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    Posted 4 years ago

    kwqd
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    For a few years over a decade ago, I collected autographed photos, mostly of movie stars, but also of some other well known people. Most are stored in a large binder, around a hundred photos and signed cards, I think, but I have a few hanging on my walls. The first two, of Edward G. Robinson and Walter Huston, I found in a local antique shop, consigned from the estate of a local retired stage and movie actress who had worked with many Hollywood actors. She was quite the big deal, locally. I don't remember the source for the Loretta Young and Luise Rainer autographs. Luise Rainer must have liked to sign as I have two signed photos and a signed card by her. All photos are 8"x10".

    Luise Rainer may be the least well known today of these four but was the first actress to win an academy award in consecutive years:

    She lived to be 104 years old and gave the interview below at age 100:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj2I81_DRFE

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luise_Rainer

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    1. Newfld Newfld, 4 years ago
      Wonderful nostalgic photos of some very talented actors, having them autographed must have meant alot to their owner - I had a few when younger myself, had a big crush on the tennis player Bjorn Borg & was thrilled he sent an actual pen-signed signature on his photo :)
    2. lptools, 4 years ago
      Awesome!! Thanks for sharing!!!
    3. kwqd kwqd, 4 years ago
      Thanks for sharing Jenni!
      Thanks for commenting, Thomas!

      Thanks for loving my autographed photos lptools, Kevin, Thomas, MALKEY, Jenni and Phonoboy!
    4. kwqd kwqd, 4 years ago
      Thanks and you are welcome lptools!
    5. Vynil33rpm Vynil33rpm, 4 years ago
      Edward G Robinson one of my favorites
      Nice photos with autograph
    6. kwqd kwqd, 4 years ago
      Thanks for your comment Vynil33rpm!

      Thanks for loving my photos Vynil33rpm, MarmorealMaiden and fortapache!
    7. kwqd kwqd, 4 years ago
      Thanks for taking a look at my autographed photos Radegunder and Cokeman1959!
    8. kwqd kwqd, 4 years ago
      Thanks for hitting the love button for my autographed photos ttomtucker, valentino97, RichmondLori and blunderbuss2!
    9. kwqd kwqd, 4 years ago
      Thanks Eileen! You made your daughter a happy camper!
    10. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks vcal!
    11. keramikos, 2 years ago
      kwqd, Cool.

      Good old Eddie G. <3

      I recall watching that interview with Luise Rainier. She was not overly impressed with Paul Muni. };-)
    12. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks for your comments, keramikos! EGR was a very advanced collector of fine art, especially paintings. He often told a story of a very famous painting displayed in a local museum where he would sit for hours looking at the painting and plotting ways to steal it. I will see if I can find that story again and put it in the description so it will be easier to find.
    13. keramikos, 2 years ago
      kwqd, You're welcome. :-)

      Yeah, EGR is cited in the credits of 1956's "Lust For Life" as one of those who kindly loaned artwork for the film.

      He unfortunately had to sell a lot of his art to settle a divorce:

      https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-hollywood-gangster-one-frida-kahlos-first-collectors
    14. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      He actually had to sell his entire collection of paintings, but sold it to someone who allowed the stipulation that you could buy some of it back at some future date, which he did. I think he bough back 14 paintings. It must have been like selling his children!
    15. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      His close friend, Vincent Price, was also a huge collector. Price worked with Sears, I think, to develop a line of fine art for their stores. I posted one of the paintings from the Vincent Price Collection to CW a couple of years ago....
    16. keramikos, 2 years ago
      Yeah, the artsy piece mentions that EGR was able to buy back some of them.

      That story about old Vince Price sounds familiar. What a guy. };-)

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