DEBBIE REYNOLDS: The Auction on Jun 18, 2011 by Profiles in History in CA - Page 4
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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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Mid 19th Century sofa from Camille: Mid 19th Century sofa from Camille. (MGM, 1936) Mid 19th Century French whitewashed wooden sofa covered with pale grey and ivory brocade material and trimmed in dark grey piping (not original). The ma
0073: Mid 19th Century sofa from CamilleEst. $1,200-$1,500
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Katharine Hepburn dress from Mary of Scotland: Katharine Hepburn "Mary Stuart" black velvet dress by Walter Plunkett from Mary of Scotland. (RKO, 1936) Black silk velvet two-piece period gown with ivory collar and cuffs (detached). Handwritten "He
0075: Katharine Hepburn dress from Mary of ScotlandEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Florence Eldridge gown from Mary of Scotland: Florence Eldridge "Elizabeth Tudor" black, red and silver period gown by Walter Plunkett form Mary of Scotland. (RKO, 1936) Elaborate black, red and silver brocade two-piece period gown covered with f
0077: Florence Eldridge gown from Mary of ScotlandEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Katharine Hepburn dress from Mary of Scotland: Katharine Hepburn "Mary Stuart" dark green period dress by Walter Plunkett from Mary of Scotland. (RKO, 1936) Dark green silk velvet two-piece period dress with gold metal buttons and two petticoats.
0078: Katharine Hepburn dress from Mary of ScotlandEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Florence Eldridge dress form Mary of Scotland: Florence Eldridge "Elizabeth Tudor" red period dress by Walter Plunkett form Mary of Scotland. (RKO, 1936) Varying shades of red two-piece period silk velvet rustle gown with pineapple and vine motif.
0079: Florence Eldridge dress form Mary of ScotlandEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Katharine Hepburn gown from Mary of Scotland: Katharine Hepburn red period gown designed by Walter Plunkett from Mary of Scotland. (RKO, 1936) Red silk velvet two-piece period gown with gold metal leaf medallions with matching hat. Dress has hand
0080: Katharine Hepburn gown from Mary of ScotlandEst. $20,000-$30,000
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Paul Muni oriental robe from The Good Earth: Paul Muni "Wang Lung" dark blue oriental robe from The Good Earth. (MGM, 1937) Dark blue silk oriental robe with gold and pink pattern. Handwritten label "Muni". Shoulders have been repaired and the r
0083: Paul Muni oriental robe from The Good EarthEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Paul Muni robe with vest from The Good Earth: Paul Muni "Wang Lung" gray oriental robe with black vest from The Good Earth. (MGM, 1937) Grey cotton oriental robe and black silk vest with handwritten label "Paul Muni." Exhibits a few stains. Vest
0084: Paul Muni robe with vest from The Good EarthEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Luise Rainer shirt from The Good Earth: Luise Rainer "O-Lan" ivory cotton oriental shirt from The Good Earth. (MGM, 1937) Ivory cotton oriental shirt. Handwritten label "RAINER." Worn by Luise Rainer as "O-Lan" in several scenes at their ho
0085: Luise Rainer shirt from The Good EarthEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Luise Rainer quilted jacket from The Good Earth: Luise Rainer "O-Lan" black quilted jacket from The Good Earth. (MGM, 1937) Black quilted jacket with light blue lining. Handwritten label "RAINER." Worn by Luise Rainer as "O-Lan" returning to her hom
0087: Luise Rainer quilted jacket from The Good EarthEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Charles Boyer coat and vest from Conquest: Charles Boyer "Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte" green military coat and vest from Conquest. (MGM, 1937) Green wool period military coat with red accents and gold metal buttons. Handwritten "M. BOYER," MGM
0088: Charles Boyer coat and vest from ConquestEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Henry Stephenson elaborate coat from Conquest: Henry Stephenson "Count Anastas Walewski" elaborate blue and maroon period coat from Conquest. (MGM, 1937) Elaborate blue and maroon silk velvet coat with silver bullion accents and ivory satin ribbed
0089: Henry Stephenson elaborate coat from ConquestEst. $800-$1,200
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Lois Meredith gown from Conquest: Lois Meredith "Countess Potocka" peach and green velvet period gown from Conquest. (MGM, 1937) Peach silk velvet period gown with long dark green silk velvet shoulder train adorned with gold bullion f
0090: Lois Meredith gown from ConquestEst. $800-$1,200
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(4) Ritz Brothers 1937 suits from Fox films: The Ritz Brothers suite of four 1937 suits from Fox films. (TCF, 1937-39) Loud pattern hounds-tooth checked "Macintosh" studio-commissioned two and three-piece wool suits for the three Ritz Brothers (
0091: (4) Ritz Brothers 1937 suits from Fox filmsEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Collection of Hollywood agency contracts: Collection of Hollywood agency contracts including Bela Lugosi and Charley Grapewin with accounting forms for Grapewin in The Wizard of Oz together with original Charley Grapewin typescript. Collectio
0093: Collection of Hollywood agency contractsEst. $800-$1,200
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Mae West dress from Every Day's a Holiday: Mae West "Peaches O'Day" purple dress from Every Day's a Holiday. (Paramount, 1937) Purple wool dress with white and grey embroidery in vine pattern. No label. Hem is detached. Worn by Mae West as "Pe
0094: Mae West dress from Every Day's a HolidayEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Norma Shearer dress from Marie Antoinette: Norma Shearer "Marie Antoinette" umber silk velvet two-piece period dress by Adrian from Marie Antoinette. (MGM, 1938) Umber silk velvet two-piece period dress with silver bullion on bodice. Top has M
0096: Norma Shearer dress from Marie AntoinetteEst. $4,000-$6,000
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