Thirty vintage signed and inscribed photos, all approximately 8 x 10, most glossy. Signers are: James Whitmore, Efrem [Zimbalist, Jr], Lloyd Nolan, Tab Hunter, Sharon Farrell, Jimmy [Stewart], Will Rogers Jr, Geraldine Page, Jane [Russell], Forest Tucker (signing as “Tuck”), Jack [Lemmon], Aldo Ray, Gilbert Roland, Bob Preston, Karen Steele, Ralph [Bellamy], Arthur Kennedy, Sean McClory, Robert Lansing, Paul Burke, Fabian (signing as “Fabe”), Rod Steiger, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel, Phyllis Thaxter, Chad Everett, Shelley Winters (signing as “Shell”), Rema Sodedo, Elsa Cardenas (2), and Julie Harris. In overall very good condition, with small edge dings, scattered creases and bends, and occasional smudges and ripples. The recipient of all of these photos was Ted Ashton, a Princeton graduate, who began his motion picture career in 1947 in the publicity department at Warner Brothers. He soon became a unit publicist on many of the studios most successful films for the next 18 years. Among his many credits were Giant, Mister Roberts, Auntie Mame, East of Eden, Calamity Jane, The Green Berets, and Bound for Glory. A nice photo from Powell’s last feature film. RRAuction COA.
