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October at Hollywood Heritage Museum-

Museum Archive Preservation | Hollywood Heritage Museum | Los Angeles Hollywood Preservation, archives, museum, Lasky, DeMille,

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How Celebrities Drank and Dined in the Golden Age of Hollywood Unveiled in New Exhibit The Garden of Allah. The Cocoanut Grove. The Brown Derby and The Luau. They were the hottest places to see and be seen during the Golden Age of Hollywood, from the 1930s to the 1960s. Anyone who dined at these glamorous venues or wishes they had will thrill to the Out With the Stars exhibit, […]

MEET THE STARS is met by the press

(a better link to Hollywood Reporter)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/.../100-years-of.../...

Hi All!

I have two openings this week, one in Hollywood and one in New York City. The 64th Annual International NNew York International Antiquarian Book Fairis on now. At the famous Park Avenue Armory, a virtual museum of historic books, documents, photography and ephemera awaits, all for sale. It continue Sat. 04/06 noon to 7 PM and Sun. 04/07 noon to 5 PM. An opening and two successful days so far. I have curated booth D21. Anyone in NYC area is up for a treat if they attend. Take a look at the link below, and the photos.

The second opening is at the Hollywood Heritage Museum, DeMille barn in Hollywood. A press opening occurred last night with several articles already published. (See link to Hollywood Reporter below). It will open to the public Sat., April 6 and once it has, I can post some images of my contribution curated areas. My areas for MEET THE STARS (with a focus on MGM's 100th Anniversary) are Judy Garland, Shirley Temple and Toy and Doll movie merchandising of the 1930s, including a tribute to the Disney films. Walt Disney's company also celebrates it's 100th Anniversary.

nybookfair.com

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Join us at the International Antiquarian book fair at the Park Avenue Armory, New York City, April4-7. Here are our featured pieces.

e-list #6 - 2024 New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.pdf

Celebrate Black History month with some of the finest entertainers in history, here is Josephine Baker!



https://www.walterfilm.com/shop/photographs/josephine-baker-1930-french-photo/

Happy Birthday week to Kim Novak!!



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Please take a look at our latest informational video, this focused on legendary "man of a thousand faces," Lon Chaney.

Lon Chaney.mp4

Catalog 53 is out. You will find rare and unique items from Hollywood's Golden Age, Black History and LGBTQ entertainment memorabilia, items of Kenneth Anger, and so much more! Take a look!!



Catalog_53__web.pdf - Google Drive

Congratulations to all 2023 Academy Award nominees. This week we take a look at a few of the past nominees and winners, including recent TCM star of the month, Gloria Grahame.



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Happy New Year to all our followers and welcome newcomers. We will be featuring an all new catalog of vintage memorabilia next week, starting Jan. 30 and will be presenting weekly E Lists starting in Feb. In celebration of the announcement of the 2023 Academy Awards we will feature a few great Oscar winners and nominees of the past during this coming week.


https://www.walterfilm.com/shop/movie-scripts/rebecca-1939-film-script-from-the-novel-by-daphne-du-maurier/

Happy New Year to all our followers and welcome newcomers. We will be featuring an all new catalog of vintage memorabilia next week, starting Jan. 30 and will be presenting weekly E Lists starting in Feb. In celebration of the announcement of the 2023 Academy Awards we will feature a few great Oscar winners and nominees of the past during this coming week.



https://www.walterfilm.com/shop/photographs/humphrey-bogart-with-iconic-trench-coat-hat-and-cigarette-casablanca-1942-oversized-portrait/

WalterFilm wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season. Take a look at our holiday blog which tells the story of some of our favorite male movie stars who were presented in doll form during the classic era of Hollywood.

https://www.walterfilm.com/movie-merchandising-hes-a-doll/

WalterFilm wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season. Take a look at our holiday blog which tells the story of some of our favorite male movie stars who were presented in doll form during the classic era of Hollywood.

Movie Merchandising – He’s A Doll! - WalterFilm

Happy 123rd Birthday to Agnes Moorehead! A brilliant performance in THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS.


https://www.walterfilm.com/shop/posters/orson-welles-director-the-magnificent-ambersons-1942-insert-poster/

DEANNA DURBIN- Happy Birthday!!

Robert Siodmak (director) CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY (1944) Set of 9 photos
$500.00
[Los Angeles]: Universal Studios, 1944. Set of nine (9) vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm.) glossy silver gelatin photos. Three have their original paper blurbs attached at bottom which fold over to the front, one has a torn area at the middle right margin mended with archival paper. All show some minor wear and creasing at edges, overall near fine.

Everything about Christmas Holiday is deceptive, right from the happy title to the handsome horror of Gene Kelly’s character to the plaintive singing of Deanna Durbin in a seemingly respectable establishment as women take their gentlemen callers upstairs. Durbin was cast against type, but at the time, Kelly’s screen persona was much like that which he had established on Broadway in Pal Joey. His happy-go-lucky demeanor came later. MGM did not know what to do with him, so they loaned him to various studios where he played the anti-hero, only to be redeemed at the end.

The Breen office had warned against making W. Somerset Maugham’s story into a film, so it was screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’ job to make the story of a depressed young man with an Oedipus complex, his ultra controlling mother (Gale Sondergaard) and in this case a naive songstress willing to go into a life of prostitution when she loses her love, acceptable under the Code. Though Durbin fought with director Robert Siodmak over the interpretation of her character (it was her chance to break away from musical comedy and operetta), she was very happy with her work and with the film.

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The Raven, a horror staple of Halloween, but TIpi Hedren and her co-star seem bemused with each other in this publicity photo for Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS.

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