Debbie Reynolds and the 1918 Laurel & Hardy Model T--winning bid $35,000
Photos of auction and story by Stacey Gualandi
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UPDATE 6/19/11: Results are in. The auction raised a world record breaking $22.8 million before fees and taxes. Debbie’s next auction with more items from her collection will be December 3.
Marilyn Monroe’s “subway” dress went for a rousing $4.6 million. The Audrey Hepburn “My Fair Lady” gown was sold at $3.7 million.
We’ve posted the selling amounts for items we have shown. You can visit icollector.com for all the winning bids. A lock of Mary Pickford’s hair fetched $3500, Rudolph Valentino’s matador outfit $210,000. Charlton Heston’s tunic and cape from “Judah Ben Hur” was bought for $320,000.
It’s a sight to be seen. A literal step back in time through Hollywood’s Golden Age. There are costumes from The Sound of Music and Casablanca; Charlie Chaplin’s bowler hat; even Ingrid Bergman’s Joan of Arc suit of armor… every piece extremely valuable and exquisitely preserved.
This one-of-a-kind Hollywood collection belongs to film legend Debbie Reynolds, and is now on display at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills before it will all be auctioned off Saturday.
As I walked through, smiling from ear to ear, it felt like a museum: to my left, Marilyn Monroe’s iconic “subway” dress from 1955’s The Seven Year Itch…to my right, the riding suit made famous by a teenage Elizabeth Taylor in 1944’s National Velvet. And more. Wait ’til you see… Continue reading
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