Autographs from people credited in 1929 Show Boat
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GENE AUSTIN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 101850Album leaf signed by Gene Austin, displaying the pencil signature "Gene/Austin". Austin, a prominent American singer and songwriter of the 1920s, is known for hits like "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" and "My Blue Heaven."Price: $140.00
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GENE AUSTIN - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 321680Signature by Gene Austin is in blue ink on a piece associated with the American singer and songwriter. Known for popularizing songs like "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street", Austin sold 80 million records in the 1920s.
Sale Price $135.00
$160.00
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GENE AUSTIN - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED CIRCA 1935 - HFSID 280709Autograph note signed by Gene Austin reads, "To Audrey/a pretty Girl/Sincerely/Gene Austin", on a meal ticket card. Dated 1935, it includes a printed Thank You from the Trocadero French Grill. Austin was a popular crooner and songwriter.
Price: $200.00
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GENE AUSTIN - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED CIRCA 1938 - HFSID 19027Album leaf signed by Gene Austin, reading "To Perry/From/Gene Austin". Includes an ink note indicating the date, "Gene Austin - radio - 5-8-38." Austin is recognized for his contributions to popular music in the 1920s.
Price: $200.00
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GENE AUSTIN - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1937 - HFSID 225624Album leaf signed by Gene Austin includes the autograph sentiment "Sincerely/Gene Austin" and features a magazine photograph affixed to it. A pencil note mentions a 1937 performance at the Studio Theater, Vine St. Austin was a prominent early crooner.
Price: $200.00
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GENE AUSTIN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 67405Photo of Gene Austin, inscribed and signed "To Joan/from/Gene Austin". Austin, an influential crooner from the 1920s, is known for hit songs like "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" and "My Blue Heaven".
Sale Price $250.00
$320.00
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EDNA FERBER - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 272995Card signed by Edna Ferber, the 1925 Pulitzer Prize-winner in Fiction, displaying the signature "Edna Ferber" in pencil. Also signed on the verso as "Mrs. D. S. Webster". Ferber authored notable works like So Big and Show Boat.
Price: $160.00
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EDNA FERBER - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/07/1954 - HFSID 287878Autograph letter signed: "Edna", dated September 7, 1954, written to Kitty Carlisle Hart from Maine Chance Farm. Ferber expresses concern and affection, referencing her time in Hollywood and Hart's challenges. This letter originates from Hart's estate.
Sale Price $450.00
$550.00
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EDNA FERBER - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 287879Note signed by Edna Ferber, featuring the signature "Ferb," contains a personal message about sharing food. It is matted with an unsigned photograph of a youthful Ferber, highlighting her literary achievements, including the 1925 Pulitzer Prize for So Big.
Price: $200.00
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EDNA FERBER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 09/30/1955 - HFSID 255431Letter from Edna Ferber, dated September 30, 1955, addressed to Mrs. Maria Horch, apologizing for her prior behavior during a lunch meeting. Signed “Edna Ferber,” the letter references a payment arrangement and includes a German saying.
Price: $625.00
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EDNA FERBER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/13/1961 - HFSID 253099Letter signed by Edna Ferber on October 13, 1961, congratulating Katharine Cornell and Guthrie McClintic on their 40th wedding anniversary. Ferber's message praises their anniversary record and expresses her wish to share it with Variety. Katharine Cornell adds personal notes.
Price: $575.00
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EDNA FERBER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/02/1948 - HFSID 43806Letter signed by Edna Ferber, dated November 2, 1948, expressing her refusal to be included in a prejudicial book. Addressed to Catherine Owens Peare, the letter contains the quote: "I cannot be included in a book designed to present the discriminations and persecutions suffered by American Jews..."
Sale Price $725.00
$875.00
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EDNA FERBER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/25/1955 - HFSID 273064Letter signed by Edna Ferber, dated November 25, 1955, on imprinted "730 Park Avenue" letterhead, addressed to Dear Phyllis Krasilovsky. Ferber discusses a speaking engagement related to Alaska, while working on Ice Palace.
Sale Price $385.00
$460.00
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EDNA FERBER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 2/6 - HFSID 250763Letter signed by Edna Ferber, dated February 6, 1936, on her 791 Park Avenue letterhead, addressed to Mrs. Golden-Howes. The letter expresses her apologies for the delayed response due to busy preparations for her trip to Florida.
Price: $480.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 296039Card signed by Stepin Fetchit in blue ink, showing the signature "Stepin Fetchit". Stepin Fetchit, born Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, was the first Black actor to gain millionaire status and featured in around 50 films, making significant contributions to cinema.
Sale Price $150.00
$180.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPH CIRCA 1939 - HFSID 2978Album leaf signed in pencil by Stepin Fetchit, with the signature reading "Stepin Fetchit". Accompanied by a black and white newspaper photograph. Fetchit was the first Black actor to become a millionaire and starred in approximately 50 films.
Price: $180.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPH ENVELOPE SIGNED 08/29/1980 - HFSID 19577Envelope signed by Stepin Fetchit in red ink, addressed to "Rev. & Mrs. F.W. Britton/Mr. & Mrs. Jim Britton/214 Dupont/Pila, PA./19127". Stepin Fetchit was the first Black actor to become a millionaire and had a notable film career.
Sale Price $150.00
$180.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPH LETTER DOUBLE SIGNED 09/22/1982 - HFSID 217842Autograph letter signed by Stepin Fetchit twice, dated September 22, 1982, on Motion Picture and Television Hospital letterhead. The letter contains incoherent text and includes a handwritten date. Fetchit is noted as the first Black millionaire actor in Hollywood.
Price: $400.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 04/02/1935 - HFSID 28210Album leaf signed by Stepin Fetchit in black ink, dated April 2, 1935, addressed to Miss C. Becker, including the quote: "Rest be unto you From Yours busy relaxing at all time, Via Stage & Screen." Fetchit was the first Black actor to become a millionaire.
Price: $220.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED 04/12/1982 - HFSID 156662Index card contains an autograph quotation signed by Stepin Fetchit, reading "April -12-82/To 'Easter"/A 'God' to all we/with full to bury to/every to the/Stepin Fetchit". Stepin Fetchit was the first Black actor to become a millionaire.
Sale Price $175.00
$220.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 09/08/1980 - HFSID 276627Photograph of Stepin Fetchit, the first Black actor receiving featured billing in American films, is inscribed and signed: "1980/To/Stepin Fetchit/To Mr Gene Hunt/From Sept-8-80". Fetchit, who debuted in In Old Kentucky, made around 50 films.
Sale Price $625.00
$750.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH 1980 - HFSID 181316Publicity photograph of Stepin Fetchit, inscribed and signed: "To 1980/From/Wm Kirk/From/Stepin/Fetchit/to/US Army/(Retired)". Fetchit, the first Black actor to become a millionaire, starred in numerous films and received accolades for his contributions to cinema.
Price: $500.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 19578Photograph of Stepin Fetchit wearing a suit and tie, signed "Stepin Fetchit". Fetchit, the first Black actor to become a millionaire, debuted in In Old Kentucky (1927) and made around 50 films during his career.
Price: $400.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 287819Postcard photograph signed by "Stepin Fetchit" in green ink, showing him with Will Rogers in a still from The County Chairman. The postcard also includes Fetchit's facsimile signature and highlights his significance in film history.
Price: $380.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - INSCRIBED SIGNATURE - HFSID 77443Index card inscribed by Stepin Fetchit in pencil, reading "To Edmund/From/Stepin Fetchit". Stepin Fetchit, the first Black actor to become a millionaire, is known for his contributions to cinema, including starring in over 50 films.
Sale Price $150.00
$180.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 286424Postcard photograph signed by Stepin Fetchit in green ink, depicting him in front of an early TWA airplane. A handwritten note identifies him as "First Coast to Coast Negro Passenger" on a 1929 flight from Hollywood to New York.
Sale Price $195.00
$240.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 286425Postcard photo signed by Stepin Fetchit, promoting his show More Music from Music. Fetchit, the first Black actor to become a millionaire and receive featured billing in American films, made approximately 50 films during his career.
Price: $240.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 345242Postcard signed by Stepin Fetchitt in green ink, depicting a still from Judge Priest. Fetchit, the first African American actor to achieve millionaire status, is known for his role in In Old Kentucky and received a special Image Award in 1976.
Price: $240.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 343229Postcard signed by Stepin Fetchit, showing him smiling by a microphone. It is inscribed with "From/Stepin/Fetchitt" in blue ink. Fetchit, the first African American millionaire actor, is known for his roles in films and contributions to music.
Sale Price $195.00
$240.00
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STEPIN FETCHIT - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED - HFSID 343230Postcard signed by Stepin Fetchitt in green ink, depicting a movie still from Judge Priest. Stepin Fetchitt was the first African American actor to achieve millionaire status, known for his role in films and musical contributions.
Price: $240.00
