DEBBIE REYNOLDS: The Auction on Jun 18, 2011 by Profiles in History in CA - Page 10
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Marilyn Monroe "Subway" dress, from The Seven Year ItchJoanne Woodward dress from The Three Faces of EveDebbie Reynolds gown from How the West Was Won
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Beverly Hills, CA, United States
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DEBBIE REYNOLDS: The Auction

For over 50 years screen legend Debbie Reynolds has been collecting and preserving Hollywood costumes and props from Academy Award winning films including Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music and Casablanca. This colossal collection includes garments designed by Travilla, Travis Banton and Edith Head some of the industry?s most renowned costume designers and were worn by film icons Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Charlton Heston, Greta Garbo, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Davis, Gene Kelly, Richard Burton and more. The Debbie Reynolds Collection is deemed to be the most significant collection of Hollywood costumes and props since the liquidation of the MGM and FOX studios in the 1970?s. The entire collection contains over 3,500 costumes, 20,000 original photographs, several thousand original movie posters, original costume sketches and hundreds of key props from film history. Profiles in History plans to sell this massive collection through a series of auctions starting with this one on June 18, 2011. There will be almost 600 of Debbie?s very best and most historic costumes and props including the most famous costume in screen history with an estimated value of 1 to 2 million dollars, Marilyn Monroe's ?subway? dress from The Seven-Year Itch. Other highlights include: - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (20th Century-Fox, 1953) Marilyn Monroe costume worn as Lorelei Lee: signature red sequin dress from ?Just Two Little Girls from Little Rock? opening musical number, designed by Travilla. - The Sound of Music (20th Century-Fox, 1965) Julie Andrews brown jumper and blouse with original guitar, from ?Do-Re-Mi?. - Charlie Chaplin ?Tramp character? signature bowler top hat. - The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) Judy Garland?s ?Dorothy? original blue and white gingham test dress with puff-sleeved white blouse from the first two weeks of filming, designed by Adrian, plus the matching fabled ruby slippers in the ?Arabian test? pattern. And much, much more.
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Hedy Lamarr gown from Samson and Delilah: Hedy Lamarr "Delilah" peacock-feather eye two-piece gown from Samson and Delilah. (Paramount, 1949) One of the final costumes for Hedy Lamarr as "Delilah," near the end of the film, when she brings Sa
0220: Hedy Lamarr gown from Samson and DelilahEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Elizabeth Taylor dress for Little Women: Elizabeth Taylor "Amy March" period lavender dress by Walter Plunkett for Little Women. (MGM, 1949) Lavender period dress with taupe blouse worn by Elizabeth Taylor as "Amy March" in several scenes in
0221: Elizabeth Taylor dress for Little WomenEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Ginger Rogers dress from Barkleys of Broadway: Ginger Rogers "Dinah Barkley" gold lamé dress from Barkleys of Broadway. (MGM, 1949) Gold lamé dress worn by Ginger Rogers as Dinah Barkley in the opening number from Barkleys of Broadway. Typed lab
0222: Ginger Rogers dress from Barkleys of BroadwayEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Humphrey Bogart jacket from Knock on Any Door: Humphrey Bogart "Andrew Morton" brown jacket from Knock on Any Door. (Columbia, 1949) Sienna brown wool jacket with Macintosh Hollywood Studio Clothes label handwritten "Humphrey Bogart / Dec. '48 / 6
0232: Humphrey Bogart jacket from Knock on Any DoorEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Debbie Reynolds dress from Two Weeks With Love: Debbie Reynolds "Melba Robinson" yellow dress from Two Weeks With Love. (MGM, 1950) Yellow silk short sleeve dress with ivory lace covering. Handwritten label "1491 7289 DEBBIE REYNOLDS." Lace on back
0234: Debbie Reynolds dress from Two Weeks With LoveEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Glenn Ford's personal favorite saddle: Glenn Ford's personal favorite saddle. Tan hand-tooled leather saddle with intricate pattern owned and used by Glenn Ford. Stamped Macpherson Maker San Francisco. Measures 25" long, 21" wide and 17 ½
0235: Glenn Ford's personal favorite saddleEst. $600-$800
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Glenn Ford cowboy jackets and pants: Glenn Ford cowboy jackets and pants from Cimarron, The Sheepman and The Rounders. Brown, black and ivory speckled jacket and pants. MGM label handwritten "GLEN FORD 1763 634" in jacket and "GLEN FORD
0237: Glenn Ford cowboy jackets and pantsEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Benay Venuta dress from Annie Get Your Gun: Benay Venuta "Dolly Tate" green and rose plaid dress from Annie Get Your Gun. ((MGM, 1950) Rose wool shirt with deep rose embroidery swirl design accented with white beads, rose and green plaid long w
0241: Benay Venuta dress from Annie Get Your GunEst. $800-$1,200
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Keenan Wynn suit from Annie Get Your Gun: Keenan Wynn "Charlie Davenport" two-piece grey striped suit from Annie Get Your Gun. (MGM, 1950) Two-piece grey striped single-breasted wool suit worn by Keenan Wynn for several scenes as Annie Oakley
0242: Keenan Wynn suit from Annie Get Your GunEst. $400-$600
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