DEBBIE REYNOLDS: The Auction on Jun 18, 2011 by Profiles in History in CA - Page 6
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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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Peter Lorre jacket from Mr. Moto series: Peter Lorre "Kentaro Moto" black jacket from Mr. Moto series. (TCF, 1939) Black wool jacket with black satin trim. Roche and Pollack Ltd. Tag typed "Peter Lorre 1/19/39 1648." Exhibits a few moth hole
0124: Peter Lorre jacket from Mr. Moto seriesEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Two vintage 2K Fresnel lights with stands: Two vintage 2K Fresnel lights with stands. Lot of two (2) vintage 2K Fresnel green lights with stands by J. G. McAlister measuring 16" x 14". All come with barn doors. Special shipping arrangements wi
0133: Two vintage 2K Fresnel lights with standsEst. $600-$800
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Vintage 5K Fresnel light with stands: Vintage 5K Fresnel light with stands. One vintage 5K Fresnel light with stand by Bardwell & McAlister measuring 24" x 21" wide. With barn doors. Special shipping arrangements will apply.
0134: Vintage 5K Fresnel light with standsEst. $400-$600
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Canvas canoe with cutouts: Canvas canoe with cutouts. Antique canvas canoe with Native American symbols of the moon, sun, and a bird. Features two cutouts in the bottom perhaps for actors to stand in shallow water background. M
0137: Canvas canoe with cutoutsEst. $400-$600
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Large-scale miniature tank from Comrade X: Large-scale miniature tank from Comrade X. (MGM, 1940) Realistically detailed large-scale miniature tank is constructed almost entirely of metal, with moving tracks. Measures 26 in. long and is very h
0138: Large-scale miniature tank from Comrade XEst. $800-$1,200
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Gary Cooper WWI uniform & accessories Sergeant York: Gary Cooper "Alvin C. York" complete WWI military uniform with accessories from Sergeant York. (Warner Bros., 1941) Vintage army green wool WWI military jacket with three original military medals (not
0139: Gary Cooper WWI uniform & accessories Sergeant YorkEst. $20,000-$30,000
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James Cagney shirt from Yankee Doodle Dandy: James Cagney "George M. Cohan" satin jockey shirt from Yankee Doodle Dandy. (Warner Bros., 1942) Ivory satin jockey shirt with purple strips on shoulders. Warner Bros. label handwritten "12-26-41 Jame
0143: James Cagney shirt from Yankee Doodle DandyEst. $6,000-$8,000
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Claude Rains ivory military suit from Casablanca: Claude Rains "Captain Louis Renault" ivory military suit from Casablanca. (Warner Bros., 1942) Ivory wool military jacket and pants. United Costume label in both pieces handwritten "CLAUDE RAINS 12A"
0147: Claude Rains ivory military suit from CasablancaEst. $12,000-$15,000
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