Ronald Reagan Signed "One for The Gipper" Knute Rockne Typescript, 1940. Ex Forbes

Ronald Reagan and his fellow stars turn out for the premiere of "Knute Rockne All American" on the Kate Smith Hour on CBS. Reagan and two fellow actors signed the script, along with Kate Smith, the radio star famous for her rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". Pat O'Brien played coach Knute Rockne, veteran English actor Donald Crisp played Father Callahan, and future president Ronald Reagan played George Gipp, winning for himself the political nickname that would accompany him through two terms in the White House - "The Gipper".  ("Win one for the Gipper" was later used as a political slogan by Ronald Reagan). The script includes ten pages of commercials for Grape Nuts cereal. 24 pages, on Young & Rubicam letterhead, several pencil notations, one or two possibly in Reagan's hand.

Provenance: Ex-Forbes Collection. Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990), the American owner-publisher of Forbes magazine and a consummate collector, amassed one of the most substantial autograph collections of such breadth and depth that it filled a half-dozen residences on three continents. Many of his manuscripts were sold in a series of multi-million dollar sales by Christie's in the early 2000s. The Forbes name is considered to be the apex of provenance, especially when attached to an item like the above. We are honored to have been chosen by the family to sell at auction the substantial balance of the collection.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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