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A Marlon Brando Collection of scripts, letters, andA playscript of Everybody Comes to Rick's, the basisA King Kong large archive of photographs
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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TCM Presents .. Mavericks

A voluminous assemblage of legendary actor Marlon Brando's personally annotated books will be sold in Bonhams' Los Angeles Entertainment Memorabilia auction slated for June 8. Among the highlighted lots is a Group of 95 Books on Acting, Film, and Theater with notes in the margins in Brando's hand (estimate: $10,000 - 15,000). Included in the group is On Ibsen, Strindberg and Chekhov by Stella Adler, actress and teacher with whom Brando first studied upon his arrival in New York in the 1940s. Adler had a profound impact on Brando; he often credits her as the person responsible for teaching him how to act. The lot also features Brando's personal copy of Cat on A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams, famed playwright also known for A Streetcar Named Desire, the 1958 film starring Brando. His character in the film, Stanley Kowalski, is an iconic role for which the actor is best remembered, as well as a seminal figure in the history of cinematography. Bonhams Director of Entertainment Music and Memorabilia Helen Hall commented, "Marlon Brando's collection of literature bears testament to the man behind the screen. The actor, who was a voracious reader, would regularly write in the margins, whether making notes to further research certain topics or to vehemently express disagreement with the book's author. In addition to this near complete Brando library, our June sale contains a vast number of rare Hollywood treasures, including a wonderful group of photographs from the Estate of Stanley Simon. A postal worker throughout his life, Simon amassed a fantastic collection of early film stills taken during the inception of horror film, including beautiful 1932 silver gelatin prints of Boris Karloff in The Mummy and a variety of candid photographs on the sets of Alfred Hitchcock films."
Auction Curator:
Caren Roberts-Frenzel
Caren Roberts-Frenzel
Specialist - Entertainment Memorabilia
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A Grace Kelly oversized signed photograph: A Grace Kelly oversized signed photographSilver gelatin 11 x 14 in. photograph inscribed, 'To 'Mother' / Affectionately / Grace.' The photo is a publicity portrait for Rear Window (1954) and is
0100: A Grace Kelly oversized signed photographEst. $800-$1,200
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A production painting for The Birds: A production painting for The BirdsUniversal Pictures, 1963. Gouache on textured paper of a car driving down a winding road leading to an ocean populated with sailboats, matted and framed. Overall:
0108: A production painting for The BirdsEst. $1,000-$1,500
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A production painting for The Birds: A production painting for The BirdsUniversal Pictures, 1963. Gouache on textured paper of a single car going down a desolate highway under an overcast sky, matted and framed. Overall: 17 x 25.25 x
0109: A production painting for The BirdsEst. $1,000-$1,500
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A Clark Gable costume from Idiot's Delight: A Clark Gable costume from Idiot's DelightMGM, 1939. Charcoal morning coat lined in black silk, bearing an interior 'Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer' green-lettered label inscribed, 'Cl. Gable / 1056-4554,' an
0113: A Clark Gable costume from Idiot's DelightEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Original production art for The Wizard of Oz: Original production art for The Wizard of OzMGM, 1939. Watercolor on board, with 'MGM / Wizard of Oz' price tag in the lower right corner, depicting the hot air balloon containing the Wizard, the
0114: Original production art for The Wizard of OzEst. $1,000-$2,000
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An Orson Welles pair of double-sided Ethiopian: An Orson Welles pair of double-sided Ethiopian paintings on vellum possibly circa 17th/18th centuryProvenance: the estate of Orson Welles. Each: 4 x 5 in.
0115: An Orson Welles pair of double-sided EthiopianEst. $2,500-$3,500
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A Fess Parker coonskin cap from Davy Crockett: A Fess Parker coonskin cap from Davy CrockettWalt Disney Productions, 1955. Coonskin cap with tail, bearing a 'Western Costume Co.' stamp on the interior; together with a Typed Letter Signed
0117: A Fess Parker coonskin cap from Davy CrockettEst. $6,000-$8,000
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A Tony Randall mask from 7 Faces of Dr. Lao: A Tony Randall mask from 7 Faces of Dr. LaoMGM, 1964. Plaster hollowed out painted head of Randall, with blue eyes, a long beard (part of which is detached), long hair in the back with a balding
0119: A Tony Randall mask from 7 Faces of Dr. LaoEst. $1,000-$2,000
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