Hollywood Auction 36
All 1,266 lots of Profiles in History: Hollywood Auction 36 (May 1, 2009). 1,062 sold, 87% sell-through. Top lot $265,500. Prices and results of every lot.
Auction facts
- Auction house
- Profiles in History
- Date
- 2009-05-01
- Location
- Calabasas, CA
- Lots offered
- 1,266
Lots
- Lot 642: Large collection of over 600 plus vintage & contemporary horror, monster, and Sci-Fi movie magazines
- Lot 643: Orson Welles and John Houseman signed radio drama agreement
- Lot 644: Tomorrow is Forever photoplay edition signed by Richard Long, Orson Welles and Natalie Wood
- Lot 645: Four signed photoplay editions
- Lot 646: The Academy Awards: A Pictorial History signed by 25 stars
- Lot 647: Alfred Hitchcock large s e l f - c a r i c a t u r e signed
- Lot 648: Walt Disney signed letter to Hedda Hopper
- Lot 650: Pair of typed letters from Steven Spielberg and Stephen King written to Forrest Ackerman, wishing him well on his new magazine
- Lot 651: Vincent Price autograph letter signed paying “Homage to 4E Ackerman”
- Lot 652: Signed portrait of Vincent Price and Forry Ackerman
- Lot 654: Hunter S. Thompson extraordinary printed photograph with long handwritten “rant”
- Lot 655: The birth of FJA’s career: title card for One Glorious Day, vintage pulp sci fi magazines, and photo of FJA holding Amazing Stories #1. One Glorious Day
- Lot 657: L. Ron Hubbard Triton from his personal library with signature of “Forrest J Ackerman, Agent”
- Lot 658: Hugo Gernsback portrait inscribed to Forry and Award to Hugo Gernsback from Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1953
- Lot 659: Frank R. Paul historic typed letter signed to 14 year-old Forry Ackerman
- Lot 660: First American Edition of Dracula signed by Bram Stoker, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, and others
- Lot 661: Bela Lugosi "Dracula" ring
- Lot 662: Bela Lugosi Vampire cape worn in The Raven etc
- Lot 663: Bela Lugosi Dr. Richard Vollin robe from The Raven
- Lot 664: Bela Lugosi handwritten “Count Dracula” calling card signed
- Lot 665: Frankenstein signed by Mary Shelley
- Lot 666: Forry J Ackerman’s “Mummy” ring
- Lot 667: Boris Karloff “Im-Ho-Tep” mummy cloth from The Mummy
- Lot 668: Boris Karloff oversize portrait inscribed to Forry Ackerman