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Saturday, March 29, 2008

Ginger Rogers Autograph. Hand-signed Photo. CoA

Ginger Rogers Autograph on b/w photo, signed with a black pen.

3,5 x 5,5 inches




The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Ginger Rogers (1911 - 1995) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress, dancer and singer. In a film career spanning fifty years she made a total of 73 films, and is now principally celebrated for her role as Fred Astaire's romantic interest and dancing partner in a series of ten Hollywood musical films that revolutionized the genre.

Ginger Rogers was most famous for her partnership with Fred Astaire. Together, from 1933 to 1939 they made nine musical films at RKO and in so doing, revolutionized the Hollywood musical, introducing dance routines of unprecedented elegance and virtuosity, set to songs specially composed for them by the greatest popular song composers of the day. To this day, "Fred and Ginger" remains an almost automatic reference for any successful dance partnership.

More autographs: HERE

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Walter Slezak Autograph, signed Photo. CoA

Walter Slezak: Hand-signed Ross Photo from the 1920s, signed with a pencil




3,3 x 5,5 inches. Fine condition. The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Walter Slezak (May 3, 1902 – April 21, 1983) was an Austrian actor, the son of famed opera star Leo Slezak.

In his early movie career, before he gained weight, Slezak was cast as a thin leading man in silent films. He also acted on the stage for many years, debuting on Broadway in 1930.

His first American film was 1942's Once Upon a Honeymoon, opposite Ginger Rogers and Cary Grant. He worked steadily and appeared in over 100 films including The Princess and the Pirate, The Spanish Main, Sindbad the Sailor, Born to Kill, Call Me Madam, and Treasure Island.

Slezak played the lead in Broadway musicals, including Fanny, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

More autographs: HERE

Friday, March 07, 2008

Renato Ercolani Autograph from 1956

Renato Ercolani, hand signed b/w photo. It shows baritone Ercolani as Falstaff at the Teatro alla Scala in 1956-57.




6 x 4 inches. The autograph is slightly faint. Scarce.

The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Renato Ercolani was an important Italian baritone ( born 1920, Perugia, Italy - died 2002, Milan, Italy ). He worked with Maria Callas, Herbert von Karajan, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Giuseppe di Stefano, Renata Tebaldi, just to name a few.

More autographs: HERE

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Mao Zedong Portrait Reverse Painting. Cultural Revolution.

PR China: Portrait of Chairman Mao - reverse painting on glass. These are 2 plates of glass, fixed by a metal frame.



Diameter: 5,8 inches. Some aging of the paint only, authentic object with original hanger.

More Mao Badges: HERE