPHS OR EMAIL US TRISH@TRISHAUTOGRAPHS.COM

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DEAN MARTIN AUTOGRAPHED 8 X 10 IN MINT CONDITION, CERTIFIED BY PSA DNA AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE COA SEEN IN THE SCAN!  PSA/DNA #F84855

Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is a rebellious slave purchased by Lentulus Batiatus (Peter Ustinov), owner of a school for gladiators. For the entertainment of corrupt Roman senator Marcus Licinius Crassus (Laurence Olivier), Batiatus’ gladiators are to stage a fight to the death. On the night before the event, the enslaved trainees are “rewarded” with female companionship. Spartacus’ companion for the evening is Varinia (Jean Simmons), a slave from Brittania. When Spartacus later learns that Varinia has been sold to Crassus, he leads 78 fellow gladiators in revolt. Word of the rebellion spreads like wildfire, and soon Spartacus’ army numbers in the hundreds. Escaping to join his cause is Varinia, who has fallen in love with Spartacus, and another of Crassus’ house slaves, the sensitive Antoninus (Tony Curtis). The revolt becomes the principal cog in the wheel of a political struggle between Crassus and a more temperate senator named Gracchus (Charles Laughton). Anthony Mann was the original director of Spartacus, eventually replaced by Stanley Kubrick, who’d previously guided Douglas through Paths of Glory. The film received 4 Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Ustinov. A crucial scene between Olivier and Curtis, removed from the 1967 reissue because of its subtle homosexual implications, was restored in 1991, with a newly recorded soundtrack featuring Curtis as his younger self and Anthony Hopkins standing in for the deceased Olivier. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

• Born: 7 June 1917
• Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio
• Died: 25 December 1995
• Best Known As: Crooner, actor, and comedy partner to Jerry Lewis

Name at birth: Dino Crocetti

Between 1949 and 1956, Dean Martin made 16 films as the singing straight man to his comedy partner Jerry Lewis; the two were one of the hottest entertainment acts of the era. After their bitter (and much-publicized) breakup, Martin continued making movies, including both comedy and dramatic roles and the spoofy Matt Helm spy movies of the 1960s. A nightclub singer and solid member of Frank Sinatra’s “rat pack,” Martin also had hit records, most notably “That’s Amore” and “Everybody Loves Somebody.” Martin’s easygoing attitude helped make him a hit on television, where he hosted a comedy and variety show from 1965-74.

MOTION PICTURE SOCIETY FOR THE AMERICAS 1945

LUNCHEON OF FOREIGN COMMITTEE OF MOTION PICTURE SOCIETY FOR THE AMERICAS, JULY 19, 1945.
OUTSIDE GROUP LEFT TO RIGHT:
BERNIECE MASON, PRC; SAUL OPPENHEIM, WARNER BROS; BOB CHUST, BRAZILIAN PRODUCER-DIRECTOR; LUIGI LURASCHI, PARAMOUNT; WM. GORDON, RKO; LUIS CESAR AMADORI, ARGENTINE PRODUCER-DIRECTOR; JACK CUTTING, WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS; HAROLD HOPPER, PRESIDENT, MPSA; C. MERWIN TRAVIS, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND TREASURER, MPSA; JOSE PLAZA, ECUADORIAN CONGRESSMAN; CHARLES LAPWORTH, MGM; JACK RUNYON, DIRECTOR, RADIO DIVISION, OIAA; STANLEY SINCLAIR, HOWARD G. MAYER & ASSOCIATES; FRANK FOUCE, SPECIAL CONSULTANT, OIAA; JANE FOLEY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, MPSA.

INNER GROUP LEFT TO RIGHT:
STEVE GOODMAN, REPUBLIC; CARL SCHAEFER, WARNER BROS; HAROLD SUGARMAN, UNIVERSAL; LOU GREENSPAN; RALPH DE LARA, 20TH CENTURY FOX; EDMUNDO BAEZ, MEXICAN NEWSPAPER MAN; LAWRENCE K. BROWN, RESEARCH DEPT., MPSA; JOSE ARENAS AGUILAR, MEXICAN NEWSPAPER MAN; GEOFFREY SHURLOCK, HAYS OFFICE.

Alfred Hitchcock 11 x 14 Vintage Photo

“Except for a cameo appearance in Stage Door Canteen, Tallulah Bankhead had not appeared in a film since Faithless in 1932. She was paid $75,000 for her work in Lifeboat.”

TALLULAH BANKHEAD:
In 1944, Alfred Hitchcock cast her as the cynical journalist, Constance Porter, in Lifeboat. The performance is widely acknowledged as her best on film, and won her the New York Film Critics Circle Award. Almost childlike in her immodesty, a beaming Tallulah accepted her New York trophy and exclaimed, “Dahlings, I was wonderful!”

Rumors about her sex life have lingered for years, and she was linked romantically with many notable female personalities of the day, including Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Eva Le Gallienne, Laurette Taylor, and Alla Nazimova, as well as writer Mercedes de Acosta, the wealthy Betty Carstairs, and singer Billie Holiday.

She was reportedly extremely excited when she was first able to meet the elusive Garbo, but whether they were sexually involved has never been determined beyond a doubt. The two women played tennis together often, and were said to have enjoyed one another’s company, but Garbo was extremely protective of her private life and secretive about her lovers.

Lifeboat is a 1944 World War II war film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story written by John Steinbeck. The film stars Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn and Canada Lee, and is set entirely on a lifeboat. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Original Motion Picture Story and Best Black and White Cinematography.

CAST OF LIFEBOAT:

* Tallulah Bankhead as Constance “Connie” Porter
* William Bendix as Gus Smith
* Walter Slezak as Willy
* Mary Anderson as Alice MacKenzie
* John Hodiak as John Kovac
* Henry Hull as Charles D. “Ritt” Rittenhouse
* Heather Angel as Mrs.Higley
* Hume Cronyn as Stanley “Sparks” Garrett
* Canada Lee as George “Joe” Spencer
* William Yetter Jr. as German sailor