DEBBIE REYNOLDS: The Auction on Jun 18, 2011 by Profiles in History in CA - Page 3
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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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Archive of W. C. Fields contracts: Archive of W. C. Fields contracts including David Copperfield, Man on the Flying Trapeze, It's a Gift and others. Archive of approx. 35 contracts, correspondence and other ephemera (19 signed by Field
0050: Archive of W. C. Fields contractsEst. $2,000-$3,000
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W. C. Fields archive of correspondence: W. C. Fields archive of correspondence including a letter regarding Field's proposed role as "The Wizard" in The Wizard of Oz. Archive of approx. 40 letters, contract, studio correspondence, telegrams
0053: W. C. Fields archive of correspondenceEst. $1,000-$2,000
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W. C. Fields archive of letters & others 1940: W. C. Fields contract and archive of typed letters signed and other correspondence for the year 1940. Archive of approx. 50 letters, contracts, correspondence, telegrams and other ephemera (8 signed b
0055: W. C. Fields archive of letters & others 1940Est. $1,000-$2,000
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W. C. Fields archive of signed papers 1942: W. C. Fields archive of signed contracts, typed letters signed and studio correspondence for the year 1942. Archive of approx. 50 letters, contracts, studio correspondence, telegrams and other ephemer
0058: W. C. Fields archive of signed papers 1942Est. $800-$1,200
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W. C. Fields archive of signed papers 1944-1945: W. C. Fields archive of signed contracts, typed letters signed and studio correspondence for the years 1944-1945. Archive of approx. 50 letters, contracts, correspondence, telegrams and other ephemera
0060: W. C. Fields archive of signed papers 1944-1945Est. $1,000-$2,000
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Montague pole bearer tunic from Romeo and Juliet: Montague pole bearer tunic by Adrian from Romeo and Juliet. (MGM, 1936) Green and purple felt tunic with dark purple velvet sleeves. No label. Worn by one of the pole bearers escorting Lord Montague t
0061: Montague pole bearer tunic from Romeo and JulietEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Norma Shearer dress from Romeo and Juliet: Norma Shearer "Juliet Capulet" purple velvet embroidered dress with train, by Adrian from Romeo and Juliet. (MGM, 1936) Purple silk velvet period gown with gold bullion bird design, faux pearls and iv
0064: Norma Shearer dress from Romeo and JulietEst. $20,000-$30,000
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Ralph Forbes black doublet from Romeo and Juliet: Ralph Forbes "Paris" black doublet from Romeo and Juliet. (MGM, 1936) Black silk velvet doublet with gold leather collar, silver bullion cherubs embroidered on chest and pouch with gold tights. No lab
0067: Ralph Forbes black doublet from Romeo and JulietEst. $2,000-$3,000
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