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ABBOTT & COSTELLO (LOU COSTELLO) - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1948 - HFSID 173125
Blank 1948 IRS tax form signed by Costello. Both Costello and his partner Bud
Abbott would wind up virtually broke over tax problems in 1957.
Document signed: "Lou Costello", 2 pages, 8x10½ (front and verso).
1948 tax form.
Price: $750.00

ABBOTT & COSTELLO (LOU COSTELLO) - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/18/1953 - HFSID 177686
Comedian Lou Costello, one-half of Abbott and Costello, signed this
document in 1953 with Bank of America to receive a $35,000 loan on a Los Angeles
tract of land, to be paid back wtih 7 percent interest.
Document signed "Lou Costello" as President of
Cosman Productions, Inc.
Price: $750.00

ABBOTT & COSTELLO (LOU COSTELLO) - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/24/1953 - HFSID 177688
Lou Costello signs a document along with a check paying for a
loan.
Carbon Typed Document Signed: "Lou Costello" under "The
foregoing action is approved.", 1p, 8½x11. Los Angeles, California, 1953
February 24. On letterhead of the Law Offices of Irell & Manella to Mr.
J.
Price: $650.00

ABBOTT & COSTELLO (LOU COSTELLO) - DOCUMENT SIGNED 10/24/1947 - HFSID 176143
Lou Costello signs a document saying that the IRS can have all his
earnings from the productions 'Buck Privates Come Home', and 'Wistful
Widow of Wagon Gap'.
Carbon Typed Document Signed: "Lou Costello" in ink, 1p,
8½x11. No place, 1947 October 24.
Price: $650.00

ABBOTT & COSTELLO (LOU COSTELLO) - DOCUMENT SIGNED 06/24/1952 - HFSID 226409
Comedian Lou Costello, one-half of Abbott and Costello, signed this
document in 1952 to declare that his betting losses from 1946 exceeded his
betting wins. This document is probably related to his tax problems with the
IRS, which left him broke by the mid-1950s.
Price: $600.00

ABBOTT & COSTELLO (LOU COSTELLO) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 05/31/1945 - HFSID 176574
Lou Costello fills out and signs a check for cash in the amount of
$25.00.
Partly Printed Check filled out and signed: "Lou Costello", 6x2¾.
Studio City, California, 1945 May 31. Drawn on his Bank of America
account, payable to "Cash" for "$25.00".
Price: $450.00

W. C. FIELDS - DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/28/1939 - HFSID 277617
Internal Revenue Service document signed by Fields in 1939. Fields, who often criticized
the income tax in his acts, signed this document to show his agreement to terms regarding
his tax deficiencies.
Document signed "W C Fields".
Price: $1,200.00

LAUREL & HARDY (STAN LAUREL) - DOCUMENT SIGNED 1962 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 30904
Stan Laurel and Lucille Hardy sign a document modifying the terms of
payment in a previous option agreement on licensed materials.
Carbon Document signed in ink twice each: "Stan Laurel",
"Lucille Hardy Price", 2p, 8½x11. Los Angeles, California, 1962.
Signed on page 2.
Price: $950.00

GENE AUTRY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 12/26/1942 - HFSID 226557
The Singing Cowboy signed this document in 1942 to give Loew's
Incorporated permission to use his name in the Mickey Rooney film Girl
Crazy.
Document signed "Gene Autry". With black ink date stamp and
lead pencil notations in unknown hand. 1 page, 8¼x10¾. Dec.
Price: $500.00

ROBERT MONTGOMERY - DOCUMENT SIGNED 03/27/1959 - HFSID 168563
He fills out an 8½x4¾ form, supplying personal information and signing it in
pencil
Document signed in pencil: "Robert Montgomery Jr." No place, 1959
March 27.
Price: $320.00

VIRNA LISI - DOCUMENT SIGNED 05/15/1964 - HFSID 295166
She signs a publicity release form for the Chicago Tribune/New York Daily
News
Document Signed: "Virna/Lisi", 1 page, 8½x11. New York, N.Y., 1964
May 15.
Sale Price $250.00
$320.00

EDDIE BRACKEN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 09/09/1955 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 178213
Eddie Bracken signed this document as president of Bracken Productions, Inc.
in 1955. It gave him 25 percent of the net profits from the touring version of
The Seven Year Itch, in which he starred as Richard Sherman.
Price: $300.00

MEL BLANC - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/03/1970 - HFSID 55735
Mel Blanc signs a document authorizing William D. Cunningham &
Associates, Artists Manager, to accept delivery of any and all checks or sums of
money payable to Blanc.
Typed Document Signed: "Mel Blanc", 1p, 8x10¼. Los Angeles,
Cal., 1970 February 3.
Price: $260.00

CHUCK HOWARD - DOCUMENT SIGNED 06/25/1957 - HFSID 282908
AFTRA membership application signed by actor Chuck Howard in
1957
Document signed "Chuck Howard" in blue ink. Blue ink notations
and lead pencil marks in unknown hand. 2 pages, 6¼x9, 1 sheet, front and verso.
Sale Price $175.00
$220.00

Y. FRANK FREEMAN - DOCUMENT SIGNED 11/28/1955 - HFSID 205075
Freeman signed this typed expense account on Paramount Pictures Corporation
Inter-Office Communication letterhead in 1955. It lists his expenses for the
week of Nov. 26, 1955.
Typed document signed "Y F Freeman". With blue ink notations in
unknown hand.
Sale Price $150.00
$180.00